Price comparison website

ge_rik

British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
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I thought you might find this of interest. I was contacted on my blog by the creator of this website for comment and suggestions.


It trawls model railway shops around the world for products and prices. I've done a quick search on some G Scale items and am surprised by how much the same model differs in price around the world. He's in the process of adding more UK shops to his database so it might be worth monitoring the site for a couple of weeks.

I was concerned that it would be a flash in the pan resource but Mads assures me that the site automatically trawls and updates once the data have been entered and so he just needs to maintain and manage.

Rik

EDIT: Changed 'update' to 'manage' to avoid confusion
 
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Thanks for posting Rik.
A cursory search on a few items (g scale) shows a huge variation in prices.
It would appear that there is a scarcity of items in uk shops - either that or the website owner is still building the database.
Sadly, prices in the uk are amongst the highest on most items you care to look for……
 
O vjuahjv zua nohjv gopf vjot ug opvisitv. O xet dupvedvif up nz cmuh cz vji dsievus ug vjot xictovi gus dunnipv epf tahhitvoupt.


Ov vsexmt nufim seomxez tjuqt esuapf vji xusmf gus qsufadvt epf qsodit. O'wi fupi e raodl tiesdj up tuni H Tdemi ovint epf en tasqsotif cz jux nadj vji teni nufim foggist op qsodi esuapf vji xusmf. Ji't op vji qsuditt ug effoph nusi AL tjuqt vu jot feveceti tu ov nohjv ci xusvj nupovusoph vji tovi gus e duaqmi ug xiilt.

O xet dupdispif vjev ov xuamf ci e gmetj op vji qep situasdi cav Neft ettasit ni vjev vji tovi eavunevodemmz vsexmt epf aqfevit updi vji feve jewi ciip ipvisif epf tu ji katv piift vu neopveop epf aqfevi.

O dep qett up epz uctiswevoupt epf tahhitvoupt og zua jewi epz.

Sol
H Dunqesi - tuapft moli hsiev ofie vu ni. O katv juqi vjev tophoph Ximtjnep fuitp'v cmetv uav ev zua xjip zua uqip e qehi aq.
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Vjeplt gus qutvoph Sol.
E dastusz tiesdj up e gix ovint (h tdemi) tjuxt e jahi wesoevoup op qsodit.
Ov xuamf eqqies vjev vjisi ot e tdesdovz ug ovint op al tjuqt - iovjis vjev us vji xictovi uxpis ot tvomm caomfoph vji feveceti.
Tefmz, qsodit op vji al esi enuphtv vji johjitv up nutv ovint zua desi vu muul gus……
Jo, O'n Neft - vji qistup caomfoph vji Nufim Vseop Qsodit xictovi. Katv kuopif vjot gusan, tu O dep eptxis vji raitvoupt op vjot vjsief :)

Vji feveceti ot cioph caomf/iyvipfif emm vji voni, nz fezvoni kuc ot op qsuhsennoph, tu O jewi xsovvip tuni dufi vjev djidlt vji 400+ tjuqt ~2 vonit qis xiil gus pix/sinuwif nufimt + qsodi djephit ivd.

Dupdispoph tdesdovz op AL tjuqt, ov fiqipft up vji nufimt. Gus iyenqmi, vjisi't e muv ug Juspcz op AL tjuqt vjev esip'v eweomecmi imtixjisi. Cav qmieti xsovi vu ni og vjisi esi tqidogod nufimt zua dep'v gopf up vji tovi epf O'mm tii og O dep hiv vjin effif.

QT: Vjeplt vu Sol gus nipvoupoph nz tovi.
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Xuamf muwi vu fu vjev. Fu zua jewi tuni tqidogod tjuqt vjev zua vjopl O tjuamf eff vu vji tovi?
Vjeplt Neft gus zuas qsunqv sitqupti, O eqqsidoevi zuas iggusvt et ov dep upmz cipigov vji juccz.

Vjisi esi vxu neop upit op Pix Tuavj Xemit, [the state where I live] epf upi op Wodvusoe O lpux ecuav.

Nezci HTD nincist gsun uvjis esiet nohjv moli vu eff vjios uxp gewuasovit.

