@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:Don't forget this as well: Lionel has always been expensive, from day one in 1900, and in every year since. That's why Louis Marx was so successful back in the day.
Mike
This x 100. The basic 6462 NYC gondola sold for about $4.50 in 1950. How much is that in 2022? 55 bucks. Milk car sets at that time retailed for $11.50. In today’s money that translates to $140.
Lionels have never been cheap.