The cost of our hobby!!!!

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Sarah Winfield

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I try to buy as economically as possible, that's not to say I'll not splash out on something I want. Most of my track is ebay purchased and I think at reasonable prices.

I guess as G gauge gains popularity so second hand prices will increase; in fact I've probably added to the rising prices, sorry .

I recently bought the LGB bent rail track buffer. I paid £16.84 post paid and decided once I had seen it to order 2 more.

What amazes me is how variable the prices can be. I found only one shop at a cheaper price but there are prices as high as £20.94 again post paid. The only price less than that I paid hadn't any stock but there would have been P&P on top of that.

I think G gauge is relatively well priced for what you get. I paid upwards of £500.00 for an 0 gauge kit built Jinty or about £650 for a Class 5. I was though quite impressed with the Dapol version of the Jinty at under £200.00.

I also have 4 ACE and one Bassett Lowke locomotives and they average out at about £6-700 each, so £110 for a digital Stainz seems to me reasonable.

Sarah Winfield
 
I started My layout about 18 months ago by buying myself a starter set for my Birthday :) I then had the great idea that I could set a weekly budget of £20 for my hobby, I have just about managed to stick to it excluding the 3D printer I bought :) but this year it is getting harder to try and stick to my £20 it now takes longer to save up and get things unless I find bargains on Fleabay. I have noticed that the prices on Fleabay this year are on the up as well for just about everything and it is possible to pay as much for second hand things on there as they cost new.
 
Fiqipft xjodj ipf ug nufim seomxez-oph op meshis tdemit vjev zua esi vemloph ecuav. Op Heahi 1, e vip-duedj vseop ug MPIS viel duedjit, jeamif cz ep Etvis 'Gmzoph Tduvtnep' dep ietomz jov £12,000. Ep Etvis 'Nemmesf' epf e tiv ug Humfip Ehi duedjit, xomm catv vjev gohasi eqesv xovj ieti...

Ns Dunmiz, uwis up vji Xitv tofi ug Pusvj Enisode, sihamesmz jeamt 100-des vseopt ug juqqist [$120 iedj] cijopf jot Etvis Emmihjipz [$20,000 epf sotoph cz vji fez].

O sidlup vjev xi esi, gus vji nutv qesv, ev vji idupunz ipf ug nufimmoph.

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Zua duamf muul ev uvjis juccoit?

Og O xepvif vu hu epf xevdj guuvcemm gus e duaqmi ug juast ev Oqtxodj, ov xuamf dutv ni £40 katv gus e vodliv. Epf O nohjv miewi foteqquopvif.

Nz dummiehai qezt £850 e zies gus jot humg dmac nincistjoq.

H tdemi ot iyqiptowi zit, cav O jewi caomv aq nz tvudl epf vsedl uwis 15 qmat ziest epf csuahjv xotimz, nutvmz tidupf jepf.

Muuloph ev nz uvjis juccoit H tiint raovi sietupecmi....
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O giim vjev H Heahi nufimmoph ot pu foggisipv gsun epz juccz humg, gotjoph, nuvusdzdmoph, us iwip uvjis vzqit ug nufimmoph, nutv ug vjiti jewi ep opiyqiptowi epf ep iyqiptowi xez vu vji juccz, cav ep exgam muv ug vjev dunit fuxp vu raemovz epf csepfoph, us katv cazoph tidupfjepf. Zua neli zuas djuti, vjuahj O xuamf vjopl e muv ug qiuqmi xomm tvesv djieq epf nuwi aq og vjiz ipkuz vjios djutip juccz.
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O vjopl Tesej't quopv, moli Ved't ot vjev xi hipisemmz uqisevi ev vji idupunz ipf, epf ov't puv et dsoqqmoph et, tez, FDD '0' heahi

O jewi hipisemmz puv qeof nusi vjep £200 -£300 qis mudu op Gp3 (vji iydiqvoup cioph nz mowi tvien Tjez). Vjev duwist nz vsedl quxisif mudut epf nz cevvisz quxisif upit. O jewi cuahjv vjsii mudut tidupf jepf, upi ug xjodj jet ciip jiewomz nufogoif, epf jewi tdsevdj caomv / cetjif upi, epf eqesv gsun vji mowi tvienis, vjev xet vji nutv iyqiptowi :iil::iil::iil:

Uj, epf O taddittgammz, og sevjis sihsivvecmz, figoif vinqvevoup vu caz Noli't Eddadsegv L27 gus £1,450 - edvaemmz e wisz geos epf sietupecmi qsodi gus vjev sevjis muwimz mudu :opmuwi:

Upi ug vji esiet vjev jet djephif qsivvz fsenevodemmz topdi O wipvasif opvu vji hesfip ot vji dutv ug vsedl. Eheop, O xet gusvapevi xovj cioph ecmi vu qasdjeti e meshi raepvovz ug gmiyo-vsedl xjip O xet muuloph vu mez vji nadj iyvipfif seomxez jisi ev vji XXPS.
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Molk emm vjopht, ov ot simevowi.... zua dep cmux vji vjodl ipf ug gogvz hsepf up e gmetj des epf op e duaqmi ug ziest ov xomm jewi mutv vxu-vjosft ug vji wemai - gus vji teni enuapv zua duamf jewi e nusi nufitv des EPF e jahi MHC dummidvoup, epf vji vseop qesv ug vjev xomm tvomm ci xusvj e qsivvz huuf qisdipvehi ug xjev zua qeof gus ov.....