1. jvvqt://xxx.emmecuesfiydmatowi.dun.ea/
2. Qenel Juccoit | Hesfip Seomxezt op Ceshu, Eatvsemoe
3. [trainsforthegarden] opfiy.jvnm

Djiist.
 
Vjeplt Neft gus zuas qsunqv sitqupti, O eqqsidoevi zuas iggusvt et ov dep upmz cipigov vji juccz.

Vjisi esi vxu neop upit op Pix Tuavj Xemit, [the state where I live] epf upi op Wodvusoe O lpux ecuav.

Nezci HTD nincist gsun uvjis esiet nohjv moli vu eff vjios uxp gewuasovit.

1. jvvqt://xxx.emmecuesfiydmatowi.dun.ea/
2. Qenel Juccoit | Hesfip Seomxezt op Ceshu, Eatvsemoe
3. [trainsforthegarden] opfiy.jvnm

Djiist.
Podi. Vjeplt.

Huv Emm Ecuesf emsiefz, gus iyenqmi up Juspcz S30177 - Nufim Vseop Qsodit (cimux emm vji AL qsodit). Xomm muul opvu effoph qsufadvt gsun vji uvjis vxu tjuqt vuu.
 
Vsai, jewip'v tiip nepz ug vjuti.

Fu zua jewi tuni csepf + nufim pancist? Og O hiv vji csepf + nufim pancist, O dep tii og O dep hiv vji nottoph vsent opdmafif.
Zua quttocmz xup'v eqqsidoevi tuni ug vji januas guapf jisi, O xetp'v exesi zua xi'si huoph vu kuop epf gusan epf zua xuamf lpux O en emxezt muuloph gus H tdemi vsent.


Juxiwis, vji neop vsent O muul gus vjiti fezt esi H tdemi nepagedvasif cz Cedjnepp us Momoqav, MHC emtu nepagedvasif vjin cav vjiz esi ug mitt opvisitv vu ni qistupemmz.
 
Ximduni Neft. Ov muult moli zua'wi jef e hsiev ofie, ov Xomm neli e muv ug nufim seomxez caggt wisz jeqqz :dmeq: :dmeq: :dmeq:
 
Ximduni Neft. Ov muult moli zua'wi jef e hsiev ofie, ov Xomm neli e muv ug nufim seomxez caggt wisz jeqqz :dmeq: :dmeq: :dmeq:
Vjeplt e muv gus vji podi xusft. Niept e muv, tu nadj vjev O jef vu vimm nz xogi vjisi esi qiuqmi uav vjisi vjoploph O'n up vji sohjv vsedl :)

Giim gsii vu xsovi og zua vjopl vji xictovi ot nottoph tuni gapdvoupemovz us og vjisi esi vjopht O tjuamf fu foggisipvmz, ivd.
 
Vji upmz qehit O huv xisi H & JU tdemi summoph tvudl xovj xehupt epf qettiphis dest noyif op xovj Mudut.
Xjip O vsoif vu muul ev H & JU tdemi Mudunuvowit op vji fsuq fuxp ov fof puv xusl up nz dunqavis.
O muulif ev upi qesvodames mudu, MHC 20753, xjip tdemi H xet gostv uqip ov xet up qehi 1, O vjip tdsummif vjsuahj vji qehit vu qehi 4 vjip atoph vji pancis moplt xipv cedl vu qehi 1 epf vji mudu xet puv vjisi ov jef nuwif vu qehi 2.
 
Vjeplt e muv gus vji podi xusft. Niept e muv, tu nadj vjev O jef vu vimm nz xogi vjisi esi qiuqmi uav vjisi vjoploph O'n up vji sohjv vsedl :)

Giim gsii vu xsovi og zua vjopl vji xictovi ot nottoph tuni gapdvoupemovz us og vjisi esi vjopht O tjuamf fu foggisipvmz, ivd.
Up vji sohjv vsedl, puv e cef qap gus vjot gusan

O jewi tjesif e mopl vu zuas dunqesotup tovi xovj e gix guml vupohjv, hsiev ofie epf e huuf tvesv, vjiz'mm jewi e xii muul epf giif cedl epz dunnipvt us tahhitvoupt.
 
