RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 Put him in "D cell"? Ok, going a bit flat now. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 40152 said: Nooooo…I’ve got the tune stuck in my head now…. Best TV theme tune ever. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 Agreed, but ‘Rawhide’ ran it close, and I rather liked ‘Champion, the Wonder Horse’! They don’t write ’em like that any more… 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 Of course, ‘Lone Ranger’ was a classic… Taxi? 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2022 Not eBay but... https://www.hattons.co.uk/868929/hornby_dublo_3211dublo_po13_class_a4_4_6_2_mallard_261_in_island_transport_livery_3_rail_pre_owned_noisy_/stockdetail Yikes! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 49 minutes ago, The Johnster said: Of course, ‘Lone Ranger’ was a classic… Taxi? Well, the definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell overture without thinking of The Lone Ranger. A Taxi bar, yes please! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 Spike Millgans original Q5 theme still cracks me up. Mike. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 42 minutes ago, 5944 said: Not eBay but... https://www.hattons.co.uk/868929/hornby_dublo_3211dublo_po13_class_a4_4_6_2_mallard_261_in_island_transport_livery_3_rail_pre_owned_noisy_/stockdetail Yikes! This prompted me to have a squiz at Hat's 2h pages, something I used to do regularly but got fed up with their shennanigans. Most entertaining in a 'tsk, what did you expect' sort of way. They haven't improved; overpriced and obsessed with the condition of the box over the contents. In fact, the box obsession seems to have led to the practice of photographing the models inside the box, not IMHO particularly informative even if it were done properly, but Hats, bless 'em, photograph with light reflecting off the plastic window, meaning the model inside could be in more or less any state for all we know. They are capable of turning up with what look like reasonable bargains; a Baccy BR 4MT tank for £58 (poor box) is not bad, but are inconsistent to say the least. Are they still using the old excuse of 'new recruit in 2h pricing' to excuse all this? Come off it, Hattons you scalping scousers, we're not fooled any more! 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 5944 said: Not eBay but... https://www.hattons.co.uk/868929/hornby_dublo_3211dublo_po13_class_a4_4_6_2_mallard_261_in_island_transport_livery_3_rail_pre_owned_noisy_/stockdetail Yikes! A bargain at £56, apparently. I used to read their secondhand pages, yes there was the odd bargain, but not anything that I actually wanted. It does provide a bit of amusement for a boring train journey though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, MrWolf said: A bargain at £56, apparently. I used to read their secondhand pages, yes there was the odd bargain, but not anything that I actually wanted. It does provide a bit of amusement for a boring train journey though. It kept me entertained for a few minutes earlier as well. I mean, £56 for a badly painted, partly dismantled, Hornby Dublo A4 (without tender), but at least the box is fair condition! You can get a decent model on eBay for £70. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Rails of Sheffield also use the “new member of staff” excuse when tackled about things like obviously Mazak-rot affected models being “suitable for repair”, and always this obsession with “box in good condition” Steve S 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 RoS declined my offer for something yesterday, that with the ebay 15% discount would have been about 90% of the new cost (and it is available new) - apparently they want more than the retail price on a new one for a used one 😆 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bucoops said: RoS declined my offer for something yesterday, that with the ebay 15% discount would have been about 90% of the new cost (and it is available new) - apparently they want more than the retail price on a new one for a used one 😆 Considering the mark up from what they offer for secondhand items, they do have some "interesting" prices. I generally only buy used items from individuals and new items from traders when it comes to railway items. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 15 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Considering the mark up from what they offer for secondhand items, they do have some "interesting" prices. I generally only buy used items from individuals and new items from traders when it comes to railway items. Normally I can get quite a bit off their initial price by doing offers but for some reason they are sticking to this one. Oh well, I don't *need* it :) 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DK123GWR Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Bucoops said: Normally I can get quite a bit off their initial price by doing offers but for some reason they are sticking to this one. Oh well, I don't *need* it :) I've noticed that they have started turning down offer that I'd have expected them to accept 6 months ago. It has led to lost sales. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Bucoops said: RoS declined my offer for something yesterday, that with the ebay 15% discount would have been about 90% of the new cost (and it is available new) - apparently they want more than the retail price on a new one for a used one 😆 I think the retailer pays for the discount, not ebay. They usually decline offers when one of those discounts is around for that reason. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Hal Nail said: I think the retailer pays for the discount, not ebay. They usually decline offers when one of those discounts is around for that reason. The last item I bought from them was also with a 15% discount and a cheeky offer. They initially rejected it but then accepted on the second attempt. This time it's simply declined. Obviously they know how much they paid for it but listing at over retail price new seems daft :) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Bucoops said: The last item I bought from them was also with a 15% discount and a cheeky offer. They initially rejected it but then accepted on the second attempt. This time it's simply declined. Obviously they know how much they paid for it but listing at over retail price new seems daft :) i was editing my post but youve replied before i could finish! Ive combined in the past as well but recently theyve been refusing and said it was because of the 15 % i was after a bogie bolster which they have 57 new but wanted 70 for a very slightly different liveried 2nd hand one, even though i pointed this out to them. Edited August 16, 2022 by Hal Nail 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted August 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2022 Rails' pricing can be very hit and miss. I've bought locos for £39 that would normally go for at least double that. One this evening I looked at was £109.50, minus the 15% brings it down to £93. The equivalent new is over £200, and it's not that much improved compared to the secondhand one Rails were offering. Some of their job lot stuff is keenly priced too, but you get an equal amount which is just a box of tat! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304601841765?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LtrFMuqjTdy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Surely this isn’t permitted? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, ianmacc said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304601841765?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LtrFMuqjTdy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Surely this isn’t permitted? Seems the seller takes a perverse pleasure from selling 'mystery' boxes!? Two bidders appear to have taken the bait! Edited August 18, 2022 by Paul H Vigor to add information 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2022 Shroedinger’s bargains! I think it’s permitted with the ‘mystery box’ description, but he’s sailing a bit close to the wind IMHO. After all, he knows what’s in the boxes, and it could be said that withholding this information is deliberately misleading, unless he could prove that he didn’t know what is in the boxes. And given that he knows that the boxes contain sundry model railway or car bits, sundry toys etc., he can’t really claim that! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted August 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 16/08/2022 at 21:08, Hal Nail said: I think the retailer pays for the discount, not ebay. They usually decline offers when one of those discounts is around for that reason. The discount is shared between the retailer and eBay. I do not know the proportions but I was told this by a retailer. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: Shroedinger’s bargains! I think it’s permitted with the ‘mystery box’ description, but he’s sailing a bit close to the wind IMHO. After all, he knows what’s in the boxes, and it could be said that withholding this information is deliberately misleading, unless he could prove that he didn’t know what is in the boxes. And given that he knows that the boxes contain sundry model railway or car bits, sundry toys etc., he can’t really claim that! Nope :) Edited August 18, 2022 by Bucoops 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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