The best source of PRICE information is eBay "completed auctions", if the item has sold recently. These prices represent many buyers for one item. It may not be representative of a one buyer and one seller, garage sale, flea market, estate, newspaper ads, OGR forum, train meet, etc. sales.
Prices vary as to location, time of year, size of market and should not be considered current and are variable: Therefore the term Price GUIDE.
The paper price guides are good for product information, pictures etc. of a Lionel or others trains and accessories and are probably not worth the full list price when late issue but can be useful as general references when bought used and older issues at greatly reduced prices.
Charlie
