Michael Hodgson Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 20 hours ago, John Besley said: All his items have the same scary footnote including a bible he's selling ( which he proberly hasn't read) I'm told it's a Good Book, but I don't know as I haven't read it either. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 25 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: I'm told it's a Good Book, but I don't know as I haven't read it either. So good that some American schools ban it because of the sex and violence it contains... 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22 4 minutes ago, Hroth said: So good that some American schools ban it because of the sex and violence it contains... And replace it with something else! The usage of the 2nd Amendment comes to mind. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 31 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: I'm told it's a Good Book, but I don't know as I haven't read it either. "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." It must have been a most impressive layout! 6 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Just now, kevinlms said: And replace it with something else! The usage of the 2nd Amendment comes to mind. 'Our Glock that art in our holster, ...' 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." It must have been a most impressive layout! Of course, some say that Moses was a biker... Edited January 22 by Hroth 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22 14 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." It must have been a most impressive layout! It was also coal fired.... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Of course, some say that Moses was a biker... Hairy? Or 'a smooth man'?? Edited January 22 by Paul H Vigor to add information 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PeterStiles Posted January 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22 15 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Hairy? Or 'a smooth man'?? Tch, He came down the hill on (in) his Triumph... The youth of today, eh? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TinTracks Posted January 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22 11 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134900706047 ”Dapol 0-6-0 TERRIER BOX HILL chassis only” Proceeds to only show the box with a body inside, no indication of a chassis whatsoever. Seller is Cash Converters Lancashire. Not noted for their knowledge of model railways ( or, apart from maybe computer games, much else for that matter) Cheers, Rich 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 49 minutes ago, TinTracks said: Seller is Cash Converters Lancashire. Not noted for their knowledge of model railways ( or, apart from maybe computer games, much else for that matter) Cheers, Rich Probably sold to them by a skinny chap with a nervous tic and no front teeth. Comes in every day regular as clockwork. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 16 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Probably sold to them by a skinny chap with a nervous tic and no front teeth. Comes in every day regular as clockwork. I found a load of stock stolen from a model shop in a cash converters, alarm bells rang as it was all N-gauge revolution trains stuff only weeks after release, confirmed it with the shop, police were involved and the stock was returned (minus a few items already sold) 4 1 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3 minutes ago, big jim said: I found a load of stock stolen from a model shop in a cash converters, alarm bells rang as it was all N-gauge revolution trains stuff only weeks after release, confirmed it with the shop, police were involved and the stock was returned (minus a few items already sold) Being in Lancashire, it's often heard when someone has something stolen that it will have been down at cash converters by 9am. When my late friend had his antiques and collectibles shop, we used to insist on taking photo ID from anyone coming in off the street selling items. It paid off a few times. Not that the perpetrators ever seemed to get locked up though. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 (edited) To coin a phrase, "Crikey!". That's a first Quote Thanks again for reporting the problematic content you found. What happened: We looked into your report and removed the content. It may take up to 24 hours for it to reflect on the site. This determination was made by a customer service agent. It wasn't model railway related but automotive - the old chestnut of "If you bid you will receive a wheelnut" - with the rest of the ad saying they want to buy wrecks. Edited January 22 by Bucoops 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 I had an iPod nicked from The glovebox of my wife’s car outside the house many years back, at the time it was an unusual 160gb version, couple of days later I went round the local trade in shops and Game had a 160gb iPod fresh in, had a look and sure enough it was mine, the manager asked how I could prove it so I scrolled to one of my albums called ‘Jim’s DJ Mixes’ which very handily I’d put a photo of myself (stood in front of a class 67) as the album cover! I sneakily saw the name of the person who’d traded it in before going to the police station and when I mentioned I’d seen the name and told them they knew him straight away, he got arrested and it went to court but got away with it as it couldn’t be proved he’d stolen it from the car and he told the police he’d been given it by a friend and didn’t know it was stolen, despite him being a known prolific car thief in the area 1 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 About 25 years ago I had a motorcycle stolen, it hadn't been on the road in decades so there was no logbook. I knew who had stolen it and contacted the police. It didn't even get to court. The thief swore blind I'd given it to them and had already sold it. No further action taken. I told the police that I knew where there was a 1940s Bentley rotting in a shed and was it alright if I went and dragged it out? No. That would be theft. But what if I insisted that someone gave it to me? 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 On 19/01/2024 at 20:58, SteveyDee68 said: (polite) venting! 🤣) That's a bit like sensible alcohol consumption; never gonna happen! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 I see some sellers are listing models as 'refurbished' What is refurbished, exactly? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4 hours ago, MrWolf said: Probably sold to them by a skinny chap with a nervous tic and no front teeth. Comes in every day regular as clockwork. Is CC actually a porn shop? Asking for a rather dodgy 'friend' - with no front teeth! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, tomparryharry said: I see some sellers are listing models as 'refurbished' What is refurbished, exactly? Dusted. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, tomparryharry said: I see some sellers are listing models as 'refurbished' What is refurbished, exactly? Taken out of the box and put back in the wrong way round or incorrect box... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, tomparryharry said: I see some sellers are listing models as 'refurbished' What is refurbished, exactly? Tested, and barely able to haul its own weight, model is given a light dusting, and the box checked all over to see if they can say it’s a good one. 1 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 Pretty much. It's one of those imprecise past tense verbs that are popular in marketingspeak, doesn't mean anything exactly but sounds good, as if the model has been overhauled and is in good condition, or at least cleaned and re-lubed... A great addition to your collection, of course! 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 16 hours ago, tomparryharry said: I see some sellers are listing models as 'refurbished' What is refurbished, exactly? If you've seen the videos of Sam "refurbishing" an X04 commutator with a Dremel* fitted with a wire brush, you'll get a hint about how some refurbishments proceed... * Other rotary tools are available... Edited January 23 by Hroth missed out a word, now it makes slightly more sense... 3 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 I was looking for photos of my local station when I saw these gems I have for you here a pile-o-dirt photo as regularly used by children https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235260990446 And also available , mound-o-soil https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234161411328 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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