kabsonline
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 20, 2011 20:44:45 GMT
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 20, 2011 20:45:41 GMT
actually i think this might be a poster!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2011 20:45:55 GMT
LOL, im sure you'll find its just a photograph!
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kabsonline
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 20, 2011 20:46:53 GMT
i feel stupid now. it's so unclear!
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Post by DWS on Mar 20, 2011 20:47:43 GMT
Its a photo print thats for sale !
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Post by Bighat on Mar 20, 2011 20:59:45 GMT
[quote author=bronzeonion board=met thread=16132 post=276896 time=13006
53955]LOL, im sure you'll find its just a photograph![/quote]
D'Oh!
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Post by causton on Mar 20, 2011 21:38:59 GMT
Anyone want to bid on this and then ask for a real train? Nowhere does it say that it's not an actual train, so I think we should bid, then get trading standards involved when we don't get an A stock  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2011 21:40:35 GMT
£1.50 P&P for a train is rather reasonable I think!  Quite how you'd fit it through a letter box, or have the postie carry it, is another matter! |
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Post by causton on Mar 20, 2011 21:41:44 GMT
Perhaps it's a collection service from your local train station  (presuming the gauge and clearance is correct!) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2011 21:41:55 GMT
If this forum had a like button Causton and Artery Train Op would get a like on their comment!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2011 21:42:35 GMT
Ever heard of reading a description, anyone on this thread?
'Price is for an A4/10"x8" size print.Other sizes available through Website.'
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kabsonline
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 20, 2011 21:43:17 GMT
I'm up for buying it lol
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Post by causton on Mar 20, 2011 21:43:48 GMT
Ever heard of reading a description, anyone on this thread? 'Price is for an A4/10"x8" size print.Other sizes available through Website.' That text was rather small and so I assumed it was some eBay legal small print - damn  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2011 21:46:24 GMT
The title could at least include print somewhere, but it's always important to read the description fully!
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kabsonline
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 20, 2011 21:49:02 GMT
How disappointing it would be if you were expecting a train after winning the bid!
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Post by phillw48 on Mar 20, 2011 22:23:02 GMT
Further down the page it clearly says it is a photograph.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2011 17:27:05 GMT
Reminds me of how a woman was suckered into paying some medium amount of money to cover the shipping on an organ she had won. She had all these grandiose plans of her kids and grandkids becoming musicians. She ended up getting - in the regular mail - an harmonica! [Billed as a "mouth organ"!]  [[Does one say "an harmonica" or "a harmonica". Over here we pronounce the "h" so use "a". Oh! this English language!]] |
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Post by Ben on Mar 21, 2011 17:54:11 GMT
Now that is a good question! I think it depends on the quality and era of education of the person you ask. We were taught that 'an' only applies to words that start with the sound of a vowel, however more eminent and eloquent persons who had the tripartite education seem to use 'an' for words starting with a soft 'h'. In these situations the upshot seems to be the 'h' becomming silent... "an hotel" -> "a n'otel". Wheres Mrfs?? |
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Post by mrfs42 on Mar 21, 2011 18:14:03 GMT
Wheres Mrfs?? *waves* A before a consonant unless a silent 'h'; An before a vowel unless 'u' sounds like 'y' or 'o' sounds like 'w' - a unicorn in a one woman show. H is peculiar. It depends if it is stressed or unstressed. If you speak the vowel first 'otel 'orrible 'orrific then its 'an'. Reminds me of 'here hare here' from Withnail & I. |
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Post by SE13 on Mar 21, 2011 20:02:43 GMT
I'm uneducated with a rough SE London accent, so it's "an armonica" (init)
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Post by rincew1nd on Mar 21, 2011 21:38:54 GMT
An A Stock? ROFL!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2011 11:37:54 GMT
Mistakes are easliy made. Hands up those who have also mis-read an ebay posting. God knows I have!
As for the 'armonica? Nah! For those about to rock, it's a 'Gob Iron'! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2011 15:13:22 GMT
"Gob iron" - interesting! From Wiki: . OOPS! sory to have taken this off topic.  |
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Quite how you'd fit it through a letter box, or have the postie carry it, is another matter!
(presuming the gauge and clearance is correct!)
