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2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said:

Note: Maurice Hopper of Exeter appears to be a member of RMWeb?

 

Exeter Wagon Works??

Indeed he is on here. He's a good friend of mine and an exceptional S-gauge modeller and a fine cabinet maker.

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In fairness I think that it should be pointed out that it is not he who is selling these items and as I said earlier, none of you would work for so little return given the asking price.

 

 

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Some time ago we discussed an ebay offering of a shop carrier bag at some eyewatering for price AND delivery.  Although they're even more off topic, I've just found some neatly folded paper bags for Probe Records, Liverpool (who are still going and re-opening* on the 12th!) and probably date from the late 70s...

 

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And that was when 50p was worth 50p!

 

I wonder how much they would be worth on ebay?  :jester:

 

* Though they're not on the corner at Button Street nowadays.

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41 minutes ago, Hroth said:

Some time ago we discussed an ebay offering of a shop carrier bag at some eyewatering for price AND delivery.  Although they're even more off topic, I've just found some neatly folded paper bags for Probe Records, Liverpool (who are still going and re-opening* on the 12th!) and probably date from the late 70s...

 

ProbeBagSmall.jpg.9d52fb835d0f2229a62cf889066725d8.jpg

          

And that was when 50p was worth 50p!

 

I wonder how much they would be worth on ebay?  :jester:

 

* Though they're not on the corner at Button Street nowadays.

"It's Probin' Time!" :O

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On 06/04/2021 at 22:02, MrWolf said:

 

Has the A Team busted him out of yet another secure mental hospital?

 

He'll be somewhere firing cabbages at a South American dictator I imagine...

 

Not just me whose first thought turned to the A Team when he saw Murdoch then... :D

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52 minutes ago, 57xx said:

 

Not just me whose first thought turned to the A Team when he saw Murdoch then... :D

 

Were you another 80s kid?

They're doing reruns on TV at the moment.

I watched a couple for old times sake.

It really is a cheesefest of Gorgonzolic proportions. :D:D

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45 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

 

Were you another 80s kid?

They're doing reruns on TV at the moment.

I watched a couple for old times sake.

It really is a cheesefest of Gorgonzolic proportions. :D:D


i wrote to Jim’ll fix it asking to meet the A-Team! 
 


 

 

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1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

 

Were you another 80s kid?

They're doing reruns on TV at the moment.

I watched a couple for old times sake.

It really is a cheesefest of Gorgonzolic proportions. :D:D

My teenage years were the 80s.

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1 hour ago, big jim said:


i wrote to Jim’ll fix it asking to meet the A-Team! 
 


 

 

Close call....thank goodness your request letter got lost in post!!! We all know where that story goes? Sniff sniff can I smell cigar smoke? 

Child of the 80s? Time when boys where boys....and you where scared of getting the No86 bus home from school coz some one said purple aki was on the bus (purple aki ....aka the liverpool boogie man/urban legend/sexual predator) 

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21 minutes ago, big jim said:

Purple aki, just googled him, I’d heard the urban legends about him but didn’t realise he’s real! 
 

 

 

Very real...very real...bbc3 doc on I player..also a lot on YouTube...check out who the hell is aki on YT very un PC!very funny! done by ex con in the next cell....

passages inbetween houses in liverpool ar called entry or backentrys....mum use to tell ya dont go down there at night...aki will get ya!..never saw him as a kid thought it was all BS untill a few years ago when stuff reappeared. Last seen in huddersfield a couple of years ago likes to travel on trains...YT vid him riding a 142....classy

Suppose most citys have similar 'boogie men'

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3 minutes ago, MattA said:

Surely it would be cheaper to grab a Hornby/Airfix 14xx and have it repainted? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Railway-Thomas-Train-OLIVER-Engine-HO-OO-Scale-BARELY-USED-HTF-USA-SELLER/143967157634

 

To normal, sane people , yes, to collectors, well,,,,

 

Mike.

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The second one might be a Bachmann version, less "detail" on the tank top, thinner chimney, strange steam dome, top feed and anorexic boiler, odd looking TLC on the front and (though I can't be sure) a moving eye face.  Frightening!

 

The Hornby one is "barely used" for a given value of "barely". Probably means that it came out of its box, it got damaged, and was put back in the box.

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Must admit I sold an ‘Oliver’ about 10 years ago when Dominic grew out of Thomas and even used (ie played with by a kid) it went for stupid money back then, I seem to remember I paid about £25 for it and sold it for about £100

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I can only assume that someone's entered the postage wrong...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Triang-OO-Gauge-Royal-Mail-Parcel-Van-Wagon-Train-Set-R119-Working-Doors/144002056562?hash=item2187310172:g:Qg4AAOSwF8Zgbwwd

 

Price: £7.99

Postage: £550!

 

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Despatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class signed for. Insured & Tracked.

Postage to mainland UK only.

So it's being posted from the UK, to the UK... I'm not sure one of those coaches is worth "insuring", whatever that means, or £550 postage unless it's been filled with lead weights!

 

-Peter

 

EDIT: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Rare-R455-Tri-ang-Hornby-0-4-0-Industrial-Tank-Locomotive-25550/393235714988?hash=item5b8eacd3ac:g:XQcAAOSwj05gbIcP seems to be a bit steep too... ;)

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