Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Provides hobbyist and club information and free downloads are available. We feature lionel, american flyer, mth, atlas o, williams trains, kline, weaver models, and more. For much of the 20th century, lionel trains were the kings of toys, the presents you couldnt wait unit christmas morning to unwrap. At auction, lionel train sets, pieces, and accessories can sell for a few. You can read more about it in the above mentioned book, available from. Get the best deals on lionel train books when you shop the largest online selection at. Greenberg has 27 books on goodreads with 27 ratings. Traditional freight cars and passenger cars had their own sets while space and military trains were featured in separate outfits. Sometimes, though, it is difficult to determine the exact age of your vintage train. If i can do that kind of research and draw an accurate. The rest of the lionel team is working remotely and you can continue to shop online and through our call center. The latest edition of the famous greenbergs guides for lionel trains has. The best of the best lionel trains are very valuable.
It lists a price for good condition and a second for excellent condition. Complete line of lionel trains a top ten lionel dealer. This is a sample of the indepth content found in our 200page special issue publication, lionel trains of the 1950s. So be sure to look over your trains carefully for wear, and particularly for rust around the wheels and contacts, which greatly affects the value and functionality of the trains. With over 102 lots available for antique model trains and 17 upcoming auctions, you wont want to miss out.
Members of the lcca can list trains for sale and purchase trains from other members. The latest edition of the famous greenbergs guides for lionel trains has the data collectors need before buying, selling, or trading away any lionel toy trains from their collections. Antique lionel trains from before world war ii are particularly prized, but many modelrailroad enthusiasts appreciate lionel trains made later in the century, from the pink lady lionel engines windup mickey mouse handcars made during the great depression. The world of postwar lionel trains brought countless innovations to the legendary line that helped define the electric toy train, and this book breaks it all down into easytofind sections.
The book covers lionels 278 inch, standard, oo, o, and o27 gauge trains listing the most common version of each item, along with some significant variations. But were talking the trains that are in the absolute best condition and might not have ever run on the track. Located in the atlanta area specializing in lionel train sets, trains, sales and repair of new and old lionel trains. Unfollow lionel trains value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. There are two prices the lower if your item has paint missing or scratchs on it. How to find out how old your lionel train is our pastimes. You need greenburgs lionel trains 19012009 price book.
Lionel postwar guides lionel and american flyer trains. The best lionel ho trains were those produced in 1957 as they were manufactured for lionel by rivorossi, a manufacturer of high quality ho trains. Antique train sets faqs for lionel collectors club of. There are a few ways to find out how old you lionel train is. Information about products, business opportunities, and dealers. Simply put, the set is worth whatever a buyer would be willing to pay for it. Toy trains and model railroads were its main claim to fame. Now in its 39th edition, lionel trains pocket price guide is a highly anticipated pricing resource for toy train collectors and operators. There may be other things to live for, but collecting lionel trains takes living to a whole new level. Lionel model railroad and train price guides for sale ebay. Lionel trains pocket price guide 19012020 is the preferred choice of toy train collectors and operators for accurate pricing information on prewar, postwar, and modern lionel trains. Lionel new 1287 newspaper lionel trains pw 128 newsstand, now he can sell newspapers. The lionel trains pocket price guide 19012019 is a reliable source of market value information for prewar, postwar, and modern trains, as well as postwar boxes and sets.
Prewar lionel trains can sell anywhere from twenty dollars to several thousand dollars, depending on the rarity of the piece and its condition among other factors. This may result in delayed shipments during this mandatory compliance period. Lionel reports that collecting vintage lionel trains is a popular pastime among hobbyists and antique toy dealers alike. This book was useful as a tool to price some vintage lionel trains. Because it is a pocket guide there is not an expansive description of the individual items, but it is easy to look up trains and accessories by the number on the item. No longer were space and military trains randomly mixed in with traditional freight cars. Ultimately, the value of your trains is determined by the market itself. Greenbergs guides lionel trains pocket price guide 2009 greenbergs pocket price guide lionel trains, 1901 2009 by kalmbach publishing co. We hope this information will serve you well while youre out on your estate sale hunts.
