33C Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, CHAZ D said: Because your hoover makes the vacuum! I sold my Hoover, it was only gathering dust...... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 My Hoover totally sucks... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 6, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2022 13 hours ago, The Johnster said: Then why is my Hoover so noisy? Because it sucks? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 13 hours ago, Iskra said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374157123106?hash=item571d809e22:g:EVkAAOSwdytivJ51 What do we think of this scrap loco, currently going at 99p? Better than the £200 one? 13 hours ago, John Besley said: It's slightly better, If I had a Airfix/ Dapol Hunslet kicking around I'd see what I could turn out... Just for the sheer H' of it Its not that bad, it would be ideal as a "rat rod" loco, if the person who prepared it hadn't scrawled on it with a white marker pen! The green flock on the front steps and buffer beam don't do it any favours either, and is that a pool of glue behind the buffers? There's even more in front of the cab on the other side... If it hadn't had those features, I might have put a bid in on it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 18 hours ago, The Johnster said: Then why is my Hoover so noisy? It swallowed a Xenomorph XX121?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: My Hoover totally sucks... Try a Class 37?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Try a Class 37?? They just blow. Sometimes with flames... (Google 'class 37 cold start') Anyhow, a 37 is a "Tractor", what you're looking for is a Class 50! :-) Edited July 6, 2022 by Hroth A bit more info! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 As an engineer, I've avoided diesels like the plague, it's actually caused me to no longer volunteer on preservation. My own experience is one of dodging people who: buy scrap diesel, (the easiest part) then spend several years trying to get people to weld it up and generally fix it for free, whilst regularly talking about what they could sell it for. 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Hroth said: They just blow. Sometimes with flames... (Google 'class 37 cold start') Anyhow, a 37 is a "Tractor", what you're looking for is a Class 50! :-) 50 Shades of Clag! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Hroth said: They just blow. Sometimes with flames... (Google 'class 37 cold start') Anyhow, a 37 is a "Tractor", what you're looking for is a Class 50! :-) BTW, I've heard a Scottish 37 referred to as a Tractor MacThrash! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40152 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Hroth said: They just blow. Sometimes with flames... (Google 'class 37 cold start') Anyhow, a 37 is a "Tractor", what you're looking for is a Class 50! :-) 37s were always known as Siphons round our way, so would suck happily alongside their EE sister Hoovers ;) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 6, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 hours ago, 40152 said: 37s were always known as Siphons round our way, so would suck happily alongside their EE sister Hoovers ;) Back in the day, we called them bags, as in bag of nails. Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 6, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) Anyone want to compare e bay prices with a proper auction? See Charles Hanson's Train auction prices: https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/193 N.B. Last September Edited July 6, 2022 by melmerby 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 It's a double edged sword though. It's fine if you're making a profit, but of course, all the rest are then considered to be worth that much, limiting the number of potential buyers who can justify paying the price asked. So they won't sell as easily and as with most non essentials, the market loses interest. When you apply the formula to housing, it eventually drives up the cost of living to the kind of unsustainable level we have now. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, melmerby said: Anyone want to compare e bay prices with a proper auction? See Charles Hanson's Train auction prices: https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/193 N.B. Last September Hammer price+25% buyers premium+VAT, + Internet bidding fee (+VAT)+Postage (whatever it is), no doubt +VAT too. And if you don't collect it quickly enough, storage fees (probably +VAT too) So lot 5, an OO gauge Heljan Kestrel with a hammer price of £95, comes out as £142.5 before a possible internet bidding fee and postage. Makes eBay seem a lot more transparent, for a buyer at least! Edited July 6, 2022 by Hroth 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 6, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Hroth said: Hammer price+25% buyers premium+VAT, + Internet bidding fee (+VAT)+Postage (whatever it is), no doubt +VAT too. And if you don't collect it quickly enough, storage fees (probably +VAT too) Hammer price + (Buyers premium + Vat) + etc. Vat not payable on the item unless the seller is VAT registered You wont pay postage and storage fees☹️ In my case if I had won something I would collect it Still some bargains, especially if you wanted 0 gauge PO wagons. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 When it comes to housing, people tend to buy as quickly as possible and pay the asking price or more before the price of property gets out their reach. Developers and speculators make their money during the bust periods. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, melmerby said: Hammer price + (Buyers premium + Vat) + etc. Vat not payable on the item unless the seller is VAT registered You wont pay postage and storage fees☹️ In my case if I had won something I would collect it Still some bargains, especially if you wanted 0 gauge PO wagons. Just going on the auction house t&c page, says that the buyer pays a 25% auction premium plus vat (plus all the rest). I must say that all the extras make real auctions sound like something to be avoided unless you're very good at mental arithmetic. Edited July 6, 2022 by Hroth Spelin... Not good at mental 'rithmetic either, its what calculators are for! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2022 Not ebay but my local Junk Shop Antiques & Collectibles Emporium has a new window display this evening. You may recall the magazine part work Great British Locomotives (a.k.a. Great Bulbous Lumps) from a few years ago with cheap static knockoffs of established RTR products. Worth about a fiver a go including postage on a good day, he wants upwards of 35 to 45 quid a piece!! 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted July 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2022 31 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Not ebay but my local Junk Shop Antiques & Collectibles Emporium has a new window display this evening. You may recall the magazine part work Great British Locomotives (a.k.a. Great Bulbous Lumps) from a few years ago with cheap static knockoffs of established RTR products. Worth about a fiver a go including postage on a good day, he wants upwards of 35 to 45 quid a piece!! The worry is some kind meaning Spouse might buy one as a prezzie... Oh dear! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Got a tonne of them in the model shop I work at. They're great when weathered and placed at the back of a layout but they're not worth more than £8, which is what we charge. All stock is donated, and all money goes towards upkeep of our steam locos, which is why we charge a lot. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CHAZ D Posted July 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384995157197?epid=1082892013&hash=item59a37fe4cd%3Ag%3AD0AAAOSwkipiyAHs&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAkAoncwKZK3OrMnZrtgbYEWSmpvaig39BmWpK4ZF2ny9C3JoPpHCRO3UZEXdcoA0zKIZaJ31dvEFIBSSx6fV7DUTgHHoq8Kkiy3AYIPxkM47IBq7YdGT05kzF7QXfW9ZhFe6z7eqFdxhUQNyGlsr219OjEi8q7wyk6TfLji3zsZrV2IdZIt7knwW%2BrnIWJHXUWQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9b679W7YA&LH_BIN=1 New in box?????? Wrong tender, chimney missing, coupling rod misaligned Tender drive £84.99. Who is this joker and there are two adverts for this loco!!! 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Box is also very poor condition, possibly the only straight part of the description? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, MrWolf said: Box is also very poor condition, possibly the only straight part of the description? Were one a cricketer, a 'box' in poor condition may also bring tears to one's eyes! 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Were one a cricketer, a 'box' in poor condition may also bring tears to one's eyes! Howzat? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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