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While we are not moving soon the time has come to let go of stuff that I either no longer run or am unwilling to move and really don't want to look at up on a shelf.  It is interesting that I move stuff to the sell pile one day only to find a reason the next to move it back.  Any way to ease the pain of letting go?

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  It is interesting that I move stuff to the sell pile one day only to find a reason the next to move it back.  Any way to ease the pain of letting go?



 

Nope.

It sounds like you put things in your sell pile that you don't really want to sell.

 

I think at least 75 percent of the items I am interested in obtaining are things that I had once and sold. It's rather difficult to locate some of those items, and they tend to be expensive when I do find them. There were items that turned out to be too rare / expensive to even think about getting replacements.

 

But on the other hand, whenever I express regret about having sold an item, my brother would remind me that there was something else that I purchased with the money that I otherwise would not have.

 

These days, the only reason I sell anything is to make room. And sometimes is still hard to let things go.          

Last edited by C W Burfle

You know Burfle, it's really too bad that I don't know who you are. We do have a couple of things in common. I won't be going to York much longer, To me it's a shame we haven't met, and if we have, I still don't know who you are. We both have some of the same train friend's, Jeff, Alan, Frank & Jim P. I'm sure you know that it really upsets me. Take care, Ed

Like many of us, I've been in the hobby for most of my life (44+ years and counting), and after 15+ solid years of collecting O gauge trains I've got more than enough engines and rolling stock to enjoy. You know you have too many trains when every closet in your house is filled with at least 50% train boxes, you need more than one 4 x 8 display case, and your train layout also doubles as additional storage.

 

My formula for keeping or selling trains is simple- if I like it and it's different, I keep it. I also like trains I see, so those tend to stay longer. But if it's common and I have alot of them, I don't mind selling off a few of them. Last year I sold off about 30 freight cars- this year I'll be selling off some MTH Autoracks, possibly even a few Lionel diesels, to make room for new stuff.

 

Geno

The way I have dealt with the dilemma so far is to overprice everything so nobody will buy it.    Seriously, I understand and, facing the same dilemma, think maybe selling on consignment may provide some relief at a cost of 15-20% of the proceeds.  That way, you get it out of the house in a moment of resolve and, too embarrassed to ask for it back, are less likely to change your mind.    

 

 

I sold a few things that were gifts from my mother. I only sold it because I was in a rather desperate financial situation at the time...not because I wanted to. I regret selling many of the items. 

 

I've kept (nearly) everything that has been a gift from my mother, long gone father, etc. I suggest you consider the same. Keep the gifts and those from people of importance. I think you'll regret it. 

 

Most/all of my HO items came from my father - such as when we had an HO layout in the basement. They aren't worth anything but I'm happy to keep them in a display case next to me HO layout. Same thing for my LGB G gauge train set...it is huge, in the way constantly, I have no use for it presently and is in rather poor cosmetic shape. This was the last "train gift" my father bought before his passing. It won't ever be sold no matter how big and in the way it is. 

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