MrWolf Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 A "rare opportunity" to pay well over the odds for a model that isn't exactly rare (do they mean rare as in "Not. well done"?) isn't exactly a rare thing on eBay is it? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, MrWolf said: do they mean rare as in "Not. well done"? Yes, yes they do. Unless they mean it’s rare to find one in that condition, which it probably (hopefully) is. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Prometheus said: Usual suspect..... The problem is, that with the entry of Rocket Railways onto the playing field, usual suspects is getting a bit crowded! Mike. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted August 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 hours ago, 009 micro modeller said: Yes, yes they do. Unless they mean it’s rare to find one in that condition, which it probably (hopefully) is. I think its a combination of both. Rare to see such a rubbish model being sold at such a ridiculous price. Oh, hang on, there's Gostude, there's Rocket Railways!!! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 3 hours ago, MrWolf said: A "rare opportunity" to pay well over the odds for a model that isn't exactly rare (do they mean rare as in "Not. well done"?) isn't exactly a rare thing on eBay is it? More like 'overdone'......or Done, as being sold a pup..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 11 hours ago, MrWolf said: Quality rubbish sir, you could of course, spend a lot less money on the kit and make a much better job of building it yourself. I do like the downward slope of the boiler too. Thanks though for turning us back from our reminiscing to the delights of overpriced cr@p Think you've just stumbled on their business model............ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2020 Looks like the Mary Shelley School of Modelling has opened its doors again - maybe we still need to keep our distance though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Model-LNER-2508-Brown-Jack-A3-Pacific-Locomotive-Scratch-Built/174403478437?hash=item289b41e3a5:g:paUAAOSwNJNfO6OC 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted August 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Metr0Land said: Looks like the Mary Shelley School of Modelling has opened its doors again - maybe we still need to keep our distance though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Model-LNER-2508-Brown-Jack-A3-Pacific-Locomotive-Scratch-Built/174403478437?hash=item289b41e3a5:g:paUAAOSwNJNfO6OC Its certainly unique... Darius 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 It's a model which art auctioneers would describe as being "in a naieve style" which I am sure you will all realise is code for "a bit rough / somewhat less than accurate / not very good"... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RichardT Posted August 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2020 From the Antique Toy Shop. "Simply Stunning" it says in the description - I can confirm that I certainly was stunned: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GRAHAM-FARISH-KIT-BUILT-PRO-MODELS-BR-4-6-2-CLASS-A2-LOCO-60533-HAPPY-KNIGHT-na/111321257725?hash=item19eb4396fd:g:vEgAAOxycD9TQtqL £279.50 (what's with the 50p??) for gloopy paint on a crude body with solid wheels and manky old Farish valve gear. But it's Pro-Built! (second cousin to Pro-Weathering, obviously.) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, RichardT said: From the Antique Toy Shop. "Simply Stunning" it says in the description - I can confirm that I certainly was stunned: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GRAHAM-FARISH-KIT-BUILT-PRO-MODELS-BR-4-6-2-CLASS-A2-LOCO-60533-HAPPY-KNIGHT-na/111321257725?hash=item19eb4396fd:g:vEgAAOxycD9TQtqL £279.50 (what's with the 50p??) for gloopy paint on a crude body with solid wheels and manky old Farish valve gear. But it's Pro-Built! (second cousin to Pro-Weathering, obviously.) I don't know about Happy Knight but I'm sure they would have a happy night if somebody buys it 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On a totally different subject I should think this made somebody very happy. I know they were limited print runs but....! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rails-to-Glyn-Ceiriog-History-of-Glyn-Valley-Tramway-Part-2-1904-1937-/274459802258?nma=true&si=e8Af9X9wxqv5VhlqPs8%2Fsdt7WaI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Andy WD said: I don't know about Happy Knight but I'm sure they would have a happy night if somebody buys it Whereas others will find it hard to sleep well after looking at that listing... