RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2022 We luvs the 'diff, we duz. No, at least not that I'm aware of, it's a Johnsterism. 8 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: t’s like she looks up a Smokey Joe, averages out prices between the low starting bids of £5 and the crazy dropshipping prices of £80+ and then slaps £38 on a loco despite its missing a chimney and other obvious damage. Quite possibly. The effectiveness of this as a pricing policy would be borne out or otherwise by someone buying the things, and as there's one born every minute, its proabably fairly effective. The question is whether or not taking advantage of those born every minute is ripping them off or justifiably milking a cash cow. She's doing nothing illegal, which is not to say that I approve of it, and she's not alone. Caveat Emptor. Dropshopping is something else, and is probably misrepresentation if the vendor claims to have an item in stock or to hand (but difficult to prove that they do not). It is at best mendacious, but less so if the vendor states that they are not in posession of the item and are acting as a procurement agent on behalf of the prospective vendee, and the pricing reflects a fee for this 'service', but of course nobody with half an ounce of sense would buy anying advertised in this way! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, The Johnster said: We luvs the 'diff, we duz. No, at least not that I'm aware of, it's a Johnsterism. Quite possibly. The effectiveness of this as a pricing policy would be borne out or otherwise by someone buying the things, and as there's one born every minute, its proabably fairly effective. The question is whether or not taking advantage of those born every minute is ripping them off or justifiably milking a cash cow. She's doing nothing illegal, which is not to say that I approve of it, and she's not alone. Caveat Emptor. Dropshopping is something else, and is probably misrepresentation if the vendor claims to have an item in stock or to hand (but difficult to prove that they do not). It is at best mendacious, but less so if the vendor states that they are not in posession of the item and are acting as a procurement agent on behalf of the prospective vendee, and the pricing reflects a fee for this 'service', but of course nobody with half an ounce of sense would buy anying advertised in this way! Three cheers for the 'diff'! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2022 Yay! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beejack Posted January 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2022 Just seen this on Ebay. Makes Hornbys new tooling seem cheap by comparison 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 19 hours ago, The Johnster said: Dropshopping is something else, and is probably misrepresentation if the vendor claims to have an item in stock or to hand (but difficult to prove that they do not). It is at best mendacious Came across one of these recently - three “Smokey Joe” locos available at a bargain price of something like £75 each … I contacted the seller, said I was interested in all three (and could they give me a discount for bulk purchase?) but then asked for a photo of all three together, seeing as their listing used a standard stock photo. No response as yet… “Mendacious” - definitely the polite way of saying it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 16 hours ago, beejack said: Just seen this on Ebay. Makes Hornbys new tooling seem cheap by comparison £57.99 misentered I reckon! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Watch some chump buy it and then half a dozen more will appear at £600.00 apiece. That's all it takes to make something "collectible" and "investment quality", even if it's actually junk. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, ianmacc said: £57.99 misentered I reckon! There's 3 R3001 examples active at present, one is bid to £300 with just over 2 hours to go. There is another for £550, and then our friend above. It seems that expectations for this particular model are becoming heated already! Forgot to mention, the (still £300) one is RARE too! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284611791621?hash=item42442f4b05:g:-PUAAOSwoQ9h5F-Y Edited January 23, 2022 by Hroth 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 OK not a model train but railway related. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-Scotrail-Frisbee-Great-Condition-Scotrail-Merch-/154802605496?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 £145 for a Frisbee 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, darrel said: OK not a model train but railway related. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-Scotrail-Frisbee-Great-Condition-Scotrail-Merch-/154802605496?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 £145 for a Frisbee "A very special item"... I think that anyone who shelled out £145 for it would be a bit special too.... 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, darrel said: OK not a model train but railway related. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-Scotrail-Frisbee-Great-Condition-Scotrail-Merch-/154802605496?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 £145 for a Frisbee It's classified as a public timetable. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 20 hours ago, Hroth said: There's 3 R3001 examples active at present, one is bid to £300 with just over 2 hours to go. There is another for £550, and then our friend above. It seems that expectations for this particular model are becoming heated already! Forgot to mention, the (still £300) one is RARE too! