Hacksworth_Sidings Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) I do believe the madness has gone too far… So back to eBay! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386305337298 Over £200 for boxes!? (And two unbuilt Airfix 4MTs) Edited November 23, 2023 by Hacksworth_Sidings 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: I do believe the madness has gone too far… So back to eBay! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386305337298 Over £200 for boxes!? (And two unbuilt Airfix 4MTs) They're a bit optimistic Quote MUST BE OF USE TO SOMEONE I'll pass... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: I do believe the madness has gone too far… So back to eBay! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386305337298 Over £200 for boxes!? (And two unbuilt Airfix 4MTs) IF, the price was £100 the lot and IF you could be arsed . find the time to list them all individually, there would definitely be a wage in this little lot. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145439440731?hash=item21dcddbf5b:g:seEAAOSw80RlVhrw ebay, but not for the easily shocked: maiden aunts, monks, nuns, bishops, the ghost of Mary Whitehouse, et alia! Note: the buyer doesn't get the trailer. "Any questions please ask but I am no expert." - Ah ha!? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2023 37 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145439440731?hash=item21dcddbf5b:g:seEAAOSw80RlVhrw ebay, but not for the easily shocked: maiden aunts, monks, nuns, bishops, the ghost of Mary Whitehouse, et alia! Note: the buyer doesn't get the trailer. "Any questions please ask but I am no expert." - Ah ha!? Brunette? Perhaps the curtains and carpet don't match.... Like the previous boxes, I'll pass. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 38 minutes ago, Hroth said: Brunette? Perhaps the curtains and carpet don't match.... Like the previous boxes, I'll pass. That would be what is known as an "Aeroplane Blonde", ie fitted with a black box... 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2023 Quick someone, find some PROPER ebay madness, we're back down the rabbit hole... 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted November 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, Hroth said: Quick someone, find some PROPER ebay madness, we're back down the rabbit hole... Ok. How flippin' much?! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126049844413 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 14:12, paulmblythe said: I have to wonder if some of theses sellers are some kind of tax evasion scam. maybe a vat registered ltd company buying items as stock which reduces your tax liabilty and you can then also claim the VAT back. you then put the items for sale at extortionate prices hoping they dont sell. or it could just be someone with an over inflated valuation I can't seem to find the link back to the listing but the seller referred to here is 'dropshipping' - basically listing thousands of items at daft prices that he doesn't actually have; however the prices are sufficient to enable him to purchase the product from someone else and have it sent on to his buyer at the marked up price. Any half-aware buyer would avoid a seller like this like the plague but if he's put up no money all he needs is the odd person to fall for it now and again. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) A sure sign of a dropshipper is when you purchase a new item, can be anything, even a dish cloth and it turns up in an Amazon box which is when you discover you could have paid a few quid less for it if you had gone to Amazon directly which is what the dropshipper did. Edited November 23, 2023 by John M Upton 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 9 hours ago, Bucoops said: A compartment, surely? 😁 Classy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 hour ago, John M Upton said: A sure sign of a dropshipper is when you purchase a new item, can be anything, even a dish cloth and it turns up in an Amazon box which is when you discover you could have paid a few quid less for it if you had gone to Amazon directly which is what the dropshipper did. Online sales appears full of dodgy 'Wild West' characters! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) This is against the thread rules, I suppose, but I wonder how much it will go for? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314971098801?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110025%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPOSITELISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D256560%26meid%3Ddc781b9f414c4ef199e930a26f26aeef%26pid%3D101506%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D25%26sd%3D386305337298%26itm%3D314971098801%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D3458402%26algv%3DAlgoIndex5SimRanker&_trksid=p3458402.c101506.m1851 Edited November 24, 2023 by kevinlms 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Not railway I'm afraid, but since we were talking about "interesting" paint jobs and inflated descriptions, here's one that keeps popping up on our eBay account: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225877372801? 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2023 6 hours ago, kevinlms said: This is against the thread rules, I suppose, but I wonder how much it will go for? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314971098801 That is so obviously one of Ebay's AI created descriptions, the 1980's Estate Agent bull!%£# bingo sales patter and generally meaningless waffle are a dead giveaway. Another product of Ebay's Department of Stupid Ideas. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Online sales appears full of dodgy 'Wild West' characters! Caveat Emptor... