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[murphaph]

That's crazy carry on. The touting of the localink is about as cheeky as it gets. 150% markup and as you say no word of the poor finish despite knowing about it. @Warbonnet are they your copyright images in that ad by any chance?

[Dempsey]

16 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

I saw those two this morning. Not as terribly priced as some! But, the bidding will inflate the prices to silly levels.

Looks like they weren't meant for me. 

[WRENNEIRE]

Janey Mack!

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133756451134?hash=item1f2481793e:g:TIUAAOSw-ThgmQf4

[BosKonay]

Ah here!

[irishthump]

34 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Janey Mack!

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133756451134?hash=item1f2481793e:g:TIUAAOSw-ThgmQf4

In fairness it’s from a known ripoff artist!

[popeye]

Murphy Models NIR 112 just sold on eBay for £375.00, nice one.

[Dempsey]

The two 071s that were up before it finished up near the 300 mark. Crazy money all round 

[DJ Dangerous]

How much longer before we see IRM release twin-packs of 141's and twin packs of 071's?

A twin pack would still be cheaper than this:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/174756107134#vi__app-cvip-panel

[Dempsey]

4 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

How much longer before we see IRM release twin-packs of 141's and twin packs of 071's?

A twin pack would still be cheaper than this:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/174756107134#vi__app-cvip-panel

Now that is a idea and a half in my eyes. I'll talk two of each

[iarnrod]

Cant understand why MM are not doing another run of 071's, even a shorter run, as there is clearly a demand for them.

[Dempsey]

Well maybe with the upcoming releases of 201s it could be a possibility depending on how these sell? 

[murphaph]

If I was returning to the hobby now instead of less than a year ago I'd quickly surmise that Irish outline was going to be a no go financially. I wonder how many would be Irish outline returnees choose another outline based on price alone.

[Dempsey]

Good point. It is unfortunate to think that there maybe people who have turned their back on the hobby because they can't afford the stock they want. 

[BosKonay]

12 minutes ago, murphaph said:

If I was returning to the hobby now instead of less than a year ago I'd quickly surmise that Irish outline was going to be a no go financially. I wonder how many would be Irish outline returnees choose another outline based on price alone.

Can buy a nice A class for €189 and more to come...

When the 141/181/071's were made, the market was much smaller - we reckon about half the numbers it has now... supply and demand unfortunately kicks in.

[murphaph]

Ah sure if it wasn't for IRM I'd be modelling US outline now. The A classes are a lifesaver.

[Dempsey]

5 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

Can buy a nice A class for €189 and more to come...

When the 141/181/071's were made, the market was much smaller - we reckon about half the numbers it has now... supply and demand unfortunately kicks in.

Which is great as it has allowed the range of detailed irish models to grow. We've seen with MM upcoming re-releases that demand is there so maybe 141/181/071 aren't outside the realm of possibly 

[Westcorkrailway]

3 hours ago, BosKonay said:

Can buy a nice A class for €189 and more to come...

If ive learned anything its that buying irish models brand new is a really sound investment

Edited May 13, 2021 by Westcorkrailway

[Georgeconna]

19 hours ago, iarnrod said:

Cant understand why MM are not doing another run of 071's, even a shorter run, as there is clearly a demand for them.

Dunno, Most people I'd say have Multiples of 071s, I would not be in a market for any more MM Diesels TBH. 

They took a while to shift too if I remember from my time in Marks, IRM was and is a big help in shifting locos now with the Rolling stock.

As Murph said, If I wandered into a LMS and saw a coach for 100 notes which some of the Baccy ones are now reachingI would of said Nah Not for me.....OO anyhow, O Gauge a distinct possibility instead with Less stock Needed.

 

[DJ Dangerous]

5 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:

Dunno, Most people I'd say have Multiples of 071s, I would not be in a market for any more MM Diesels TBH. 

They took a while to shift too if I remember from my time in Marks, IRM was and is a big help in shifting locos now with the Rolling stock.

