ianmacc Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 29 minutes ago, John Besley said: Clearly designed by someone who saw a Sainsburys carpark and DPD distribution dept and thought why not... It’s actually very reminiscent of those old Hornby track plans books designed precisely to get as much track in as possible! I think I have the 1978 one. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, ianmacc said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266048470272?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=y8EYw3WjQtC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY ouch! Been in a box in somebody's attic since 1967. Hornby reintroduce TT and suddenly the lightbulb goes on and someone hears the distant ring of a cash register... I wonder how long ago the locos got cherry picked, or will they be up for sale separately? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255888130406?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0X1cXthGRTO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY ouch again! Different scale same delusion… 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, ianmacc said: It’s actually very reminiscent of those old Hornby track plans books designed precisely to get as much track in as possible! I think I have the 1978 one. If all built in HD or Tri-ang track it would make like one of the old displays of all the trains and equipment available for nineteen fifty something. I've seen a few of those at exhibitions and whilst not really my thing, I always find them impressive, just to see those old catalogue illustrations brought to life. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234812822842?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fqbly-B8SJa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY We have had TT3 and 00 so I’ll keep the theme going with H0 (well except the interloping coach. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, ianmacc said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255888130406?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0X1cXthGRTO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY ouch again! Different scale same delusion… One too many zeros in the price. Just looking at the pictures tells you that they've been properly taken care of. The same way that you might take care of a rat with a shovel that is. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, ianmacc said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234812822842?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fqbly-B8SJa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fPrBGeR6QDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY We have had TT3 and 00 so I’ll keep the theme going with H0 (well except the interloping coach. And the piles of OO and N items. A mixed bag of um... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Been in a box in somebody's attic since 1967. Hornby reintroduce TT and suddenly the lightbulb goes on and someone hears the distant ring of a cash register... Well the vendor's name says it all. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2022 I'm suspicious by default of 'job lots', an obvious way for the unscrupulous to dump rubbish on the unwary. 'Mystery bags' are even worse, as you can't even see if there's anything you might want in the collection. It's a bit like the current fad of selling rolling stock in 'rakes'; you get, for example, 4 assorted wagons which are not related in terms of region, period, or usage, at least one of which will be a real dog like those overlength brightly coloured Hornby minerals and vans with the footboards, and which the seller cannot dump in any other way. A rake of 4 7-plank minerals, or steel 10ton opens, or whatever, makes more sense and is a good way to build up block trains, but then you've got to renumber everything except the first one... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, The Johnster said: 'Mystery bags' are even worse, as you can't even see if there's anything you might want in the collection. for sale one pig in a poke. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 But at least you can see the poke... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, The Johnster said: I'm suspicious by default of 'job lots', an obvious way for the unscrupulous to dump rubbish on the unwary. 'Mystery bags' are even worse, as you can't even see if there's anything you might want in the collection. It's a bit like the current fad of selling rolling stock in 'rakes'; you get, for example, 4 assorted wagons which are not related in terms of region, period, or usage, at least one of which will be a real dog like those overlength brightly coloured Hornby minerals and vans with the footboards, and which the seller cannot dump in any other way. A rake of 4 7-plank minerals, or steel 10ton opens, or whatever, makes more sense and is a good way to build up block trains, but then you've got to renumber everything except the first one... It's a cynical way to get a bit extra for the one item that's (possibly) worth having, or starting an auction right near the top of the most valuable items maximum, in the belief that the buyer will bid up, thinking that they can dispose of the items they don't want and make their money back. It's the temptation they're selling. Anyone wanting quantity over quality will drop out of the auction below £5 anyway. I made the mistake of bidding on a job lot of kit built wagons once. They looked okay, but turned out to be junk, nicely painted etc, but they wouldn't run, having been built in such a way that the wheels barely rotated. Obviously weeded out of a collection or larger job lot. All of them were eventually binned, I salvaged the wheels and rooves, that was about it. