009 micro modeller Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Hroth said: There's a bloke around here who does domestic artificial turf installations and drives around in an old landrover, covered in his product. I've often been tempted to get an old loco and apply flock and static grass to it... I’ve seen one like that but it was a Smart car. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Metr0Land said: I don't think we've had this one before. Just see what you can get for £3,249 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Layout-OO-Gauge-6foot-6inch-x-4-foot/124292897606?hash=item1cf06f1b46:g:kBgAAOSw0mFe-aT1 I had a layout like that when I was about 12, even allowing for inflation in the last 35 years or so, it didn't cost anything like three and a half grand. Even back then I was also aware that steam era layouts are unlikely to have white lines on their model roads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted August 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Metr0Land said: I don't think we've had this one before. Just see what you can get for £3,249 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Layout-OO-Gauge-6foot-6inch-x-4-foot/124292897606?hash=item1cf06f1b46:g:kBgAAOSw0mFe-aT1 Misplaced decimal point again????? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted August 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Metr0Land said: I don't think we've had this one before. Just see what you can get for £3,249 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Layout-OO-Gauge-6foot-6inch-x-4-foot/124292897606?hash=item1cf06f1b46:g:kBgAAOSw0mFe-aT1 Ah, but it’s not your bog standard 6x4. It’s 6ft6in by 4. They say an extra six inches can make all the difference. 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Metr0Land said: I don't think we've had this one before. Just see what you can get for £3,249 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Layout-OO-Gauge-6foot-6inch-x-4-foot/124292897606?hash=item1cf06f1b46:g:kBgAAOSw0mFe-aT1 But at least its neatly made.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 6 hours ago, newbryford said: And tidier wiring. And money back....... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Silly price aside, it does take me back. I can still hear the roar of four worn out Triang clerestories and two Airfix B sets flying along behind a Hornby Brit. It was nearly as loud as the real thing and would have drowned out any DCC sound were it available back then! You might have noticed that although I was fussy about layout details even as a child, the rolling stock was a different matter altogether! Edited August 14, 2020 by MrWolf 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-OO-GAUGE-R4403-ROYAL-TRAIN-KITCHEN-DINING-2917-MINT-COMPLETE-AND-BOXED/193617170561?hash=item2d147b9081:g:LG8AAOSwp~dfLrv9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted August 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 hour ago, leopardml2341 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-OO-GAUGE-R4403-ROYAL-TRAIN-KITCHEN-DINING-2917-MINT-COMPLETE-AND-BOXED/193617170561?hash=item2d147b9081:g:LG8AAOSwp~dfLrv9 From a 99p starting bid? I've heard of more money than sense, but that's just ridiculous!!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted August 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 hour ago, leopardml2341 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-OO-GAUGE-R4403-ROYAL-TRAIN-KITCHEN-DINING-2917-MINT-COMPLETE-AND-BOXED/193617170561?hash=item2d147b9081:g:LG8AAOSwp~dfLrv9 What a very lucky seller. 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted August 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 14/08/2020 at 13:28, Metr0Land said: I don't think we've had this one before. Just see what you can get for £3,249 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Layout-OO-Gauge-6foot-6inch-x-4-foot/124292897606?hash=item1cf06f1b46:g:kBgAAOSw0mFe-aT1 Probably some blokes wife selling his stuff after shes locked him in the attic,hes told her its worth that so it does not go eh.......... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-BRANCH-LINE-Model-Railways-Train-Top-Class-Train-New/153915334837?hash=item23d611a0b5:g:3t0AAOSwwdhekdTB 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-BRANCH-LINE-Model-Railways-Train-Top-Class-Train-New/153915334837?hash=item23d611a0b5:g:3t0AAOSwwdhekdTB If you're on a tight budget he's got this for 12 quid https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-36-600-Straight-Track/153915334187?hash=item23d6119e2b:g:NCAAAOSw5IZekdL~ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, leopardml2341 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-OO-GAUGE-R4403-ROYAL-TRAIN-KITCHEN-DINING-2917-MINT-COMPLETE-AND-BOXED/193617170561?hash=item2d147b9081:g:LG8AAOSwp~dfLrv9 Well, looking at the bids and the automatic bids made, it seems that the winning bid for this single coach was made hours before the end of the auction, but was pushed up at the end by a matching bid of £150 (the earlier bid of the same amount taking precedence). Considering the item started at just £0.99, the madness on view in this instance is that once the bid price reached over £40 is that somebody thought it worth bidding £150 in order to win it! (In fact it would appear two bidders thought so!) Is this coach really that rare? My eBay madness was setting an alarm for five minutes before the end of an auction I was very interested in, and letting the dog out just before the alarm thereby missing my opportunity to bid! Perhaps not madness, but I wasn't half mad!! Steve S UPDATE I posted this after the page was open some time, so the low starting bid was already commented upon - not to mention that some people really di have more money than sense! Edited August 15, 2020 by SteveyDee68 Delayed posting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 14/08/2020 at 16:39, 009 micro modeller said: I’ve seen one like that but it was a Smart car. There's one of those near me. Could be the same one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 hours ago, leopardml2341 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-BRANCH-LINE-Model-Railways-Train-Top-Class-Train-New/153915334837?hash=item23d611a0b5:g:3t0AAOSwwdhekdTB I wondered if it was a mistake, but he has two of them available at the same price! So it must either be a joke or yet another chancer! