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Beginning your Antique Toy Collection

Toy collecting is a very enjoyable and speciall hobby. Toys mean so much more to us than mere collectibles or antiques. They hark back to childhood days of long ago and the nostalgia and sentiments of a time gone by. However there is more toy to collecting beyond the initial appeal, beyond the emotion appeal, a toy collection is an investment and some knowledge is required so that you can invest prudently. There are lots of sources of information available on the subject of toy collecting for the novice and the experienced collector alike, and much is available freely online.

Most antique and vintage toy collectors eventually specialize in a narrow area, such as early tin toys, or wooden pull toys for example. If you are new to toy collecting then its a good idea to look at what others are collectiing at places such as online auctions sites, note the condition and level of interest and closing prices for items that appeal to you. and when its time for you to begin your collection, decide on our budget and then then aim for the best condition items that fit within your budget.

Values of toys are driven not only by the condition and rarity of the item but by demand. Book values of toys usually refer to near mint items, so they are a guideline only. Before you bid at an online auction be aware that values can fluctuate quite and bit over time so it a good idea to start off by watching items on ebay and checking the closing prices for the completed auctions.

Following is a sample of Antique and Vintage toys from eBay:

Lionel

Time: ending soonest----------------------Price: highest first Price: lowest first Time: ending soonest Time: newly listed

Lionel 1666 Loco with 2689W Tender, & 3 Cars Train Set -1946, Running Condition

Buy It Now: $375.00
Time Left: 16m

LIONEL TRAIN LOT ENGINE, FREIGHT CARS & MISC. TRACK USED

Price: $29.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 17m

LIONEL COLLECTOR'S - POSTWAR - VOL II - HARDBOUND

Buy It Now: $24.95
Time Left: 17m

LIONEL #36722 DISNEY PETER PAN BOBBING HEAD BOXCAR

Buy It Now: $70.00
Time Left: 18m

LIONEL "East Stroudsburg" Train Station

Price: $28.00 (11 Bids)
Time Left: 19m

'77-98 LIONEL 2181 TELEPHONE POLE SET OF 10POLES

Buy It Now: $7.49
Time Left: 19m

MTH 30-7139 Erie Lackawanna stock car new from our store dispay

Buy It Now: $99.99
Time Left: 20m

LIONEL O SCALE US STEEL POWERED SWITCHER--ROAD #8350--PARTS

Price: $34.08 (9 Bids)
Time Left: 22m

LIONEL PARTS, 3362 HELIUM TANKS (3)

Buy It Now: $6.00
Time Left: 23m

Lionel #1033 90 Watt Transformer Made from 1948-1956

Price: $16.15 (15 Bids)
Time Left: 23m

LIONEL O SCALE SANTA FE FLAT CAR--ROAD #46000

Price: $0.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 24m

LIONEL NYC 4-6-4 HUDSON 1986 6-18002 ENGINE & TENDER !

Buy It Now: $399.00
Time Left: 24m

Lionel Seaboard Silver Meteor Boxcar 6-19250 NIB

Price: $24.26 (3 Bids)
Time Left: 24m

Lionel T.C.A. Museum Boxcar TTM-7765 NIB

Price: $15.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 24m

LIONEL POSTWAR #2416 SANTA FE ILLIMINATED "BLUE STRIPE" OBSERVATION CAR

Buy It Now: $110.00
Time Left: 24m

ERTL EASTWOOD AUTOMOBILIA O SCALE SIGNATURE 3RD EDITION LIONEL 2 TRUCK SET--NIB

Price: $16.05 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 25m

ERTL EASTWOOD AUTOMOBILIA O SCALE SIGNATURE 3RD EDITION LIONEL 2 TRUCK SET--NIB

Price: $14.27 (3 Bids)
Time Left: 25m

LIONEL 50 RAILROAD GANG CAR

Buy It Now: $60.00
Time Left: 25m

New Lionel 779 Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire JR Ste

Buy It Now: $270.00
Time Left: 25m

Lionel O27 Full Color Billboards Lot of 5 LOOK 6-2710 EXCELLENT O517

Price: $3.94 (4 Bids)
Time Left: 26m

LIONEL SINGLE WOUND MAGNETIC FIELD

Buy It Now: $8.50
Time Left: 26m

1974 Lionel 6-7600 Frisco Spirit Of '76 Caboose L0465L

Buy It Now: $57.00
Time Left: 27m

Lionel #6-19079 New York Central Heavyweight Passenger Cars #2564-67 4-pack NEW

Buy It Now: $340.99
Time Left: 28m

Lionel O & O27 Gauge Road Signs 6-2180 NEW LOOK O517

Price: $2.90 (4 Bids)
Time Left: 28m

Vintage Lionel 6250 Seaboard Engine 1954 O Scale

Price: $199.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 29m

Lionel # 6-15003 Green Bay & Western Waffle-Sided Boxcar # 15003 NO RESERVE!

Price: $19.99
Buy It Now: $39.99
Time Left: 29m

VINTAGE LIONEL POST WAR TRAIN LOT - 6014 6357 9020 9031 - O SCALE

Price: $3.80 (5 Bids)
Time Left: 30m

LIONEL 2056 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE & 2046W WHISTLE TENDER

Price: $125.57 (19 Bids)
Time Left: 30m

MARX RED 'MERCURY' STREAMLINER WITH CAR ELEC. TRAIN

Buy It Now: $78.00
Time Left: 32m

Lionel # 19773 Barrel Ramp Car - Kids Club "99" - - - -

Buy It Now: $45.00
Time Left: 33m

LIONEL POSTWAR #2436 MOOSEHEART OBSERVATION CAR

Buy It Now: $105.00
Time Left: 33m

Lionel 12744 Set of 2 Rock Piers

Buy It Now: $10.49
Time Left: 34m

LIONEL BAY WINDOW CABOOSE NEW HAVEN LIGHTED

Price: $20.50 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 34m

Vintage Postwar Lionel Pennsylvania 536417 Caboose O Guage 1953 Toy Train

Price: $16.95 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 35m

lionel die cast bumper illuminated , is set of 2, o 027 scale

Price: $14.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 36m

Lionel #375 Motorized Turntable Boxed Complete

Buy It Now: $395.00
Time Left: 36m