Lionel corporation was an american toy manufacturer and holding company of retailers that has been in business for over 120 years. See how lionel trains can be part of a tradition the whole family will enjoy. Grzyboskis train store is pennsylvanias largest lionel dealer and specializes in lionel train sets and accessories and other fine manufacturers like american flyer and kline. Mintinbox examples of vintage lionel trains are still valuable and will continue to appreciate in value over time, because there are so few of them. It was founded as an electrical novelties company, lionel specialized in various products throughout its existence. One practical improvement for all 1961 sets was the selection of freight cars within each outfit. I inherited a lionel train set but cant determine when it was made. Founded in 1900, lionel model trains are one of the most beloved of all model train brands. Its roots lie in the 1969 purchase of the lionel product line from the lionel corporation by cereal conglomerate general mills and subsequent purchase in 1986 by businessman richard p. If they are well cared for, lionel trains can have a long life. Antique train sets faqs for lionel collectors club of america. Electric train price guide our price guides are updated frequently. With no consumer catalogue printed by lionel in 1967, the 1968 annual booklet was muchanticipated by all lionel train buffs. Lionel toy trains have been a staple of american history for over 100 years.
Lionel 2006 train catalogvolume 1 o gauge book 023922200457. Recently have gotten back into collecting cars and accessories. Lionel, llc is an american designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads that is headquartered in concord, north carolina. Lionel trains pocket price guide 19012017 ebooks free. The lionel trains pocket price guide 19012017 is a reliable source of market value information for prewar, postwar, and modern trains, as well as postwar boxes and sets. But, if you are trying to get a ballpark figure, there are a few good ways to place value on model trains or any other collectible. Lionel trains pocket price guide 19012019 greenbergs. Any train is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it at the time of sale. The locomotive has 027 on a metal plate on the bottom and 2026 on the side. What is the value of some old lionel trains that are not a. In this estate sale tips article were going to give you a few pointers about vintage lionel trains. Take your lionel from starter set to lifetime hobby. Those wanting to sell trains, or hoping to see their investment increase in value year after year, are somewhat prone to disdain these books, reasoning that their items must surely be worth more than the book price. Greenbergs most popular book is greenbergs guide to lionel trains, 19011942.
Your santa fe loco is from this second era, when lionel trains were manufactured by fundimensions, a division of general mills. Manufacturer of model trains and accessories in o and standard gauges. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about 1950s lionel trains. Mintinbox examples of vintage lionel trains are still valuable and will continue to appreciate in. Now in its 38th edition, this valuable resource for operators and collectors offers. Like the mighty locomotives and dynamic railroads, to your favorite licensed trains of our most popular the polar express, harry potter, thomas and friends and more, lionel train sets are packed with animation and excitement. They had no reason at all to doubt that lionel trains would continue to be a part of american life for years to come.
Lionel trains value varies depending on design, materials, and era. In order to be compliant with local ordinances, our warehouse has implemented the new social distancing requirements. Greenbergs pocket price guide lionel 19012019 paperback by kalmbach books. Now in its 37th edition, this valuable resource for operators and collectors offers. Unfortunately, the 1968 catalogue has become known as lionels poorest attempt to develop an annual product line.
For more than 115 years, lionel trains has captured the hearts and stirred the imaginations of young and old. A decent reference book but prices certainly dont reflect onlineauction, private. Vintage lionel model railroad trains collectors weekly. Lionel trains pocket price guide 19012018 greenbergs pocket. Lionel train set kids extra track fastrack polar express o gauge lion chief book.
Those wishing to buy toy trains are more prone to cite published prices, figuring that a higher asking price is akin to gouging. Recent auction results indicate that prewar lionel trains generally sell for a few hundred dollars per lot, with exceptional examples selling for a few thousand dollars. Rather, he thought his wooden, openbed gondola with the words electric express on the side would make a good vehicle to show off the wares of manhattan toystore merchant robert ingersol. Vintage trains can be valuable, as can the accessories. Lionel then manufactured its own line and the quality suffered. If you are trying to determine the value of a toy model train set, this is a common quandary. Prewar lionel model railroad train sets collectors weekly. Sep 9, 2019 my husbands childhood train set lionel o 27 train set. How to find out the value of vintage lionel trains.
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