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I wouldn't rush to sell your dad's trains.   Your father's trains are irreplaceable.

Earl

Could you post a picture, value depends a lot on condition.

Lia, this site will help you identify what you have.

http://www.tandem-associates.c...trains_2025_loco.htm

There's a search engine at the bottom of the page that you can use to get info on each car.

If you decide to sell them then you'll get more by selling each piece individually. Hope you find a good home for them. They're nice pieces and someone on this forum will give you a fair price for them. Bill

Don't worry go ahead and sell them, someone will take good care of them and you can take satisfaction that your dads toys live on with someone who will enjoy them.

Most of the ones you listed seem to be from the late 40's.

Research the prices well, eBay is a great way to get a real price. Just search for Lionel and the car number. There are some price catalogs published but those prices are a bit pie in the sky. Remember to sell the engine and the tender together and see if there is a number on the tender, that makes a difference.

Watch out for email with offers from the forum, there are a few people here who will lowball you in a heartbeat.

Good point, if you can post photos here on the forum it's a good start towards getting realistic ideas on selling value.

Are you sure it's a "W" and not a "M"? Don

I agree with the Yardmaster, this set would retail between $200-$300.

Good luck on selling your items.

Pat

How great to find your father's trains.  If you can post some pictures on the forum there are plenty of people here who can fill you in on the details.  You can sell them here on the Buy/Sell Forum or eBay.  Parcel post shipping east to west coast (for the high figure in shipping) is roughly $12-$14 with delivery confirmation, maybe a little more if the weight is up over 7 lbs.  It really is amazing how many of these post war trains are still around.

Do you see the logo in this photo?

http://www.vectis.co.uk/AuctionImages/358/499_l.jpg

Lia,

It sounds like you might be describing this emblem:

This was the ensignia for Bing Works (Bing Werke - that's a stylized B on its side and a W), makers of German toys including trains in the late 1800's early 1900's.  Generally very high quality and very collectible.  They went out of business in 1932; the Bing brothers were Jewish and got out of Germany as Hitler was coming to power.  I don't have any Bing trains but I do have several Bing stations, crossing gates, and other accessories.  The European detail in the construction and lithography is different than anything produced in this country in the same period.

Yes...my husband has been on the computer trying to find out more on the wind-up set and Bing is what it is.  I am going to attempt to upload photos from both sets.

these are some

lia those are pointing towards your machine still, we cant see them

Export them from iPhoto to your desktop, reply to your post here and click on the add attachment then the yellow upload files button in the upper left corner of the window

They are always worth more as a set.  The 2025 is a version of the 675, a desirable engine.  With no broken parts I would say an average estimate would be $250 for the set.  $350 if it looks like new, and maybe $150 if it's been run a lot.  Value is very much based on condition.  The track won't be worth much, the transformer could be.

This it?