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If it is the wheel im thinking of with the white central stud-i have 1

The 240 was on sale today at the lakeland model show all sold out

Be fair,to have collected 500 models is not bad going by anybodys standards. It is an expensive hobby to persue especially if looking for the rarer model.

Won this set on ebay sat night along with some other boxed items

Buy it now price $50 for the tw-20 implement set

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Britains-1-32-Farm-Set-9592-Tractor-Ford-TW-20-Implements-New-Box-/230677386643?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item35b5719593

Interesting collection of massey tractors from grey/gold fergie right upto 300 series

http://vintagemasseyferguson.co.uk/

An interesting auction of various britains coming up-check out the prototypes and ex shop displays

http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuction.aspx?AuctionId=375&DayNo=1

Just been searching through various catergories,what on earth has happened to the whole system

You cant choose distance nearest 1st,ending soonest etc

the item you look at seems to be all over the place on the listing page i.e cant seem to enlarge pictures,to me the whole set up has gone totally pathetic? ??? ??

Some great looking models!

One thing in my opinion: The front axle of the 550 stands a bit to far back to the cab.I think it needs a bit more to the front.

But for the rest is looks stunning!

Kind regards Johny

looking at this picture the front axle is fairly similar

http://www.mascus.com/image/product/large/lintrup/M,76e91242-90d2-4a01-a533-446349605856_6.jpg

The 178 i must say is a very stunning model,love the detail especially around the driving position

eBay changed their fee system one around a little while ago - for private sellers starting an auction style listing at 99p, there is now no insertion fee, and you can insert one picture for free.

Final value fees for private sellers are now a blanket 10%, up to a maximum fee of £40 on any one item; ie. the fee on an item selling for £400 or more will be £40 (apart from listings in 'eBay Motors' which have a different fee structure)

Fees for business sellers are more complicated, and vary from one category to another, but in general the listing fees are higher than for private sales, and the final value fees are lower.

To be honest, unless you have a rare issue which is in demand, reselling recent issues is almost certain to make a loss after taking into account fees and non recoverable costs (such as travelling miles to the nearest PO!). 

I really only watch Britains, but eBay prices have been very erratic recently (though the prices realised are generally a lot lower than a year ago).  There have been some real bargains on older items, but sometimes they attract the attention of a number of bidders and sell for over  the odds.  Genuinely rare and desirable, or well hyped items still go for silly money.  I have also noticed that in general, 'Buy It Now' prices for older Britains are way over the top, and they never sell - certain sellers have had the same items going round and round on constant relisting for over a year or more (you'd think they would have cottoned on by now!)

totally agree,still cant beat the toy fair for purchasing obsolete items,have a browse first then a bit of bartering - cant beat it

It's looking better Steve,,but who is Lenny..did I miss him at Penrith ???

Lenny was in the 1st room,his stall ran along the back wall upto the entrance into the 2nd room  on the left side as you walked through

Sounds like a bargin, looking forward to the pictures, does she have a log book or number plates?

yeah f redg and log book was changed last night so should recieve back within a few weeks 2 previous owners,last 1 owned it for 15 years,refurbished it and hardly used it as he lived in a terreced house and only went on the road for a drive now and again

I think you may have stolen it for £1100.  

Well truth be known i got it for a grand i will put some pictures up tomorrow night

£1500 - sounds nice 

not far away,as brucie used to say in play your cards right "lower lower"

Purchased a massey 135 yeaterday,swept back axle,genuine 2300 hours for new,f redg,new tyres and wings all dials,lights work.....sat in a little shed at back of a terraced house in garden for last 2 years-never started or moved

How much? ??? ??

nearest guess could win a prize and be presented with it at spalding (i have a table booked again)

What about a sprayer,roller,and yard scraper

i bought 2 mf 700 silage trailers from dan,silage pit from george, xtra big size,universal hobbies 590, ford 5610 ,ford 7000 old type conversion from brian holms, alfa laval slurry tanker boxed ,boxed front cultivator britains with hitch,oak tree  , 4 trailers from brian norman, grain hopper and a jentil straw blower

someone with you got a milking parlour at a good discounted rate

i will be in the smaller room once again,this will be the 5th time i have had a table not many members on here will know me but we are usually 2nd row back nearer to side doors.Staying in a b&b at Whaplode night before which we have used for several years now but we did stay in travelodge in october for a change (nice climb upstairs to get to reception)and had a few drinks in pub next door before heading into spalding town centre for a few more bevvies.On sunday we will be selling mostly obsolete britains and some other brands i.e nzg siku Uh,i had just managed to aquire a collection of 80's britains recently so that helps fill the table-see you all there

I could have collected it no problem but Northumberland is a big county and when i asked the question of 'which area are you based in the county' and is there a box with it you can guess the outcome.........no responce???

Dont mind me asking but is there ever going to be a story on the company that sells new and repro international parts- it was planned several months ago but nothing seems to have evolved

http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=341570#post341570

pictures i have come across

A very nice model you have produced there,no doubt a lot of time and patience to achieve the finished article.

Having surveyed the ifor williams trailer at Spalding in more detail i am very unimpressed with this model,the towing hitch is pathetic,the general build and appearence are poor and as for the 2 cows that come with it???

It has no comparison to the earlier britains version-but how come siku managed to secure the rights to this model? Why did britains lose out when they had such a success with original version

The reason that available models like the 1200 and other tractor models which cost in excess of the ton mark is the original castings,models been built from several parts,fitting the kits together and the liscensing and copywright from the sole ownership

Personally it annoys me that these models can be thrown together in a country where labour is very cheap,huge numbers can be reached in a short period and a world wide market

Whereas someone has managed in this country to produce highly detailed models,which has involved a lot of hard work,time and effort to create something which attracts a certain market which the large toy manufacturers should have latched onto at the time of the proper tractor been in production

An example - massey 390 1 of the best selling tractors in the UK in the 1990's

The closest thing to it a 362?

Some one has taken the time and effort to produce this model 10 years on,is it popular

i rest my case ?????

A little piece of info i found about the ferguson brown

http://www.ferguson-museum.co.uk/ferguson_brown.htm