As Murph said, If I wandered into a LMS and saw a coach for 100 notes which some of the Baccy ones are now reachingI would of said Nah Not for me.....OO anyhow, O Gauge a distinct possibility instead with Less stock Needed.

 

As P42 launched, there were 071's everywhere.

Within six months, they were all gone.

So, it's IRM's fault...

In a way, they owe us a run of 071's!

[DoctorPan]

A lot of us newer folk who joined the market with IRM's offerings missed out on the MM diesels and the old problem of having GMs and nothing for them to haul has been flipped on its head with a good number having wagons and nothing to pull them!

[DJ Dangerous]

1 minute ago, DoctorPan said:

A lot of us newer folk who joined the market with IRM's offerings missed out on the MM diesels and the old problem of having GMs and nothing for them to haul has been flipped on its head with a good number having wagons and nothing to pull them!

Don't worry, A Class arriving in a few months will flip that problem right back around and there'll be no rolling stock for them to haul.

[Georgeconna]

1 hour ago, DoctorPan said:

A lot of us newer folk who joined the market with IRM's offerings missed out on the MM diesels and the old problem of having GMs and nothing for them to haul has been flipped on its head with a good number having wagons and nothing to pull them!

Killer for sure Mr Pan.

 

 

[StevieB]

All of a sudden there are no Murphy Models on eBay.co.uk, only on eBay.ie. Any reason for this?

Stephen

[murphaph]

Are you using some third party tool perhaps?

I see results for mm stuff:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=murphy+models&_trksid=p2380057.m4084.l1313

[StevieB]

Excuse my ignorance but what is a third party tool? I am using the iPad I have used for many a year.

Stephen

[murphaph]

I was just wondering if you're using some search tool outside of eBay but I guess not. Did the link I provided show you MM results?

[StevieB]

Yes thanks.

Stephen

[Noel]

Treasure for only €65. Noticed this rare mk2d IR/IE tippex orange roofed restaurant coach went for a song today. Glad somebody got it at a sensible price.

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/124730178165?ul_noapp=true

[RobertRoche]

Pricey coaches:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Bachmann-Murphy-Models-34-251Z-34-226Z-34-226Y-CIE-Flying-Snail-Green-Coach-x-3-/144055216360?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

[Noel]

1 hour ago, RobertRoche said:

Pricey coaches:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Bachmann-Murphy-Models-34-251Z-34-226Z-34-226Y-CIE-Flying-Snail-Green-Coach-x-3-/144055216360?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

Yip pricey. I was perhaps fortunate to buy 3 at Stillorgan toy show for €30ea a few years ago. Had to walk across the road to ATM to get cash as the trader didn't have ability to process card payments.

[declan64]

And eBay are showing me £77.01 in import charge which shouldn't be the case here.

Buy this instead and get a free loco!
https://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/train-set/22265842

 

[ShaneC]

Selling a Murphy Models' Class 201 (MM0209), Couldn't get it to post in the ads section here:

https://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-models-class-201-nir-livery-mm0209-oo-scale/23939468

[Noel]

40 minutes ago, declan64 said:

And eBay are showing me £77.01 in import charge which shouldn't be the case here.

Buy this instead and get a free loco!
https://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/train-set/22265842

 

Just check its not HO scale (ie undersized compared to 00 Scale)

[WRENNEIRE]

Its an OO scale set, originally sold by Bachmann USA who labelled it as OO/HO but they are OO models, same as the ones Murphy brought out in '99 but with different running numbers. There are no numbers on the loco and it came without the pack that is in the Green N Class

[declan64]

Yeah, they use the term "Super H0" - it was a marketing ploy to help sell this set in a predominantly H0 market. All is revealed below. I's not a bad set, though these locos show their age running wise. That doesn't stop folks looking for £200 for these locos on their own on eBay. We await an IRM Irish steam offering to signal the end of life of these models as MM did for the old Lima 201 offerings. Will be  few years yet....