paulmblythe Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 25/03/2023 at 18:09, MrWolf said: You'd have to know your stuff to get anything out of this, I would expect that the bidders do and have already matched up enough bits to generate their maximum bid. I do much the same when buying a garage full of motorcycle parts. Make a fair bid on what I know I can reassemble and the rest I sort out over time. I have a feeling hes bought a big job lot at an estate sale. Hes had a few lots of mix and match parts for sale one of which i bought. it looks like whoever packed it all up didnt spend much time working out what went where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Swissrail said: It's actually an acronym...Anonima Costruzioni Modellistiche Esatte which literally translates as Anonymous Exact Modelling Constructions. A very strange name indeed. So it doesn't blow up, catapult you into telegraph wires, hurl you off a cliff and drop an anvil on you? Most disappointing.... 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 39 minutes ago, Sjcm said: I quite liked this listing due to the sellers description. Could be a bargain if you know what they are😉 Linky Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 45 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Anonymous is also used in the French equivalent of a limited liability company - Société Anonyme (S.A.) I suppose it means you don't know who the shareholders are, and can't sue them to take their personal assets if the company goes bust. "ACME is from the Greek for 'highest point'. In English, acme usually means the peak of perfection, a concept which easily transfers over to the fictitious name of a company in a film, book, or whatever." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2023 20 hours ago, Swissrail said: Rails of Sheffield at it again... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204268011852?hash=item2f8f52814c:g:EhUAAOSwm4JkCLRz "Very good, boxed condition" they say. They have, rather more importantly, omitted to say that they've all been in the sun for a while and have taken on the attributes of the common or garden banana. I contacted Rails who replied that the coaches are straight and it must be the photos causing the banana effect. Buyer can return them if not happy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 But they're early Rivarossi so built to the overscale 1:85 and not flush glazed. Not good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said: "ACME is from the Greek for 'highest point'. In English, acme usually means the peak of perfection, a concept which easily transfers over to the fictitious name of a company in a film, book, or whatever." I'm sure I've seen the word ACME on actual products in the past? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: I'm sure I've seen the word ACME on actual products in the past? My Mum used to have an Acme wringer, It was a British firm that made washing products. If you search Companies House there are dozens of Acmes registered Edited March 28, 2023 by melmerby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: "ACME is from the Greek for 'highest point'. In English, acme usually means the peak of perfection, a concept which easily transfers over to the fictitious name of a company in a film, book, or whatever." 37 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: I'm sure I've seen the word ACME on actual products in the past? 32 minutes ago, melmerby said: My Mum used to have an Acme wringer, It was a British firm that made washing products. If you search Companies House there are dozens of Acmes registered Apparently the camera equipment used for photographing the animation cels proclaimed that it was made by ACME, so Wile E. Coyote got all his useless rubbish from them. It was apparently a bit of an in-joke... Edited March 28, 2023 by Hroth added an extra word, looks better! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2023 It does have the ring of the sort of company that supplies dodgy products by mail order, doesn’t it? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) It's also the name of a US supermarket - been in one many times. Curiously they don't sell TNT. Edited March 28, 2023 by Bucoops 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, Bucoops said: It's also the name of a US supermarket - been in one many times. Curiously they don't sell TNT. Anvils? One Ton weights?? Giant Magnets??? Pity.... 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 51 minutes ago, Bucoops said: It's also the name of a US supermarket - been in one many times. Curiously they don't sell TNT. Nowadays your average wannabe Unabomber prefers C4, much less twitchy and adaptable. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: It does have the ring of the sort of company that supplies dodgy products by mail order, doesn’t it? We know some people like that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Nowadays your average wannabe Unabomber prefers C4, much less twitchy and adaptable. Would that be the earlier mark of the Sinclair C5? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Swissrail said: Yes. £176 for four four-wheeled wagons is a just a bit on the steep side or am I being overly critical?! Its a bit more expensive, but not hugely so than the other people offering it. Living outside the EU puts the price up a lot. By the time I get them here from the US a single boxcar from the likes of Moloco or Tangent can be £80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Talltim said: Its a bit more expensive, but not hugely so than the other people offering it. Living outside the EU puts the price up a lot. By the time I get them here from the US a single boxcar from the likes of Moloco or Tangent can be £80 Fortunately I have relatives in Italy and I often have things sent there and I pick them up when I visit. It reduces costs, particularly postage, significantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Possibly one of the more bizarre listings for a Flying Jockstrap. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 23/03/2023 at 13:54, Bucoops said: He's relisted it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325586214476 And it's gone again. Woo hoo, score 1 for ebay-madness! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Has Ebay pulled it for him this time I wonder? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2023 7 hours ago, MrWolf said: Quality. They might be for all I know, what are they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 58 minutes ago, Bucoops said: And it's gone again. Woo hoo, score 1 for ebay-madness! Who needs Match of the Day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Johnster said: They might be for all I know, what are they? Guzunders! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114287851204 This one made me choke laughing on me glass of Hobgoblin Gold. The reason being that I can remember the days when if you bought something at a show the dealers would gleefully bung you three or four for nowt just to get rid of 'em. Now where did mine get to ?.I know they're in the pile somewhere 😉 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted March 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134508310364?hash=item1f5151ef5c:g:xaAAAOSwOqBisNE7&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAwLyC5Ei2l0PxN1G5LXV5dYh8nRbQmG51W5YN0RqN5I6T Small problem with the postioning of the decimal point in the asking price. Mind you that petrol pump might be worth a fortune ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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