We accept Paypal, Sterling cheques, Postal Orders and banker's drafts. Please make cheques etc. payable to 'LocoSmoco Ltd'. For payment outside the UK, please note that only PayPal is accepted.
In order to potentially reduce your postage costs you can bid on items over a seven day period before payment is due. We will send you a new invoice to reflect additional items purchased.
Within the UK, all small items/packages (less than 2Kg) with an order value less than £50 are shipped via Royal Mail first class standard delivery. Orders over £50 are shipped via Royal Mail first class recorded delivery.
Overseas deliveries for orders under £50 are by Royal Mail Airmail. Orders over £50 will be shipped via Royal Mail International Signed For (Royal Mail Airsure for the USA).
Every effort will be made to ship within 3 business days after clearance of payment.
Shipping costs for an individual item via Royal Mail Airmail are given by region i.e. Europe & Rest of the World.
Large Items/Packages
Larger items/packages (greater than 2Kg) are shipped via courier with a signature required on delivery. If outside the UK, please contact us for a quote for shipping costs for such items.
Combined Shipping Costs within the UK
The postage & packaging for multiple items with a total value less than £50 will be charged as follows:-
| Up to 250g | £2.95 |
| 251 to 500g | £3.50 |
501 to 750g | £3.95 |
| 751g to 1Kg | £4.75 |
1 to 1.5Kg | £6.75 |
1.5 to 2Kg | £8.25 |
2 to 4Kg | £10.25 |
The postage & packaging for multiple items with a total value greater than £50 will be charged as follows:-
| Up to 250g | £3.95 |
| 251 to 500g | £4.50 |
501 to 750g | £4.95 |
| 751g to 1Kg | £5.75 |
1 to 1.5Kg | £7.75 |
1.5 to 2Kg | £9.25 |
2 to 4Kg | £11.25 |
Combined Shipping Costs outside the UK
The postage & packaging via Royal Mail Airmail for multiple items with a total value less than £50 will be charged as follows:-
Weight | Europe | Rest of World |
Up to 250g | £3.50 | £4.95 |
| 251 to 500g | £4.75 | £7.50 |
| 501 to 750g | £6.50 | £10.95 |
751g to 1Kg | £7.50 | £13.00 |
1Kg to 1.5Kg | £10.25 | £18.95 |
1.5Kg to 2Kg | £12.95 | £24.50 |
The postage & packaging via Royal Mail International Signed For (Royal Mail Airsure for the USA) for multiple items with a total value greater than £50 will be charged as follows:-
Weight | Europe | Rest of World |
Up to 250g | £8.50 | £9.95 |
| 251 to 500g | £9.75 | £12.50 |
| 501 to 750g | £11.50 | £15.95 |
751g to 1Kg | £12.50 | £18.00 |
1Kg to 1.5Kg | £15.25 | £23.95 |
1.5Kg to 2Kg | £17.95 | £29.50 |
Please wait for us to send an invoice for multiple items before making payment.
Weight of Package
The net weight of each item is given in the item details. This is the weight of a model including any manufacturers box, but excluding any external postal packaging. Examples of the typical approximate weights of our postal boxes excluding the enclosed items are:-
Box for one loco or coach - 150g
Box for two locos or up to five coaches - 220g
Box for up to three wagons - 170g
If you are not entirely happy with the model when you receive it, you can return it within 7 days of receipt for a full refund.
We concentrate on providing railway modellers with pre-owned Continental models in G1, HO, N & Z gauge from a range of manufacturers including Fleischmann, Marklin, Roco, Liliput, Piko & Trix.
We occasionally offer for sale UK models by Hornby.
All locomotives are oiled and tested before being offered for sale.
Mike Allum or Debra Hart e-mail: locosmoco@btinternet.com
By post to the following address:-
LocoSmoco Ltd, Unit 5, Palmers House, 7 Corve Street, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1DB, United Kingdom.