When my late father passed away he had a LOT (several thousand)  of model vehicles in all scales.

I started to sell some of the larger items via Ebay but very soon lost the will to live as it was such an arduous process packaging and posting everything.

Like @Firstone18 I ended up using Wessex Auctions.
They provided a first class service. It was good fun watching the various lots sell in their live on-line auction.

Why not use the N'Porium linked to this forum?
I sold a lot through eBay some years ago and it was a pain with packing up then posting many individual items. I also sold via an auction house when moving on some relatives items which were HO gauge; try Vectis, Wessex Auctions, or SAS Auctions. I also contacted some model railway shops and sent pictures of all the items (75) and got a good response from Hampshire Models where I did eventually sell the HO trams.
HTH.

As title suggests

I am thinking of switching from N to OO gauge as it has many more of the models that appeal to me

Question is I have a very large collection in N gauge - mainly modern stuff from 1970s to present day era

Everything from early Poole farish stuff to dcc sound models etc

Not a chance I would ever sell to a retailer or reseller so the obvious place to list would be eBay I guess

I just thought tho if anyone knows who would be interested in doing swaps for N to OO gauge - just an idea and probably a long shot with what I am looking for, still worth an ask

Or alternatively a good place to sell N gauge - would a model railway exhibition be a good idea?

Unhappy or being driven up the wall? HM Land Registry. I advised them of my dads passing back in January so his name could be removed leaving it in just my mums name. "No problem" was their reply but it would be late June before it could be actioned.
June came and went but last month I had a letter from them requesting my mums confirmation and consent she was aware of the application to remove dads name from the deeds. Once done they could then carry out the request. This form was duly returned in the affirmative with mum signing the form.
Today another letter. Could I confirm mum has survived dad and should therefore remain on the register as proprietor. Wasn't her signature sufficient to confirm she is still alive and kicking? Aaaaargh!

Quote from: port perran on Yesterday at 02:08:07 PMI also saw Guns n Roses supported by The Cure around the same time in the pouring rain at MK.

And they're not a racket?  

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 11:31:04 AMIf that was the one at the Bowl I suspect my friend Liz was there, too.

It was indeed the Bowl.

I thought it was 1998 but looking on line it was most probably 1996.

It's hard to believe that was 30 years ago and I would have been a sprightly 41!

I also saw Guns n Roses supported by The Cure around the same time in the pouring rain at MK.

If that was the one at the Bowl I suspect my friend Liz was there, too.

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 09:27:29 AMProbably my most frequently played Bon Jovi tracks (along the lines of Dire Straits 'Telegraph Road')

@port perran Don't even bother, Martin. It's a racket

Ha... @Newportnobby .
I drove a minibus to Milton Keynes about 26 years ago for a Bon Jovi concert.

Although I had a ticket, bought for me I hasten to add, I elected to stay in the minibus and read my book.

No, Bon Jovi is definitely not my thing at all.   

Like that. 

Oh, I agree. They're horrible things to work with. (IRJs from earlier post(