@texgeekboy posted:I think the post war Lionel stuff on Stout is what the majority of buyers are after. If there was something I really wanted that was in good shape, I had to open my wallet big time. However it seems to me that modern era, command stuff does not go for the same uplift.
I suspect that your observation might be skewed by some recent Stout sales of postwar stuff in primo condition, which commands quite a premium. Some really pristine items have passed through there lately. IMO, the modern era command stuff at auction brings pretty good money relative to what I see at train shows.