SteveyDee68 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, 40F said: A lot of Rails prices seem to be pick a figure out of the air, and their descriptions are vague at best. It’s their new member of staff - please cut them some slack.* Steve S * If you believe that, might I interest you in purchasing London Bridge… 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: It’s their new member of staff - please cut them some slack.* Steve S * If you believe that, might I interest you in purchasing London Bridge… Ah yes, the high-churn Rails intern. I wonder how many are employed a week? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 9 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: It’s their new member of staff - please cut them some slack.* Steve S * If you believe that, might I interest you in purchasing London Bridge… I already have London Bridge , any chance of Westminster ????? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted August 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, 40F said: I already have London Bridge , any chance of Westminster ????? I already have 4 stations and everytime I play, I get offered the same ones again! Mind you everyone keeps giving me $200! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, kevinlms said: I already have 4 stations and everytime I play, I get offered the same ones again! Mind you everyone keeps giving me $200! Unless you get the Do not pass Go, do not collect 200 card! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, 40F said: I already have London Bridge , any chance of Westminster ????? I'm afraid not! "Go directly to jail; do not pass go, do not collect $200" 😎 Edited August 26, 2023 by Paul H Vigor to add information 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyRule1 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I won't go into too many details in case the Mods think I an selling through this post. For two sperate 7 day auctions I have listed a limited edition train pack and neither time did it sell in that form. So I have now listed the rolling stock separately, without the box, certificate etc. Guess what today (with about 24 hours to go) the bids have now exceeded the previously asked price for the set. I guess this is not one person buying the whole set. Also the views for the set, fully described, were very low, whereas the separate items have many more views. I will report tomorrow giving more details and the final outcome. 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2023 This may be because sets and train packs are a pre-determined collection of stock and track, and while some people coincidentally happen to want that particular pre-determination most will only really be after certain items. Hence the greater customer interest when it is broken down into individual items, as you are more likely to attract interest from a greater number of potential customers. It's harder work for the seller, of course, but the rewards are higher. No such thing as a free lunch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, MyRule1 said: I won't go into too many details in case the Mods think I an selling through this post. For two sperate 7 day auctions I have listed a limited edition train pack and neither time did it sell in that form. So I have now listed the rolling stock separately, without the box, certificate etc. Guess what today (with about 24 hours to go) the bids have now exceeded the previously asked price for the set. I guess this is not one person buying the whole set. Also the views for the set, fully described, were very low, whereas the separate items have many more views. I will report tomorrow giving more details and the final outcome. Quite possibly, but it could stil be somebody wanting the full set. So it failed to sell twice, third time lucky - that can be two bidders fighting over an item, neither of whom happened to search for it last week. I've had things I've listed repeatedly for over a year that eventually sold with a competitive auction! Another possibility is that somebody did a search with a maximum price the first time, so they didn't see the set. This week they find one item because of the lower price, then they search for what else the vendor is offering, deciding it's a fair price. Combining postage tends to encourage multiple sales to a single individual. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Don't forget to put the empty box on eBay, it will probably make more than if it was full. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PeterStiles Posted August 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2023 22 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Don't forget to put the empty box on eBay, Although if you aren't perfectly obviously selling just the box, be prepared to get a further mention in this thread :) 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted August 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2023 Well, the box seems correct if not the contents… Cheers Darius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Clearly a rolling stock expert..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GWR-Southern-Couch-00-gauge/374891885745?hash=item57494c34b1:g:ZNQAAOSwMsBkvTNu&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4H6RItc7JI+xmPyTHgkE1VVi3W31l2hR6K5HoiOt5AdS08mtHguag3gOUobWUmBSSxIR5B01onItsWDYh4bfMiD81dM7doeVrsMVZQHsD20J+8n34JN7Mo4kqI7njgIVcWpVhW/AkCo7EJHo8vP8YhIsHV2buSnc32EqTUE1+IDIkBOQ9+xWZrQ6pBzhSRK1BqtOTMcNrVPe+YtZVIySKpU79g3X59nfcL6Mm4seuRMkKwHpUCEsvfSznUoGBb1x3UyrwLY+9A/ZnqR5Q8zgd6YX0JDsk80aQrXtpuI0pVqm|tkp:Bk9SR_Sl4vPGYg&pageci=a7b110f8-a138-41e7-be2d-68e11075a96b&redirect=mobile 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said: Clearly a rolling stock expert..