This is a great thread, many good pieces of advice for us getting ready to, so to speak, call it a day, and end our working career....Many folks have had jobs for 20, 30, 40, some odd years. My advice is, those who have many many trains, let members of your family know how to sell your collection. Give them good information on folks that purchase collections, Greenberg books on train values, and magazines that offer Collection Liquidations...You can not count on friends to really dispose of ones friends trains...It's a lot of work... I plan on retiring in a few months, and will cut purchasing to a bare minimum. Also, in 2-1/2 years, I plan on selling 80 per-cent on my collection, and also my home. At that time, I will offer members and friends that they can buy my home, and have a fun to run railroad ready to run....Wow...That's for folks retiring in Tennessee.... Happy Railroading.
