RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 6, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/0n30-DIESEL-SWITCHER-LOCO-NARROW-GAUGE-8-Wheel-drive_W0QQitemZ370452309670QQcategoryZ485QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m8QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4762061538896643311 Would seem to require a particular sort of purchaser? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 6, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2010 About a pound when they were new, still can be found in car boot sales for ten pence so what on earth is this being listed at £20 for?!? Matchbox Ford Cortina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Not often I post in this thread, but this I found on ebay left me speechless! Hornby Railroad 9F, yours for £110! TMC Railroad 9F Honestly, WHAT?! Double the price of most box shifters, and for what? A renumbering job? I could understand if they added some detail, but it's a renumbering job with a pristine coat. Done in under half an hour. Where do they justify an extra £50...? Am I missing something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldrick25 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Am I missing something? Nope, not missing anything , £50 or more for a renumbered 'TMC Special' is one of their lines of business--- Ohhh and a 'special cardboard box'.. Now if you did that and sold the box and accessories seperate , there's probably an extra tenner in it as well.. There's a Brittania class here - Solway Firth for an eye-watering £180.. eeeekkk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 There's a Brittania class here - Solway Firth for an eye-watering £180.. eeeekkk Look at the last pic. Just to the left on the cess. I wonder if this is a Terence Cuneo touch. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 6, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2010 Nope, not missing anything , £50 or more for a renumbered 'TMC Special' is one of their lines of business--- Ohhh and a 'special cardboard box'.. Now if you did that and sold the box and accessories seperate , there's probably an extra tenner in it as well.. There's a Brittania class here - Solway Firth for an eye-watering £180.. eeeekkk New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item. So it came out of the factory weathered and in a different box then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 6, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2010 Similarly, this item http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/R4299D-SR-Maunsell-Composite-Coach-5150-Weathered-/250721306662?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3a60278826 has a bizarre overall weathering - including the windows! Surely no-one thinks the windows are left that dirty? In a previous life I was involved with carriage cleaning, and even if nothing else could be done because the washer was frozen or zapped (polite version), the windows were the least you could do! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 6, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2010 Sparkling compared to this specimen: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fading-Virgin-Mk-3-coach-carriage-WEATHERED-RUSTY-LOOK-/270659184415?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3f048b671f Considering how rare spare Mk 3's are on the 12 inch to the foot railway, I find it extremely unlikely that any one would have got into this sort of state!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted November 6, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2010 New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item. So it came out of the factory weathered and in a different box then? We've been here before. The item is obviously not "second hand", "used" or "played with". If you quote the FULL E Bay definition of "New" it also says "See the seller's listing for full details" So something that is brand new and has had some modification such as weathering, renumbering etc, is IMO still worthy of the description "New" so long as the seller clearly states what he/she has done to the item. Perhaps E Bay could consider another option such as "New but modified" or "Unused but modified" or some such wording to cover items such as this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Sparkling compared to this specimen: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3f048b671f Considering how rare spare Mk 3's are on the 12 inch to the foot railway, I find it extremely unlikely that any one would have got into this sort of state!! That is an appalling weathering job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iploffy Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Sparkling compared to this specimen: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fading-Virgin-Mk-3-coach-carriage-WEATHERED-RUSTY-LOOK-/270659184415?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3f048b671f Considering how rare spare Mk 3's are on the 12 inch to the foot railway, I find it extremely unlikely that any one would have got into this sort of state!! Ha Ha have you read the write up for the ad what a joke he is deffinately havin a laugh i think the word proffesional is quoted some where Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Sparkling compared to this specimen: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fading-Virgin-Mk-3-coach-carriage-WEATHERED-RUSTY-LOOK-/270659184415?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3f048b671f Considering how rare spare Mk 3's are on the 12 inch to the foot railway, I find it extremely unlikely that any one would have got into this sort of state!! On Thursday while changing trains at Willesden Junction I noticed two Virgin coaches at the rear of the depot. This was from the Stratford- Richmond high level platform. They had, by the look of things, been there for some time, but were in remarkably good condition and far cleaner than this model. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Graff Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Ha Ha have you read the write up for the ad what a joke he is deffinately havin a laugh i think the word proffesional is quoted some where And don´t forget this "looker" 0-4-0 weathered What´s the deal here really? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 And don´t forget this "looker" 0-4-0 weathered What´s the deal here really? Its quite simple. The loco crew empty the fire at the end of the shift and shovel the hot ash over the loco to keep it warm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 The industrial loco is quite well done when compared to this. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ENGINE-SHED-WATER-TOWER-BUILDING-WEATHERED-LOOK-/270657437685?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3f0470bff5 Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudie Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 The industrial loco is quite well done when compared to this. http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3f0470bff5 Bernard Quite simply the worst collection of "weathered" models I've ever seen..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 The industrial loco is quite well done when compared to this. http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3f0470bff5 Bernard Is this bloke "THE SON OF HARDJEFF" - THE GUY WHO SHOUTS ON AN EBAY KEYBOARD - because his weathering jobs & descriptions are very similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldrick25 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Silly as it sounds , according to the feedback, he's shifting between 2 and 6 items a day, with at least 116 'feedbacks' left for the last 30 days, averaging say a tenner . Suppose it could be quite useful as a source of income. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilEakins Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I don't know if you chaps have seen this. Apparently a 7 foot 3ins by 2 foot N gauge layout costs £898 to build! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Its quite simple. The loco crew empty the fire at the end of the shift and shovel the hot ash over the loco to keep it warm. Looks more like a hard doneby Tiger tank than a loco :blink: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted November 9, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2010 I don't know if you chaps have seen this. Apparently a 7 foot 3ins by 2 foot N gauge layout costs £898 to build! Phil If you charge £30 an hour for building it that is possible! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted November 9, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2010 Another good one. Model Rail 08. 100 quid! I bought one exactly the same for 35 the other week. And that one came DCC chipped. Feel like selling it now, make a profit. Or perhaps it is worth the extra as the certificate has a nice round number on it?And it's another one that is 'unused and unopened' yet is sitting on someone's layout for the photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Looks more like a hard doneby Tiger tank than a loco :blink: Some of the NCB stuff didn't look much different to that in terms of dirt levels although the look is somewhat wrong,. Looking at NCB photos I sometimes wonder if they sprayed the locos with glue and coal dust regularly and perhaps it was cheaper than paint Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted November 12, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2010 I just did a quick search for "Scalecraft Roadrailer Kits" On Ebay And this turned up. Dream ON Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 And this turned up. Dream ON Suspiciously like a typo he meant to type £1.00 but lost the decimal point. Not so much madness as carelessness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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