andyman7 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 10 hours ago, John M Upton said: Shill bidding or two lunatics with more money than sense? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Hornby-THOMAS-THE-TANK-AND-FRIENDS-R9684-MURDOCH-Locomotive-DCC-Ready/264904270320?hash=item3dad8661f0:g:nD0AAOSwZbhfjHTf These have been going for absolutely silly money for years now. And to think at one time Model Railways Direct had them a £58 a pop with dozens in stock.......... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I bet you're gutted about that! Totally 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Darius43 said: Why do this? Given the sums that pristine examples are getting on eBay. Darius I confess I rather like it.....I suspect it may have been done before they rocketed in price. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, lofty1966 said: 12 minutes ago, lofty1966 said: I think our friend with the Railroad wagon pack is unimpressed "Congratulations - your application to the blocked bidders list has been successfully approved! Have a great day!" The same message I received last week, word for word. Presumably a stock response to all offers but why would the seller tick the "accept offers" box, and then not use the auto-refusal setting to refuse offers below a certain threshold? For good measure I have blocked this seller from bidding on any of my items. Curiously, after I received the message last week I tried to buy Preiser figures from a retail seller and eBay wouldn't let me check out. I subsequently bought the Presier figures directly from the seller's own website. Then two days later a message popped up on eBay reminding me about the uncompleted checkout for the Preiser figures and another from eBay inviting me to bid again on the Railroad wagons. 1 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Darius43 said: Why do this? Given the sums that pristine examples are getting on eBay. Darius Maybe the original model had damaged paintwork? One way of covering it up? 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Or, maybe paint it yellow? 1 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, Sarahagain said: Or, maybe paint it yellow? Or take painting inspiration from The Rolling Stones? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Or take painting inspiration from The Rolling Stones? But it didn't have a red door. Mike. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 If there is a line of cars and they are all painted black, you're drunk and that's a taxi rank. Or if you have a real daytime drinking problem, you may be disrupting a funeral... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: If there is a line of cars and they are all painted black, you're drunk and that's a taxi rank. Or if you have a real daytime drinking problem, you may be disrupting a funeral... Or both.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK123GWR Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 £64.39? Not on your Nellie! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R455-0-4-0-Industrial-Tank-Locomotive-Working-OO-Gauge-Boxed/254626906463?hash=item3b48f2415f:g:3BAAAOSwNG5e6Kro 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2020 Murdoch has sailed past a grand now with two plus days still to go!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Hornby-THOMAS-THE-TANK-AND-FRIENDS-R9684-MURDOCH-Locomotive-DCC-Ready/264904270320?hash=item3dad8661f0:g:nD0AAOSwZbhfjHTf 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, DK123GWR said: £64.39? Not on your Nellie! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R455-0-4-0-Industrial-Tank-Locomotive-Working-OO-Gauge-Boxed/254626906463?hash=item3b48f2415f:g:3BAAAOSwNG5e6Kro 12 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Murdoch has sailed past a grand now with two plus days still to go!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Hornby-THOMAS-THE-TANK-AND-FRIENDS-R9684-MURDOCH-Locomotive-DCC-Ready/264904270320?hash=item3dad8661f0:g:nD0AAOSwZbhfjHTf On both counts I find myself back in the little Eritrean town of Dafuq?! 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2020 6 hours ago, John M Upton said: Murdoch has sailed past a grand now with two plus days still to go!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Hornby-THOMAS-THE-TANK-AND-FRIENDS-R9684-MURDOCH-Locomotive-DCC-Ready/264904270320?hash=item3dad8661f0:g:nD0AAOSwZbhfjHTf I bet Hereford Model Centre are rubbing their hands, it's odds on they will have a few of these tucked away in a corner unseen and unknown! Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 22 hours ago, DK123GWR said: £64.39? Not on your Nellie! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R455-0-4-0-Industrial-Tank-Locomotive-Working-OO-Gauge-Boxed/254626906463?hash=item3b48f2415f:g:3BAAAOSwNG5e6Kro One thing to be said in the vendors favour, it's not "L@@K RARE!" This is a bit more sensibly priced, though without the essential box and instructions, that are evidently worth at least £56.29... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R455-Tri-ang-Hornby-0-4-0-Industrial-Tank-Locomotive-25550/124386975732 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Hroth said: One thing to be said in the vendors favour, it's not "L@@K RARE!" This is a bit more sensibly priced, though without the essential box and instructions, that are evidently worth at least £56.29... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R455-Tri-ang-Hornby-0-4-0-Industrial-Tank-Locomotive-25550/124386975732 Price trap set for model railway newbies? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 23/10/2020 at 09:35, John M Upton said: Murdoch has sailed past a grand now with two plus days still to go!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Hornby-THOMAS-THE-TANK-AND-FRIENDS-R9684-MURDOCH-Locomotive-DCC-Ready/264904270320?hash=item3dad8661f0:g:nD0AAOSwZbhfjHTf But I see that the reserve has been met! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: But I see that the reserve has been met! Hadn't noticed that one had been imposed! £1240 now, plus delivery.... Wish I'd bought one when the local model shop was selling Murdoch and Spencer off for about 70 quid each, and they had several examples of each! However, I thought they were a tad expensive at that price... 2 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldomtom2 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Surely at this point the price has far outstripped the cost of a Railroad 9F + respray and etched plates? 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, eldomtom2 said: Surely at this point the price has far outstripped the cost of a Railroad 9F + respray and etched plates? Don't forget you need to stick a face on it. That's another £1100. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, eldomtom2 said: Surely at this point the price has far outstripped the cost of a Railroad 9F + respray and etched plates? Was Murdoch moulded from mustard coloured plastic? 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: Don't forget you need to stick a face on it. That's another £1100. And a box, and papers. Like the versions of R455 above... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, Hroth said: Was Murdoch moulded from mustard coloured plastic? And a box, and papers. Like the versions of R455 above... For that money it would need solid gold coal in the tender and be hand delivered over breakfast with a Hollywood actress of my choice. It's daft money from daft bidders, its worth defined only by what someone is prepared to pay to possess it over the competition. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted October 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2020 It's even more odd when you consider Murdoch was a comparatively late entrant into the series, only made a handful of appearances (and a couple of those were reused footage cameos) and never appeared again as far as I am aware after the models to CGI transition. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Deffo something dodgy going on if you look at the list of bids. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 32 minutes ago, 73c said: Deffo something dodgy going on if you look at the list of bids. I have to wonder if the bidders are bidding up until the last moment, before withdrawing their bids at the last moment. Perhaps they want to teach the seller a lesson, or maybe they know the seller and want to mess him/her about, for some previous event? Time may yet reveal..... Julian 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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