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) On 22/11/2023 at 14:53, andytrains said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204540916565?hash=item2f9f96b355:g:6SwAAOSw7TplU7xK&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0Mgk5VvUyCB52RT9WbXrofhOAP5A3bL5Nw6k7tG0qgmAFOhJ6t%2FVfxMxlq50hPLh9CIuo0usjMsDqzvgtbBOa7DHxfKystwhNQ9hnpnMkzaKjKP%2FAvXO5aZiBvKDVx5wEYRZ2Y%2Btl1QxHBp4f3KpTQaRamLUm6b%2B1RteZ%2BBgMWkste0gSlYfnlesyP1kXDDjqlU1jDo6d6FNkh6UHGA%2F%2BdahKWCaUgwOwTYKZsI6rbeHIzHv7LCU9Y1oK%2FNePqhi0kAScE22cc7TnsyqTXMEoiE%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_aFt-3-Yg Up to £43 plus £4.50p P&P, or buy direct from GW for £30. Up to £45.77p now! Edited November 25, 2023 by andytrains 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) Think this has been PAT tested? 🤣 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235304452013?hash=item36c93cffad:g:kkMAAOSwaFBlT9ez&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDB1su4faTbCIpE336tCT4gLcx%2BW4m%2BxSZWZpYpE7eXOhG4qIVOOad0CKOVib7rZx0eQga7GYt3d36GlNZCsQrfD5LnngIhgo0B3FbdjUBay49jjOHrK%2BFGxAM8pgbLu7fMfc5HODymqbUEPmAULSVRA9dyhFsVBBCIDOA9JACgsUEgxZiuAkZJOemwXMhAmuXahzTnqvQFQbEStUuQpe4OMQAOMFIMgMgB0oHbfcY%2FrItMnB3QEZvXrYRKYej%2FcqQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR76Ls_6AYw To be fair the seller does say it needs re-wiring. A Museum piece, possibly? Edited November 25, 2023 by andytrains 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305280699061?epid=1134308121&hash=item471425cab5:g:viAAAOSwEONlXemM&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0E9ljFrAkcddwb9BR8tG8mAHQhtobYhxHmd9Jxq%2BTUyjC1QiFE2sP8xSshGV3byA1B9ec7CkmE3V4X82lYEnO5%2Frn2tCtvPQONBF0qSOR1pdoMS1tQ9%2FIToQlNuJiLxzAvRcpXOI%2Boen7avllJ06arp7vpgfcgYxO5DFeYwRwZmy2%2BJPc0tbwgflcow6%2B4MOw%2Fcffz%2B56D9D32Y7y%2FY0%2Bq6l8PXB9L6KKjUkMGLRgR2FlKBaJUpkolX0Nd0290Lg0%2BP9QN64t%2BqfjjH%2Fqp0t3Zo%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7TSov-AYw I'm just a wee bit confused? 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 hours ago, andytrains said: Think this has been PAT tested? 🤣 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235304452013 To be fair the seller does say it needs re-wiring. A Museum piece, possibly? "It’s extremely heavy so it’s much better to collect if you can" I suggest collection by the local council refuse team and should never be allowed within a mile of an electrical current. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 hours ago, andytrains said: Think this has been PAT tested? 🤣 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235304452013?hash=item36c93cffad:g:kkMAAOSwaFBlT9ez&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDB1su4faTbCIpE336tCT4gLcx%2BW4m%2BxSZWZpYpE7eXOhG4qIVOOad0CKOVib7rZx0eQga7GYt3d36GlNZCsQrfD5LnngIhgo0B3FbdjUBay49jjOHrK%2BFGxAM8pgbLu7fMfc5HODymqbUEPmAULSVRA9dyhFsVBBCIDOA9JACgsUEgxZiuAkZJOemwXMhAmuXahzTnqvQFQbEStUuQpe4OMQAOMFIMgMgB0oHbfcY%2FrItMnB3QEZvXrYRKYej%2FcqQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR76Ls_6AYw To be fair the seller does say it needs re-wiring. A Museum piece, possibly? Before listing it, the vendor patted it and went flying across the room.... Even if "rewired", I wouldn't want to put the mains anywhere near it! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted November 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) There’s far too many transformers / controllers for sale on eBay - and in model shops, too - that have not been PAT tested/certified by a qualified electrician. I’m certain that is because paying for testing probably negates any profit to be had in selling them (once purchase price and tax/VAT are taken into consideration for businesses especially) but selling untested and therefore possibly faulty electrical equipment that could cause serious injury and possibly death has both moral and legal implications. There’s several older controllers up in the loft; I think I may need to retain either the H&M “Clipper” or the “Variable Transformer” for my dad’s O gauge locos (I don’t think my far more modern GaugeMaster Combi will have the guts to power their motors) but once that is sorted, the remainder will be de-plugged and taken for recycling. On eBay right now, a “Clipper” is up for £9.99 (“was working”) and a “Variable Transformer” for £7.50 (£6.50 p&p - well, they are heavy!) … see what I mean about not worth paying for PAT testing (except, of course, to ensure that you, the seller, don’t electrocute anyone!) Steve S Edited November 25, 2023 by SteveyDee68 Grammar! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterem Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Fat finger syndrome strikes again. The price for the "Suothern" one has since been corrected (but not the spelling). The seller also seems to using pics of the same unit for both listings. Peter, sidcup 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Hroth said: Before listing it, the vendor patted it and went flying across the room.... Even if "rewired", I wouldn't want to put the mains anywhere near it! Missread as: "... the vendor petted it and went flying across the room."! 😎 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SteveyDee68 Posted November 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2023 I’ve messaged a few eBay sellers regarding their controllers for sale, asking about PAT testing and certification. One has responded, “Yes, all tested and working” which did not answer my very specific question and carefully worded question. I’ve responded asking “PAT Certified?” Their answer determines whether I draw the attention of trading standards to their auctions (as they have many similar items for sale) My gut instinct from their first response is (a) they have not PAT tested/certified (b) I will get a similarly non-committed type of answer and (c) Trading Standards will be informed of unsafe selling practices AND deliberate misinformation. Disgusted of Farnborough (or similar!) Steve S 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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