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said: Well, looking at the bids and the automatic bids made, it seems that the winning bid for this single coach was made hours before the end of the auction, but was pushed up at the end by a matching bid of £150 (the earlier bid of the same amount taking precedence). Considering the item started at just £0.99, the madness on view in this instance is that once the bid price reached over £40 is that somebody thought it worth bidding £150 in order to win it! (In fact it would appear two bidders thought so!) Is this coach really that rare? My eBay madness was setting an alarm for five minutes before the end of an auction I was very interested in, and letting the dog out just before the alarm thereby missing my opportunity to bid! Perhaps not madness, but I wasn't half mad!! Steve S UPDATE I posted this after the page was open some time, so the low starting bid was already commented upon - not to mention that some people really di have more money than sense! Given that the bid matches exactly, should we be suspicious of shill bidding here? I may have misunderstood or be reading too much into it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, 009 micro modeller said: Given that the bid matches exactly, should we be suspicious of shill bidding here? I may have misunderstood or be reading too much into it. Given the top 2 bidders have scores of 550+ and 1600+ it doesn't look like shill bidding to me. In my experience it's usually users with much lower scores that indulge in it, or maybe use the 'bidders idenitity hidden to protect buyers' option which always looks suspicious to me. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted August 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2020 What, dare I ask is Ebay Packlink when its at home?!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 hours ago, John M Upton said: What, dare I ask is Ebay Packlink when its at home?!? It's their in-house courier arrangements. I used it once when they were offering free collection at the height of the lockdown. Turned out they subbed it out to Hermes so I was rather nervous. It was collected a day later than scheduled was fine as things really were in a mess then, and it was delivered OK so in this instance my fears weren't realised. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Bucoops said: It's their in-house courier arrangements. Is this like the GSP but for domestic shipments? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, 009 micro modeller said: Is this like the GSP but for domestic shipments? I guess so - although (not that it matters) you put the end recipient address on the package whereas you send GSP packages to a central location that then gets relabelled and forwarded. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Bucoops said: It's their in-house courier arrangements. I used it once when they were offering free collection at the height of the lockdown. Turned out they subbed it out to Hermes so I was rather nervous. It was collected a day later than scheduled was fine as things really were in a mess then, and it was delivered OK so in this instance my fears weren't realised. Me too. The first item I sold, the Hermes guy duly came and collected. Item two and item three, Hermes never showed, despite reminders and getting eBay involved, and I ended up having to drive the parcels to Hermes' nearest collection point. Went back to using Royal Mail, even if it entails queuing and then masking to enter the local post office. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2020 Our local post office is about to close - not through lack of business itself but the newsagent it is within. Both local newsagents are closing. The nearest one got robbed quite frequently and was never busy, The place never felt welcoming so I rarely used it too. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) On 11/08/2020 at 16:25, cessna152towser said: How much? £199.95 plus £12 postage! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R30069-66-7-66731-GBRf-Capt-Tom-Moore-NHS-Limited-EDITION-New-Railway/313179675448?hash=item48eaf69b38:g:2sUAAOSwQRNfMo8- I commented on this last night, but my post disappeared (we've been having internet issues, though) My question was how much did this limited edition sell for originally, thinking that perhaps Hornby put a premium on it above the standard Railroad Class 66 price of £74.99. I stumbled across the relevant thread a few minutes ago, and discovered it sold for the same price as normal, with Hornby donating £40 from each sale to the NHS Charities. On checking the link, I see that the seller had revised the price down to a mere £154.99, so is now only looking to make a mere 100% profit upon the original sale price. I, too, was disgusted at how she worded her advert. I checked to see if - just maybe - Hornby had been crass enough to use that advertising "slogan" but no - as I actually expected, Hornby produced the model out of gratitude and respect for both Sir Captain Tom Moore* and the NHS, and their entire copy was around both that, the donation to charity and the increase to 3,500 models (instead if the initial 500). I will be messaging her via eBay, informing her of Hornby's £40 donation off every sale and asking her if she intends to do the same? If so, I will ask her to update her listing to say so. I shall also point out that many of us are disgusted at her choice of wording in her advert, and ask (nay demand) her to remove it out of respect for the thousands who have died. Hours of Fun Indignation! UPDATE Maybe she reads this forum - on clicking the link to message her, I see that the listing has ended. Have edited out my suggestion for a mass messaging campaign! Edited August 16, 2020 by SteveyDee68 LISTING ENDED!!! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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