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Metr0Land said: Looks like the Mary Shelley School of Modelling has opened its doors again - maybe we still need to keep our distance though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Model-LNER-2508-Brown-Jack-A3-Pacific-Locomotive-Scratch-Built/174403478437?hash=item289b41e3a5:g:paUAAOSwNJNfO6OC I need to lie down after looking at that 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Metr0Land said: Looks like the Mary Shelley School of Modelling has opened its doors again - maybe we still need to keep our distance though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Model-LNER-2508-Brown-Jack-A3-Pacific-Locomotive-Scratch-Built/174403478437?hash=item289b41e3a5:g:paUAAOSwNJNfO6OC 52 minutes ago, RichardT said: From the Antique Toy Shop. "Simply Stunning" it says in the description - I can confirm that I certainly was stunned: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GRAHAM-FARISH-KIT-BUILT-PRO-MODELS-BR-4-6-2-CLASS-A2-LOCO-60533-HAPPY-KNIGHT-na/111321257725?hash=item19eb4396fd:g:vEgAAOxycD9TQtqL £279.50 (what's with the 50p??) for gloopy paint on a crude body with solid wheels and manky old Farish valve gear. But it's Pro-Built! (second cousin to Pro-Weathering, obviously.) I thought Happy Knight looked as if it had been left out in the sun and had run a bit, then I saw Brown Jack... Perhaps they had been put in an oven to encourage the paint to dry? On the other hand, the vendor of Brown Jack is offering a single-buffered Triang Hornby 08 shunter for an almost reasonable £11.69 when you factor in postage... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tri-ang-Hornby-OO-Gauge-R152-class-8-shunter/174403477539?hash=item289b41e023:g:ms0AAOSwZo5fO84W 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy WD said: On a totally different subject I should think this made somebody very happy. I know they were limited print runs but....! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rails-to-Glyn-Ceiriog-History-of-Glyn-Valley-Tramway-Part-2-1904-1937-/274459802258?nma=true&si=e8Af9X9wxqv5VhlqPs8%2Fsdt7WaI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 £260 after 10 bids? I know that someone will come on and say that it's obviously "worth" what someone was prepared to pay for it and blah blah yak yak, but seriously? Some people clearly have far too much money. You buy it, you read it, you stick it on the shelf with all the rest. Something l have noticed in all auctions is that some people will pay way over the odds for an item, just to say that they beat everyone else. The seller is naturally laughing all the way to the bank. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RichardT Posted August 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2020 57 minutes ago, Hroth said: I thought Happy Knight looked as if it had been left out in the sun and had run a bit, then I saw Brown Jack... Are we sure that Brown Knight isn’t made of marzipan & icing? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2020 Wwwwwwhat! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dapol-model-railways-Great-Western-authentic-1-148-Scale-model/133502029863?hash=item1f15575027:g:d-sAAOSwphNfOx5p 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 That seems a little optimistic 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 He's obviously a model railway specialist you can tell by the full and accurate description! Mike. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Very true, his knowledge doesn't appear to extend to getting the model out of the box for photos. At that money you will want to have a good look at what you're overpaying for. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 3 hours ago, rab said: Wwwwwwhat! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dapol-model-railways-Great-Western-authentic-1-148-Scale-model/133502029863?hash=item1f15575027:g:d-sAAOSwphNfOx5p Hilarious really, start it at a fiver or 100 notes B-I-N! Guess that's why he's a beginner with a rating of '2' ! In other news, fancy an electric loco? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R3772-Class-156-Electric-Locomotive/124310969858?epid=12034177026&hash=item1cf182de02:g:3aYAAOSwj5xfRBxx 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Interesting. That looks suspiciously like a diesel to me. It also looks like a tarted up 1990s Vespa, but that's just my opinion! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332598848199 One of your favourite sellers! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332598848199 One of your favourite sellers! As soon as I saw kit built I knew where we were going! Mike. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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