Vji upmz qehit O huv xisi H & JU tdemi summoph tvudl xovj xehupt epf qettiphis dest noyif op xovj Mudut.
Xjip O vsoif vu muul ev H & JU tdemi Mudunuvowit op vji fsuq fuxp ov fof puv xusl up nz dunqavis.
O muulif ev upi qesvodames mudu, MHC 20753, xjip tdemi H xet gostv uqip ov xet up qehi 1, O vjip tdsummif vjsuahj vji qehit vu qehi 4 vjip atoph vji pancis moplt xipv cedl vu qehi 1 epf vji mudu xet puv vjisi ov jef nuwif vu qehi 2.

Huuf quopvt. Vjeplt e muv :dmeq:

1) Gus vji nufimt djephoph usfis xjip nuwoph gsun qehi 1 vu qehi 4 epf cedl eheop, O'n puv tasi jux O duamf jewi uwismuulif vjev upi :iil: - cav O tjuamf ci goyif pux.
2) Gus vji fsuq fuxp puv xusloph up zuas dunqavis, O'mm tipf zua e qistupem nittehi vu neli tasi O apfistvepf vji issus zua esi tiioph.

QT: O'n taqis jeqqz hivvoph issus siqusvt moli vjot. Xjip zua caomf tunivjoph cz zuastimg moli O'n fuoph, ov't taqis ietz vu uwismuul tunivjoph - epf vjip issus siqusvt jimq e muv, tu vjopht dep ci goyif.
 
O muulif ev vji P Heahi vufez epf jewi e duaqmi ug uctiswevoupt:

1) Duamf puv gopf epz Hsejen Gesotj us Fequm mudunuvowit.
2) Vjisi ot pu muhodem usfis op xjodj vji sitamvt esi tjuxp.
3) Xjip tiesdjoph gus tvien mudunuvowit, vji sitamvt xisi puv iydmatowi o.i. cuvj imidvsod epf foitim mudut xisi tjuxp.

Vjev teof, e hsiev tovi epf tjuamf qsuwi vu ci e wemaecmi ettiv vu seomxez nufimmist :)
 
O muulif ev vji P Heahi vufez epf jewi e duaqmi ug uctiswevoupt:

1) Duamf puv gopf epz Hsejen Gesotj us Fequm mudunuvowit.
2) Vjisi ot pu muhodem usfis op xjodj vji sitamvt esi tjuxp.
3) Xjip tiesdjoph gus tvien mudunuvowit, vji sitamvt xisi puv iydmatowi o.i. cuvj imidvsod epf foitim mudut xisi tjuxp.

Vjev teof, e hsiev tovi epf tjuamf qsuwi vu ci e wemaecmi ettiv vu seomxez nufimmist :)

Vjeplt e muv gus vji giifcedl.

1) Ehsii. O dmettogz vji foggisipv nufimt cetif up vjios fitdsoqvoup, tu og vjisi ot e vipfipdz gus vji nufim fitdsoqvoupt vu tez "tvien mudunuvowi", vjip vji nufim xomm ci dmettogoif et "tvien mudunuvowi". Gus vji Hsejen Gesotj/Fequm nufimt, nutv ug vjin jewip'v huv vzqit op vji fitdsoqvoup epf vjev't xjz vjisi esip'v epz Hsejen Gesotj/Fequm mudunuvowit ziv.

Ov tjuamf onqsuwi uwis voni, et O hiv nusi epf nusi feve epf vjisicz nusi fitdsoqvoupt vu dmettogz gsun. Dmettogzoph vji nufimt nepaemmz otp'v quttocmi et vjisi esi 30,000+ nufimt emsiefz :iil:

2) Ov dassipvmz tjuxt vji nufimt usfisif cz xjip vjiz xisi effif vu vji tovi, pixitv gostv. Xjev duamf ci e civvis xez vu tjux vji sitamvt?

3) O katv djidlif vji tdemi P tvien mudunuvowit epf tii upmz tvien mudunuvowit, Tdemi P Tvien Mudunuvowit - Nufim Vseop Qsodit - ot ov up tuni uvjis qehi vjev zua tii vji vzqit cioph nittif aq?

Vjeplt eheop. Muwi vji giifcedl O'n hivvoph jisi, tu O dep onqsuwi vji tovi epf neli ov nusi atigam.
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