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Ah but it's our old friend Mr Micmcn (of Cartmel) who has had, at the last count, this http://www.ebay.co.u...=item45fd68d591 thing for sale 3 to 4 years now!

 

As I have previously posted that I put one up at the same time as him and got around £1.50 for it, and the buyer wasn't even happy with his purchase so I gave him his money back, which in a perverse way gave me some satisfaction! :scratchhead:

 

"PART OF A SMALL COLLECTION AVAILABLE OF BLANK BODY SHELLS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE FACTORY WHEN IT CLOSED BY A VERY ANGRY CHIEF DRAFTSMAN !!!!!"

Is that an interesting way of saying "removed without permission", and potentially the seller is guilty of 'handling stolen goods'?

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"PART OF A SMALL COLLECTION AVAILABLE OF BLANK BODY SHELLS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE FACTORY WHEN IT CLOSED BY A VERY ANGRY CHIEF DRAFTSMAN !!!!!"

Is that an interesting way of saying "removed without permission", and potentially the seller is guilty of 'handling stolen goods'?

I think it might be a year or two ago. Quite hard for the owner to be traced, I suspect. Probably pushing them up for some years. And it may well have been in lieu of wages owed etc. Not right, but angry employees have been known to do worse.

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Here's an interesting one, quite apart from the unusual format.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-Different-Heljan-Locomotives-75-00-Each-New-/150691781902?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4425948088770393783

 

Listing contains Heljan locomotives Class 50 58001 in Railfreight red stripe, and a Class 54 "Western Nobleman" in blue. I wasn't aware Heljan had made a Class 50 (or there were any Railfreight red stripe ones) and didn't know a Class 54 existed.

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Here's an interesting one, quite apart from the unusual format.

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...948088770393783

 

Listing contains Heljan locomotives Class 50 58001 in Railfreight red stripe, and a Class 54 "Western Nobleman" in blue. I wasn't aware Heljan had made a Class 50 (or there were any Railfreight red stripe ones) and didn't know a Class 54 existed.

 

He actually lised all 5 as one job lot for £400 at least twice (maybe thrice) saying he would not split (shown earlier on this thread)..... Unsurprisingly no one buyer is interested in this collection so he's now split them......

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Yeah, these new-fangled TOPS codes confuse the heck out of me, too.

Aye, and from the look of the box tray it's soaking in oil, the words ''bargepole and don't touch'' come to mind.

Probably WD 40 or 3 in 1 used and we all know what they do to plastic.

 

Dave Franks.

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Well blow me down, I've thought wrongly all these years!..

 

class 20 http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ab11b68f3

 

"LIMA Class 20 5173 BR D6755 Diesel Loco OO gauge Livery."

 

I can't decide what are nouns and what adjectives in this whacko description. As for livery, does this mean it has one, or it's actually in 'OO gauge livery,' which sounds interesting. Everything is wrong here. Darwin contender.

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Now this is what I call a PROPPER mark up!

Sold at the vectis auction on the 5th of November for £580 which with fees works out at £719.20 if i've got me maths right.

Now look at it!

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=370557765330

Good 'ole Gostude!

 

I read your link and some of the wording seemed quite similar to a listing I have been pondering - is this the same person? Very similar shop name too.

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A "rare" monstrocity that I do hope is in fact unique!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Hornby-R2519-Weathered-Class-59-59005-Foster-Yeoman-Kenneth-J-Painter-Boxed-/380389054675?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item5890f458d3

 

That has to be one of the worst and most inappropriate weathering jobs I have seen in years. Even Hornby's infamous weathered Transrail 37 was marginally better than this!!

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http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2eb9798931

 

I'm not the brightest when it comes to TOPS diesel designations, but this didn't seem quite right.

 

In this poster's defence, he has added a line near the bottom admitting his error.

 

I would have thought that it would have been cheaper to make the locomotive

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1423.l2649

 

Terry

 

but that does have real WELSH coal in the bunker - taking accuracy to a whole new level!! :D

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