cbeagleowner Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Sorry if this isn't the right place to put it, but I received and email from the above saying they are selling off pretty much their entrie stock at 90% off. No connection other then a satisfied customer, but they do have loads of stuff so it might be worth checking out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Thanks, that is a truly dangerous bit of information http://www.nenevalley-railwaybooks.co.uk/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkmouse Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I think the demand has upset the website! I've been trying to checkout for over an hour now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Recommended! Just bought a load of leaflets off 'em on Ebay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Order placed, now to see how well it copes with snow and a Christmas postal service. The postage cost significantly more than the books! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hadyn Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 When I last used them, the postage was adjusted to take account of the actual cost of postage rather than what the website calculated. Got another order as a result of this discount, though they are going to get left with a lot of Colin Garratt albums and Complete Books of Trains... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Order placed, now to see how well it copes with snow and a Christmas postal service. The postage cost significantly more than the books! The home page explains how they calculate post and packing costs. Actual cost plus 50p handling/packing seems very fair to me. Compared to recent comments about ebay p&p costs it would seem to be a bargain. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Seems to be something of a backlog as I've had no update since the auto confirmation of my order placed on 18th December (credit card not charged). Probably best that not being dispatched into the Christmas post! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 That's a turn up, they always had a reputation for a bit pricey with s/h books, probably taking a lead from nearby -ish Robert Humm . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 23, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2010 That's a turn up, they always had a reputation for a bit pricey with s/h books, probably taking a lead from nearby -ish Robert Humm . He probably offloads the 'lesser' stuff onto them in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 For anyone thinking of ordering - today is the last day. Those who have placed orders should have received a "generic" e-mail explaining why there is a backlog, extracts of which are appended below: Following our 90% discount sale that started on the 17th December, I have received 438 orders. That's 438 orders in just 14 days; some orders consisting of over 40 books. Two of these days were set aside for Christmas and a few days were partially missed due to the bad weather; unfortunately this means I am running behind. I'm afraid that there is only Dave and I getting these orders out to you; with occasional help from my Mum and a couple of others who pop in when they get the chance. Finding the books that have been ordered can take hours and I then have to weigh each order before taking payment and adding the order to our database. The whole process takes hours and hours which is why I am only getting through these orders slowly! Obviously there is the matter of packing after that which I also have to do myself so I'm spread quite thinly I'm afraid. There are still at least 200 orders that I must collect and weigh, etc. Which I am trying to do as quickly as possible! I have been unable to reply to most e-mails because I am trying to get these orders out so if you are expecting a reply, please be patient! I will try and respond as soon as I can. Fortunately, for me, the discount ends today and I can then concentrate on getting the rest of these out to you as quickly as I can without the worry of more orders flooding in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Just received an e-mail from Dave's daughter, that due to a serious decline in his health, Nene Valley books ceased trading from the end of January. Any outstanding orders will remain unfulfilled. I'm sure we all wish Dave the best of health, even if a full recovery is unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrbcass Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Interestingly I have just found this post and hope someone sees my response. We were very sad to have to close down the business and even worse was the amount of uncompleted orders we had at the point of closing down. As many people knew, Dave (my Father) became quite ill in January and subsequently, in February, suffered a stroke, followed by a heart attack, pneumonia and kidney failure. This was a massive shock to us all and as far as we were concerned, the business no longer mattered. I'm very, very sorry to anyone who didn't receive their order but I felt unable to carry on, on my own, with the amount of stress upon us. The good news is that Dad somehow managed to pull through. Four months later he is now in a rehab centre receiving physio in the hope that he will be able to walk again. All I really wanted to do was apologise to anyone who was hoping to receive their order and didn't and update anyone who wanted to know about Dad's condition. If anyone here speaks to anyone who knew Dad personally... of which there were many, please pass on the message as I don't tend to circulate within the Railway community anymore. Thankyou all for your custom and kind comments! Cassy Overend mm.bop@hotmail.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Dave sounds like one tough cookie! The very best of luck to him and his family. Geoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Cassy, I am sure anyone with an outstanding order will fully understand the situation that you and your father were put in through no fault of your own. May I wish Dave a full recovery and good health for the future.Take care of yourself as well as the stress can have a knock on effect on the family. Kind Regards. Del. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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