Ruffnut Thorston Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Is it a case of, “ Trust us, we are professional model railways retailers!” 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: Words fail me… yes, really! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194231474568? My engine is melting , my engine is MELTINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG...... 6 hours ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: Test Run??? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203500332358? Perhaps it has after-market lighting? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS85 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 This listing has puzzled me https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274849186362?hash=item3ffe49c23a:g:qgEAAOSwB3dg2hlm 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2021 That is odd. Stolen goods? Whatever it is, something stinks.... Reported to Ebay for all the good it will do. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, GS85 said: This listing has puzzled me https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274849186362?hash=item3ffe49c23a:g:qgEAAOSwB3dg2hlm When I open the listing I get a brief flash of something that looks like a price list for the individual items, but it disappears as the page loads and I can't seem to get it back. My conclusion is that it's a legit(ish) listing but isn't working for some reason. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 The listing is working here, but something is dodgy about it. Who has that much expensive model railway gear and "doesn't know much about it"? That's what Google is for. Has a lot of old HD stuff too and several duplicates. Collection only too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 7 hours ago, PatB said: When I open the listing I get a brief flash of something that looks like a price list for the individual items, but it disappears as the page loads and I can't seem to get it back. My conclusion is that it's a legit(ish) listing but isn't working for some reason. At best it is misleading, lots of pictures but with a comment you will only get one box, but which one? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 96.3% feedback? Caveat emptor! Description is gibberish .......... "Hornby MASSIVE SELLECTION OF ITEMS TO LIST LIST HAVE LIST SOME BUT NOW WHERE NEAR ALL OF THEM PLEASE ASK ME TO LIST A ITEM IF YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING YOU WANT MAY SAVE TIME SORRY NOT DON`T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THESE ONLY BEEN ITEMS" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 He is trying to sell a lot of stuff, not just the models, and he's got 3 more listings just the same as that one, plus a few listings of locos. Personally, I wouldn't touch any of it. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 He has also listed a number of model rail items individually at very high prices which, contrary to his gibberish description on the originally highlighted listing, shows actually he does know about this stuff. I reckon this stuff may at least be a little warm... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I could be jumping to conclusions, but looking at what else he is selling, it looks like the contents of somebody's garage. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I could be jumping to conclusions, but looking at what else he is selling, it looks like the contents of somebody's garage. I wonder if they know their stuff is being listed on ebay? What he needs to do is put a bit of effort in and list things correctly, though I'm sure I wouldn't buy anything anyway! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2021 Also reported (also for whatever good it will do) - something very dodgy there. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bucoops said: Also reported (also for whatever good it will do) - something very dodgy there. Ditto Mr B. PS, like your avatar, I have a mate that everyone calls Penfold. I suspect that everyone over forty does though! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Ditto Mr B. PS, like your avatar, I have a mate that everyone calls Penfold. I suspect that everyone over forty does though! What category have you reported it under. I wanted to but could not see something obvious? TIA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Ditto Mr B. PS, like your avatar, I have a mate that everyone calls Penfold. I suspect that everyone over forty does though! Ha ha yes I was very much known as Penfold growing up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, Blandford1969 said: What category have you reported it under. I wanted to but could not see something obvious? TIA I couldn't find "no idea what actually selling and nor does the seller" so reported it under this: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I went down the potential fraud road. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 It is fraud, pictures of what you could win, then a comment for a little box. a crook! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Bucoops said: Also reported (also for whatever good it will do) - something very dodgy there. If potentially stolen goods, it may be worth tipping off South Wales Police? The seller is based in Swansea? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 He mentions in the Hornby Class 37 William Cookworthy sale that he is selling his dad's models. It could very well be his father has died and he is simply overwhelmed by it all with the amount he has to sell. I agree it doesn't look good, but equally, we shouldn't just jump to conclusions it's deliberate fraud or even theft. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 I just love a trawl through Job Lot listings. Three and a quarter GRAND for this lot?!? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284364020397?hash=item42356a9aad:g:CpkAAOSwPDtg5tGv 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-DIMB Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, John M Upton said: I just love a trawl through Job Lot listings. Three and a quarter GRAND for this lot?!? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284364020397?hash=item42356a9aad:g:CpkAAOSwPDtg5tGv Thats interesting. Quite often i get a message from that seller asking me i would take a buy it now offer on an auction (i never reply as i put it in big letters in the listing that i dont do that, its starts at 0.99 and goes for whatever it goes for), they also make stupid offers on the items i do put on buy it now. I just ignore the messages or decline the offers as a matter of course. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 44 minutes ago, G-DIMB said: Thats interesting. Quite often i get a message from that seller asking me i would take a buy it now offer on an auction (i never reply as i put it in big letters in the listing that i dont do that, its starts at 0.99 and goes for whatever it goes for), they also make stupid offers on the items i do put on buy it now. I just ignore the messages or decline the offers as a matter of course. When I was doing a lot more buying/selling than I do now, there were a couple of people who would ask "do you have a by it now price in mind" (usually with that capitalisation, spelling and lack of question mark) against EVERY job lot. They seemed to want to offer £30 for every lot worth at least £100. As a seller, the urge to respond with a "Foxtrot Oscar", was hard to resist. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, woodenhead said: He mentions in the Hornby Class 37 William Cookworthy sale that he is selling his dad's models. It could very well be his father has died and he is simply overwhelmed by it all with the amount he has to sell. I agree it doesn't look good, but equally, we shouldn't just jump to conclusions it's deliberate fraud or even theft. He is trying to trap someone all that money for an emtpy box. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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