I know what the picture shows but.......

[Sarah Winfield]

Re the following link.

The picture shows a plastic run of sleeper. What does the 11.13/16 imply and the (50-piece}?

It says in the description LGB which to me means G scale do LGB make other gauge models?

Maybe it's me. I never was the sharpest pencil in the box.

Sarah Winfield

 

[Gizzy]

Need the linky please Sarah....

 

[Sarah Winfield]

Sorry.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122799485689?ViewItem=&item=122799485689

I have asked the seller for more information.

Sarah Winfield

 

[Gizzy]

My guess is that the length of sleepers is 11 13/16 of an inch long, or near as dammit, a foot. This equates to a 300mm length of LGB flexi track. Obviously no rails included.

Maybe, but I'm not sure, the seller has 50 sections for £15.21, which seems like a good price? But I would check with the seller first.

I can confirm it is LGB, which is now made by Maerklin....

 

[Gardenbahner]

Sarah, Be very careful! This looks like one of the Amazon re-sellers that have infested Ebay recently. Basically they advertise items that are for sale on Amazon at an inflated price. Then get them shipped out by Amazon. They don't have any physical stock. This is the above item:-https://www.amazon.co.uk/Marklin-Wo...rld+Ties+Flexible+Track+(50-Piece),+11+13/16"

Regards, Eric

 

[ntpntpntp]

Good spot Eric!

Actually that looks like the seller I bought from early last year: there was an N gauge loco at a "too good to be true" price but I risked it and bought one. It arrived from Amazon Germany as a "gift", which prompted me to go find the same item direct from Amazon even cheaper. They'd actually done me a favour as otherwise I wouldn't have known about the Amazon deal itself (a brand new £90+ loco for £35) so I still ended up with two new locos for less than the normal price of one! Suffice to say that I spread the word on the N gauge forum and a few others took advantage of the Amazon deal. Soon after the loco reverted to a more normal price on Amazon, and the re-seller's price also went up of course. The re-seller's mark-up wasn't actually too bad (£39 against £35 direct from Amazon)

 

[dunnyrail]

Very interesting to click on the 'see all buying options' on the Amazon link. Both eye watering and give away prices available. What on earth is the world comming too?

 

[Sarah Winfield]

I still don't know whether this is for one tie or 50. I sent the bay seller a message to this effect, their reply:-

"Hello,

Thank you for your interest in purchasing one of our items listed on eBay.

I am going to forward your inquiry to the operations and get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Sam Wilson"

It appears any way to prise money out of people's hands is legitimate.

Sarah Winfield

 

[Zerogee]

Well, the Amazon link definitely APPEARS to offer a box of 50; I've just ordered a box from them (I figured they are always a handy thing to have around in case of any track with broken sleeper strips), from the seller who is charging about £11 with free shipping; I didn't for a moment trust the one offering a box for a couple of quid.....
The seller name, Jadlam Racing, is one that I recognise - so we will see if it is genuine, the system says it should be delivered in a couple of days. At worst I will be out a few quid, though even that shouldn't happen with all the Amazon buyer protection - if it's not a box of 50 as promised, then I'll just file a "not as described" claim and should get refunded.
Will let you all know if and when it arrives!

Jon.

 

[MTheStrong]

Well, the Amazon link definitely APPEARS to offer a box of 50; I've just ordered a box from them (I figured they are always a handy thing to have around in case of any track with broken sleeper strips), from the seller who is charging about £11 with free shipping; I didn't for a moment trust the one offering a box for a couple of quid.....
The seller name, Jadlam Racing, is one that I recognise - so we will see if it is genuine, the system says it should be delivered in a couple of days. At worst I will be out a few quid, though even that shouldn't happen with all the Amazon buyer protection - if it's not a box of 50 as promised, then I'll just file a "not as described" claim and should get refunded.
Will let you all know if and when it arrives!

Jon.

Jon,

If it is Jadlam Racing I have purchased several Scalextric cars from them. They were sent sameday and I received them the following day without any problems

Martin

 

[Sarah Winfield]

I bought 3 LGB buffer units from them without any problems,

I'll be interested in what you are sent and hope it is as described.

Sarah Winfield

 

[ebay mike]

I bought two lots of Piko ones (25 in a box) which cost me a total of £49, so if you get them at the price mentioned I will feel well gutted.

 

[Zerogee]

Well, I've had an Amazon email confirming dispatch of the package to me..... projected arrival date Tues 8th.
I'll keep everyone updated!

Jon.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Those are not LGB ties, but tie strips that fit LGB... aftermarket

 

[Zerogee]

Those are not LGB ties, but tie strips that fit LGB... aftermarket

The Amazon listing that I actually ordered from clearly states Marklin branding, Greg...... and the package size and weight quoted also indicate a full box of 50 strips.... guess we will see when it arrives.....

Jon.

 

[Bill Barnwell]

Re the following link.

The picture shows a plastic run of sleeper. What does the 11.13/16 imply and the (50-piece}?

It says in the description LGB which to me means G scale do LGB make other gauge models?

Maybe it's me. I never was the sharpest pencil in the box.

Sarah Winfield

It is the length in inches of the tie/sleeper section, same length as the one used on 1000 track, every other tie/,sleeper is it connected on one side then the other. LGB sells code 332 rail in 5 foot lengths a c when installed in the tie/,sleeper sections allows the user to bend the section into any diameter wiched,Bill

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Sorry Jon, the picture did not look right, but re-reading the site, it does indeed claim that they are manufactured by LGB.

Let us know what you get, clearly the picture is the wrong color for those ties.

Greg

 

[Sarah Winfield]

Did the item arrive and was it what was expected, please?

Sarah Winfield

 

[Zerogee]

Nothing arrived yet, hoping for Tuesday delivery, will keep everyone updated...... not overly optimistic, TBH, because it's way too expensive for 1 strip and way too cheap for 50.......

Jon.

 

[Zerogee]

Well, an update as promised....... sadly, it's the one I expected rather than the one I (vainly) hoped for - this morning a jiffy-bag turned up containing, yes, ONE piece of plastic tie strip!
Complaint duly shot off to Amazon, and a response received very quickly from Jadlam Racing, the seller:

"Thank you for your message
Very sorry there seems to be a listing error on Amazon. This has been reported to Amazon to remove the listing.
We will arrange a full refund immediately."

So, there it is. No mention of them wanting me to return the one piece I received (under the terms of Amazon's buyer guarantee, the seller would be due to cover the P&P for the return, so they probably think it's not worth it), so provided I do get the FULL refund as promised, I will be out a few minutes of time and up one "free" tie-strip.......

A lesson for us all, I guess - it looked too good to be true, and sure enough it was!

Jon.