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Title: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 24, 2023, 11:02:33 AM
FabulousForum 'Forty' Fundraiser!


Hello Chums

Isn't our FantasticForum's new-look SuperSpiffing?  But the various works cost @Tank around 1,100 guineas which is a lorra, lorra lolly.

I mentioned to Poppy that it would be a wizard wheeze if we could help raise some funds and asked if she had any ideas.  Quick as you like, she replied, "The Table-Top Railway is an entirely steamy affair, so it would be a jolly jape to auction one of our surplus diesel locomotives."

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/133/6222-240723091721.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=133887)


Brilliant!  That's what we'll do.

The locomotive to be auctioned is a Graham Farish English Electric 'Type 4' 1Co-Co1 in original green livery, No. D211 Mauretania.  Model No. 371-180.  The locomotive runs on DC and the lights work.


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/133/6222-240723091902.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=133888)


Introduced in 1958, this was one of the most successful 'Pilot Scheme' diesels.  The design was a development of Mr Bulleid's three 1951-54 Ashford-built diesel electrics, Nos. 10201/2/3.  The 16-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine was rated at 2,000 hp, which gave 1,550 hp at the rail.  Weighing a substantial 133 tons, they were rugged and fairly reliable locomotives but, unfortunately, not equal to the best work done by 'Class 8' steam locomotives on the LMR/ER/NER/ScR.  Eventually, 200 were built.  These locomotives became Class 40 under BR's later TOPS classification.

Here's how the auction will (hopefully!) work.  Poppy and I will suggest a bid price and if you wish to bid, please send us a personal message stating you wish to bid that amount.  If we receive multiple bids, we'll increase the price in the usual auctioneers' way until we end up with – we hope - a single winning bid.  If it ends up a tie, the first bid we receive will be the winner.
 
The model will be sent post-free to any UK address.  Finally, the auctioneers' decisions are final!

Opening bidding at... £10.00.  Please notify us if you wish to bid £10.00 for this nice model by sending a personal message.  And, please remember, the entire winning bid will go to our FabulousForum!


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-pip

John and Poppy




Title: Re: FabulousForum 'Forty' Fundraiser
Post by: Tank on July 24, 2023, 05:09:06 PM
That's very generous of you. Thank you so much.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 25, 2023, 02:02:03 PM
Hello Chums


Thank you ever so much for your £10.00 bids for this splendid 'Type 4'.


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/133/6222-250723134453.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=133911)


The picturingham shows Mauretania at platform 2 in Poppingham station with the up Poppingham Pullman.  The layout is almost exclusively worked by Union Mills steam locomotives which is why Signalman Farmer has come down the steps of Poppingham 'box to examine the exotic contraption.  As this is July in Poppyshire, the second man is content to ignore the water column!  D211 has been running happily around the layout, albeit restricted to the up line with its ruling radius of Peco No. 2.

Poppy and I intended inviting bids of £15.00, but I'm given to understand some kind people might be happy to go straight to... £20.00.  If you wish to bid £20.00 for this nice diesel - and please remember, the total selling price will go to ForumFunds - please send me a personal message.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding.

Toodle-oo

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 26, 2023, 02:20:17 PM
(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/133/6222-260723140839.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=133924)


Hello Chums

It's Poppy here.  John's busy playing with our little 'train-setty' layout.

Thank you very much for the £20.00 bids.  If you would like to bid £25.00, for the purrfect English Electric 'Type 4', please let us know by a personal message to John.  The recent upgrade to our FantasticForum was extremely expensive and, hopefully, this fun auction will raise some dosh.

The entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, happy bidding and all best wishes.

Meeawww!

Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on July 26, 2023, 04:23:29 PM
£50.00!

And I want a signed (pawtographed?) picture of Poppy! ;)

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on July 26, 2023, 11:41:58 PM
However this auction goes, you should do a limited edition print of Poppy sitting on the layout, pawtographed and numbered of course, and sell them to the first 25 people to raise some more beer tokens for the site!

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 27, 2023, 08:54:19 AM
Hello Chums

As you can see from a previous post from Ross, we have a public bid of £50.00.