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 40 minutes ago, The Johnster said: But at least you can see the poke... And you want the poke, then you encounter all the circling gannets who are after ALL the pigs to split up, mark up and resell. Wish there were more BIN opportunites for those customers dissillusioned by 'the trade' and its ways. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 47 minutes ago, MrWolf said: It's a cynical way to get a bit extra for the one item that's (possibly) worth having, or starting an auction right near the top of the most valuable items maximum, in the belief that the buyer will bid up, thinking that they can dispose of the items they don't want and make their money back. It's the temptation they're selling. Anyone wanting quantity over quality will drop out of the auction below £5 anyway. I made the mistake of bidding on a job lot of kit built wagons once. They looked okay, but turned out to be junk, nicely painted etc, but they wouldn't run, having been built in such a way that the wheels barely rotated. Obviously weeded out of a collection or larger job lot. All of them were eventually binned, I salvaged the wheels and rooves, that was about it. I guess that's always the danger of online auctions where you don't get to examine and handle the stock for sale - why, pre-covid, I never bought unseen online. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Luckily, it wasn't a large amount of money, about £20 IIRC. It taught me to take anything kit built with a pinch of salt, there's often a good reason it's being sold. Ask a lot of questions and be certain not to delete the answers! As for dealers and job lots, they don't like it when you use their tactics on them. Spot the object you are fairly confident you can get £350 for, (the rest is an unknown) and offer £250 cash for the lot, saying that of course you need to make a profit, you're in business, but does the seller want the hassle of identifying and individually selling all that junk? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 My challenge for 2023 must be to sell something for so much money that it makes it to this thread 😉 Wishful thinking, Merry Christmas everyone. 3 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Colin_McLeod said: My challenge for 2023 must be to sell something for so much money that it makes it to this thread 😉 Wishful thinking, Merry Christmas everyone. Don't forget to 'scrap' it first! 😎 Happy Christmas! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Colin_McLeod said: My challenge for 2023 must be to sell something for so much money that it makes it to this thread 😉 Wishful thinking, Merry Christmas everyone. I think secretky most of us wan't to "star" in this thread for one reason for another. Or is that just me? :D 2 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Bucoops said: I think secretky most of us wan't to "star" in this thread for one reason for another. Or is that just me? :D Imagine if this thread spawned a new 'son/daughter of Gostude' - and we knew who it really was! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) Erm… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282789635671 How much?! For set track points and not even a run around loop?! Madness! HOURS OF FUN! PS Finally the penny has dropped about deleting everything after the ? In eBay links!! Edited December 23, 2022 by SteveyDee68 Eureka! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said: Erm… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282789635671? How much?! For set track points and not even a run around loop?! Madness! HOURS OF FUN! PS Finally the penny has dropped about deleting everything after the ? In eBay links!! You can delete the "?" too... 😀 Soooooo.... for £1,600 you get 5 points, the equivalent of about 5 yards of flexitrack, some basic scenery and delivery is £110 extra. And I wonder if the vendor has ever visited Goathland Station? Looks nothing like their effort, even with the planted resin building.... Goathland Station NYMR Quote Built to exhibition standard. As in "how not to build a layout"? 🤪 Edited December 22, 2022 by Hroth just a bit more 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Did not know Goathland was a terminus.... Been through there behind an A4, did we run through the buffers and churn up the fields heading for Scarboro'? Suddenly I am feeling much better about my own efforts! 1 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) Another of this season's must haves. Why is the water crane looking brand new? Why is it there at all? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204187265429? Edited December 22, 2022 by MrWolf 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Another of this season's must haves. Why is the water crane looking brand new? Why is it there at all? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204187265429? A Cleaner's nightmare! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Another of this season's must haves. Why is the water crane looking brand new? Why is it there at all? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204187265429? Weathered by the local farmer's muck spreader by the looks of things. Amazing how rusty fibreglass gets? 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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