MAR Toys, New York, NY. UP Cattle Car

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone...I finally got around to writing up some of the train cars...the Lionel ones. I wanted to get the Marx on too but I seem to keep putting it off. The Lionel should start tonight (Friday) and run for 10 days. If any of you see any mistakes I made please feel free to let me know. I didn't gussy up the descriptions as I don't want to mislead anyone. Unless I didn't pay close enough attention, I only found 4 Lionel cars out of the bunch. Anyway..in for a penny, in for a pound.

Thanks for all your help.

Nancy

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone...I finally got around to writing up some of the train cars...the Lionel ones. I wanted to get the Marx on too but I seem to keep putting it off. The Lionel should start tonight (Friday) and run for 10 days. If any of you see any mistakes I made please feel free to let me know. I didn't gussy up the descriptions as I don't want to mislead anyone. Unless I didn't pay close enough attention, I only found 4 Lionel cars out of the bunch. Anyway..in for a penny, in for a pound.

Thanks for all your help.

Nancy

[Anonymous]

Could you post a link to it?

[Anonymous]

Could you post a link to it?

[Anonymous]

I finally got them listed last night. I'd like to get the marx cars up tonight if possible....here's the link to the Lionel cars.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3149450764

[Anonymous]

I finally got them listed last night. I'd like to get the marx cars up tonight if possible....here's the link to the Lionel cars.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3149450764

[Anonymous]

It looks good! You did an excellent job of describing them. There's one thing you should add, however, that I didn't notice in the original picture you showed. The tank car has had it trucks (sets of wheels) changed and instead of the original Lionel ones it has had American Flyer S gauge trucks with link couplers put on. I'm sure that most would notice this right away, but I still would mention it as it detracts from the car's value.

[Anonymous]

It looks good! You did an excellent job of describing them. There's one thing you should add, however, that I didn't notice in the original picture you showed. The tank car has had it trucks (sets of wheels) changed and instead of the original Lionel ones it has had American Flyer S gauge trucks with link couplers put on. I'm sure that most would notice this right away, but I still would mention it as it detracts from the car's value.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the compliment..and the new information. I'll go add that to the description right now. Whatever people decide to do, I want it to be based on accurate information.

You know..when I was doing the group picture I noticed the coupling was different on the tank car and even tried to hook it to another car. Not knowing what I was doing, I just shook my head and said that there must be a reason for it. Now I understand.

Now to get myself geared up to do the Marx cars..there are a lot more of them. Whew..

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the compliment..and the new information. I'll go add that to the description right now. Whatever people decide to do, I want it to be based on accurate information.

You know..when I was doing the group picture I noticed the coupling was different on the tank car and even tried to hook it to another car. Not knowing what I was doing, I just shook my head and said that there must be a reason for it. Now I understand.

Now to get myself geared up to do the Marx cars..there are a lot more of them. Whew..

[Anonymous]

WOW !!! The 4 Lionel cars sold for 47.77!!!!! Thank you so much for the help. I'm trying to get the presence of mind to get the Marx cars on. I want to scan them and that will take a while.

[Anonymous]

WOW !!! The 4 Lionel cars sold for 47.77!!!!! Thank you so much for the help. I'm trying to get the presence of mind to get the Marx cars on. I want to scan them and that will take a while.

[Anonymous]

That's great! I'm glad to see that they went that high. To tell you the truth, I didn't expext them to sell as high as they did. Hopefully the Marx cars will do well too!

[Anonymous]

That's great! I'm glad to see that they went that high. To tell you the truth, I didn't expext them to sell as high as they did. Hopefully the Marx cars will do well too!

[Anonymous]

Here's the link to the Marx cars...they're getting lots of looks..hopefully they'll get some bids....Thanks again for all the help.....Nancy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3151822446

[Anonymous]

Here's the link to the Marx cars...they're getting lots of looks..hopefully they'll get some bids....Thanks again for all the help.....Nancy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3151822446

[Anonymous]

It looks good, but you should mention that the Southern Pacific caboose has had Lionel trucks put on it and the ladder added.

[Anonymous]

It looks good, but you should mention that the Southern Pacific caboose has had Lionel trucks put on it and the ladder added.

[Anonymous]

I took your advice and added it to the description. It already has a bid but if the bidder isn't happy, they can retract it.

Thanks again...you've been a Godsend.

I decided to hang on the the track and transformers and put them in a yard sale in Nov. The two boxes are pretty heavy, and as you said, they aren't worth much so wouldn't be good on ebay.

It will be interesting to watch the Marx cars...on ebay, you never know what will happen.
:-)

[Anonymous]

I took your advice and added it to the description. It already has a bid but if the bidder isn't happy, they can retract it.

Thanks again...you've been a Godsend.

I decided to hang on the the track and transformers and put them in a yard sale in Nov. The two boxes are pretty heavy, and as you said, they aren't worth much so wouldn't be good on ebay.

It will be interesting to watch the Marx cars...on ebay, you never know what will happen.
:-)

[Anonymous]

The Marx cars closed at 31.99 for all 10. I guess that's not bad considering they weren't in the best condition.

I'm all done with model trains now..as far as I know..I have some full scale railroad stuff up though
I just want to thank you again for all your help.

Nancy

[Anonymous]

The Marx cars closed at 31.99 for all 10. I guess that's not bad considering they weren't in the best condition.

I'm all done with model trains now..as far as I know..I have some full scale railroad stuff up though
I just want to thank you again for all your help.

Nancy

[Anonymous]

You're very welcome. It's been a pleasure helping you out. I'm glad to see that you're happy with what they went for.

[Anonymous]

You're very welcome. It's been a pleasure helping you out. I'm glad to see that you're happy with what they went for.

[Anonymous]

I know this is a train site but I'm researching the value of a Mar Toy Co. Wind-Up Race car. Any suggestions where I might look? I didn't find anything similar on Ebay.

[Anonymous]

I know this is a train site but I'm researching the value of a Mar Toy Co. Wind-Up Race car. Any suggestions where I might look? I didn't find anything similar on Ebay.

[lionelsoni]

Did you search on Ebay for "Mar", or for "Marx", the actual name of the company? The second posting on this topic explains this common error.

[lionelsoni]

Did you search on Ebay for "Mar", or for "Marx", the actual name of the company? The second posting on this topic explains this common error.