RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 5, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2011 I just know that there is an RMWebber out there who has been waiting for this opportunity all his life - at this price! http://cgi.ebay.fr/JOUEF-LOCOMOTIVE-DIESEL-DE-BRITISH-RAILWAYS-REF-837-/390352814766?pt=FR_YO_JeuxJouetd_TrainsElectriques&hash=item5ae2d742ae 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hey - you think we've got problems - try collecting diecast aircraft - and these don't even fly !!! www.ebay.co.u...t-/280747933263 The buyer should have waited- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CORGI-1-72-B-17-BIT-O-LACE-US33306-ALTRA-RARE-/320770269160?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item4aaf65dfe8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I just know that there is an RMWebber out there who has been waiting for this opportunity all his life - at this price! http://cgi.ebay.fr/J...=item5ae2d742ae what an incredible item - Jouef did pick some odd (for a French firm IMHO) prototype to model I love the way the word Diesel is in inverted comma's on the box - has a variety of interpretations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 6, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2011 French ebay has some quite unexpected items on it. On the day that the NRM Compound was announced, there was what appeared to be most of a painted OO whitemetal kit for one, complete with motor and chassis. And the previous day I'd seen two Tri-ang Dock Authority motor bogies 4-wheel shunters. Whether these products ever get caught in a UK search of the sort that RMWebbers use, I know not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mcowgill Posted October 6, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2011 I just know that there is an RMWebber out there who has been waiting for this opportunity all his life - at this price! http://cgi.ebay.fr/J...=item5ae2d742ae Very tempting, it's cheaper than the Dapol one and you don't have to wait for it to arrive from China. Would anyone notice the difference? Much more worryingly I rather fancied one of these when they were still being made, luckily I resisted the urge at the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 This didn't take long did it ? ?, poor Steve Jobs is not even in the coffin yet ............... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RIP-Steve-Jobs-Action-Figure-1955-2011-Free-World-Wide-Shipping-/320771015017?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item4aaf714169 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 6, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2011 This didn't take long did it ? ?, poor Steve Jobs is not even in the coffin yet ............... http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4aaf714169 I think the word you are searching for, which is conspicuous by its absence in this offer, is "taste". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldrick25 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Split my sides with this one:_ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Railcar-steam-train-loco-00-gauge-GWR-unusual-autorail-railmotor-/330619202974?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4cfa70ad9e#ht_500wt_1287 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penlan Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Split my sides with this one:_ http://www.ebay.co.u...e#ht_500wt_1287 TIC - At the moment 8 bids from six people, so some people are taking it seriously.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted October 8, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nowhere for passengers to sit! But as a tram loco, one could postulate that somewhere the GWR had a street tramway there were strictly enforced local bye-laws requiring the loco be disguised to not frighten the horses. The style of the body suggests this would be an early 20th century replacement for an older tram loco, built on a pannier tank. It would need side sheets though. I can just see it trundling down Weymouth Quay....... Nurse! The screens! wibble wibble wib....... Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) TIC - At the moment 8 bids from six people, so some people are taking it seriously.... Something like it did exist! There is a picture in 'Churchward Locomotives' by Brian Haresnape and AlecSwain, on page 103, that looks like it. If you close your eyes that is! Edited October 8, 2011 by bigd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
industrial Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Split my sides with this one:_ http://www.ebay.co.u...e#ht_500wt_1287 The GWR did this to some of there engines to use on the push pull trains to match the coaches. Also 2120 was fitted see page 97 part 2 A pictorial record of GREAT WESTERN ENGINES by J. H. Russell. Yes the colour is incorrect and too long as the prototype had shorter wheel base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
industrial Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Not any body interested now £9.99 instead of £14.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Slaters-Wagon-Kits-LMS-Midland-8T-3-Plank-Dropside-4mm-scale-00-EM-P4-Gauges-/330619997573?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4cfa7ccd85#ht_2412wt_952. But still too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Railcar-steam-train-loco-00-gauge-GWR-unusual-autorail-railmotor-/330619202974?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4cfa70ad9e#ht_500wt_1287 £52.05 plus postage with 35 mins to go... Madness indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Not any body interested now £9.99 instead of £14.99 http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_2412wt_952. But still too much. And failed to sell - funny, that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boscarne Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Oh dear....... http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5646708d57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 this is crazy!!! for a brake van? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Thomas-Friends-EX-GWR-BRAKE-VAN-TOAD-/370547657708?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item56465c8bec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Oh dear....... http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5646708d57 why would someone sell that thing?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 why would someone sell that thing?.... On the other hand, why would anyone want to keep it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted October 10, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2011 On the other hand, why would anyone want to keep it?! 6 out 10 for effort on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 why would someone sell that thing?.... On the other hand, why would anyone want to keep it?! It could be worth a couple of quid for the wheels motor and gears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unchuffed Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 This one from Mr Costomuche would almost be reasonable if it was what it's claimed to be. However it's part of an Airfix/Dapol platform accessories kit in a merit box. MERIT STATION ACCESSORIES BOXED ok http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERIT-STATION-ACCESSORIES-BOXED-ok-/370528790154?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item56453ca68a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2011 This one from Mr Costomuche would almost be reasonable if it was what it's claimed to be. However it's part of an Airfix/Dapol platform accessories kit in a merit box. MERIT STATION ACCESSORIES BOXED ok http://www.ebay.co.u...=item56453ca68a Knowing what he has paid for some of the stuff in his shop I think he might best be described as 'an ambitious entrepreneur' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted October 11, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2011 Knowing what he has paid for some of the stuff in his shop I think he might best be described as 'an ambitious entrepreneur' I wonder why he never auctions his 'collectables'? Could it be that he wouldn't get anything like his 'buy it now' prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 11, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2011 I wonder why he never auctions his 'collectables'? Could it be that he wouldn't get anything like his 'buy it now' prices? I think that is probably the case. Certainly he is one of a small group of dealers who tend to pay what I regard as ridiculously high prices at an auction I sometimes attend (hence recognising some of the stuff he has on Ebay) and I am not alone in wondering how folk like him manage to profit from some of their purchases (mind you the bloke who once outbid me on a box of various NuCast kits made a very handsome profit on Ebay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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