Rails Of Sheffield Avis 

Rails have made thinning out my rather large collection of OO model railway rolling stock a very easy and smooth process. Email them a list of items and they promptly reply with a fair offer that includes collection. Parcels collected by Parcelforce. Once received and checked payment is always made quickly. Can highly recommend their service.

Faced with the daunting task of selling my late father's model railway collection, we came across a magazine advert for Rails of Sheffield and I'm so glad that we did.
Not being that familiar with the stock we had, the ability to put together a list through the website by simply entering product codes was a fantastic tool. It could not have been simpler.
Great communication, with a quick response. Once we'd accepted the offer, collection of the items was arranged. Payment was very prompt once the items had been received and checked.
The whole experience was smooth and easy. Thanks.

I recently bought an item from Rails and was very pleased with it, so I put my trust in them to purchase my model railway collection. They gave me a fair price and I’m happy with the outcome. A great company manned by enthusiasts. I’d truly recommend them to anyone. It was sad when Hattons shut shop but Rails are certainly as good a deal as Hattons ever were. Good to do business with.

I am in an unusual situation in that I am unable to continue as a railway modeller and was looking to sell all my O gauge equipment in one lot. I contacted Rails of Sheffield with my list, they made an offer which was acceptable and then arranged collection. A very prompt,efficient and sympathetic transaction.

I had a large collection of trains from my fathers estate and I had catalogued the items so I sent them the list. They replied very quickly, because of work it was easier for me to take the boxes to them on a Saturday. They were very efficient and were very quick to get back to me with a price which I thought was very good. An excellent service and I would recommend them to any body in the same situation.

I had reason to, unfortunately, dismantle and dispose of my oo scale layout. After reading about the purchase service Rails offered I decided to give it a try. I am certainly not disappointed. Each step was a breeze. Sent of the full inventory with photos and received an offer within 24 hours. They arranged collection by Parcel force, and within a few hours of physically receiving the packages they reconfirmed their offer. No hassle or back-trading, just a smooth and uncomplicated process. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

I decided to dispose of my TT120 stock as it hadn't, for me, quite lived up to expectations. I contacted Rails who offered me a price which I accepted, asked me to pack it up. and they would arrange free of charge collection. The service from Ben and co in Sheffield was excellent, communication good and payment received promptly. I have nothing but praise for this company.

The company replied to email enquiries regarding buying my N gauge collection and we’re very prompt in their offer with only purposeful questions and I accepted their offer and the arrangement for collection and payment were dealt with quickly. I had several problems with other companies.

I had some American H0 locos to trade in and sent a list to Rails who responded in rapid time with a very good offer which I accepted. The parcel was collected at no cost to me and once received at Rails the payment was in my bank the next day. Very excellent communication throughout the whole process and Ben was very helpful. If you have any surplus model railway items to sell them I would recommend Rails from my experience.

Rails recently bought some model railway equipment from me. Their customer service & communication was excellent throughout. From the initial first offer through arranging for the items to be collected from me to the payment by bank transfer. I cannot fault them. Thank you.

sent an email of loco's for sale 5 days ago have not received any reply, waste of time adverts we value your used models a farce

I Decided to sell some OO Gauge locomotives and received great service from Rails of Sheffield. Based upon a detailed list they gave me an estimate, which was very competitive. They arranged for a courier to pick up the parcel at no cost to me and paid the estimated value by bank transfer within a couple of days after they received the parcel.
Great service, helpful and very fast responses by email. Excellent, couldn't fault them.

If you’re looking to trade in or sell anything to do with your model railway then Rails is the one stop shop. I recently needed to trade in my American N gauge railroad. This included locos, rolling stock, DCC controllers, vehicles etc, Rails were able to take everything which comprised of almost 100 items. The process is extremely efficient snd very simple to use. Online database makes compiling the list of items so simple. Once submitted and accepted, the items were collected by courier from my home and delivered to Rails next day. I received cash settlement into my bank the following day. The whole process took only 4 days from start to finish. Email queries were answered very quickly. Jake and Ben did an excellent job. Very professional indeed. Can’t recommend this company highly enough.

Downsizing due to age so contacted Rails to sell some of my oo gauge locomotives.
Fair price offered and whole process very quick and efficient, Jake and Ben were polite and efficient.
Had some bad experiences selling on a certain online site so this experience was good.

A simple and quick way to sell the models you no longer want. The dedicated website for selling your pre-owned models to Rails of Sheffield is excellent! The “look-up” tool that helps you to create the list of items you want to sell is comprehensive and is flexible enough to find almost anything very quickly. A few more clicks to “assess” your item and then it’s listed. Submit the list and you get an offer in a day or two (even on large lists like mine) and the process of couriering the items to Rails, when you’ve accepted, is so easy for you, the customer, it’s almost too good! I waited just another day or two after the parcels arrived at Rails to get the money they’d offered - unsurprisingly, they want to check what you’ve sent them, but that is quick and easy too. It’s highly likely I will be doing it again, when I want to “refresh” my collection by losing some older models in favour of new releases. Excellent service and great people to deal with.

Having downsized my home I chose to replace a 00 gauge model railway with N gauge. I have now sent two batches of rolling stock to Rails in the past year covering items bought between 1990 and 2022. Jake at Rails covered the latest batch for me and reinforced my confidence that they provide an excellent way to sell off unwanted model railway items. The process was quick, friendly and fair value bearing in mind how simple the process is for the seller.

Great place to get model railway supplies. They offer a decent discount and everything arrives quickly and well packaged.

I've just used their second hand service to sell some of my collection and the experience was fine. Got a fair deal with no quibbling.

Excellent company gave me great price for my items. Items I have bought arrive fast and are always perfect.great customer service and support.

I found Rails assessment of my collection of working models extremely accurate and swiftly executed.
Ben and Jake clearly explained how they could help, what they would do and how they would do it. I did have to pack items well, but Rails carried out all they said they would do and paid me quickly.

I decided it was time to get rid of some of my old OO gauge rolling stock/locos that were unlikely to see the tracks again. So, I compiled a list of items via Rails second hand department database and received a very prompt offer from Ben. All I can say about the offer is that it seemed to be a fair one so I decided to proceed. The process was excellently managed by Ben and all I had to do was box up the items and then wait for Parcelforce to collect them. No additional cost to me and I received payment within 24 hours of receipt of items at Rails. I am sure that people would say you could have got more money elsewhere or by selling the items yourself but the ease of the whole process meant that I disposed of the long disused stock with minimum hassle. No regrets.