Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2004

Well, I did say I was sorry, I guess I meant sorry, you did not get the
$250.00 you thought it was worth/saw it sell for, or the $225.00 +
shipping you thought it was worth, only $90.00 + shipping, or $22.50
each for ore cars with sprung metal trucks that sell for $12.95/pr.  I
guess they have gone down in value.

The cars in the Hershey set aren't nearly as nice as the ore cars.  It's
just an entry level starter set, and not very prototypical, even in the
3-rail world.  You will probably get a fair price for the set, but not a
collector value.  The running gear for the loco, with the shell for
repaint, is alone worth about $45-$55.

The "odd cars from the set" you saw may have been add-ons, with Hershey
branding.  The K-Line catalogs have been chock full of them for years.

There is just too much K-Line out there and too few people hunting it
down... there are a few K-Line collectibles, though, out of VERY limited
production runs.  Even the club & convention cars, though, unless
prototypical, fetch less than new(Lionel too, often).  I run all my
K-Line & MTH stuff.

Of course, eBay can always be called upon to produce anomalies, in both
directions.  Sellers should always seek a 30:1 sell:buy ratio, though.

With regard to posting ads here, I'm no expert, but usenet has
designated groups for posting FA & FS items, my understanding is that
this is not one of them, but I've never called anyone on it, and I'm not
now.  It really isn't that big of a problem here like it is in other
groups.  Good luck on your auctions.  I see you are very busy selling
stuff of all kinds.

Rob