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1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said:

If potentially stolen goods, it may be worth tipping off South Wales Police? The seller is based in Swansea?  

One would like to think so, but I rather suspect they would claim to have limited resources and no doubt the Chief Constable's priority is road safety or whatever the South Wales Guardian is currently excited about. 

 

We don't have any evidence that his goods "fell off the back of a lorry". 

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2 minutes ago, MJI said:

 

He is trying to trap someone all that money for an emtpy box.

Possibly, or possibly not, you cannot just label someone a fraudster based on one listing when there are other perfectly good listings elsewhere under the same seller and not a lot of negative feedback. 

 

The correct approach was taken, to report the sale and let Ebay resolve it.

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3 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

Possibly, or possibly not, you cannot just label someone a fraudster based on one listing when there are other perfectly good listings elsewhere under the same seller and not a lot of negative feedback. 

 

The correct approach was taken, to report the sale and let Ebay resolve it.

 

 

I have seen too many like that, that is just badly done

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It does seem a bit odd, this one, but as has been said it is possible that this is not being done with criminal intent.  But I would, were I interested in any of the stuff, prefer to not give the seller the benefit of the doubt; my feeling is that he is playing on the possibility of a buyer who will give him this in the wording of the description 'don't know much' etc.  There is certainly a air of mendacity here, and I'd keep my money in my pockets, thank you all very much...

 

My general principle in trawling eBay is to ignore any item(s) that I am unclear about the description of, whether I consider them dodgy or not. 

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On 07/07/2021 at 19:34, PhilJ W said:

If they are on Kato chassis they might be well worth the asking price.

 

22 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

I've sent a message to Rails asking what chassis is used for the two 'scratchbuilt' locomotives. If it is as I suspect Kato chassis even then they are overpriced as Kato chassis are about £25 each brand new.

I've received a reply from Rails, they have no idea of what chassis was used (or didn't bother to look).

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Not exactly madness but the description amused me:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-points-n-gauge-Non-Frogging-/265227897345?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

I've heard of dogging but frogging???

 

Also, if you read the description,

you see why the layout was

never finished; too many pints!

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30 minutes ago, rab said:

Not exactly madness but the description amused me:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-points-n-gauge-Non-Frogging-/265227897345?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

I've heard of dogging but frogging???

 

Also, if you read the description,

you see why the layout was

never finished; too many pints!

 

I've heard of Frogger...

And he must have had too many pints whilst composing the listing!

 

Anyhow its too narrowgauge for me.

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4 minutes ago, Northmoor said:

I'd like £600 for a collection of stuff I can't be bothered to take out of the boxes or spend more than 20 seconds writing a listing (in which I'll mis-spell model incorrectly, twice).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114578235835?hash=item1aad6521bb:g:ORUAAOSwZq9f2fDw

 

 

Another graduate from the just throw it in a box school of selling...  Probably more damage caused by the careless way it has been slung about than anything else.

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1 hour ago, Northmoor said:

I'd like £600 for a collection of stuff I can't be bothered to take out of the boxes or spend more than 20 seconds writing a listing (in which I'll mis-spell model incorrectly, twice).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114578235835?hash=item1aad6521bb:g:ORUAAOSwZq9f2fDw

 

 

Moden? it doesnt look like it was made it 2011 let alone 2021!

