@Tom Tee posted:Me thinks that one needs to stock up on secondary market offerings asap before the present used car inflation model hits model trains.
Tom,
It already has. I was so lucky to buy many long-sought-after items, C-8 through pristine NOS, in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Almost all of it has doubled in price, based upon a review of the same product numbers sold within the last year.
Particularly amusing is a Proto 1 C&O 2-6-6-6 Premier Allegheny (20-3017-1) that I had wanted forever, essentially NOS, never run, picked up for $290.00 in January of 2018. Asking prices are more than double that now, and actual selling prices are coming up on double quickly.
Mike