Hroth Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: "Watching" it on ebay, out of morbid curiosity! Slap a "cab" on the chewed damaged end, glue on some cogs (Hornby/Bassett-Lowke sell suitable packaged ones), and paint it black. Voila! A steam-punk fireless loco! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I would say most likely a rodent, Dogs teeth are too big to chew so tidily... Our old, no longer with us, dog bit into the box containing a Lima CCT... We still have it. The polystyrene insert with the bite marks, and the roof of the CCT repaired, and repainted. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Hroth said: Slap a "cab" on the chewed damaged end, glue on some cogs (Hornby/Bassett-Lowke sell suitable packaged ones), and paint it black. Voila! A steam-punk fireless loco! Best thrown in the fire, I think! 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) 44 minutes ago, MartinWales said: Best thrown in the fire, I think! Where's the fun in that? Actually.... I could get a Dapol pug kit for an appropriate cab, I've got an old clock that can be dismantled for cogs, I'm sure I have a similar tank wagon*.... * Though not gnawed.... Edited April 18, 2021 by Hroth Expansive working... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Where's the fun in that? Not inflicting upon an unsuspecting public...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggers Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 On the subject of 'slightly' inaccurate descriptions, I have just seen this gem: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-Model-KT-Silver-Jubilee-Routemaster-Die-Cast-Single-Decker-Bus-In-N-Gauge/124685765353?hash=item1d07d9cae9:g:EyMAAOSwa0pgeKaJ In addition, in the description, apart from the fact that the seller has forgotten most of the punctuation, I wonder if a completely wrong description counts as 'being barred for life if sent back for No good reason'! Richard 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) An amusing little trifle!!! At least Quote Die Cast Single Decker Bus In N Gauge was correct... As "photo part of the description" isn't mentioned and it was bought as a Silver Jubilee Routemaster (though you'd have to be bonkers if you thought it was*), then returning it as Not As Described would be a Good reason! Nice catch! * Or buying it as a prezzie for someone? Edited April 18, 2021 by Hroth de-negating absent sellers clause... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 13 hours ago, MartinWales said: Best thrown in the fire, I think! It does say: "No Naked Light". = Unsuitable for Naturists? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted April 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2021 What do we make of this pile? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-huge-job-lot-bundle-Vintage-collectors-rare-Hornby-carriages/133732976668?hash=item1f231b481c:g:QHUAAOSwMFFgfJwK £200 for a job lot of not a lot (the cement wagons maybe of interest) but the first picture is erm, awful! The same seller also has job lots of old maroon Hornby coaches for a hundred sheets a pop too... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted April 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, John M Upton said: What do we make of this pile? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-huge-job-lot-bundle-Vintage-collectors-rare-Hornby-carriages/133732976668?hash=item1f231b481c:g:QHUAAOSwMFFgfJwK £200 for a job lot of not a lot (the cement wagons maybe of interest) but the first picture is erm, awful! The same seller also has job lots of old maroon Hornby coaches for a hundred sheets a pop too... £200 - nope, but if I was "trading" I might arrive at £125 for that lot. What I always wonder about such listings is, why include a photograph of them piled carelessly in a box (and make it your main photo)? Is that what the £25 P&P charge pays for? Also, why do photos of the same coaches appear in three other of their listings? They appear to be listing the same lot three times. I won't even start on why a Lima Plymouth in a Bachmann box is called a Hornby Locomotive Hornby......... Edited April 18, 2021 by Northmoor Extra text 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted April 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2021 It concerns me that the packing of said lot will just involve taping the flaps of that box shut and throwing it into the postal system. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 The seller has a potential problem... The same coaches are listed 5 times, plus the bulk box new listing, making 6 times. The repainted Mk2 coaches, with the BR early loco crest included. The wagons, with the Possible Britain’s conveyor elevator, are also listed separately from the bulk box. But only once... Apart from the bulk box, which is BIN, the other listings are auctions, with a pretty high start price... If the listings were at sensible prices, there would be potential to “sell” the same stuff more than once...possibly leading to the cancellation of bids... A Rare Lima “sand “ coloured 31...do they have 2, or is it the same one, listed twice? There are also three listings for a jacket...and two for a ladies gillet. I am not experiencing a great deal of confidence in this seller... Bachmann on the box....nah, it’s Hornby, or Horby... The listings for “train locomotive coach” can possibly be explained by the old Exley metal coach body, with a Lima Bo Bo chassis inserted inside! This is a good example of a lot off stuff being sold by someone who is not exactly an expert on what they are selling... A shame, as there is some good stuff lurking in there. It would sell if more reasonable prices were offered, to someone to sort it out... 