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313238056909?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111314%26meid%3D540ca1bd3b9845ada8cbb70fb45bd671%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D203328648304%26itm%3D313238056909%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWeb%26brand%3DTri-ang+Hornby&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A313238056909540ca1bd3b9845ada8cbb70fb45bd671|enc%3AAQAGAAACAE6e5uBNkvASJZ%2FsM3%2FmyCqKZzcSjYZb5nff0%2Bo8LlC8eP4tKtwK9%2BAt%2F7hdbgqV6GbEMNnZVsTtuWcRdJq61JaDQqa%2FYtPuVoNOpngQamAaQdMR18zWy8SBYzVAmFiSNjy5CsNlm20Gz%2BgIK3ooA1dY%2Fi3jQNYuVLj38LV9eDy02Ap%2FifQtcgp9I2GQxyzVXSIhF4Q0CFL9vAhl37XCDzZc8ncMyEgJzCbFW5qFOG%2FJoGWqlOOmDocshp8BfT3NFESrc%2Fi%2BeWJLMPDfAk%2BZHsD%2BJNKsbl8IdvbCUjkKZhW%2B%2B9moVbGOvEy8xI32nbPj1VYM%2Bxu3ALcs%2FnK9Wwzh7mCnms2PiYehJ3G7gm1oxsQtA%2Fwm7eiabzQf5WQaPqNQbCJYp2VLETVkYGrWuCeEUMuYyb7BF4FRn9nbWNQ3cc%2FG8aza4XV7YqbgthEfD2mPmISKqPpSsF3gu7qL1%2FpPh0eAfPNoK6VghQImkHfzuEMV7WA2DesSaiQeXSp404bONiBZO6JlZDsIO5mCE4jB8cZDzo5YJYVwqFwem5WBIHro%2Biaeh%2B8BEmSwhI9Gs%2FCUzk3yIHdCZwMLsfh03VI7pPlwoBkfUJLW2yYs9t0NZAJ739aDd25YBGcSQ35bRfrCXQeVURkS%2BTxR3IvSeMZkwU7iiWjyMaGDsPvx6RS9ptgH|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675

 

Finest "Catenary" for £78 pounds

 

Part of the listing comes in French also, how thoughtful of him..

 

"Attention!!

A cause du Virus il peut avoir des Retards!! Ce n’est pas ma faute!"

 

Translates to..

"Warning!! Because of the Virus it can have Delays !! It's not my fault"

 

Erm..what? :rolleyes:

 

NL

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6 hours ago, rab said:

Not exactly madness but the description amused me:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-points-n-gauge-Non-Frogging-/265227897345?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

I've heard of dogging but frogging???

 

Also, if you read the description,

you see why the layout was

never finished; too many pints!

 

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6 hours ago, rab said:

Not exactly madness but the description amused me:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-points-n-gauge-Non-Frogging-/265227897345?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

I've heard of dogging but frogging???

 

Also, if you read the description,

you see why the layout was

never finished; too many pints!

"Frogging" - is that the one where they keep their clothes on?? :jester:

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2 hours ago, NickL2008 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313238056909?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111314%26meid%3D540ca1bd3b9845ada8cbb70fb45bd671%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D203328648304%26itm%3D313238056909%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWeb%26brand%3DTri-ang+Hornby&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A313238056909540ca1bd3b9845ada8cbb70fb45bd671|enc%3AAQAGAAACAE6e5uBNkvASJZ%2FsM3%2FmyCqKZzcSjYZb5nff0%2Bo8LlC8eP4tKtwK9%2BAt%2F7hdbgqV6GbEMNnZVsTtuWcRdJq61JaDQqa%2FYtPuVoNOpngQamAaQdMR18zWy8SBYzVAmFiSNjy5CsNlm20Gz%2BgIK3ooA1dY%2Fi3jQNYuVLj38LV9eDy02Ap%2FifQtcgp9I2GQxyzVXSIhF4Q0CFL9vAhl37XCDzZc8ncMyEgJzCbFW5qFOG%2FJoGWqlOOmDocshp8BfT3NFESrc%2Fi%2BeWJLMPDfAk%2BZHsD%2BJNKsbl8IdvbCUjkKZhW%2B%2B9moVbGOvEy8xI32nbPj1VYM%2Bxu3ALcs%2FnK9Wwzh7mCnms2PiYehJ3G7gm1oxsQtA%2Fwm7eiabzQf5WQaPqNQbCJYp2VLETVkYGrWuCeEUMuYyb7BF4FRn9nbWNQ3cc%2FG8aza4XV7YqbgthEfD2mPmISKqPpSsF3gu7qL1%2FpPh0eAfPNoK6VghQImkHfzuEMV7WA2DesSaiQeXSp404bONiBZO6JlZDsIO5mCE4jB8cZDzo5YJYVwqFwem5WBIHro%2Biaeh%2B8BEmSwhI9Gs%2FCUzk3yIHdCZwMLsfh03VI7pPlwoBkfUJLW2yYs9t0NZAJ739aDd25YBGcSQ35bRfrCXQeVURkS%2BTxR3IvSeMZkwU7iiWjyMaGDsPvx6RS9ptgH|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675

 

Finest "Catenary" for £78 pounds

 

Part of the listing comes in French also, how thoughtful of him..

