hornbyfan1000 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-00-Gauge-Thomas-Friends-Murdoch-R9684-DCC-Ready/311417799584This price is just stupid. He should only go for £80-£150. This is way too overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 People will pay what they want to pay. If I sold things on eBay, I don't, and managed to sell something worth £50 for £500 I'd be very very happy. Nobody has to buy on eBay or at any auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 You'll never catch me bid nibbling. Bid once, bid your max and bid in the last three seconds is my motto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Same here poliss. Wouldn't mind a bidding frenzy on something I was selling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slornie Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Wow. And it's gone even than when you posted it last night! It does make one wonder whether Hornby will do a Murdoch re-run in their relaunched Thomas range Part 2 (1000 piece limited like they did with Spencer and Stepney a few years back?) as he seems to be the consistently most over-valued character alongside Oliver/Toad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyfan1000 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 £369? for murdoch? you gotta be kidding me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Congratulations to the seller that's all I can say. If some idiot is willing to pay that much he'd be a mug to tell the buyer he's paying too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Sold to someone with 'zero' feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Just what I was thinking RDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I sometimes don't give feedback for a few days. How can you give feedback if you haven't received it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The buyer has zero feedback for anything WTD. Not just that purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I know a few people who never give feedback. Does it make any difference if you're a buyer. I can understand it does if you're a seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 You've never heard of bid shilling WTD? Doesn't look like it in this case, but it's the reason I bid once and in the last three seconds before an auction ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 No that's a new one on me poliss, explain please. What at if this was the buyers first purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The buyer has zero feedback for anything WTD. Not just that purchase.if the buyer has bought from the same seller, chances are it is a fake account by the seller to bump up the price., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 How do you know who's bought an item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 How do you know who's bought an item? you don't, but the seller probably wouldn't give feedback to himself, plus if the buyer has zero feedback it might be because the transaction was never completed in which feedback could not be left anyway, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 You click on the number of bids WTD and that shows certain information about the bidder, such as how much feedback they have and what percentage of their bids have been with that seller.In bid shilling, a seller sets up a fake account, or gets a friend to bid. They then bid up to get a buyer to up their bids, or in bid sheilding they bid up until they find out how much the buyers maximum bid is, then they withdraw their bid, leaving the second highest bidder as the winner.As I said, it doesn't look like it happened in this case as no bids were withdrawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Oki doki thanks poliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towler Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hi you guys.I agree with poliss.I have been following this subject great interest.I can't believe that someone would pay £369.00 for this model.I have been on Ebay tonight and guess what this guy has another Murdoch up for auction.It's shown as relisted.He has one bid at £99.99p.I don't think the previous transaction ever took place.I think it's the same Murdoch relisted for some reason.The Ebay item no is 31142696517. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyfan1000 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Thomas-and-Friends-Murdoch-/201467448316?hash=item2ee8654bfc:g:ypcAAOSwMTZWSGgbyet another stupid price! I want one of these but I cant have one because of these stupid prices! I hope the price for murdoch goes down!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slornie Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I suppose the question is whether Hornby think there's enough demand to make it worth them doing another 1000 piece run (like they did a few years ago with Spencer and Stepney) as part of the next phase of their relaunched Thomas range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainDriverJ Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I know this is an old link but as of this morning 19/8/2019 11:45am there is one of these for sale described as like new for £500 if anyone is interested. There are several other Thomas’s as well at various prices. Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainDriverJ Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Sorry forgot to say it‘s at Hattons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_whitlock Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Thres another one from AC models up at £795 I feel sorry for the kids that desperatly want this model, All because of the greed of a few they will never beable to own the model. I get it that some models command more than others but come on a Thomas loco which is only equilivent to a Railroad loco with that asking price is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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