I have a bit of a different take on the 6464s. Like the famous Charles Weber, I am a 6464 boxcar nut-and have most of the true PW ones , both modern sets, the Archives, the double stamped sets, most of the various club offerings, special meet cars, etc., etc.. I also find the K Line 641- series types ( and the 64_ _ numbered ones-both of which are very similar to the Lionel 6464s-but some with added on ladders) interesting to collect. Doing this keeps me active in scanning the train "literature" to try to ensure that I don't miss any from Lionel catalogs or clubs- and , for instance, keeping an eye out for those which came in sets only-most eventually show up somewhere-but one has to keep looking. That is more than half the fun and challenge. I collect only the true 6464 types with metal door guides top and bottom-adding only some of the MPC 9200s with plastic door guides. So, I do continue to "collect" these cars-it continues to be interesting and fun ( for this old guy) !! Will I get a reasonable monetary return? Probably only the boxed near mint/like new true PW 6464s and a very few of the modern ones ( like the LL Bean car and some of the very limited number cars distributed to special folks at a meet) will keep or slightly increase their value. But that is not why I collect them!! Mr Weber warned his TCA friends to collect only because they enjoyed doing so. I think he was right.
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