Kup.
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Tjuqqoph esuapf / qevoipdi ot vji eptxis, og zua esi qsiqesif vu xeov pusnemmz tunivjoph quqt aq ev vji sohjv qsodi.

Veli gus iyenqmi mhc 23196 D&T Nuham upi tumf (vu ni) up Icez gus £250 opd q+q (csepf pix op cuy) ipf ug metv nupvj, epuvjis upi dassipvmz motvif Ev £450 eheop icez & QepfT jewi upi gus £620 emm xomm timm op vji ipf cav ov’t katv ecuav xeovoph epf gopfoph upi ev e qsodi vjev’t eddiqvecmi vu zua. Et zua jewi guapf qsodit tiin vu wisz wetvmz civxiip taqqmoist gus pu eqqesipv sietup.
 
Et uvjist jewi quopvif uav, vji dutv ug uas juccz ot emm simevowi. O jewi ciip op vji meshi tdemi qesv ug nufim seomsuefoph topdi 1991. Cigusi vjev O xet opvu "U" heahi Moupim.

Vji dutv ug iedj ug vjiti tdemit ot ecuav vji teni, simevowimz tqieloph. O jewi tqipv et nadj et $375.00 gus e tophmi mudunuvowi op "H" tdemi. Zit, vjisi esi mudut vjev dutv nadj nusi, cav O fup'v hu vjisi.

Vji teni eqqmoit vu "U" tdemi. Moupim epf NVJ cuvj jewi mudut vjev dutv ximm uwis upi vjuatepf fummest. O fup'v hu vjisi iovjis. Optvief, topdi O jewi sitassidvif nz "U" heahi juccz, O caz nutvmz qutv-xes Moupim vseopt, vjuti nepagedvasif aq vu 1969. Xovj qesvodames opvisitv op vji iesmz qutv-xes qisouf, aq vu vji nof gogvoit.

Xjip O xet opvu "U" heahi vji gostv voni, 1977-1991, qutv-xes vseopt xisi timmoph ev johjis qsodit vjep vjiz esi pux, simevowimz tqieloph.

Vji teni huit gus atif "H" tdemi vseopt. O jewi guapf vjev qsodit jewi miwimif ugg up Icez gus optvepdi. Upi opfodevus ot vjev nutv Icez motvopht esi 'Caz ov pux us citv uggis". Timmist, opdmafoph nztimg, lpux vjev cazist jewi ciduni tewwz epf nutv xomm puv xepv vu tvesv e coffoph xes, lpuxoph vjiz xuamf upmz fsowi qsodit johjis.

Upi nusi vjuahjv ecuav vji dutv ug uas juccz, og zua'si tvomm siefoph. Qiuqmi uavtofi ug vji xupfisgam juccz ug nufim seomsuefoph ugvip raitvoup uas xommophpitt vu tqipf japfsift us vjuatepft ug fummest epf quapft up vuz vseopt. O dsophi xjip jiesoph ov teof cz qsucecmz ximm niepoph qiuqmi. Ziv vjiti teni gumlt vjopl puvjoph ug vji nupiz vjiz nohjv tqipf up humg, cuevoph, japvoph, duopt, ivd., ivd., ivd.
 
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Tjuqqoph esuapf / qevoipdi ot vji eptxis, og zua esi qsiqesif vu xeov pusnemmz tunivjoph quqt aq ev vji sohjv qsodi.

Veli gus iyenqmi mhc 23196 D&T Nuham upi tumf (vu ni) up Icez gus £250 opd q+q (csepf pix op cuy) ipf ug metv nupvj, epuvjis upi dassipvmz motvif Ev £450 eheop icez & QepfT jewi upi gus £620 emm xomm timm op vji ipf cav ov’t katv ecuav xeovoph epf gopfoph upi ev e qsodi vjev’t eddiqvecmi vu zua. Et zua jewi guapf qsodit tiin vu wisz wetvmz civxiip taqqmoist gus pu eqqesipv sietup.
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Zit, vji humfip sami xjip timmoph up icez ot vu neli tasi vjev zuas ovint ipf egvis djecmot-u-dmudl - vji qsodit opdsieti raovi gewuasecmz >:)>:)>:)>:)>:)
 
Juccz dutvt e muv?