 

"Attention!!

A cause du Virus il peut avoir des Retards!! Ce n’est pas ma faute!"

 

Translates to..

"Warning!! Because of the Virus it can have Delays !! It's not my fault"

 

Erm..what? :rolleyes:

 

NL

 

 

If nothing else, that's a really impressive link...

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4 hours ago, NickL2008 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313238056909?hash=item48ee716fcd:g:3N8AAOSwNsVfc1~s

 

Finest "Catenary" for £78 pounds

 

Part of the listing comes in French also, how thoughtful of him..

 

"Attention!!

A cause du Virus il peut avoir des Retards!! Ce n’est pas ma faute!"

 

Translates to..

"Warning!! Because of the Virus it can have Delays !! It's not my fault"

 

Erm..what? :rolleyes:

 

NL

 

I'm working on the theory that they call plain track "catenary" in Portugal, but 12 pieces of Super 4 track for HOW much!?   Definitely madness!

 

If anyone wanted a lucky dip joblot of vintage track, this is cheaper, you get more for your money and postage is free too!  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324522345466?hash=item4b8f0a03fa:g:yWUAAOSwpe5gRkbN

 

Not that I'd recommend buying it either...  :crazy:

 

 

 

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16 hours ago, rab said:

Not exactly madness but the description amused me:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-points-n-gauge-Non-Frogging-/265227897345?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

I've heard of dogging but frogging???

 

Also, if you read the description,

you see why the layout was

never finished; too many pints!

I'm after some of those so thanks for bringing them to my attention. Bid to be placed.

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9 hours ago, The Johnster said:

 

 

If nothing else, that's a really impressive link...

 

It might be a method ebay uses to track searches and work out what the user likes to search for and perhaps buy, circumventing cookies. 

 

I've taken to opening a private window in Firefox and examining such links from there.  If you want to share a link, you can then open a fresh ebay screen in a new tab in the private window, search for the title of the listing and open it, with a much shorter link, that can then be copied across to your main window and paste it into your RMweb post.  Closing the private window then disposes of any cookies, etc.

 

Paranoid?  Moi???  :jester:

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9 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

I'm working on the theory that they call plain track "catenary" in Portugal, but 12 pieces of Super 4 track for HOW much!?   Definitely madness!

 

If anyone wanted a lucky dip joblot of vintage track, this is cheaper, you get more for your money and postage is free too!  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324522345466?hash=item4b8f0a03fa:g:yWUAAOSwpe5gRkbN

 

Not that I'd recommend buying it either...  :crazy:

 

 

 

I wonder if that’s a catenary box they’re in and the unfamiliar seller has just copied the description? Either way 78!!! Wow!!! 

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9 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

I'm working on the theory that they call plain track "catenary" in Portugal, but 12 pieces of Super 4 track for HOW much!?   Definitely madness!

 

If anyone wanted a lucky dip joblot of vintage track, this is cheaper, you get more for your money and postage is free too!  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324522345466?hash=item4b8f0a03fa:g:yWUAAOSwpe5gRkbN

 

Not that I'd recommend buying it either...  :crazy:

 

 

 

That’s still really expensive. That series one and series two track is almost valueless these days. Series three fares slightly better. Super 4 surprisingly well. System 6 is similar price to regular steel track. 

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1 hour ago, ianmacc said:

I wonder if that’s a catenary box they’re in and the unfamiliar seller has just copied the description? Either way 78!!! Wow!!! 

 

R.480 is the code for a double length Super 4 straight, and thats what it says on the box end.  Where the "catenary" description comes from is anyones guess.  Maybe the seller is confused?

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