@Craftech posted:So do you think in 50 years people will be collecting today's Lionel Trains as heirlooms and collector's items or will they still be collecting the same ones from the 40's and 50's that we had as kids? If the answer is the latter then you must know the reason.
Interesting question. In 50 years there will likely be a huge mkt for the original post war. The Americana is just over the top. I doubt there will be a cult following for today’s stuff, but that’s debatable. With bto, there won’t be a huge surplus, and as long as there are components to fix boards, there should be a mkt. Trains and baseball cards follow a similar trajectory. The pw trains and 20s-60s cards are classic and they seem to have a huge following. Then came the over produced (and to my knowledge) lower qualty Mpc era and the 80s-90s junk wax baseball cards. Newer cards and trains seemed to have had a COVID renaissence with newer products. So, my best guess is that yes there will be a mkt, but not a cult following. However my logic is making a ton of assumptions.
