ONLINE SALES

[Stephen Rainsbury]

Have you tried sending an email to Sales & Recycling? It's the easiest and most direct way to communicate!

Thanks I didn't know that was an option. What is the address please?

[B.Meldon]

Have you tried sending an email to Sales & Recycling? It's the easiest and most direct way to communicate!

Thanks I didn't know that was an option. What is the address please?

As wigth all the society e-mail addresses it is on the 'contact us' page on the society web site:

https://009society.com/news/contact-us/

[Hobby]

Or at the front of the News...

[clayliner]

Use the Sales and Recycling Team email address - not the Sales Officer one (same guy, different space/time dimension)  :)

David.

[B.Meldon]

Use the Sales and Recycling Team email address - not the Sales Officer one (same guy, different space/time dimension)  :)

David.

There is no mention of the 'Sales Officer' on the web site contact list.
It states the following two options:

Members Sales enquiries – please contact The Members Sales Team:   The Members Sales Team (Link to members-sales e-mail)

The Members Sales Team: Members Recycling Service enquiries: The Recycling Team (Link to members-sales email)

But as oth are the same e-mail address it makes no difference what one is used!!

[clayliner]

If you look on the left-hand side of the inside cover of the News, Brian, you'll see all the Committee members are now listed there (in the box). Down the bottom is the Sales Officer, with a different email address.

A bit confusing, I know, and I was trying to clarify that, but as you say everything will end up somewhere on Lee's computer anyway!

David.

[B.Meldon]

If you look on the left-hand side of the inside cover of the News, Brian, you'll see all the Committee members are now listed there (in the box). Down the bottom is the Sales Officer, with a different email address.

A bit confusing, I know, and I was trying to clarify that, but as you say everything will end up somewhere on Lee's computer anyway!

David.

Yes I see.
As you say it can be a bit confusing.

I have to say I have had very good service from the sales team since it went online.
I have also noticed my suggestion about listing the items for sale with the newest ones first has been done. This will make it a lot easier to see anything new rather than having to change the settings on the page every time.

[Hobby]

I thought that feature had been there since it started?

[B.Meldon]

I thought that feature had been there since it started?

I do not think so.
I think you previoulsy had to change the drop down to 'Sort by latest'.
It is now 'Sort by latest' as a default setting.

[The Sales Team]

The Sales Team have enjoyed - at long last - getting out to shows again: Pewsey last week and Farnham yesterday. The Sales Stand has been busy and no doubt members have appreciated the opportunity to get out and see and handle goods before buying again.

Some of the online stock was withdrawn to take to the recent shows but this will be reinstated over the next few days. In the meantime we would draw your attention to the latest additions to stock, including some MinitrainS locos and a selection of loco kits (including some scarce items) and N gauge chassis. And a boat kit (but not a Clyde Puffer). Have a look particularly at the 'kits and chassis' section.

The Sales Team.

P.S. It's worth remembering that enquiries about specific items in the shop are always welcome and we will do our best to provide further information if we can - but it's best to email us direct at  members-sales@009society.com   rather than via this forum.

[The Sales Team]

Just a note to draw members' attention to the latest releases in our online 'shop' (which brings the total number of new items this month to over 80).

Apart from other useful and desirable items you'll see that there is a generous offering of Egger-Bahn items this time, some of them quite unusual and sought after. But you don't need to be an Egger enthusiast to find useful rolling stock for any layout.

We are grateful to members who continue to offer unwanted items to us for re-sale to other members - we try to offer a fair and prompt service to sellers as well as to buyers so please keep the stock coming!

The Sales Team.

[The Sales Team]

Just a note to say that Sales now have good stocks of all the 'exclusive' Society kits (not including Colin Ashby wagon kits) again for order online from the website (or by post or email if necessary).

The Sales Team.

[The Sales Team]

The beginning of October sees the first anniversary of the Society online 'shop' (for want of a better word – Brian G was rather against using it but it serves well enough, we think). Originally conceived as a logical development of the Sales and Recycling Service its 'delivery' was somewhat hastened by the arrival of Covid and the restrictions imposed on all of us a result. Our thanks are due again to our Webmaster, Andrew Jeffcock, for acting as a very capable midwife to the new arrival, and to the Society Committee for backing the project.

In this first year (which includes a couple of months when sales were suspended due to lockdown) we have been able to offer – thanks to all the members who have chosen the service to 'recycle' their unwanted items – over a thousand different stock items for sale, and have sent nearly 1,500 items in over 500 orders to over 250 different members, so it seems that buyers and sellers are both reasonably satisfied. The range of goods on offer has been impressive: from oompah bands to decoders, trams to fishing boats and Royal Wedding commemorative coaches (maybe you bought one of these?) Oh, and the odd Egger railcar. Much the most popular items sold online have been the Society kits, unsurprisingly.

Another benefit of the online operation has been the increased ease of access to Sales stock for overseas members; so far no foreign orders have (quite) gone astray so members abroad can buy with confidence.

All the surplus funds generated have, of course, gone straight back into the Society coffers, so we have all continued to  benefit.

With the return of shows and exhibitions – cautious at first, but hopefully the calendar will soon be back to full strength – we hope that the next year will be at least as successful as the last, and we look forward to serving more and more members in person across the Sales Stand over the coming months, as well as by post.

As the next development we are today launching a new section of the online shop for H0m items, where there is a selection of 12mm gauge locos, wagons and coaches now on sale. Do have a look at it if it's your thing, or if you  have friends or contacts who are into 12mm and might be interested in what's on offer. Also check out the kits section this week as there is quite a lot of new stock, from Backwoods Miniatures to Parkside Dundas kits.

The Sales Team.

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

Those are very impressive numbers; I had no idea you were such an Amazon rival!  Keep up the great work.

[The Sales Team]

        -  CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN  -

This to let members know that the online shop on the Society website will be closed from 1st to 8th January for the annual stocktake. Please feel free to place orders outside of these dates, although it may already be too late to order items in time for Christmas and dispatching of items will resume from 6th January. We'll do our best to clear any backlog then as quickly as possible - depending on the number of orders - but please be patient if your next order takes a little longer than usual to reach you.

A healthy and peaceful Christmas to all our customers.

The Sales Team.