Freightliner Shanks Class 66

byb402 · Post by **byb402** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:39 pm

Hi guys, i am a bit new to this sort of thing, and just wanted to try out a subject, what does everybody think to the outrageous prices that freightliner liveried class 66 are selling for, i bought one from kernow model rail centre and i am definatly not selling it, Â£225 the last one went for on e-bay, what do you think guys?

spartacus · Post by **spartacus** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:21 pm

As always it's just a case of supply and demand.

mpeffers · Post by **mpeffers** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:17 pm

Indeed

danielw2599 · Post by **danielw2599** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:29 am

Is this N-gauge or 00?

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:05 am

00, it was produced as a limited edition (I think 522 models) for the Kernow Model Centre and sold for around Â£90 orginally, but as stated fetches large amounts on ebay. I've heard of people who bought about 20 models when it came out and sold them off several months down the road making a huge profit.

Rich

buffy500 · Post by **buffy500** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:53 am

Capitalism at is best !

These people would have invested Â£2K, so good on them ! (in a way)

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:28 pm

Just to prove the point:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bachmann-32-726Z- ... dZViewItem

Â£170 at 16:31, 11/09/06.

Simming · Post by **Simming** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:05 pm

Hi

I work for kernow model rail centre

The shanks 66 proved more popular than we thought it would, all the models sold out before ages before they arrived, which is why we now advise people with the up and coming limited editions that we are doing its best to place an order now rather than wait till they are actually realeased.

Its just a shame we didn't have the heignsight to produce more.

There was one example soon after we were dispatching them, that went for a stupid high amount, im pretty sure it was over Â£250! to whoever bought that was a bit stoopid tbh, but whoever sold it must have been onto a winner!

Rob

byb402 · Post by **byb402** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:19 pm

Hi guys,
Rob if you went to the plymouth model railway exhibition in august, you may of seen me exhibiting my bachmann class 66 522 Shanks liveried example on the america layout anson Yard. I must congratulate everyone at KMRC for the sucess of the model.

Simming · Post by **Simming** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:35 pm

byb402 wrote:Hi guys,
Rob if you went to the plymouth model railway exhibition in august, you may of seen me exhibiting my bachmann class 66 522 Shanks liveried example on the america layout anson Yard. I must congratulate everyone at KMRC for the sucess of the model.

Na, Wasn't me, I was in the shop that weekend. We had the model (im also a member of redruth model railway club) on morwenstow riverside when we were at warley, and it had apprently only just come out. back at the shop there was plenty of people ringing up asking if theres would be posted soon!