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eric b 125

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i have these lionel trains that are over 50 yrs old and in good shape. i had them appraised b/w 3 and 5 grand... does anybody know how i should go about selling these things?
 
cranberry

cranberry

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OMG! We have whole setups of these things that have the old metal engines and stuff. Should I be getting this appraised do you think? I could use come cool fish :)
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Thanks for bringing this up Eric. Now to get out of the house with the husband's big ole box of trains without him noticing.
 
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deadly_legend

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3168653
Thanks for bringing this up Eric. Now to get out of the house with the husband's big ole box of trains without him noticing.
you know as soon as you do hes going to want to do something with them

But gratz on the find/appraise! I bet you were a happy camper when they told you the price
 
cherylann

cherylann

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I believe Neil Young, yes Neil Young of the 60' group Crosby, Stills, Nash owns Lionel trains, bought it a long time ago. You might be able to fine out more about them by googleing Neil Young. It will be an interesting read anyway Neils the man!
 
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eric b 125

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i actually already found a buyer... that was the most lucrative hour of research i've ever done! apparently these train folk are crazier than we are. i told him i have a pre-war lionel locomotive with all of the cars, track, transformers and some lionel issue houses and schtuff, had it appraised for $6G told him its all good/very good condition--- his response: " i can be there in 30 minutes, is there any other potential buyers?" yeah, buddy, there is... somewhere. he came over and offered $4K, i told him its a stretch, that i'd get back to him later this week if i'd be willing to "part" with it for that, and that i had other people coming over to check it out. honestly, if i didnt have it appraised and found out it was made before the depression, i'd have given it to my 3 yr old nephew to ruin, or sold it for a few hundred. either way, after i go on a spending spree for my fishtank, drinks are on me next weekend!
 
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eric b 125

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i had it appraised by a member of the pittsburgh branch of the LCCA (lionel collectors club of america). apparently the train i have is a rare one because of the age, condition, and all the cars.
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Cool. Thanks. I will look for someone local. Mine are probably not old like yours, but my husband is old and he had them as a kid. LOL! He reads these boards, I better watch what I say.
 
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eric b 125

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honestly, it was super easy to figure out a ball-park price on them. the model numbers are on the bottom of the locomotive, and since i have all of the original packaging, the rest of the cars were easy to figure out. after i figured out what i had, i just did a generic google search for lionel train identification and price guide, and figured out i had a real winner. most of the trains i came across, pre-war were in the $1k range for the locomotive alone. i put 3 hours max into this, from finding and dusting off all the boxes to having an offer of 4 grand... not too shabby.
 
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