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Perhaps a customer who has bought from Hattons without any problems might comment on this. Has anyone bought from Rails of Sheffield & how did you get on. It seems like total confusion at the moment.

I contacted Hatton's about Vat being charged twice etc & here is the reply I received. "We're unaware of this sort of issue with orders to Ireland/Southern Ireland being charged for VAT twice but whilst places are still adjusting to the new systems that have been put into place, so sometimes issues may occur and orders can slip through the cracks. If you place an order with us and this does happen, if you get back in touch with us we will sort this out for you straight away. I hope this puts you at ease a little and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to get back in touch with us." Tony.

Lucky you. I wonder would they bring stuff over for the rest of us for a small consideration Tony.

UK companies are using different ways when shipping items to Ireland. I asked both Hatton’s & Rails on this & they have different ways of doing things. Hattons take off the UK Vat & charge Irish Vat instead. Hattons are registered in several EU countries for Vat. Here is the relevant link to the Hattons information. https://www.hattons.co.uk/list/eventdetails.aspx?eventid=113 Rail on the other hand use a different method. They remove the UK Vat but do NOT charge the Irish Vat rate so the customer has to pay Vat & An Post fee before the order is delivered here. Amazon is also registered for Vat in EU countries so parcels should go straight through. However I had an Amazon parcel which had to go through DPD because of its weight stopped by Customs in the DPD depot in Athlone on the 25th July. My local DPD depot was able to tell me that the box went back & forth three times between DPD & the Customs office at the DPD depot in Athlone before being finally released. It took so long that Amazon actually gave me a refund. It was finally delivered today plastered with Released from Customs stickers. So to sum up. We’re back to the way it used to be back in the 70’s where packages might or might not get stopped by Customs. Purely random. I bought something on E Bay for £200 the week before last which was sent by Royal Mail registered & signed for. It was delivered to me in two days with no stoppages or charges. Tony

I have at least one of those tampo printed ones stocked away. I must dig it out sometime.

Import charges: Import charges £122.21 (amount confirmed at checkout) + £18.51 postage. God bless E Bays Global Shipping Programme

This item has now sold. Thank you.

Hello Everyone. I have for sale a Hornby Rolling Road R8211. In very good condition in original box. €55 including postage. Regards. Tony.

Thanks for the clarification as I though it was to do with the 15% discount limit that was placed on sellers

That's very strange although Hattons had a similar problem with Bachmann which seems to have been solved now. It had to do with the discount that Hattons wanted to apply so it seems. Might be the same problem between Rails & Hornby ? Don't know whats going to happen if the UK leave the EU without some sort of deal. I'm sure the Irish Customs are sharpening their pencils in anticipation

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That's just madness. Fools & their money

Its must be a 12" to the foot model

There's a copy for sale here if anyone is interested. https://www.adverts.ie/non-fiction/irish-railways-today/15529376

But it is in Hong Kong.

God loves a trier

I would never have anything to do with any item being sent by GSS. It's just a money making racket forced on sellers by EBay. Completely unnecessary waste of time & money.

I forgot to change the location You could get it shipped free to DPD in the North & have it shipped down for €3.85. That's of course if you were mad enough to buy the item in the first place

But postage is fast & free

They're all local girls. I recognise the one second from the left

I've had one of these for years. Excellent for the price. Is this the chuck ? https://www.mcquillantools.ie/dremel-4468-chuck/

Very good question Dave. I would consider myself a runner & collector. British outline. I did have some American & Irish but sold it off. I have a large collection of private owner wagons, special editions, kit built etc but they're all stored away because I don't have the room to display them. I also have lots of Wrenn, Exley & Lawrence & Goddard items, again all stored away because of a lack of room and of course lots of books ranging from late 19th century upwards. I have a few display cabinets around the house containing mostly locomotives of which I have probably around fifty or sixty I think I find it hard to keep track of it all. I have all my items listed in a binder & was creating a database with Microsoft Excell but got sidetracked My layout is 23' x 9' run on NCE wireless DCC. Haven't done anything since before Christmas as I just don't feel like it at the moment but hopefully the bug will return soon. Tony.

That's simply amazing. Superb modelling

I'll swap you for an early vintage coconut cream, Guaranteed mint & uneaten