27-12-2011, 04:11 PM
Just picking up on the use of the word 'win' in the context of offering the highest bid in an ebay auction, surely this is just a straightforward carry-over of terminology from a traditional 'room auction'. Whilst I haven't attended any for quite a few years now, in support of one of my other hobbies of collecting old railway company printed material, I used to regularly attend and bid at the auctions of 'railwayana' (now that's an ugly contrived word!). And for sure the purchaser of a lot was normally refered to as the 'winner'. Not unreasonable, in my view, as certainly there is an element of a 'fight' between determined bidders, often with the loser retiring feeling 'defeated'.
Regarding the R1155 with or without the DF circuits, it all depends on your benchmark, but I certainly would not regard an example with the DF circuit as 'rare'. But there are certainly more examples which have been modified which come up for sale, and I would regard these as 'common'.
Andy
Regarding the R1155 with or without the DF circuits, it all depends on your benchmark, but I certainly would not regard an example with the DF circuit as 'rare'. But there are certainly more examples which have been modified which come up for sale, and I would regard these as 'common'.
Andy