If you would like to bid £55.00 for this delectable diesel, please either send me a personal message or, if you prefer, post your bid on the thread.


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/133/6222-260723214144.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=133978)


Post free to any UK address, of course, so the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!


Many thanks for looking, happy bidding and all best wishes.

Cheerie-bye

John and Poppy

Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 28, 2023, 09:07:32 AM
Hello Chums

We are delighted to advise you that bidding in our little auction to raise funds for our FabulousForum has now reached £55.00.  The recent upgrade was scary biscuits expensive, so the more jolly lolly we can raise the better.

Poppy and I are now inviting bids of £60.00 for D211 Mauretania.  You can bid by sending John a personal message or, if you prefer, by making a public bid on this thread.

Post free to a UK address which means the entire winning bid goes to our FantasticForum.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Tickety-tonk

John and Poppy   
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on July 28, 2023, 01:05:56 PM
I may have been outbid on the Type 4, but I'll still offer £20.00 for the first of the limited edition Pawtographed Poppy Proudly Possesses Poppingham Pictures, if you do them ;)

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Bob G on July 29, 2023, 12:08:35 AM
I have this loco so am not bidding, but you can't let @RBTKraisee get the loco as he will have to pay customs in the US. Best to keep this a UK auction!

Sorry Ross

Bob
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on July 29, 2023, 01:44:40 AM
Nice try Bob, but there would be no customs on this :)

But someone else has out-bid me already, so its a moot point.

I don't mind because this is a wonderful way to help Chris/Tank with the forum!

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 29, 2023, 09:38:40 AM
Hello Chums

The 'Type 4' is selling at £55.00 unless Poppy and I receive a bid of £60.00 (or higher!).


Quote from: Bob G on July 29, 2023, 12:08:35 AMI have this loco so am not bidding, but you can't let @RBTKraisee get the loco as he will have to pay customs in the US. Best to keep this a UK auction!

Sorry Ross

Bob

Many thanks, Bob.  I didn't restrict the auction to the UK as our FabulousForum has many valued members furth of the country, whose contributions add substantially to the interest of the Forum.  I did restrict my post-free commitment to the UK, though.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking and all best wishes.

Toodle-oo

John
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Papyrus on July 29, 2023, 01:26:53 PM
I don't think the recipient necessarily needs to pay customs duty. I sent some coaches to the USA and put on the description 'second-hand toys'. To the best of my knowledge the purchaser didn't have to pay duty.

Cheers,

Chris
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on July 29, 2023, 01:31:25 PM
Like @Bob G I already possess this model but I do feel £60 is somewhat on the low side.
Please, folks, help out if you can and you want to own this lovely loco
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: njee20 on July 29, 2023, 09:00:09 PM
Is there a timeline on this? Why not sell it on eBay and simply donate the funds to the forum? Is that too capitalist of me?!
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on July 29, 2023, 10:11:41 PM
Maybe John would like it to be of benefit to a forum member rather than any old Tom, Dick or Harry.
I'll look pretty stupid if a forum member called Harry buys it :uneasy:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 30, 2023, 09:57:37 AM
Hello Chums

Thank you very much indeed to the wonderful members of our FabulousForum who have bid £60.00 for D211 Mauretania.  By arrangement with the BR authorities, I managed to photograph the locomotive at Silliness station, terminus of the branch line from Tableford.


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/134/6222-300723092858.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=134298)


I'm in deep trouble when the Area Civil Engineer finds out the 133 ton 1Co-Co1 put a bogie on the 'bridge to nowhere'.  In the background, a GER 0-6-0T can be seen at Ellis End level crossing on the Poppyshire & Sillyshire Railway - a privately preserved line from Bobbington to its terminus at Sillybury (local pronounciation - 'Sillybilly'.  Hopefully, more on this steamy affair shortly on my Poppingham layout thread.

Poppy and I now invite bids of £65.00 for the EE 'Type 4'.

Post free to a UK address - the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.

