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I am selling the several engines and seeking their worth. Williams O gauge steam no. 8803. No name, solid blue. I think it's a blue comet. A Williams Berk 106 it's a 2 - 8 - 4 with tender. No. 2819. Engine hasn't a name, tender states Pennsylvania. Color is 3/4 black with copper or rust color at the rear. A Williams diesel, maroon, stating the name, Pennsylvania with no number. No manufacturing numbers on it or the box. Another Williams, Boston and Maine Budd car, 2 pieces, power and dummy. Silver color. Number BC - 101, numbers 6101. A Rail King GP - 7 diesel, name Bangor and Arrostook, color is gray and blue. Number 570. Another is a MTH Aero (A), aerotrain. Name is Pennsylvania, with only the PRR logo. Number, 1000. Silver with orangish red strip. Comes with 4 passenger cars, no's. 301, 302, 306, and 310. The latter a observation end car. (Side note, the observation car, has broken coulper, how do I go about getting a replacement? ) Finally, 3 Williams passenger cars, stating Pennsylvania, names Molly Pitcher no. 2400, Betsy Ross  no. (Can't get it out of the box without possible damage.) And Alexander Hamilton no. 2401. They are maroon and silver. I would appreciate feedback as I must liquidate my stock. Thanks, Mike. 

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Michael, there are several ways to go about selling your trains. If you have no idea of realistic prices, I would suggest that you list them on 'the auction site' individually and start the auction at $0.99. That will get people bidding and they all should sell. You may take a hit on a couple of them but they will sell and at a fair market value.

Another would be to post some photos here and offer them in several 'lots' of 2 - 6 items that go together. You will have to set a price per Forum rules however and that would require some assistance from a friend who is not a potential buyer!  LOL.

You could take them to a dealer, hobby shop,  or to a train show and offer them all to one person who will resell them. You will not receive much for them this way but they will be disposed of and you will receive some cash...

Pricing all the items will take some time.  YOU can get a price for most on eBay by  searching each item and checking "completed item" , on the left, to get "actual sold" for price on eBay.  The completed auction list will also give the shipping on the item, often a major cost to the buyer unless some seller gives free shipping which is never really free.  Most eBay listings now include someones local sales tax also.

This will get you a price given in an auction  that you might expect by sale on eBay.

If you offer the items for sales at a local train show you will most likely get a lower price plus the cost to join the train club or to buy a table to sell. 

Charlie

 

 

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Choo Choo Charlie posted:

Pricing all the items will take some time.  YOU can get a price for most on eBay by  searching each item and checking "completed item" , on the left, to get "actual sold" for price on eBay.  The completed auction list will also give the shipping on the item, often a major cost to the buyer unless some seller gives free shipping which is never really free.  Most eBay listings now include someones local sales tax also.

This will get you a price given in an auction  that you might expect by sale on eBay.

If you offer the items for sales at a local train show you will most likely get a lower price plus the cost to join the train club or to buy a table to sell. 

Charlie

 

 

We sell on Ebay all the time, and this is accurate and excellent advice.

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