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 8 hours ago, John M Upton said: What do we make of this pile? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-huge-job-lot-bundle-Vintage-collectors-rare-Hornby-carriages/133732976668?hash=item1f231b481c:g:QHUAAOSwMFFgfJwK £200 for a job lot of not a lot (the cement wagons maybe of interest) but the first picture is erm, awful! The same seller also has job lots of old maroon Hornby coaches for a hundred sheets a pop too... "I also dont know anything about trains but Im happy to help anyway I can" You could help by not selling a boxfull of crap at stupid prices, and then listing items from it more than once, that would be a good start. Mike. 1 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Having worked out that you could get at least ten quid a pop for individually sold coaches, the idea was probably to put the lot together with some other oddities and £200 wouldn't seem too bad. Neither would the £25 delivery charge... Don't think I'll bother, thanks. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CHAZ D Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 10 hours ago, John M Upton said: What do we make of this pile? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-huge-job-lot-bundle-Vintage-collectors-rare-Hornby-carriages/133732976668?hash=item1f231b481c:g:QHUAAOSwMFFgfJwK £200 for a job lot of not a lot (the cement wagons maybe of interest) but the first picture is erm, awful! The same seller also has job lots of old maroon Hornby coaches for a hundred sheets a pop too... He has four auction lots which seem to have the same coaches two with just coaches for £100 and this lot for £200 the other lot has the wagons,which appear the same as the £200 lot for £50 ??????? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, CHAZ D said: He has four auction lots which seem to have the same coaches two with just coaches for £100 and this lot for £200 the other lot has the wagons,which appear the same as the £200 lot for £50 ??????? I wish I had the money to waste and put a massive bid in for all of the lots individually and, when winning them, see what chaos that would cause! Mike. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 11 hours ago, John M Upton said: What do we make of this pile? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-huge-job-lot-bundle-Vintage-collectors-rare-Hornby-carriages/133732976668?hash=item1f231b481c:g:QHUAAOSwMFFgfJwK £200 for a job lot of not a lot (the cement wagons maybe of interest) but the first picture is erm, awful! The same seller also has job lots of old maroon Hornby coaches for a hundred sheets a pop too... Don't forget we are always supposed to be be supportive and positive on SM! So: "That's lovely, dear!" 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 52 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I wish I had the money to waste and put a massive bid in for all of the lots individually and, when winning them, see what chaos that would cause! Mike. Leave it for a couple of days and then cancel the bid(s)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I wish I had the money to waste and put a massive bid in for all of the lots individually and, when winning them, see what chaos that would cause! Mike. Listings would be cancelled as No Longer Available/Broken etc. 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 8 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: Listings would be cancelled as No Longer Available/Broken etc. Just like his kneecaps if he did that to me. Mike. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 He also has this "Hornby Finecast" wreck, yours for a hundred sheets: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-fine-cast-locomotive-Hornby/133731827284?hash=item1f2309be54:g:wFEAAOSwq3pge0wm That was probably someone's pride and joy kit built model forty years ago but looks like it has been dropped and or run over by a bus... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, John M Upton said: He also has this "Hornby Finecast" wreck, yours for a hundred sheets: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-fine-cast-locomotive-Hornby/133731827284?hash=item1f2309be54:g:wFEAAOSwq3pge0wm That was probably someone's pride and joy kit built model forty years ago but looks like it has been dropped and or run over by a bus... "I also dont (sic) know anything about trains but Im (sic) happy to help anyway I can." So, it's pointless asking? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 21 hours ago, CHAZ D said: He has four auction lots which seem to have the same coaches two with just coaches for £100 and this lot for £200 the other lot has the wagons,which appear the same as the £200 lot for £50 ??????? Funny how all his stuff is RARE! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 10 hours ago, John M Upton said: He also has this "Hornby Finecast" wreck, yours for a hundred sheets: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-fine-cast-locomotive-Hornby/133731827284?hash=item1f2309be54:g:wFEAAOSwq3pge0wm That was probably someone's pride and joy kit built model forty years ago but looks like it has been dropped and or run over by a bus... But this one is rare. It's the version where the cab roof can be removed for fine weather running. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, MartinWales said: Funny how all his stuff is RARE! He needs to cook it a little longer?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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