Ken, I had the opposite results when I ordered what I thought were kits from a store in California. A online friend told me about the models. So sight unseen, I ordered three. He had bought several SP models, so he thought they would be good to go. They were painted, decaled and need trucks and couplers. BTW, the way, they were eight axle tank cars. Junk is to kind of a word for them. I gave them away. I would have felt guilty if I sold them. Oh well, you live and you learn.
Bobby