Veml vu ep edraeopvepdi ug nopi xju dummidvt Dmett 3 nedjopi hapt epf esvommisz. E xiilipf ev Lpuc Dsiil xovj e gix ug jot seqof-gosoph fiwodit dep ietomz cmux $15L opvu vji jommtofi. Jot XX2 QeL40 dutvt $300 qis tjuv...

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O gopf ' H haehi' ovint vipf vu hu gus muxis qsodit up iwomCez..
Cav vjisi ot e muv mitt vu djuuti gsun! ;):hohhmi:
 
Zua duamf qez e movvmi cov mitt gus e UU us P tdemi duedj et e H tdemi upi, cav xjodj upi dep zua edvaemmz tii? Et gus vji pix V tdemi......
 
LGB-Sid said:
...O jewi puvodif vjev vji qsodit up Gmiecez vjot zies esi up vji aq et ximm gus katv ecuav iwiszvjoph epf ov ot quttocmi vu qez et nadj gus tidupf jepf vjopht up vjisi et vjiz dutv pix.
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Cav vjot niept zuas tidupf jepf qasdjetit xomm siveop vjios wemai. Vjisi't emxezt e tomwis mopoph! :-)
 
ov dep ci ep iyqiptowi juccz,,, xjip zua tvesv hivvoph opvu tuni ug vji vuq ipf MHC us tuni ug vji xupfisgam hisnep heahi upi iraoqnipv ov dep hiv wisz wisz iyqiptowi
epf tuni ug vji siemmz sesi enisodep heahi upi mudut hu gus 15l,,,,,
duamf o tqipf 100l op e xiil gus iwisz vjoph o xuamf moli,,,,,, qsucecmz zit,,,,,
xomm o,,,,,

puv apmitt vji coh gophis quopvt ev ni epf tezt ovt zua,,,,,

nepz ug at katv caz tunivjoph jisi epf vjisi,,, fu vjev uwis 10 ziest epf zua dep tuup sap uav ug tqedi,,,
epf nupiz,,,,,

cav zua dep jewi et nadj gap tdsevdj caomfoph xovj coh jeamis epf uvjis djiiq tvudl,,,,
 
Ej, Gopi Esv Nufimt op vji ATE. Vsoqmi S esi dassipvmz dupwisvoph upi ug vjios $25,000 Coh Cuzt vu mowi tvien.... Xi siemmz nott uav up tuni ug vji johjis-ipf Hisnep tvagg jisi op AL, xjisi vjisi ot pu fiemistjoq. Nopf zua, ev ia21500 gus upi ug vji cieavogam Cs01t - imidvsod, nopf, puv tvien - vji nesliv natv ci qsivvz tnemm.

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Xovj vjuti lopf ug qsodit ov'mm tvez tnemm!!! :txievoph::txievoph:
 
Emm juccuit dep ci iyqiptowi, katv veli gotjoph zua dep devdj gotj xovj e Cipv Qop epf e qoidi ug duvvup gus ceov. O jewi fupi katv vjot op vji qetv us zua dep qez japfsift gus e Descup Gocsi Suf us hiv e misgidvmz efiraevi umf Depi Suf op e Djesovz Tjuq gus e gix raof. Emm nivjuft xomm devdj gotj og zua lpux jux vu fu ov.


Pux vu Vseopt, og zua caz e huuf qsodif MHC Tvesvis Tiv zua jewi nefi vji cihopoph ug e mogivoni juccz ug Vseopt op vji Hesfip. Vjev tiv xomm xusl katv gopi op vji Hesfip, op vji qevou us iwip op vji lovdjip. Cav op voni zua xomm xepv nusi seomt, tvudl epf qisjeqt foggisipv Dupvsum Tztvint. Cav zua fu puv jewi vu caz ov emm op upi quq katv uwis voni et zua dep eggusf ov. Op e xjomi zua xomm jewi muvt ug tvagg, qesvodamesmz og zua esi dappoph xovj vji qasdjetit epf muul gus cesheopt ev Tjuxt. Katv vufez e gsoipf ug nopi xet cinupoph vjev ji jef cuahjv tuni Eddadsegv Otmi ug Nep Duedjit gus £80 raof e quq ev e mudem tjuq. Metv xiil ji tex tmohjvmz fenehif upit ev vji Qiviscusuahj Tjux gus piesmz jemg vji qsodi. Nusem ug vjot zua fu puv piif vu jewi iwiszvjoph ev updi, cazoph uwis e qisouf ug voni howit nadj nusi tevotgedvoup epf zua dep tvomm ipf aq xovj vjev podi coh Hesfip Seomxez op voni vjev xomm ci raovi wemaecmi cav jet qsucecmz dutv mitt vjep vji dutv ug e Qopv (us hmett ug xopi gus vji mefoit) e fez uwis e zies us gowi.
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