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There have been many many topics about the increase of prices in this hobby. While my gut reaction is that prices are really shooting up there, I wonder if they really are or is it that we are perceiving it as so? What was the price of a Lionel train set in the 40's or 50's as a percent of the median family income? What was the price of certain items (engines, cars, track etc) back then as a percentage of median income? How does that compare today with say a P2K engine and some stewart rolling stock? I know the level of detail, operating qualities etc are different. I am just curious what it cost back then to get in the hobby with a decent setup as compared to now.
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