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284611791621?hash=item42442f4b05:g:-PUAAOSwoQ9h5F-Y Clicked the link but took me here instead! RAILS!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/25051301067?iid=284611791621 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted January 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 23/01/2022 at 16:37, Michael Hodgson said: It's classified as a public timetable. Probably based on the fact that a return journey would get you there and back again! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted January 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2022 Blatant profiteering greed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203802108833?hash=item2f738d63a1:g:aBMAAOSwk2ph7aGO 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 23/01/2022 at 16:36, MrWolf said: "A very special item"... I think that anyone who shelled out £145 for it would be a bit special too.... Says it's "Legendary"! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Blatant profiteering greed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203802108833?hash=item2f738d63a1:g:aBMAAOSwk2ph7aGO jakethesheikh - the snake oil guy? 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I know “Thomas” attracts silly prices, but … really? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Thomas-Friends-OO-Gauge-R9683-Dart-Diesel-Locomotive-Shunter-Boxed-RARE-/313390656390?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Ooooh! Look! It’s “RARE” (and boxed too!!) Steve S 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said: I know “Thomas” attracts silly prices, but … really? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Thomas-Friends-OO-Gauge-R9683-Dart-Diesel-Locomotive-Shunter-Boxed-RARE-/313390656390?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Ooooh! Look! It’s “RARE” (and boxed too!!) Steve S 'Box its ears and send it home!' 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 11 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: I know “Thomas” attracts silly prices, but … really? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Thomas-Friends-OO-Gauge-R9683-Dart-Diesel-Locomotive-Shunter-Boxed-RARE-/313390656390?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Ooooh! Look! It’s “RARE” (and boxed too!!) Steve S I’ve seen them sell for that too! if my little one ever gets into proper electric Thomas I’ll be converting the standard issues into Bear, D261 etc instead. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) On 24/01/2022 at 12:14, Bill Radford said: Clicked the link but took me here instead! RAILS!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/25051301067?iid=284611791621 That's because it sold for £300(+delivery). If you're using a phone or tablet, eBay won't show the item but direct you to something similar, unless you tell the browser to show the desktop page. 15 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: I know “Thomas” attracts silly prices, but … really? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Thomas-Friends-OO-Gauge-R9683-Dart-Diesel-Locomotive-Shunter-Boxed-RARE-/313390656390?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Ooooh! Look! It’s “RARE” (and boxed too!!) Steve S Or you can have James, for a smidge under £250! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353857045975 (boxed but not "RARE"!!!) Edited January 25, 2022 by Hroth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I just thought.... For what these jokers want for simplistic Thomas items, you could pre-order Hornby's new top of the range Black Five, with smoke and sound. And if you pre-order two (one to keep and one to sell), choose your eBay moment and you'll probably recoup your entire expenditure! Trying not to be cynical... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, Hroth said: I just thought.... For what these jokers want for simplistic Thomas items, you could pre-order Hornby's new top of the range Black Five, with smoke and sound. And if you pre-order two (one to keep and one to sell), choose your eBay moment and you'll probably recoup your entire expenditure! Trying not to be cynical... Couldn't have put it better myself. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted January 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Why? Looks like some sort of snorkel fitted to the cab. Cheers Darius Edited January 25, 2022 by Darius43 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 23 hours ago, John M Upton said: Blatant profiteering greed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203802108833?hash=item2f738d63a1:g:aBMAAOSwk2ph7aGO It's one thing to pillory people for asking daft prices when a simple search shows that a particular item sells for much less. But the last one of these sold on ebay as an auction item was bid up to £72 and a pair went for £130 so these are clearly going for daft money. So if you had one to sell, would you be happy to accept a lower amount? It's not food or medicine after all! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted January 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Why? Looks like some sort of snorkel fitted to the cab. Cheers Darius Seems to have been retrofitted with a pair of ladders off a TTA tank wagon, the boiler handrails off an Airfix 14xx tank loco and the deflector part from an Eddie Stobart liveried Class 66 plus a bit of cut off semaphore signal arm stuck on one end. As to what the bucket bit on one end is for, I have no idea!!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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