DJ Dangerous Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 hours ago, DiveController said: Run up to Christmas, all our spouses are paying top dollar for our under the tree gifts, …… Speak for yourself! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Someone is, certain member of this parish did very well on a sale of a MM 071 recently https://www.ebay.com/itm/133955138337?nma=true&si=efY1JuCzv24Yr1b%2Bm%2FQIZy%2BPSMk%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner75 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 7:19 PM, Colin R said: Ebay can be a pain in the back**** someone paid £500 for an old Backwoods Donegal class5 kit over the weekend, in total they spend over £1,100 for four kits which according to the new owner of that range (which will be available again early part of next year) for just over half that amount. I just wish they had done some home work on these kits before bidding, as now anyone who saw those prices is going to expect to get that if they put there own old backwoods kits on ebay next year. I think they may well be dissappointed I've seen people bidding over the new price on vinyl records on Ebay that are still available from the record label's webstore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I'd say that this one is gonna make €400! Definitely a lot of demand out there... I blame IRM for this! https://www.ebay.es/itm/144319620996 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I think I got the second last one of those in Mark's last summer. Blessed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: I'd say that this one is gonna make €400! Definitely a lot of demand out there... I blame IRM for this! https://www.ebay.es/itm/144319620996 Forget NFT’s and crypto currency Invest in Irish models 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said: Forget NFT’s and crypto currency Invest in Irish models Sound words of advice for those with a better half who doesn't like them spending money on trains. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 12 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: I'd say that this one is gonna make €400! Definitely a lot of demand out there... I blame IRM for this! https://www.ebay.es/itm/144319620996 That one was mine DJ. I decided to off load a couple as I have too many! That’s the last one now. Reinvested in IRM already! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, NIRCLASS80 said: That one was mine DJ. I decided to off load a couple as I have too many! That’s the last one now. Reinvested in IRM already! I can't imagine anything better to invest in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: I can't imagine anything better to invest in! Pints of Guinness? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 With the price of these things exploding, folks should ensure their house insurance policies are going to cover the true cost of the replacement should the worst happen. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353804714006?hash=item5260678016:g:qn8AAOSwIfFhshu0 Set of 5 Cravens £550 (€645) Postage £ 37 (€43.5) Import taxes £171 ( €200) Total €888.5 or €177.5 per Happy Christmas! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 My flabber has been well and truly ghasted. Stephen 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 https://www.ebay.ie/itm/115143451606 €355 already for 112. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 hours ago, murphaph said: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/115143451606 €355 already for 112. It started at €350 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Yeah I saw that but I wasn't expecting anyone to stick a bid in so soon but there are two people interested. I would be surprised if it finishes at that given the very early interest. I managed to pick up a new condition 112 last year thank God, otherwise I'd never get one. I could never justify that sort of moolah on a single loco. The seller will be pleased. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 13/12/2021 at 1:42 PM, WRENNEIRE said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353804714006?hash=item5260678016:g:qn8AAOSwIfFhshu0 Set of 5 Cravens £550 (€645) Postage £ 37 (€43.5) Import taxes £171 ( €200) Total €888.5 or €177.5 per Happy Christmas! Based on those prices I should perhaps sell all my toy trains and buy a new EV instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Don't call them toys They are "adult collector's items" Noel! I prefer to keep mine and let them pay for my funeral if the hopefully not so young lad isn't interested at that stage! I only hope the missus doesn't suffer a heart attack herself when she finds out how much money was hanging on the wall all those years.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Does this guy know something I dont? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265457867993?hash=item3dce859cd9:g:TkoAAOSwGwVgrjnj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Looks like the standard bachmann flats. Not remotely Irish other than you might see the odd container over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I was wondering when the first A46 might appear on eBay and for how much. I think this is it: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154758738098 225GBP the guy is looking for if any of you missed it. Dear compared to retail but I suspect they will only get dearer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K801 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Who sets the crazy ebay postage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 19 minutes ago, murphaph said: I was wondering when the first A46 might appear on eBay and for how much. I think this is it: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154758738098 225GBP the guy is looking for if any of you missed it. Dear compared to retail but I suspect they will only get dearer. Convert to euros and add routine post and customs, and you're pretty much exactly at €300..... Here we go again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Yeah it's only really going to be of interest to UK based modellers thanks to the big B. Meanwhile 112 is up at €415 before shipping. Think one went for more a few months back though: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/115143451606 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 On 20/12/2021 at 12:12 PM, murphaph said: I was wondering when the first A46 might appear on eBay and for how much. I think this is it: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154758738098 225GBP the guy is looking for if any of you missed it. Dear compared to retail but I suspect they will only get dearer. You can get them from the usual secondary UK retailers for far less than than without the additional eBay charges. A46 available last time I enquired but that was a a few weeks back I suppose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 On 20/12/2021 at 12:17 PM, K801 said: Who sets the crazy ebay postage? The Global Shipping Program completely ruined eBay. It’s easier for the seller not to have to worry about shipping Internationally. They just ship it to a UK address and GSP then makes a huge markup sending it abroad. In addition eBay will charge VAT when the item is for export. GSP ‘handle’ the “import charges” and all that upon arrival at the destination country (there are none for US). Of course some sellers just set the shipping themselves as a little sweetener for the trouble of sending it abroad. ‘If you need it you can pay for it’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I've been talking to more and more British people who use addresses of friends and relatives here, and Irish people who use addresses of friends and relatives in Britain or the north, when dealing with issues outside the jurisdiction within which they live. Personally, I'm among them. Talking to a few friends over last weekend, most of them do the same, and have suitable contacts. Methinks neither Leo nor Boris will get quite the cut they might have hoped for. I certainly hope so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I just ship British eBay stuff to a friend in the UK. He brings a suitcase down here every now and then, which I pay for, and that works out way cheaper. eBay's GSP often quotes more for shipping than the item itself costs, so it's just not worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 You can also directly ask the seller what they will charge for shipping outside the GSP. Many will quote you a price but you're on your own with customs duties of course. I bought my last 141 in these circumstances. I pushed the boat out as it was the only outstanding tippex baby not in my possession. Otherwise I have avoided UK eBay sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 That 112 finished at €438 + P&P. I suppose if you want something enough you'll pay for it! https://www.ebay.ie/itm/115143451606 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, murphaph said: That 112 finished at €438 + P&P. I suppose if you want something enough you'll pay for it! https://www.ebay.ie/itm/115143451606 Just looking for my smelling salts…..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Just looking for my smelling salts…..! Why are you thinking of putting them on ebay too ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, flange lubricator said: Why are you thinking of putting them on ebay too ? Yes, but I don't want to discuss the price! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 11 hours ago, murphaph said: That 112 finished at €438 + P&P. I suppose if you want something enough you'll pay for it! https://www.ebay.ie/itm/115143451606 Good luck to them, it’s free enterprise, free choice to sell, free will choice to pay that much. Not my cup of tea personally but I appreciate there is a tiny highly specialised niche for NIR/UTA stuff and collectors seem willing to pay for it. Good luck to them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) 112 in that configuration was on extended loan to IE though so it's got broader appeal. The loco got all over the IE network doing all the jobs any other 071 might do. I love the NIR stuff and thanks to specials, most of it has managed a visit fairly far south. I always thought there was something "exotic" about seeing NIR stuff at Connolly, probably because I grew up in Newcastle and was used to seeing nothing but supertrain and later tippex liveried stock from the top deck of the 68 passing Heuston. Seeing a blue 111 and white mk2's for the first time is something I still remember vividly. Edited December 23, 2021 by murphaph 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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