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GWR-Southern-Couch-00-gauge/374891885745?hash=item57494c34b1:g:ZNQAAOSwMsBkvTNu&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4H6RItc7JI+xmPyTHgkE1VVi3W31l2hR6K5HoiOt5AdS08mtHguag3gOUobWUmBSSxIR5B01onItsWDYh4bfMiD81dM7doeVrsMVZQHsD20J+8n34JN7Mo4kqI7njgIVcWpVhW/AkCo7EJHo8vP8YhIsHV2buSnc32EqTUE1+IDIkBOQ9+xWZrQ6pBzhSRK1BqtOTMcNrVPe+YtZVIySKpU79g3X59nfcL6Mm4seuRMkKwHpUCEsvfSznUoGBb1x3UyrwLY+9A/ZnqR5Q8zgd6YX0JDsk80aQrXtpuI0pVqm|tkp:Bk9SR_Sl4vPGYg&pageci=a7b110f8-a138-41e7-be2d-68e11075a96b&redirect=mobile From the same seller "Southern Kit built" Although the more cynical of us might point out the Triang branding clearly visible underneath. How a re-roofed Triang GWR clerestory qualifies as a kit I'm not quite sure. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374892069046? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2023 Always worth the entertainment value of ‘seller’s other items’ with this sort of listing. He has a ‘Southern bogie luggage van’ made up of Mainline/Bachmann GW fruit van bodies painted green on a coach chassis. Looks bit like a Siphon G. Funfunfunfunfun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 59 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said: Clearly a rolling stock expert..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GWR-Southern-Couch-00-gauge/374891885745?hash=item57494c34b1:g:ZNQAAOSwMsBkvTNu&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4H6RItc7JI+xmPyTHgkE1VVi3W31l2hR6K5HoiOt5AdS08mtHguag3gOUobWUmBSSxIR5B01onItsWDYh4bfMiD81dM7doeVrsMVZQHsD20J+8n34JN7Mo4kqI7njgIVcWpVhW/AkCo7EJHo8vP8YhIsHV2buSnc32EqTUE1+IDIkBOQ9+xWZrQ6pBzhSRK1BqtOTMcNrVPe+YtZVIySKpU79g3X59nfcL6Mm4seuRMkKwHpUCEsvfSznUoGBb1x3UyrwLY+9A/ZnqR5Q8zgd6YX0JDsk80aQrXtpuI0pVqm|tkp:Bk9SR_Sl4vPGYg&pageci=a7b110f8-a138-41e7-be2d-68e11075a96b&redirect=mobile I wonder if he has some matching 'Southern' easy chairs?? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: From the same seller "Southern Kit built" Although the more cynical of us might point out the Triang branding clearly visible underneath. How a re-roofed Triang GWR clerestory qualifies as a kit I'm not quite sure. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374892069046? From the underneath shot, it looks like they started out as maroon vehicles too. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hroth said: From the underneath shot, it looks like they started out as maroon vehicles too. IIRC the clerestory brake thirds were issued in Midland / LMS maroon, LNER teak, red and off white in the Railway Children set and variously red, green and matt black for engineering department trains. Late issues have the GWR brown and cream about right, but the early ones were painted a shade of yellow that can only be compared to the colour of vanilla ice cream bricks from back when ice cream still contained colouring and / or asbestos... Edited August 27, 2023 by MrWolf Stupid autocorrect 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) The "teak" brake thirds and composite clerestories were mainly issued in the "Mainline Steam" set along with a Margate B12 in LNER green and may also have been available separately. The cream on the early Triang GWR clerestories matched that on the contemporary Wrenn equivalents, though I don't know which came first! Edited August 27, 2023 by Hroth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted August 27, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Hroth said: The "teak" brake thirds and composite clerestories were mainly issued in the "Mainline Steam" set along with a Margate B12 in LNER green and may also have been available separately. They're the ones to go for for cut'n'shut projects as the plastic is much more amenable than that of the original Triang-issued ones, which is rather brittle. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Compound2632 said: They're the ones to go for for cut'n'shut projects as the plastic is much more amenable than that of the original Triang-issued ones, which is rather brittle. As are the maroon version, another bonus of the later ones including Hornby reissues in GWR colours is that the bogies are clipped in, rather than the old brass tube rivets, which require considerable effort to remove. I do manage okay with the early plastic, but it requires a decent razor saw. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 As we've been talking about kit built coaches, these things are hardly a bargain. I give you the first gostude gem of the week: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374593117779? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2023 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: As we've been talking about kit built coaches, these things are hardly a bargain. I give you the first gostude gem of the week: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374593117779? In the world of G that's not too bad, I'm sure he's done better than that elsewhere! Mike. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: In the world of G that's not too bad, I'm sure he's done better than that elsewhere! Mike. A plus point: they have been fitted with replacement brass buffers! 😉 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2023 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: As we've been talking about kit built coaches, these things are hardly a bargain. I give you the first gostude gem of the week: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374593117779? 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: In the world of G that's not too bad, I'm sure he's done better than that elsewhere! Mike. 3 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: A plus point: they have been fitted with replacement brass buffers! 😉 Looks as if they've been painted with a tar brush. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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