Peter-C Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 22 hours ago, Hroth said: Amazed to hear that its got working doors, as I can only see one. No ramps to make the door work? Hmmm. And even if it were a sticky finger, 55p would be economy, but £5.50 would be taking the pizz... As for the "vintage rare" engine (amazing that 1973 is now vintage...), someone ought to tell the seller that the box has got to be in good nick too, a wipe over the loco with Mr Sheen ain't going to help! I've got a small number of Triang items, with their boxes: total price would probably be less than that £75 for the one engine. Madness! 21 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: It's packed with 4mm scale Registered Post! There could be a tiny fortune in there! 9 hours ago, MattA said: Thomas had never seen such bull**** before: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Thomas-Mavis-Quarry-Diesel-Tram-Engine-OO-HO-Brand-New-Bachmann-Like-Hornby/124510233483 Goodness - no wonder the Fat Controller had so many steam engines if diesels were going for that price... -Peter 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-C Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Thomas range wagons have their moments too! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-Ho-Gauge-Thomas-Friends-Rolling-Stock/133683999548?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111314%26meid%3D6e21a4451b1147b79140688f405a00f6%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D5%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D373093275324%26itm%3D133683999548%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWeb%26brand%3DBachmann&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851 Mike. Wow - I'm just going to quickly repaint an old Mainline brakevan I've got laying around and see what I can get for it. Judging by that price I'll make quite the profit! -Peter 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal Digger Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 hours ago, cessna152towser said: There has been some discussion of this on the eBay Annoyances thread. I also received the "Final Warning" yesterday. A third option, which I have chosen, is to stop selling on eBay but keep my eBay username open for occasional purchases. thanks, will look there 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 3 hours ago, John M Upton said: Six pints and quickly please, the world is about to end... Don’t forget the peanuts.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: Don’t forget the peanuts.... Well, they are complimentary. Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Well, they are complimentary. Mike. I hope that they give you your own packet of peanuts. Communal bowls of free food are to be avoided. Only takes one person who doesn't wash his hands after the three pint rush and it's it's no longer KP nuts, it's Dick's Snacks all round.... 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 18 hours ago, Canal Digger said: Hi, I know that this thread is mainly about the madness of some ebay sellers but how about the madness of ebay itself? Having received a 'Final Warning' email (somewhat threatening) re updating my payment methods I wasted an hour on their chat line yesterday trying to understand. Apparently ebay are 'moving away' from Paypal.so they now need our bank a/c details to make payments to/ from. Given that I don't trust their security, no way am I giving them my main bank a/c details. so looks as if I have 2 options: Close my ebay a/c. What other auction sites are there out there please? Set up a separate bank a/c just for ebay I tried to explain that if Tesco changed their system so that customers had to open a separate bank a/c they would soon go out of business. I think the individual agreed, she was quiet for a few min, however could provide no alternative. Your thoughts please I suppose it depends on how much you use E Bay. If you're a heavy user then you may need a separate account. Personally I'de tell them to take a long walk off a short pier but thats just me. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Ruffnut Thorston said: Don’t forget the peanuts.... Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 Aren't we supposed to put a paper bag over our head or something? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Well, they are complimentary. Mike. If you've got to that part of the evening when even the bar snacks are trying to chat you up.... 56 minutes ago, MartinWales said: Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please...... Thats a bit splodgy, though I've heard that there's a lot of it about! 23 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Aren't we supposed to put a paper bag over our head or something? If you like, yes. Perhaps you could lie down... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2021 18 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: There's ebid. There's nothing in principle to stop somebody else setting up an auction site in direct competition with ebay. It could undercut their fees and need not be as badly run, so could prove successful. However, the problem is that nobody searches auctions sites they've never heard of. So stuff fails to sell or fails reach a fair price, with the result that Ebay remains to all intents and purposes an unregulated monopoly which is free to abuse its position. Unfortunately ebay used the get big fast business model as did Amazon and Facebook (probably others as well). Not only is it very difficult for new entrants to gain a decent market share, if they do get any size at all the larger company can pay over the odds to gobble them up and retain the status quo (eg when Facebook started losing market share to WhatsApp). 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 41 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Aren't we supposed to put a paper bag over our head or something? For hyperventilation? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Must say, this ebay thread is a much happier place to be than another thread where they seem to be having a Sunday morning fight over P4! 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Must say, this ebay thread is a much happier place to be than another thread where they seem to be having a Sunday morning fight over P4! There are some touchy people in the world! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 hours ago, John M Upton said: Aren't we supposed to put a paper bag over our head or something? For hyperventilation? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Well, I just had a very nice piece of French Bread for lunch. On the wrapping was the warning: "May contain nuts!" I suspect that some warning could be applied to all kinds of things and situations - other than baked goods? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-C Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) Yet another over-priced engine? I think so... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Triang-Stephensons-Rocket-in-L-MR-Yellow/114746830691?hash=item1ab771af63%3Ag%3AgJUAAOSwywxgYzGC&LH_BIN=1 Triang Rocket - £295.00. I'm fairly sure the new Hornby one was less than that, and was a better representation of the engine? -Peter EDIT: And to continue the Thomas theme: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Daisy-the-Diesel-Railcar-Thomas-The-Tank-Engine-Custom-Built-Model-Triang-Hornby/363342753020?hash=item5498ea6cfc%3Ag%3AOJwAAOSwjSFgZjgU&LH_BIN=1 £160 for a Class 121 made from Triang Class 101 parts (and you also get a face stuck on for good measure). TOC listed as "The Fat Controller's Railway". Edited April 11, 2021 by Peter-C Added another eBay listing. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 £338. and 15 miuntes to run. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 58 minutes ago, Peter-C said: Yet another over-priced engine? I think so... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Triang-Stephensons-Rocket-in-L-MR-Yellow/114746830691?hash=item1ab771af63%3Ag%3AgJUAAOSwywxgYzGC&LH_BIN=1 Triang Rocket - £295.00. I'm fairly sure the new Hornby one was less than that, and was a better representation of the engine? -Peter Hardly a surprise from that seller. Rocket Railways has appeared many times in these pages..... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-C Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, newbryford said: Hardly a surprise from that seller. Rocket Railways has appeared many times in these pages..... I've noticed there are quite a few overpriced items on there. There's also another seller who's gone through and taken apart engines into their constituent parts, to then sell each bit for at least £15... -Peter 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 OK. can some explain this one to me. Terry. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Trainshed Terry said: OK. can some explain this one to me. Terry. Only with an awful lot of stereotypes. 1. Some people have an awful lot of disposable income from well paid jobs. 2. Some people have very small living expenses having never flown the nest. 3. Some people have no other interests or responsibilities. 4. Some do not have and never have had a significant other. 5. Some people don't get out very much. Probably a combination of all five possibilities. 2 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Only with an awful lot of stereotypes. 1. Some people have an awful lot of disposable income from well paid jobs. 2. Some people have very small living expenses having never flown the nest. 3. Some people have no other interests or responsibilities. 4. Some do not have and never have had a significant other. 5. Some people don't get out very much. Probably a combination of all five possibilities. Some people just have to win an item, too! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, Trainshed Terry said: OK. can some explain this one to me. Terry. You think that one's bad There's a Sunbeam Stiletto (sporty Hillman imp) up to £60k+!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Only with an awful lot of stereotypes. 1. Some people have an awful lot of disposable income from well paid jobs. 2. Some people have very small living expenses having never flown the nest. 3. Some people have no other interests or responsibilities. 4. Some do not have and never have had a significant other. 5. Some people don't get out very much. Probably a combination of all five possibilities. Or someone's left their 5-year old with their ebay account live................ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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