trainlover23 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 At long last Hornby have stopped this all releases will be available to all retailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Yes that was good news, about time to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I wonder if this decision was made a little while ago? You may recall one or two people on here moaning (surely not!), that some of the Hornby "exclusives" were being sold by some high street retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Is it just me or has the 'last chance to buy' also gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Is it just me or has the 'last chance to buy' also gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Is it just me or has the 'last chance to buy' also gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 The last chance isn't always available, generally just when they want to clear some stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_ Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Perhaps it has gone away in its current 'fire sale' form though...I notice that that the Eurostar e300 Class 373 Blue Livery 4-Car Train Pack, which was in the last chance to buy section at a discounted price, is still available at full price (and I'm sure there are others too) so it would appear that Last Chance to buy hasn't gone because everything there has been sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edvard4 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yes I too noticed Last Chance has gone today, it was there yesterday..... waiting to get paid as I wanted to buy one of the Eurostar Coach packs they had on there...... Hopefully they are just re-vamping it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It'll be back, like I said it's not always there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yes prices have all jumped back up to full RRP. Ebay shop is still there but items they such as the eurostar coaches they were selling cheap there too are now all at full RRP as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Just got an email from Rails advertising ex concession only items soon to be in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malB Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Whilst this is great that Concession Exclusives and web only specials are ending. The only fly in the onitment is that as remarked about elsewhere Model shops are also closing down like there's no tomorrow too 🤔 😢. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 There was an advert the other day for a new model railway shop not that far from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeknee Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well it seems even Members only models are being sold by Retailers and at lower prices than on offer to Hornby Club members. So much for Hornby Club Membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 That's a bit naughty. Which ones where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigskybirds Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well it seems even Members only models are being sold by Retailers and at lower prices than on offer to Hornby Club members. So much for Hornby Club Membership.I just purchased a couple of exclusive locomotives only to now find them available cheaper from a retailer. The one good point is that we can save on Hornby Club membership there is little point in renewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slornie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 The disappearance of Last Chance to Buy just serves to emphasise the oddity I highlighted on the Lima thread last week: How about a game of spot the difference!Lima: HL8003Hornby: R8263Now, aside from the imagery and rather gobsmacking difference in price (excluding the "Last Chance to Buy" discount on R8263), is there actually any difference between these two? 😛 Still struggling to understand how the apparent exact same product can have over a 100% differential in RRP under different catalogues! 😮 *Under Last Chance to Buy the Hornby version was discounted to about £5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigskybirds Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 They now want to push the local model shop rather than online sales, yet my local dealer stopped selling Hornby on 31st January. It is a bit too late now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeknee Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 That's a bit naughty. Which ones where? R3250 Flying Scotsman, priced by Rails of Sheffield at £124.50 whereas Hornby were asking £130 I see Hornby are now out of stock of this model. As of now it appears it is still available with Rails. Also asking For pre orders for Duchess of Hamilton at £134.50. Also R3338 is on offer at £124.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigskybirds Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 The not so very exclusive Hornby Club models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Even with Hornby free postage it's still dearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 The disappearance of Last Chance to Buy just serves to emphasise the oddity I highlighted on the Lima thread last week: How about a game of spot the difference!Lima: HL8003Hornby: R8263Now, aside from the imagery and rather gobsmacking difference in price (excluding the "Last Chance to Buy" discount on R8263), is there actually any difference between these two? 😛 Still struggling to understand how the apparent exact same product can have over a 100% differential in RRP under different catalogues! 😮 *Under Last Chance to Buy the Hornby version was discounted to about £5.Apart from the base on the Hornby version being in one piece they looks the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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