These days I'm back to buying postwar, so everything is used 
That being said, for the new stuff (engines) I would be very hesitant to buy a used one. The parts/the reliability of the electronics, etc would be enough to deter me. I think on the forum you have a better chance of someone standing behind what they sell compared to say eBay. While I still see people buying it, postwar & MPC prices are a shell to what they once were. Will they recover? I doubt it. The new stuff has 1000 features & from a detail standpoint, blows older Lionel away. For the modern stuff I have sold, I got close to what I paid for it. The few MPC & PW items I tried to sell, you really couldn't give it away, especially the MPC. But , like it was stated before - will the 80$ boxcar give me the same enjoyment as the 18$ boxcar? I'm in the same boat - student loans, daycare for kids, car & home payments - disposable income gets smaller & smaller. A lot of the reason I love postwar & MPC is the emotional attachment to it - reminds me of my Pop & Uncle and being a kid, trying to find all these trains at shows, etc. I do think the market is flooded w/ more product than people out there to buy it. The people that are really driving the market seem to be going after legacy & PS2/3 engines.
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