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Terry:
A black double motor 42 just sold for $787. Maybe they are becoming more popular?
Here's something for you IVES collectors:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Toys-3-American-Flyer-Ives-Train-Cars-13-2-Rail-Track-Pieces-O-Gauge/264776073190?hash=item3da5e23fe6:g:CbgAAOSwIiVe9Td8
I don't collect IVES, but think those are better cars?
starfire700:
Except for the cheap AF litho hopper, the 2 Ives T-truck cars are worth pursuing, however when I last checked, the price is getting up there.
Terry:
This beat up loco just sold for $357. Is it the motor with the L rivets driving the price?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353135491350
early0electric:
I would guess so. I saw that and wondered what else it could be. No pedestal headlight, no bell, missing a handrail. I've discussed this with Bill Blystone and we believe that early period Lionel O gauge is like the last frontier. Postwar and classic period prewar are plentiful. Collectors are looking for something and have discovered our corner of the world. The trains Bill and I collect have been overlooked for so long that when something comes up, like this 701, it draws a lot of interest.
Terry:
I think you are right about the last fronteer.
The other half is the money. I sold a tonka Firetruck worth about $200 for $1300 on eBay a few years ago. The buyer called me when he got it to thank me. He said his neighbor had that truck when he was a kid, and he'd just done a forced distribution from his IRA, and decided to buy the truck.
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