RMweb Premium Gary H Posted October 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2013 Farther down the page: Business seller informationModel Car World GmbH Klaus Kiunke Böttgerstr. 14 65439 Flörsheim am Main Deutschland Well if that is indeed the case, its a shame. They have some nice 1:87 scale vehicles on there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted October 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2013 Is is just me or is the postage cost on this a little on the high side?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Van-Royal-Mail-GB-1-87-Brekina-/181233699772?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item2a325ecbbc Crome hub caps on a "Royal Mail" van. I don't think so. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavesontheline Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Strewth..... http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=171134982083 I know this has been covered many times before but I can't believe the prices FGW stuff is fetching. I could retire early if I sold all mine at these prices! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Not necc madness just something a bit out of the ordinary. Mind you, one of our regulars would say 'you are bidding on a hard to find.....' http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-1-4-Gauge-Diesel-Outline-Locomotive-/221305215198?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3386d198de Ugly as sin but looks reasonably well finished. Depending on how well the mechanics have been done, 800 quid for a working(?) 7.25" loco isn't bad at all. They're still trying to sell that! I think it might be another one. Those things are being churned out by the containerload in 3rd-World sweatshops. Harleys, trucks and muscle-cars in a similar "naive" style are also common subjects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 Strewth..... http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=171134982083 I know this has been covered many times before but I can't believe the prices FGW stuff is fetching. I could retire early if I sold all mine at these prices! But never forget that price might be dictated by what two people are prepared to pay, once one of them has paid it the next person along might not be prepared to pay as much and the price reached by the two highest bidders might well be a lot lower - you always need at two buyers with very deep pockets to achieve the highest prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 Is is just me or is the postage cost on this a little on the high side?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Van-Royal-Mail-GB-1-87-Brekina-/181233699772?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item2a325ecbbc Why can't it deliver itself? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 OK, a sightly different one here. No problem with the product or the starting price, but why can't sellers understand that using your listing to whinge about how awful your 'customers are is an incredibly offputting way of selling your stuff. It's a modern day version of the minority of shops in the old days that featured some miserable old git who viewed any customer as a timewaster and/or thief and peppered the stock with notices like 'don't touch' (and yes, I remember back in the 80s as a teenager those shopkeepers that automatically assumed I was a lout because I was under 40, interested in diesels, and unable at that age to whittle my own rolling stock out of balsa wood.....) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-GAUGE-R2206-LMS-CORONATION-BLUE-6220-BOXED-MINT-SUPER-DETAIL-DCC-READY-/171158497313?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item27d9d76821 I know that there are difficult buyers out there in both cyberspace and the real world but I can honestly say if you are open and polite then the experience is overwhelmingly a positive one. PS I am now over 40 and still having trouble whittling my rolling stock out of balsa wood 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 if I feel a description is not necessary then I will just leave it to the title. which is: Hornby 00 GAUGE COLLECTION MASSIVE HUGE OF SPARES AND REPAIRS AS SHOWN Glad that's clear then. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-GAUGE-COLLECTION-MASSIVE-HUGE-OF-SPARES-AND-REPAIRS-AS-SHOWN-/171158510558?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item27d9d79bde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I see that the price has now dropped... Slashed from £28,500.00 ... to.... ....wait for it... Only £2850.00 - and still with free postage Well, it was subsequently dropped to £285, and I see it's now 'only' £245... ...still too much? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) if I feel a description is not necessary then I will just leave it to the title. which is: Hornby 00 GAUGE COLLECTION MASSIVE HUGE OF SPARES AND REPAIRS AS SHOWN Glad that's clear then. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-GAUGE-COLLECTION-MASSIVE-HUGE-OF-SPARES-AND-REPAIRS-AS-SHOWN-/171158510558?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item27d9d79bde The percentage of 'non Hornby' seems quite high. Obviously the seller, doesn't have a rubbish bin. Someone is desperate enough to make a bid though, perhaps they have 3 sets of Tri-ang wheels that are looking for a suitable home? Edited October 27, 2013 by kevinlms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 Is massive the new awesome I wonder. Put them in the bin man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Why can't it deliver itself? Its the uncertainty in its present location which makes it difficult. Item location: 65439 Floersheim, GER, United Kingdom Keith 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 I walked past one of these in Rails at £6 because I thought it was too expensive, but bloody hellfire; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-GMR-No-54347-SHELL-20-ton-TANK-WAGON-MIB-/300785151856 Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 I walked past one of these in Rails at £6 because I thought it was too expensive, but bloody hellfire; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-GMR-No-54347-SHELL-20-ton-TANK-WAGON-MIB-/300785151856 Mike. A bit steep indeed! Even our friend "Gostude" is undercutting him by half! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-GMR-54347-SHELL-20-Ton-PETROL-TANKER-WAGON-2373-MINT-BOXED-py-/330893343095?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4d0ac7b977 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Not a comment you hear everyday!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 A bit steep indeed! Even our friend "Gostude" is undercutting him by half! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-GMR-54347-SHELL-20-Ton-PETROL-TANKER-WAGON-2373-MINT-BOXED-py-/330893343095?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4d0ac7b977 Unless they are working together Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 A bit steep indeed! Even our friend "Gostude" is undercutting him by half! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-GMR-54347-SHELL-20-Ton-PETROL-TANKER-WAGON-2373-MINT-BOXED-py-/330893343095?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4d0ac7b977 The title says MINT BOXED but his description says excellent used.Covers all bases with ambiguity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavesontheline Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 But never forget that price might be dictated by what two people are prepared to pay, once one of them has paid it the next person along might not be prepared to pay as much and the price reached by the two highest bidders might well be a lot lower - you always need at two buyers with very deep pockets to achieve the highest prices. Agree, that is often what you see. In this instance however there were 10 bidders and 17 bids! It could have been down to two bidders fighting it out at the bitter end though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 "loco only, driving wheels and pony truck.no bogies ,cylinders or motion. some very minor body damage. for spares or restoration . good condition." So how does a model get into this (good?) condition? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-gauge-made-in-china-bulleid-pacific-m-n-35020-bibby-line-loco-only-/380754706758?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item58a6bfc146 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted October 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2013 "loco only, driving wheels and pony truck.no bogies ,cylinders or motion. some very minor body damage. for spares or restoration . good condition." So how does a model get into this (good?) condition? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-gauge-made-in-china-bulleid-pacific-m-n-35020-bibby-line-loco-only-/380754706758?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item58a6bfc146 One for Woodmores of this parish I think! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 One careless owner? OR Broken for "spares"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Would you buy a model on the basis of only a line illustration, with no photos at all? Does the model even exist? Are bidders being taken for a ride? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted October 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hmm I see he 'sold' this before....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kit-built-finescale-4mm-gwr-1838-2-2-2-2-2-2-hurricane-broad-gauge-locomotive-/221296553428?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item33864d6dd4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted October 28, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Would you buy a model on the basis of only a line illustration, with no photos at all? Does the model even exist? Are bidders being taken for a ride?Strange, "I AM LOOKING FOR ABOUT £325 ON A BUY IT NOW" but no BIN button. Unfortunately, my eyes rebel against a block of text like that. :-/ Mind you 100% positive feedback on a couple of thousand sales. Edited October 28, 2013 by JCL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Would I buy anything from anyone who referred to the locomotive having a chinmey? Honestly, it's be like dealing with Mary Poppins-era Dick Van Dyke. (Shuffles off muttering "chin-chinmery, chin-chinmery, chin-chin-cheroo". Me old china). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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