I recently came by a box of Marx HO thinking it would be regular 027 Marx. I have little use for it. Is this stuff collectable or desirable for use on opperating layouts? I have a price guide but haven't priced the individual peices yet but I expect these to be about 3 to 5 bucks each at least if anyone collects them. How about a head's up on what to do with this stuff? Sell, trade or store it away?
Gil, I wouldn't mind taking the 3 gondolas off your hands along with the flat car/ caboose work car... What you have in mind for a trade? E-mail if your interested at: yellowstone10@hotmail.com I'll be in touch ASAP..... THANKS in advanced.... [ 18 October 2001: Message edited by: 7600EM_1 ]</p>
As collectables, they aren't worth much. However, please DON'T toss them. If someone wants or needs them, great. If not, I would take them to keep them from being destroyed. As for steamers. the only HO Marx steamers that I have ever seen is a small 0-4-0 saddle tank switcher (shunter). Why would I want them? I display them from time to time at NMRA Meets to show newcomers where the hobby came from. Some day, people will realize that Marx did make HO and it was a good product for its time (late 50s, early 60s) Roger Roger Hensley – rhensley_anderson@juno.com == http://cid.railfan.net/eci_new.html == == East Central Indiana HO Scale Railroad ==
I wouldn't trash them ...always find a use for trians. I put them on ebay. They are nice looking cars and made just like thier larger counter parts. If I dont sell them, I will store them away untill I find a use for them. I need to get my money back though, you know how that is. I paid $55 for the lot. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1651827532&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1003810661&indexURL=0&rd=1
You can never be sure what some of those older trains are worth. A few years ago, I acquired a box of older HO: Lionel, American Flyer, and Marx. Included was a complete Marx set of 0-4-0 switcher with tender (?), hopper, tank car, and caboose, still in the plastic liner, plus some track and a power pack. I listed it on eBay three years ago, expecting to get $50 or so. It sold for $205!!!! I'm not sure that any of your individual cars will come that high, but you may easily get $5 apiece for them. Who knows? By the way, I only paid $25 for that box of HO trains, and probably sold everything for $400. Pat
