Frustrating as it is that's what they've chosen. You can ask, but "I shouldn't have to..." is a bit entitled. It may be that they don't want the aggro of dealing with international (or specifically Australian) orders, where returns get complicated etc. They are telling you the price, there is no requirement to make that equivalent to the face value of the postage even if they were only paying £12, and there's no obligation on you to buy.

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 11:00:43 AMYeah, one BG won't weigh 2kgs unless they put it in a lead box topped up with lead shot

I've just weighed a few Dapol models and estimate that, allowing for packaging, an order of say 8 locomotives or 12 coaches would each weigh less than 2 kg. I have also checked on my order for six pullmans from Revolution, and they are charging just £18!
 

Quote from: cmason on Yesterday at 10:22:01 AM@Stuart Down Under

Hi Stuart,
just been e-mailing with Andrea@Dapol to make a small adjust to my order and questioning the shipping and the pricing:
"As we do not know the total weight yet we will say the order will probably come out with DHL as Royal Mail it has to be under 2kg"
So I think it would be worth you asking Dapol to ship to you with Royal Mail (which , for example, would be 13 quid if it were Rails),

Cheers, Colin.

thanks, Colin. Yes, I have been communicating with Andrea. Her response to me was "I am sorry but that is our standard rate to Australia per order (not item), most overseas customer do larger orders, just unfortunate that you have only ordered one N Gauge coach." No mention of DHL, but I will try again. I can go to plan B and have it posted to a UK relative, but I shouldn't need to do that.

 

Very nice indeed, Martin @port perran ! Sounds a bit like Clem Clempson (ex Coliseum).

Tim

Someone who has been around for a long time but has never really risen to the surface.
I rather like this though :

Hope the forum providers are on the ball

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/critical-security-issue-affecting-php

but if the forum vanishes for a while at least we'll know why.

A shame you need to offload the collection, but with more than a passing interest in Swiss stuff I will see if I can give any of it a good home!

Very sorry to know this, Mike
I only do UK stuff and don't do Facebook but, just in case, I'm after a Farish blue class 25 on the very off chance you have one surplus.

Good afternoon all. Hope all here are well.

Sad news perhaps, but later today I will begin to list all the items I have for sale on my wife Sheila's eBay account.

It is mostly Swiss railways / Alpine area related, but some items will have general appeal, such as figures and vehicles. The listings will include unmade model kits, rolling stock of all kinds, and scenics. I must confess I got a little manic in my collecting over the years so there is rather a lot!

Nearly all will be brand new in unopened original boxes. None of the other items will have had anymore than inspection after buying, with locomotives having had only short testing runs.

I can't afford to give things away and my pricing is based on a bit of research and a lot of hope, but I am always open to advice and reasonable offers. And don't be afraid to voice an opinion here on the Forum - life is always a learning curve after all.

It has been a long-fought and hard decision to sell most of my collection but my health is not what it was - is it for many of us over 70!

There are other factors involved but now is not the time and place to tell the full tale.

I have retained what I want and will continue to enjoy all of that.

Anyway, I shall list items a few at a time and I expect it will take a fair few months to go through it all.

Sheila's eBay monika is sheeps833 so if you are interested please take a look-see once in a while.
And I am always open to reasonable offers via Sheila's eBay account.

Cheers all!

Yeah, one BG won't weigh 2kgs unless they put it in a lead box topped up with lead shot