IncorrectlySpelt Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lima-00-Gauge-BR-blue-grey-brake-coach-converted-to-4-COR-Trailer/293849381090 It's a driving trailer, but looking like that I have no idea what it could be, its definetly not a COR DMBT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 34 minutes ago, IncorrectlySpelt said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lima-00-Gauge-BR-blue-grey-brake-coach-converted-to-4-COR-Trailer/293849381090 It's a driving trailer, but looking like that I have no idea what it could be, its definetly not a COR DMBT It could be one of those 'representations' we have been hearing about? This one looks a bit chewed!? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 6 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/model-railway-backwards-miniatures-sn3-kit-built-mallet/254824726923?hash=item3b54bcc18b:g:VHwAAOSwYV5f60oU "... backwards miniatures ..." I wonder what it's like going forwards?? Perhaps it was going backwards for Christmas... Should be “Backwoods” Miniatures - autocorrect probably struck again. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Perhaps it was going backwards for Christmas... Should be “Backwoods” Miniatures - autocorrect probably struck again. Cheers Darius "Ying tong yiddle I po!" Darn that autocorrect! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) WTH???? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Unidentified-2-Rail-O-Scale-Kit-Built-55-Weyerhaeuser-All-Door-Box-Car/224288388374 I have one of these and am totally flummoxed at the resulting price! One of the perils of placing a nuclear bid; someone else just may have the same idea! Now I think that maybe I should put mine in a safe deposit box! I was watching it thinking that I might like a second one but lost interest early on as mine has the same road number and I am not a fan of "patching" new reporting marks; besides, mine is built just as nicely as the one in the auction and is the proper green. The bid history (I left out most of the intermediate bids for clarity): 3***r(1223feedback score: 1223) $203.50 3 Jan 2021 at 6:20:33PM PST y***3(306feedback score: 306) $201.00 3 Jan 2021 at 6:20:32PM PST 8***t(357feedback score: 357) $61.09 3 Jan 2021 at 6:20:29PM PST t***4(1125feedback score: 1125) $50.55 3 Jan 2021 at 8:57:59AM PST n***2(482feedback score: 482) $11.00 28 Dec 2020 at 12:03:05PM PST Starting Price $9.99 27 Dec 2020 at 6:20:36PM PST I bet the seller is quite happy; or will be when it is paid for! BTW: This would sell at a show for under $100.00. Hmmm, ignore that "- 16.41", it crept into the editor and refuses to leave! Edited January 4, 2021 by J. S. Bach To add some forgotten text. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 02/01/2021 at 07:06, leopardml2341 said: Not so much madness, just a demonstration of the greed which eBay creates..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rails-Of-Sheffield-50-Anniversary-Wagon/224293859876?hash=item3438f4b224:g:aAYAAOSwQHVf5v3W Or you could just get an unpainted Dapol LMS vent van About £6.46 plus £2.75 delivery from Hattons or other fine retailers! 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-SL-330-Decoupler-/303834964914?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 5 times normal price ??? Edited January 4, 2021 by rab Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockalaucher101 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Not sure if this seller has been mentioned before but here we are. https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/optimaldavey?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 Not exactly mad himself, but what is mad is how everything he has is equally damaged. Where does he get it all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 It looks like someone who has a deal with a model shop, anything they get in as blown up, dropped or bodged, comes his way. Or perhaps he has a shop and these are the leftovers from repairs or items beyond repair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockalaucher101 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, MrWolf said: It looks like someone who has a deal with a model shop, anything they get in as blown up, dropped or bodged, comes his way. Or perhaps he has a shop and these are the leftovers from repairs or items beyond repair. Sounds possible. It would certainly explain where it's a lot of recent Hornby, most of which look like ex trainset items. But still, there's a lot of broken loco's in there. Good source of spares though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 Not so much madness, as wilfully misdescribed https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Hornby-R3530-BR-J15-Class-0-6-0-Steam-Locomotive/333846043380?epid=2251023285&hash=item4dbac65af4:g:NOsAAOSwqBFf8i-i A rather sad old Triang/Hornby 3F tender loco is a "Hornby R3530 BR J15 Class 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive"? I only came across it as after I had posted the unpainted Dapol van above, I thought it might be fun to get a cheap 0-6-0 from ebay and spray it with grey primer so that with a few of the vans it could either be a "ghost train" or a "photographic grey" train. As far as the 3F is concerned, it wouldn't bother me if I bid on it and got it for at most 15 quid or so. But if some poor oik thought they were getting a recent J15... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Rockalaucher101 said: Not sure if this seller has been mentioned before but here we are. https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/optimaldavey?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 Not exactly mad himself, but what is mad is how everything he has is equally damaged. Where does he get it all? 42 minutes ago, MrWolf said: It looks like someone who has a deal with a model shop, anything they get in as blown up, dropped or bodged, comes his way. Or perhaps he has a shop and these are the leftovers from repairs or items beyond repair. Not sure many shops get unpainted Hornby EPs. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-Class-43-HST-locomotive-train-body-shell-high-detail/254796488670 or unpainted Maunsell coach bodies, with interiors https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-Loco-Plain-Coach-Body-Shell-Windows-Seats-Train-Model-Railways-Spares/254810737557 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-Loco-Plain-White-Train-Coach-Body-Shell-Spares-Repairs-Model-Railways/254810732397 My school of thought is this Hornby repairs / testing / returns left overs being sold off either directly / indirectly, or maybe a Biffa Skip Raider cashing in. Edited January 4, 2021 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockalaucher101 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, adb968008 said: My school of thought is this Hornby repairs / testing / returns left overs being sold off either directly / indirectly, or maybe a Biffa Skip Raider cashing in. Again, a good theory. It'd certainly explain the mangled valve gear on some of those chassis. But I can't see a manufacturer throwing away serviceable chassis when the broken bits can be replaced. Thinking of snapping up one of his Duke of Gloucester chassis to make a caprotti Merchant Navy mentioned on the imaginary loco's thread. Beats some of the prices I've seen for loco's in similar condition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 29 minutes ago, adb968008 said: My school of thought is this Hornby repairs / testing / returns left overs being sold off either directly / indirectly, or maybe a Biffa Skip Raider cashing in. Hmm, located at Sandwich, not far from Margate, and the short-lived location of head office..