Old toy train value

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone... Im a newbie. An older fellow that lives down the road from me has a year 1950 toy Lionel train he wanted me to find some info on. Since I have no knowledge of these trains I decided to ask about it here. Does anyone have any idea what this could be worth? Any info is much appreciated.. Josh

[Anonymous]

Check eBay. It'll cost you nothing, and if you follow the auctions (you can set up a "watch" on the items you are interested in), you can see what the willing buyer and willing seller are doing with the used equipment

[choochin3]

Nonames,
Welcome to the forum!
If you can post the numbers on the trains that would be a good place to start.
Usually the numbers are on the side, or underneath the item.
It also helps if you have the original box,or boxes.

Carl T.

[Anonymous]

Thx for the responses... Ill get the #s and a post some pics tommorrow and see if u can help me with it... I have looked on ebay to kind of get an idea... I know the boxes are gone because he loaned the train to his daughter last year for christmas and she threw the boxes away.... but he still has the instructions and that kind of stuff... thx josh

[spankybird]

You can try check out this site

http://www.postwarlionel.com

[Anonymous]

check out amazon.com and buy a price guide

[jimhaleyscomet]

Sometimes the library will have a price guide. Try looking for Greenburg's and price guide.

Jim H