***

Quote from: njee20 on July 29, 2023, 09:00:09 PMIs there a timeline on this? Why not sell it on eBay and simply donate the funds to the forum? Is that too capitalist of me?!

Thank you very much @njee20 for those three helpful questions.  I'm glad to answer as follows:

1.) There is no time limit on the auction which will end when Poppy and I sell the locomotive to the highest bidder.  We are taking bids in £5.00 increments and allow a day between each post as some people might log in once a day or live in a different time zone to us, here between the Forth and the Tweed.  The longer the auction lasts - the better!

b.) Poppy and I have three objectives for this auction.  The first is to provide some dosh for ForumFunds.  The second, as Mick mentioned, is for this surplus locomotive to go to a member of the NGF.  The third, and we think most important, is to help raise awareness that @Tank has spent around £1,100, as he says, a 'scary' sum, so that we can enjoy ourselves reading and writing about tiny trains.  We hope this thread about the auction, and the 'views' it generates, might encourage others, who are able, to make a personal contribution to our FabulousForum.

iii.)  Absolutely not.

Thanks again for your questions.

***

'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-pip

John and Poppy

Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on July 30, 2023, 10:07:38 AM
If Typhoo put the 'T' in 'Britain', who put the 'e' in 'Frodo'?
Signed
JRR Tolkein
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Bealman on July 30, 2023, 10:15:08 AM
Ha ha  ;D
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Yet_Another on July 30, 2023, 12:17:33 PM
Hi @Train Waiting, have you seen my PM from yesterday afternoon?
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on July 31, 2023, 08:52:00 AM
Hello Chums


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/134/6222-310723084918.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=134327)


Poppy here again!  John's busy this morning... searching for the 'Hoveringham' Foden lorry for our SuperSilly Train Set layout.

Thank you very much indeed for the bids of £65.00 for the English Electric 'Type 4' 2000hp 1Co-Co1 diesel electric locomotive.
We are now inviting bids of £70.00 for this marvellous model.  Post free to a UK address, we pay the postage, which means the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Cheerie-bye

Poppy and John
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 01, 2023, 09:07:31 AM
Hello Chums


Thank you so much for the bids of £70.00 for D211, Mauretania.  The recent upgrade for our FabulousForum was an expensive affair (but well worth it) and it is good to be able to raise some funds to help pay the big bills.

Poppy and I are glad to invite bids of £75.00 for this marvellous model.

It's post free to a UK address, which means the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Pip-pip

John and Poppy (currently asleep on a bed as it is wet outside)
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 02, 2023, 06:10:25 PM
Hello Chums


Poppy and I have a bid of £75.00 for the nice EE 'Type 4' 1Co-Co1, No. D211 Mauretania.  We are now glad to invite any bids of £80.00.

Post free to a UK address and the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Cheerie-bye

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 04, 2023, 09:17:44 AM
Hello Chums


Poppy and I have received a bid of £80.00 for the delectable diesel, No. D211 Mauretania.  We are now glad to invite any bids of £85.00.

Post free to a UK address which means the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!


Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Tickety-tonk

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on August 04, 2023, 04:40:42 PM
Oooh, this sounds like someone might soon offer a magic triple digit figure... :laugh3:  :claphappy:  :laugh:  :beers:

I sadly don't have the available sheckles to continue bidding myself, but I'm watching this with bated breath...

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 05, 2023, 09:32:48 AM
Hello Chums


Are we all done?  The bidding for the 'Type 4' has reached £80.00 and it looks like Poppy and I are selling at that.  Unless a bid of £85.00 is notified to us by personal message to me or by posting on this thread.

The locomotive is post free to a UK address which means the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking and all best wishes.

Pip-pip

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on August 05, 2023, 11:29:31 AM
A bargain at that price
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Bealman on August 06, 2023, 01:53:28 AM
Yes, it is. I'd love it, but the postage to Australia ain't peanuts.

Lovely locomotive, though.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 06, 2023, 10:03:44 AM
Hello Chums


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/134/6222-060823093921.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=134553)


Poppy is looking particularly pleased as the number of 'views' of our auction has now passed 6,000.  The thread's main purpose is to help raise awareness that @Tank spent around £1,100 on the recent engineering work to make our FabulousForum even better; hopefully this will lead to personal donations. Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to look at the thread.

