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To try to go through some of the points above: 'I believe Thomas is really only popular with the smaller children...'. That is just one section of a very busy market. Small children now have a voice - it's not 'mum, I want that one' any more, they actually get it. People spend ridiculous amounts of money on toys for their kids - do a quick eBay search for Thomas and Friends on eBay, and barring the most recent releases you'll see some pretty wacky examples. Add into that a pretty active collectors market and a YouTube market that buys trains to produce reviews,and you've got a pretty healthy demand. In terms of Thomas being babyish, children get to an age where they want to appear more grown up or developed. Admittedly, some children move on from Thomas - I recall being glued to it when really young, but by seven I'd found Thunderbirds (the original, not the new animated rubbish) and Power Rangers and also didn't have much time for Thomas. Doesn't mean that I don't have a Hornby version that I haven't run for years and a G Scale version that gets the odd cheeky outing now though! The pricing is an absolute joke - there are no two ways around it. I'm currently working through Narcos on Netflix during lockdown - these prices scream of Bachmann's 'war tax' being fobbed off onto customers yet again for products they've already developed and that have been sold on one way or another previously on eBay, etc, for far less than the quoted RRPs. Their strategy has become one of gradual inflation at each pricing opportunity - you should be looking to entice children into the hobby with a cheap route of entry in a product they like. There are so many cheaply available Thomas's and Percy's available on eBay from Hornby, and I hope children go after these as opposed to swindling £75 out of the bank of mum and dad and lining these people's pockets. The G Scale versions are really nice visually, but are also quite cheap in terms of quality when compared to an LGB model. I'm not a big fan of DCC myself, but I can see how in tight layouts for minimal effort it can provide an effective solution to allow children to run more than one loco. You'll have to offset this against Bachmann's 'war tax' cabinet though, who will no doubt want compensating for the privelige of fitting a chipboard of components and solder costing pence to produce...

Might as well - not many actual bargains posted here any more...

Goodness knows how £745 in OO became a bargain... For anyone who does see it as such, or interested in any similar items on the SDR eBay page, if you checkout any item completely free using Topcashback (Link to Site) they are currently paying out as a promotion at 2% vice 1. If you've not used it before, it might not seem like much, but it really does add up over time. I've accumulated around £550 over the course of about six years solely from cashback from mostly eBay purchases and other retailers - hopefully that Pullman will still be on offer when I manage to accumulate another £200!

Couple from AC Slotcars on eBay - again, one of each but they put similar items on from time to time. Both are used, so would advise to study photographs carefully. Previously bought a used model off them that was in fantastic condition, but as always with delicate models - pays to be careful. EDIT - NOW SOLD Dogbox in GWR livery - £95 (free post with Best Offer available): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3662-GWR-Class-153-No-153368-DCC-Ready/143651726794?hash=item21724f65ca:g:CwkAAOSwjWRe6KgB EDIT - NOW SOLD Locomotion R3377 King George V - £120 (free post with Best Offer available): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3377-BR-6000-Class-KING-GEORGE-V-NRM-Ltd-Edition-DCC-Ready/153998228752?hash=item23db027d10:g:6aUAAOSw6Uxe6MC- Hornby R3685 GWR HST Twin Pack - £230 (free post with Best Offer available): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3685-GWR-Class-43-HST-Train-Pack-DCC-Ready/153999180878?hash=item23db11044e:g:ARUAAOSwdUJfBY3n

AC Slotcars of Eastleigh have recently been listing some competitively priced items on eBay. Typically marked as Second Hand, a number appear to be as new and excellently priced. Here is a link to their items filtered by train items and newly listed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Model-Railways-Trains/180250/m.html?item=143646670003&hash=item2172023cb3%3Ag%3A39QAAOSwaYle~Fip&_ssn=acmodels2&_sop=10&_sac=1 It is difficult to pull out individual items as they are typically one of each and sell quite quickly, so worth keeping a keen eye on. There is a KESR Terrier loco currently listed for £65: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3782-SE-CR-A1-A1X-Class-TERRIER-No-751-DCC-Ready/143646670003?hash=item2172023cb3:g:39QAAOSwaYle~Fip There are also a number of other newly tooled Terrier locomotives listed for £70 with free post and best offers available. Hornby R3693 B2 Peckett competitively priced at £85 with free post and best offers available: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3693-Peckett-B2-SHERWOOD-COLLIERY-No-4-DCC-Ready/153990149789?hash=item23da87369d:g:80MAAOSwIiVe~FGI This morning, a SECR Wainwright H sold for £85: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3538-SECR-Wainwright-H-Class-No-308-DCC-Ready/153990141371?hash=item23da8715bb:g:ePcAAOSwRbde~E-I I've also recently bought a R3555 William Stanier FRS off them for £110 which they keep listing from time to time, so worthwhile keeping an eye out for anyone after one of these. Its arrived in fantastic as new condition as well.

31-995 available for £3 under the Hereford price at Footplate models with three left in stock at the time of posting: https://footplate.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38_60&products_id=5218 It does pay to do just a little bit of research before posting.

I think you missed the point of my post. Not sure whether you have been following this thread from its inception, but in case you haven't, we have been through this cycle many, many times before. We always end up back in the same place, hence it is not quite as simple as you are suggesting and thus the reason for my post. Suggest you check with your local bookmaker for odds on 'stern post highlighting thread is for posting of bargains only, people start discussing bargains, the weather, pricing policies and everything else, bargain police swoop in resulting in another stern post highlighting thread is for posting of bargains only. Cycle repeats until internet is no more.'