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The following article was published in our article directory on December 13, 2011.
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Buying and Selling Model Trains

Article Category: Shopping

Author Name: chickie maxwell

If you're a collector of model trains or an inheritor of a rather fancy set up of railway and trains, you will undoubtedly be interested in either buying or selling model trains. If you're a first time buyer or seller, the odds would be stacked against your favor since you obviously don't know how much value each train has. All you have to go on is instinct , and even that can be flawed since you'll obviously be operating blind, having no experience before.

The best thing you need to do of course is to make yourself informed . Read up on the subject so you'll at least know the baseline price of some of the more common trains. There are yearly published price guides for each brand of model trains. You can get the guides concerning the train you are interested in buying or selling and refer to the prices there.

Remember however that these books are only guide. They are not a definitive price list. The asking and selling price still depends upon you and the party you are dealing with. There are however, some standards , by which you can establish the relative value of a train depending upon its condition. These standards have been set up by the Train Collector's Association.

Mint - is exactly what it says. Mint is brand new . Unused, unmarked, and in some cases, have never been unpacked.

Like New - a model train that is in exceptional condition that has hardly been used.

Excellent - the train has tiny scratches that are only visible upon close inspection. Has no dent or rust.

Very Good - some nicks and scratches that are noticeable immediately. No dent or rust. Clean.
- Good - Some obvious scratches, small dents, dirty in appearance.
- Fair - a lot of scratches, dented, rusted, chipped. In bad condition.
- Poor - very beat up, looks junk, some usable parts but most already unsalvageable.

To help you get a good price for the train you are buying or selling, you can ask help from experts on the subject. Friends who have been train collecting for years, or contacts who work in hobby shops or model train stores. It would be useful to post on the internet too, and find out what people know. Most questions on the internet would find themselves answered by the experts anyway. You get it for free, and you have the public to screen it for you.

As you gain experience in buying or selling, you'll learn that you'll need less of the guidebooks you bought. You'll learn to recognize the grading of model trains simply on close inspection. You'll learn the difference between the different brands of trains and their value in prices. Most of all, you'll get a knack for finding out just how much or how little the trains you are dealing for is worth to the person you are dealing with. It's an instinct you learn only through experience. And it's the best guidebook you'll ever have in your dealings with model train sales.

Keywords: model trains

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