A secondary purpose of the thread is to raise some money!  Thank you very much for the £85.00 bids for the EE 'Type 4' 1Co-Co1 locomotive - these are hugely appreciated.  Which means Poppy and I have very much pleasure in inviting bids of £90.00 by either a personal message to me or by posting on this thread.

As you are probably aware, the locomotive is post free to a UK address, which means the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!


Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding.

Tickety-tonk

John and Poppy

PS The illustration you can partially see behind Poppy in the picturingham is of an old 'coarse scale' '0' gauge layout that was featured, many years ago, in a Model Railway Constructor annual.  This layout was hugely inspirational for Poppy and I as we developed our old-fashioned style, coarse modelling, semi-scenic, 'train-setty' approach to making the 'Table-Top Railway'.

You might notice how shiny the LNER locomotives, an ex-GCR 'Director' and an ex-GNR 'Large Atlantic' are.  We attempt to replicate this 'anti-weathering' (could, arguably, be ante-weathering as well!) appearance by applying lots 'n' lots of 'Mr Sheen' to our lovely Union Mills locomotives.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 07, 2023, 09:27:40 AM
Hello Chums


Poppy says, "Thank you very much for all your kind 'reactions' to our previous post!"

We have good newsingtons to report to-day ... a beautiful bid of £90.00 for the EE 'Type Four'.  Isn't that totally tickety-boo?!

Therefore, Poppy and I are glad to invite any bids of £95.00 by either a personal message to me or by posting on this thread.

As we are sure you know by now, the locomotive is post free to a UK address, which means the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds to help pay for the super-expensive engineering work to make our FantasticForum even better.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding.

Toodle-oo

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Moonglum on August 07, 2023, 09:52:52 AM
Excellent auctioneering Poppy (and John)! I do hope that you reach three figures.

All the very best,

Tim
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: port perran on August 07, 2023, 12:47:59 PM
Poppy completely in control

Sorry, I couldn't find a photographingham of a cat with the correct colourisation but I can imagine Poppy ready to bring things to a conclusion in a few days with hopefully a bid in excess of three figures.

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/134/230-070823124711.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=134597)
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 07, 2023, 03:34:10 PM
What-ho, Tim and Martin

Poppy sends her thanks for your kind comments.

And that's a SuperSpiffing picturingham, thank you very much.  She's very like Bobbie, the cat we had when we lived in Inverness over 30 years ago.  Bobbie's long departed but her name lives on in Bobbington, the main station and location of the steam shed on the Table-Top Railway.  'Off scene', of course, but often referred to in my more rambling Poppingham posts.

Thanks again, chaps, and all good wishes.

John and Poppy (Asleep upstairs again!  All this auctioneering is tiring work.)
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 08, 2023, 01:59:34 PM
Hello Chums


Poppy and I are delighted to report that we have received a bid of £95.00 for this English Electric 'Type 4'.


(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/134/6222-080823134958.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=134629)


Therefore, with great pleasure, we now invite any bids of £100.00.

@Tank has already spent around £1,100.00 on the upgrade to our FabulousForum and engineering work is continuing to deal with a few teething troubles.  The entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds to help reimburse this expenditure.  Personal donations are also welcome - direct by means of PayPal 'Friends & Family' if possible; Chris can advise how to do this.

As previously mentioned, Poppy says we'll pay for the postage to a UK address.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Cheerie-B

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 09, 2023, 09:26:44 AM
Hello Chums


Poppy and I are glad to inform you that we have received a SuperSpiffing bid of £100.00 for the EE 'Type 4' 1Co-Co1, No. D211 Mauretania.

We now invite any bids of £105.00.

We'll pay the postage, so the entire winning bid will go to help fund our FantasticForum.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

With many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Cheerio

John and Popp
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on August 09, 2023, 09:43:23 AM
Wahey :claphappy:
3 figures and no decimal point :bounce:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on August 09, 2023, 07:55:30 PM
Well done on achieving 'the ton' ;)

I'm really looking forward to seeing how much you can raise for the forum!

