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keep in mind that even during the heyday of Lionel in late 40's and early 50's, a good set was atleast a weeks wages for the common american family, this is before we had duel income familys where both mom and dad work. With todays cost of living, Lionel still makes some very affordable trains, while yes there are always trains that are out of reach, just like some sets in the 50's. There are plenty of sets in the range of most parents, The Polar Express sold out, was number 1 item in sales on ebay, The LHS is completely sold out of starter sets, and he had plenty of them including the top NKP Berkshire super set. Lionel trains have always been an expensive toy and will always be one. Would you rather pay 30-60 dollers for a cheap HO set from wallmart type stores, or 179-350 for a Lionel set that with a little care will be here for you great grand kids??? You can make the O scale hobby as expensive or as cheap as you choose it to be. I can assembly a nice post war Lionel set, in good condition for under 125 dollers. I prefer O gauge trains, preferably Lionel, but I do own a couple of MTH items, but only because I wanted that particular style or road name, it that case it was a SD-9 diesel in the Nickel Plate Road colors.
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