@Rider Sandman posted:Scale Polar Express Berks are going for stupid money because they haven’t been done in awhile.
Sellers are asking stupid money hoping to find buyers that match.
Those 9k berks never sold.
Lionel doesn't make money off of the resale. They're concerned about a return on the initial sale.
The size, and bells and whistles of the bigboy mean more money. The factory in China probably doesn't charge much (if any) more to make a bigboy than a berkshire.
Therefore, big articulateds seem to be the ticket for Lionel as far as VL is concerned.