Quote from: Graham on Yesterday at 11:45:35 PM

Quote from: Graham on Yesterday at 12:55:56 AMPost: need I say more?
After my last few parcels arriving from the UK in a matter of days, the current one has so far been stuck at Heathrow waiting a flight for a week, and now stuck in Melbourne awaiting clearance for 4 days.
Of course it could be because the postal service don't want me to have my first Dapol class 66.
  

well, after putting that post on yesterday morning, I checked again at lunchtime to see the delivery was STILL STUCK IN CUSTOMS.

Only for it to be delivered at 2pm. What gives.

From my thread about tracking parcels abroad...........

Quote from: Newportnobby on August 27, 2026, 09:15:11 AMI guess 12 days transit is not bad. It's just the infuriating inability to get tracking details that's the problem.

loved both of them, but guess we will have to wait till next year to see them.

Quote from: Graham on Yesterday at 12:55:56 AMPost: need I say more?
After my last few parcels arriving from the UK in a matter of days, the current one has so far been stuck at Heathrow waiting a flight for a week, and now stuck in Melbourne awaiting clearance for 4 days.
Of course it could be because the postal service don't want me to have my first Dapol class 66.
  

well, after putting that post on yesterday morning, I checked again at lunchtime to see the delivery was STILL STUCK IN CUSTOMS.

Only for it to be delivered at 2pm. What gives.

So last night I got to check out my first Dapol 66 from the new run.

Quote from: Papyrus on Yesterday at 02:52:10 PMNot wishing to make light of a serious problem, but it seems strange to me that they think they can achieve their aim of, I assume, bringing about the end of Western civilisation by targeting a model railway forum. Or is it just that the (AI?) bots are stupider than we realise?

I wouldn't count bots as an AI, they indiscriminately go after any website address, make accounts if possible, then after a while they spam post where they can all sorts of messages (usually adult in nature) with links to another website which will either try to sell you something or strip any details about you via accessing the website.

I use to run a forum years ago and had to deal with them then too, but they are mostly done by people who:
Want your money
Want your details
Because they're bored

The limit is £750, so that seems moot. Above £750 you are 'exempt' from using Simple Delivery. Below that you are covered by eBay. Again, this is literally the point of Simple Delivery.

That is indeed something you do not need!

Perhaps a verification page of some sort needed to show you are a human when applying. They pop-up on so many pages nowadays.

GE

I am really enjoying "Vigil", this drama has significantly improved since the first series set on a RN submarine - too many plot holes. I did see the first series of "Trigger Point" but haven't seen it since, partly because I am not a big fan of Vicky McClure and one has to suspend too much disbelief (IMO).

Not really thrillers but we are watching both "Ludwig" and "Professor T", I prefer the former!

Good new thread Mick @Newportnobby .

Tim

Having waited some time for the new series of BBCs 'Vigil' and ITVs 'Trigger Point ' I have not been disappointed,  despite the two going head to head on Sunday nights.
I binge watched the ITV (6 episodes) but BBC iPlayer only put one extra episode out so that means a week wait for the next one. Both are edge of the seat stuff and I commend them to the house
Needless to say the above is just my opinion

The items I was proposing to sell were (my) valued at over £250 so I was not prepared to take the risk of non delivery.
M

Oh no! The Boss has brassed off Putin...................again