Great thread Big John Henry, I always wanted a Lionel train set for Christmas but my dad thought that the newer HO trains that were coming out was the way to go, so I never received any 3 rail trains, always HO, that was back in the early 50's. About 20 years ago, I was given some Marx trains and they were a disaster, I still have them in a box, they will take an enormous amount of work to get them presentable just to put on the display shelf. I've always thought that Lionel was on the expensive side but as my wife and I were able to come up with extra money now and then and I found the OGR Forum and Fee Bay, I started buying the trains that I felt I could afford and it wasn't until about 6 to 8 years ago that I bought my first new train set, 80% of what I have are used trains and even those I found to be expensive but not as bad as brand new. I think the new stuff coming out now is just crazy for the prices we're having to pay. I paid $1,600 or $1,700 fora new Lionel SP AC-9 and my wife thought I had lost my mind, I think I did but that's another story. If you really stop and think about it, any hobby you get into and really get into it, they are all expensive and will probably stay that way. Wish I was a Millionaire, so many trains and things I want but will probably never be able to afford.
Thanks for starting the thread, great answers guys.
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