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Rockalaucher101 said: Again, a good theory. It'd certainly explain the mangled valve gear on some of those chassis. But I can't see a manufacturer throwing away serviceable chassis when the broken bits can be replaced. If its returned they cannot resell it as new if its damaged. Whats on offer here is a large quantity of clearly well past it stuff thats in different states of damage / strip down. I often wondered what Hornby did with its returns. My guess is most are stored for repairs and gradually stripped down. But i’d imagine theres both finite time and space for hanging on before getting rid. AC Models seems to have a lot of new spares better quality Returns (not so long ago they were selling fully assembled Silver A4’s, but no tender), and occasionally locos that look like good quality returns. Bachmann use Warley to offload a lot of returns, Dapol uses a few trade shows and DCC supplies as an outlet. No idea for Heljan (but Gaugemaster sells new spares). Edited January 4, 2021 by adb968008 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockalaucher101 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, adb968008 said: I often wondered what Hornby did with its returns. My guess is most are stored for repairs and gradually stripped down. But i’d imagine theres both finite time and space for hanging on before getting rid. Makes you wonder if someone was just asked to shift a lot of the stored stock if that's the case. Looks to me like it's all Hornby stock which does lend to that idea. If there was anything by other manufacturers that'd add some weight to the model shop returns theory. He's got some useful stuff on there, I'll give him that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, adb968008 said: If its returned they cannot resell it as new if its damaged. Whats on offer here is a large quantity of clearly well past it stuff thats in different states of damage / strip down. I often wondered what Hornby did with its returns. My guess is most are stored for repairs and gradually stripped down. But i’d imagine theres both finite time and space for hanging on before getting rid. AC Models seems to have a lot of new spares better quality Returns (not so long ago they were selling fully assembled Silver A4’s, but no tender), and occasionally locos that look like good quality returns. Bachmann use Warley to offload a lot of returns, Dapol uses a few trade shows and DCC supplies as an outlet. No idea for Heljan (but Gaugemaster sells new spares). Returns are not stripped down for spares by Hornby, I don't know how exactly they dispose of their returns but to check them and dismantle them for spares would not be viable as labour costs alone would be high. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 hours ago, rab said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-SL-330-Decoupler-/303834964914?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 5 times normal price ??? No kidding! "Peco SL-330 Decoupler Brand: PECO 3.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings Price:£4.02 & FREE Delivery" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: No kidding! "Peco SL-330 Decoupler Brand: PECO 3.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings Price:£4.02 & FREE Delivery" Peco list price is 2.30 for a pack of two, being charitable, it might be a slip of the fingers typing the price in... Then again. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dapol-Model-Railway-Modern-Shop-Flat-Plastic-Kit-OO-Scale-1-76/303611011519?hash=item46b0a061bf:g:hdwAAOSwKWle~D6k £25.99! Edited January 4, 2021 by Hroth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Hroth said: Peco list price is 2.30 for a pack of two, being charitable, it might be a slip of the fingers typing the price in... Then again. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dapol-Model-Railway-Modern-Shop-Flat-Plastic-Kit-OO-Scale-1-76/303611011519?hash=item46b0a061bf:g:hdwAAOSwKWle~D6k £25.99! Well I thought for a moment it might be one of the 1960s jobs in the original box / hanging bag with the misprint.... Anyone else ever noticed that this kit owes a lot to the RAF airfield control tower kit? Edited January 4, 2021 by MrWolf Stupid autocorrect 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold LimboBrit Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 5 hours ago, rab said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peco-SL-330-Decoupler-/303834964914?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 5 times normal price ??? And weighing in at 1.91kg! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Peco list price is 2.30 for a pack of two, being charitable, it might be a slip of the fingers typing the price in... Then again. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dapol-Model-Railway-Modern-Shop-Flat-Plastic-Kit-OO-Scale-1-76/303611011519?hash=item46b0a061bf:g:hdwAAOSwKWle~D6k £25.99! Bigamart - brings to mind Frankie Howerd? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Bigamart - brings to mind Frankie Howerd? Ohhhh, errrr! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Returns are not stripped down for spares by Hornby, I don't know how exactly they dispose of their returns but to check them and dismantle them for spares would not be viable as labour costs alone would be high. Id agree there but if someone returned something needing a part, having damaged/ return stock to boneyard from is cheaper than swapping old for new off the shelf (if thats even possible if not sold out) , especially if the purchaser had made “in warranty” mods like weathering etc. most of whats listed on his site, isnt 2019 stuff, its older. Edited January 4, 2021 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted January 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2021 Apparently it's a 37.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-n-gauge-class-37-non-running-space-or-repair-10/233846537053?hash=item367256fb5d:g:quEAAOSwGzpf8y4N 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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