RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, stovepipe said: I see one has appeared on ebay before they have reached the shops. Heljan 8650 Class 86/0 E3104 in BR blue with lion on wheel emblem 'as built' (OO | eBay I'm not sure how that works. The price seems somewhat low as well. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, stovepipe said: I see one has appeared on ebay before they have reached the shops. Heljan 8650 Class 86/0 E3104 in BR blue with lion on wheel emblem 'as built' (OO | eBay I'm not sure how that works. 6 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: The price seems somewhat low as well. Roy And has a nice crack/chip in the paintwork in the front corner of the cab roof... of course I couldnt possibly know that from the photograph as the description says “and never removed from the box”. Still, money back guarentee... only, the picture shows the damage and the seller could say that. catch 22. ho hum. Edited April 19, 2021 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 53 minutes ago, adb968008 said: And has a nice crack/chip in the paintwork in the front corner of the cab roof... of course I couldnt possibly know that from the photograph as the description says “and never removed from the box”. The use of stock photos on an ad like this always makes me wary, personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 61661 Posted April 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) On 19/04/2021 at 09:23, stovepipe said: I see one has appeared on ebay before they have reached the shops. Heljan 8650 Class 86/0 E3104 in BR blue with lion on wheel emblem 'as built' (OO | eBay I'm not sure how that works. Interesting. The photo is one of mine, showing one of the first decorated samples we received last year (hence the damaged paintwork, which has been cured on subsequent production). Whoever is 'selling' this has pinched the photo from our Facebook page to try and make it look as though they have them earlier than everyone else. I'd be very wary of buying from this seller. Always buy new stock from a recognised retailer and a Heljan official stockist if you can! Edited April 20, 2021 by 61661 3 4 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 hours ago, 61661 said: Interesting. The photo is one of mine, showing one of the first decorated samples we received last year (hence the damaged paintwork, which has been cured on subsequent production). Whoever is 'selling' this has pinched the photo from our Facebook page to try and make it look as though they have them earlier than everyone else. I'd be very wary of buying from this seller. Always buy new stock from a recognised retailer and a Heljan official stockist if you can! Hi Ben, Have you addressed this to ebay themselves? Even without the use of a photo without permission, pre-selling has to follow strict guidelines that this listing does not. I am sure as the manufacturer your opinion would carry more weight.... Roy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 4 hours ago, 61661 said: Always buy new stock from a recognised retailer and a Heljan official stockist if you can! I certainly will be doing just that! The hard part is deciding which of 4 potential variations to go for... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 I’ve had a couple of mails today from Hattons saying they’ll be in tomorrow (subject to the usual caveats). It means I don’t have to pay for them until June courtesy the credit card company. Which is nice! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9001 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 hours ago, 97406 said: I’ve had a couple of mails today from Hattons saying they’ll be in tomorrow (subject to the usual caveats). It means I don’t have to pay for them until June courtesy the credit card company. Which is nice! Same here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9001 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, 61661 said: Interesting. The photo is one of mine, showing one of the first decorated samples we received last year (hence the damaged paintwork, which has been cured on subsequent production). Whoever is 'selling' this has pinched the photo from our Facebook page to try and make it look as though they have them earlier than everyone else. I'd be very wary of buying from this seller. Always buy new stock from a recognised retailer and a Heljan official stockist if you can! Can you sue him for copyright infringement? eBay should ban him anyway Edited April 20, 2021 by D9001 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2021 21 hours ago, 61661 said: Interesting. The photo is one of mine, showing one of the first decorated samples we received last year (hence the damaged paintwork, which has been cured on subsequent production). Whoever is 'selling' this has pinched the photo from our Facebook page to try and make it look as though they have them earlier than everyone else. I'd be very wary of buying from this seller. Always buy new stock from a recognised retailer and a Heljan official stockist if you can! As I 'watched' the item on ebay, I have now been sent a 5% discount offer - £147.25 +p&p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61661 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, stovepipe said: As I 'watched' the item on ebay, I have now been sent a 5% discount offer - £147.25 +p&p Me too. I've contacted eBay and reported it. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGP Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 You are only saving about £6 on box shifter prices anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, SGP said: You are only saving about £6 on box shifter prices anyway. That does not matter here - the listing breaches ebay rules, is below what I believe is a minimum price and has breached copyright. the description is also misleading as it suggests the item is in hand, which it is not. Need we go on? I get suspicious about listings like this. There were similar listing a few years ago for the DJ Models J94 Wilbert - shortly after a number had "fallen of the back of a lorry". I contacted the DFR who were the involved in this model and who were the sales body and they were, indeed, not legit. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Markwj Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2021 Email received now in stock at hattons (other model shops are available)! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac1874 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Markwj said: Email received now in stock at hattons (other model shops are available)! Seem to be OOS on Hattons, hopefully Rails have got them today as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2021 Email from Hattons to say my 2 have been processed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Markwj Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, ac1874 said: Seem to be OOS on Hattons, hopefully Rails have got them today as well. My email notification only concerns 86036 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac1874 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hattons showing in stock now, must have just been the process between preorder and in stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 hours ago, 61661 said: Me too. I've contacted eBay and reported it. I dropped them a message, apparently they had them in stock last Friday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 content://com.android.chrome.FileProvider/images/screenshot/16190257922101148457101.jpg More dodgey weathering unfortunately. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazwire Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Picked up mine this morning and I'm really impressed, especially with the underframe detail, it really does look excellent - I'll forward some photos later. We'll done Heljan. At first, some of the weathering was similar on mine, but I spread the odd cluster using my finger and it's fine. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, gazwire said: Picked up mine this morning and I'm really impressed, especially with the underframe detail, it really does look excellent - I'll forward some photos later. We'll done Heljan. At first, some of the weathering was similar on mine, but I spread the odd cluster using my finger and it's fine. Great! Really looking forward to your photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2021 Initial impression is that I'm really impressed, and my Can addiction has been satisfied for now. Here they are on my printer whilst I work! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47164 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Some more to whet appetites v/s one of my Hornby models with a Lima phantograph. Heljan model is nice not weathering issues like the 25. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2021 Here's my Hornby/Heljan comparison shot. The Heljan has the edge, definitely 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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