Farish ten year progress and price comparison.

Elvinley · February 06, 2017, 08:10:49 AM

I used this website: http://inflation.stephenmorley.org/

I agree there was definitely a boom period. I'm glad I took advantage of this at the time.

Cheers,
Ian.

paulprice · February 06, 2017, 10:43:51 AM

Very interesting, I wonder how many of us have stock from the boom period that we have not even taken out of the boxes, I know I have. Shame on me

Bealman · February 06, 2017, 10:45:59 AM

Me too

RailGooner · February 06, 2017, 11:17:36 AM

Quote from: paulprice on February 06, 2017, 10:43:51 AM
Very interesting, I wonder how many of us have stock from the boom period that we have not even taken out of the boxes, I know I have. Shame on me

This was always a part of my cunning plan.

Buy as much rolling stock as I could afford to do while I had lots of disposable income. These days my hobbies (rightly) come a poor second to MBH and the mortgage etc.

Newportnobby · February 06, 2017, 12:34:49 PM

I paid £33.20 for my Farish Castle in 1975 and the site Elvinley linked to states that would now be £318.06.
Why am I whingeing about the new price for the new version?

paulprice · February 06, 2017, 01:08:09 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on February 06, 2017, 12:34:49 PM
I paid £33.20 for my Farish Castle in 1975 and the site Elvinley linked to states that would now be £318.06.
Why am I whingeing about the new price for the new version?

I appeared from the Price Locomotive works in 1975

Elvinley · February 06, 2017, 03:24:19 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on February 06, 2017, 12:34:49 PM
I paid £33.20 for my Farish Castle in 1975 and the site Elvinley linked to states that would now be £318.06.
Why am I whingeing about the new price for the new version?

The Castles were released in 1982. Was it a Hall?

Newportnobby · February 06, 2017, 04:11:03 PM

No - it is ref 1445 'Windsor Castle'. I must have got it a lot later than I thought and it just confirms how ~~senile I'm getting~~bad my memory is.

£33.20 in 1982 would be £117.20 in 2017 so the price for the new one is on a par with its predecessor.

paulprice · February 06, 2017, 04:22:34 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on February 06, 2017, 04:11:03 PM
No - it is ref 1445 'Windsor Castle'. I must have got it a lot later than I thought and it just confirms how ~~senile I'm getting~~bad my memory is.
£33.20 in 1982 would be £117.20 in 2017 so the price for the new one is on a par with its predecessor.

In that case its a bargain, lets all buy loads