It really isn't possible to provide any estimates for many of these items without pictures. The color and condition of the 3459 dump car could make it worth between $20-$250, so there's no point in commenting until you post some photos, or give us more detail.
GENERAL, thoughts:
- Steam Turbine Locomotive w/smoke chamber #671 - $100-250 depending on condition
Tender with whistle #2671W (I included this with engine) - Operating Milk Car #3472 (one door needs work) $20 (assume this is salvageable)
Milk car platform #3462P (I included this included with 3472) - Operating Generator Car #2461 (red gen $50, black gen $25, broken insulators, $10)
- Operating Searchlight Car #2420 ($25-50 depending on condition)
- Operating Crane Car #2460 (needs work on crane lift) (grey or black? How much work? $20 if black)
- Automatic Dump Car #3459 (black, green, or alumuminum)? If black/green how well-scratched is it?) If aluminum, this could be a $150 car. If black/green, need photo to price).
- Hopper Car #6456 – Color? Condition? Not possible to price this with out it.
- Operating Coal Loader w/coal #397 – What color engine cover, yellow or blue? Assuming blue, $20 not working, $40 working.
- Trackside signal #153-3, $15
- VW-150 dual-handle transformer (assume 75 watts per side?) - $35-40
Very roughly speaking, that totes up to $320, which is what your friend could hope to get if he put it on eBay or brought them to York himself and sold all. It's his choice to do that if he doesn't like your offer, if you make one.
Since you're in this either to sell them yourself or to enjoy them, I'd say $150 if you plan to sell, $160-175 if you want them on your own shelf.
If you've got some of the rarer items (aluminum 3459, yellow-engine cover 397, red LV hopper, etc.,), then the above could go up by a few hundred dollars, but there's no way to tell at this point without photos.
All of the above is officially "FWIW" and "YMMV".
Steven J. Serenska
