I=92ve got a bunch of O-gauge train cars, including an engine and coal car, along with some transformers, track, a trestle set, and various other pieces of wires and equipment. Some of the stuff is probably from the 1940s, although some of it isn=92t quite that old. I=92m looking to sell it all, but am not sure what a reasonable price is to be looking for =96 and I understand collectors will try to get items for as little as possible. So can anybody give me an idea of what I kind of price I should be looking for =96 or where I should go to find out? Thanks.
Trying to figure a reasonable price to ask for trains and accessories
Feb 06, 2009
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On 2/5/2009 5:31 PM David Downing spake thus:
You can do a little research by going to that small little online auction site, forget its name at the moment; look for completed auctions for items similar to what you have and see what people actually paid for them.
By the way, your "coal car" is called a tender.
Right. Now I remember my dad calling it a tender. (They were his trains.)
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I second the motion. Use e-bay's advanced search option as a seller and search for active and, most important, completed sales to get an idea of price. Hint - I've had some really good sales by putting items on alone or in small lots. Large lots are easier to put on (less work/ less cost) but I don't think they optimize revenue. Prices for items from the same year vary greatly.
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