Ross.

---=== B Minus 6 Days ===---
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 10, 2023, 12:31:46 PM
Hello Chums

Are we all done?  It looks like we're selling the absolutely fabulous English Electric 'Type 4' for £100.00 unless Poppy and I receive a bid of £105.00.

The entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Pip-pip

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 11, 2023, 09:28:37 AM
Hello Chums

Good news!  I was on the receiving end of a very nice personal massage yesterday.  It contained a bid for £105.00 for D211 Mauretania.

Therefore, if you would like to bid £110.00 for the mean green traction machine, please send a message or post your bid on the thread.

Poppy and I are amazed and delighted our thread has received more than 8,000 'views'.  Thank you very much indeed.  Its primary aim is to help raise awareness of the cost of the engineering works to make our FabulousForum even better which will, hopefully, lead to some personal donations.

All of the proceeds from the sale of the 'Type 4' will go to ForumFunds and, as a jolly nice bonus, someone will receive a lovely locomotive.

Poppy and I will pay the postage to a UK address.

'N' Gauge is Such Fun!


Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Tickety-tonk

John and Poppy

Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: mickeyflinn on August 11, 2023, 12:50:34 PM
Quote from: Train Waiting on August 11, 2023, 09:28:37 AM........I was on the receiving end of a very nice personal massage yesterday.
:goggleeyes:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Browning 9mm on August 11, 2023, 01:01:09 PM
whats the saying,

please, this is a family forum :smiley-laughing:  :-[
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 12, 2023, 01:40:35 PM
Hello Chums

You might recall that the highest bid I had received for the EE 'Type 4' was 100 gns.  Yesterday, I received another very nice personal massage bidding £110.00.

If tjhat wasn't your bid and you would like to own this delectable diesel, please advise Poppy and I of your bid of £115.00.

It's post-free to a UK address and the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds, but I expect you know that by now!


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-oo

John and Poppy

Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Browning 9mm on August 12, 2023, 02:34:01 PM

" Yesterday, I received another very nice personal massage bidding £110.00."

the man is at it again  :-[  :uneasy:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: acook on August 12, 2023, 06:05:56 PM
Well, theres the rub....................
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on August 12, 2023, 08:22:04 PM
Quote from: Train Waiting on August 12, 2023, 01:40:35 PM£115.00.


Now we're cooking with gas erm, diesel
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 13, 2023, 04:56:22 PM
Hello Chums

Are we all done?  It looks like we're selling the absolutely fabulous English Electric 'Type 4' for £110.00 unless Poppy and I receive a bid of £115.00.

As you know, the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-pip

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 14, 2023, 09:06:18 AM
Hello Chums

Selling the EE 'Type 4' for £110: Going...


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding (although if you wish to make a bid you had better hurry!).

Cheerio

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 15, 2023, 11:31:11 AM
Hello Chums

Selling the delightful diesel, No. D211, for £110: Going, Going...


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding (although if you wish to make a bid you had better hurry!).

Pip-pip

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 16, 2023, 08:49:58 AM
Hello Chums

Poppy and I have received a bid of £115.00 for the EE 'Type 4' 1Co-Co1 diesel-electric locomotive.  Which means we are now glad to invite bids of £120.00.

We pay the postage to a UK address.  Therefore the entire realisation from the auction will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-oo

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 17, 2023, 11:27:03 AM
Hello Chums


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Poppy here again.  I'm taking a moment out of my hectic schedule to let you know that we have received a BrilliantBid of £120.00 for the 2,000hp diesel electric locomotive.  John and I are now inviting bids of £125.00 for this engaging engine.

I've told John that we'll cough up for the postage to a UK address, so all the lovely lolly raised by our auction will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-pip

Poppy

Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 18, 2023, 09:54:38 AM
Hello Chums

Poppy says it was that picturingham of her that did it, but we are in the thoroughly agreeable position of having received a bid of £125.00 for the marvellous model of D211 Mauretania.  How SuperSpiffing is that?

