Fleischmann DB House to House Container Wagon 8231 - N

Make

Fleischmann

Operator

DB

House to House Container Wagon - Behältertragwagen von Haus zu Haus

Catalogue Number

8231

Condition

Good - Incorrect box

Looks great, no missing bits or damage. All the studs to mount the containers are present. Underside of wagon has been marked by previous owner. Please be aware in the incorrect box.

Regarding price

Long time buyers may have noticed a sharp increase in item prices. For the sakes of transparency, let me explain:

I obtain most of my goods from overseas, Europe mostly. Due to the inexorable devaluation of the rand, goods whose price has remained relatively static overseas have near doubled in terms of cost to land here. This is not just a direct per item cost, but includes postage (which has greatly increased in cost), customs and even bank charges. All are affected as they get charge on a rand value. i.e. Because the model cost me more in rand terms, I get charged more in terms of customs, which means the price goes up.

Then there is BobShop who have changed their shipping policy. Where in the past you bought an item and then postage was added, now BobShop has included a portion of postage in the listing value.  What this means is that they deduct a portion of postage from the seller.  Example: