Quote from: Newportnobby on Today at 10:11:33 PMHeart (or fart) attack on a plate!

Keeps my statins in balance

Heart (or fart) attack on a plate!

Quote from: Bealman on Today at 10:50:12 AMGawd I'm going back to VB breakfasts.

"Who took the cork off my lunch" - W C Fields

Co-op had bacon, black pudding and mushrooms all in the "must go today" cheap section

Same reason hotdogs come in packets of 10 but the rolls are packets of 6 or 8 - just to wind everyone up!

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Quote from: Southerngooner on Today at 11:27:44 AMI was searching for Bachmann Jinties after reading the recent @Bigmac post and came across my old Shredded Wheat Jinty that I built in the 1990's on eBay. This was based on the Andy Calvert conversion in the NGS Journal, and did well for it's time. It looks very dated now, and Antique Toys must have had it for sale for at least ten years. I'm sure it was over £100 last time I saw it, so it's now a bargain at £74.50....

https://ebay.io/m/t5aRKV

Dave

Oh. Maybe not. My old CJM Class 73 is still on for £175 and my old TPM 31 for £150. Bonkers....

Blimey, I am amazed he is still going!

His erm, "creative" descriptions and prices used to be the source of much comment/laughter back in the day, I must take a look for nostalgia's sake (and out of morbid curiosity  ).

Roy

i think ARK collectables is a strong contender for the title, for example:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327184753186?_

Quote from: Southerngooner on Today at 11:27:44 AMI was searching for Bachmann Jinties after reading the recent @Bigmac post and came across my old Shredded Wheat Jinty that I built in the 1990's on eBay. This was based on the Andy Calvert conversion in the NGS Journal, and did well for it's time. It looks very dated now, and Antique Toys must have had it for sale for at least ten years. I'm sure it was over £100 last time I saw it, so it's now a bargain at £74.50....

https://ebay.io/m/t5aRKV

Dave

Oh. Maybe not. My old CJM Class 73 is still on for £175 and my old TPM 31 for £150. Bonkers....

Did you read my follow up comments about the various Jinty versions from farish ?

Ah, you've got a couple of spare wheels, eh. They're not going to come in wrong.

I don't think there is any need to over-analyse this personally, ten is an easy number to work with from the perspective of inventory and it is easy to work out multiples thereof. I don't think the logic or reasoning that most wagons have four wheels and coaches eight, sensible as it would be to us as modellers, had any place in their thought process.

Quote from: Southerngooner on Today at 11:27:44 AMI was searching for Bachmann Jinties after reading the recent @Bigmac post and came across my old Shredded Wheat Jinty that I built in the 1990's on eBay. This was based on the Andy Calvert conversion in the NGS Journal, and did well for it's time. It looks very dated now, and Antique Toys must have had it for sale for at least ten years. I'm sure it was over £100 last time I saw it, so it's now a bargain at £74.50....

https://ebay.io/m/t5aRKV

Dave

Oh. Maybe not. My old CJM Class 73 is still on for £175 and my old TPM 31 for £150. Bonkers....

Blimey, I am amazed he is still going!

His erm, "creative" descriptions and prices used to be the source of much comment/laughter back in the day, I must take a look for nostalgia's sake (and out of morbid curiosity  ).

Roy

Its marketing... they know that in order to fit them to three coaches you have to by two packs, which is fine if you have extra stock, wasteful if not.  Logic would suggest that they sell them in packs of 4 or 6 to cater for a single coach and you just buy however many packs of 4 or 6 wheel packs you need for however many coaches you need to rewheel.

Or sell bulk packs of 12 or 24 - either way, I agree 10 is a stupid pack quantity