Therefore, we are glad to now invite bids of £130.00.

You know the rest, but I'll say it anyway as it's what the thread is all about.  The recent upgrade to our FabulousForum required @Tank to reach right down to the bottom of the pockets of his Oxford bags.  Therefore, it would be jolly good if we can help out by directing some delightful dosh his way.

We'll pay the postage, so all the lovely lolly realised from the auction will go to ForumFunds.  Given that a EE 'Type 4' weighs 133 tons (if I remember correctly), I suspect it will be a 1/- stamp that's required.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking and all best wishes.

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 19, 2023, 09:20:58 AM
Hello Chums

Are we all done?  It looks like we're selling the absolutely fabulous English Electric 'Type 4' for £125.00 unless Poppy and I receive a bid of £130.00.

As you know, the entire winning bid will go to ForumFunds.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding!

Toodle-pip

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Tank on August 19, 2023, 10:03:03 AM
Wow, that's amazing!   :o
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 20, 2023, 09:39:03 AM
Hello Chums

Selling the EE 'Type 4' for £125: Going...


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding (although if you wish to make a bid you had better hurry!).

Cheerie-bye

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Bealman on August 21, 2023, 04:38:15 AM
Well done, John!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 21, 2023, 08:43:53 AM
Hello Chums

Selling the delightful diesel, No. D211, for £125: Going, Going...


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking, all best wishes and happy bidding (although if you wish to make a bid you had better hurry as this could be the final opportunity!).

Tickety-tonk

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Train Waiting on August 22, 2023, 09:08:46 AM
Hello Chums


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Going, Going,, GONE!

D211 Mauretania has sold for £125.00, all of which will go to ForumFunds.

Poppy and I wish to thank everyone who placed a bid in our little auction.  Also, as the primary purpose was to help raise awareness that @Tank has spent a considerable sum on the uprades to our FabulousForum, thank you very much to everyone who looked at our auction thread - 11,884 'views' the last time I checked.  And thank you to everyone who either commented or left 'reactions' - your encouragement has been much appreciated.

Special thanks to Chris, the technical team and our MarvellousModerators for giving up so much of their valuable time so that we can enjoy ourselves discussing our TinyTrains.

Congratulations to the successful bidder - we hope you enjoy the locomotive.


'N' Gauge is Such Fun!

Many thanks for looking and all best wishes.

Tickety-tonk

John and Poppy
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Moonglum on August 22, 2023, 09:13:52 AM
Excellent work Poppy and John, a great result and effort for the Forum.

All the very best,

Tim
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Bealman on August 22, 2023, 09:31:22 AM
I'll just do this:

 :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Newportnobby on August 22, 2023, 10:32:18 AM
Smashing job by Poppy & John on the sale of this loco :claphappy:
You should both be very proud of the sum reached.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Tank on August 22, 2023, 10:50:03 AM
Fantastic. Thanks so much for organising this, and for giving up your loco.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on August 22, 2023, 02:53:06 PM
Brilliant job, well done to all involved!

And congratulation to the proud new owner of the Type 4!

Ross.

P.S. @Train Waiting sent me photo's of Poppy's Paw and of her proudly sitting on the layout, and when I get a spare hour I'm going to photoshop one on the other to create the pawtographed image that I wanted! I'll send him another £20 to add to the forum fund!

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: Tank on August 25, 2023, 08:54:29 PM
Thanks very much Ross, very kind.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on August 25, 2023, 10:42:31 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2023, 08:54:29 PMThanks very much Ross, very kind.   :thumbsup:

Glad to! Chris, you and the team have created a great home for us all to share and enjoy our hobby, and it's the least I can do!

Ross.
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: GlenEglise on August 26, 2023, 08:21:52 PM
 :toot:
Title: Re: Locomotive Auction for ForumFunds
Post by: RBTKraisee on September 01, 2023, 12:46:34 AM
If they don't want to come forward that's okay, but I am rather curious who snapped up this Poppytastic Type 4 in the end?

Ross.