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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:

American Flyer

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

American Flyer Tender to Trail truck Repair set (2)

Buy It Now: $2.75
Time Left: 25m

American Flyer S Gauge Late 1950s Outstanding Slope Back Tender Only For 21004-5

Price: $76.00 (16 Bids)
Time Left: 26m

American Flyer 7210 Erie Searchlight Car, VG, C2

Buy It Now: $22.95
Time Left: 34m

American flyer # 21922-1 Missouri Pacific ---- BOX ONLY---

Price: $41.00 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 37m

American Flyer train tracks

Price: $14.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 42m

American Flyer Ringing Bros Whistling Sign~# 706 uncoupler w Box and switch NICE

Price: $26.99
Buy It Now: $29.99
Time Left: 47m

S Scale American Flyer Chicago Northwestern 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Locomotive #283

Price: $39.00 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 52m

American Flyer 636 Die-cast Reel Car - G, C2

Buy It Now: $17.95
Time Left: 1h 10m

Flyer S Track 11 Curved and 7 straight w roadbed.

Price: $9.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 11m

AMERICAN FLYER TRACK

Buy It Now: $12.99
Time Left: 1h 12m

American Flyer S-gauge 312 Pennsylvania K4 Steam Engine with Tender

Price: $99.95 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 18m

AMERICAN FLYER BOX CAR

Buy It Now: $19.99
Time Left: 1h 19m

American Flyer 945 Die-cast Work Boom Car - VG, OB

Buy It Now: $22.95
Time Left: 1h 20m

Liquid Bearings, BEST train oil for American Flyer L@@K

Buy It Now: $6.99
Time Left: 1h 54m

American Flyer 24057, Santa Fe 3280 Boxcar, Tyco 1435 Engine Tender, Rivarossi Car

Buy It Now: $24.00
Time Left: 1h 58m

Vintage American Flyer 42597 Spot Light Car S Gauge

Price: $14.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 9m

American Flyer Motorized Loco Engine 322 Locomotive

Price: $74.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 9m

Vintage American Flyer locomotive 3012 & 3 cars with track & transformer

Buy It Now: $200.00
Time Left: 2h 14m

AMERICAN FLYER 316 PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE AND PRR AMERICAN FLYER TENDER

Buy It Now: $205.00
Time Left: 2h 14m

24843 NP Combination Car American Flyer train train Excellent

Buy It Now: $299.99
Time Left: 2h 23m

American Flyer # 21922 Missiouri Pacific --- BOX ONLY ---

Price: $24.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 24m

24849 NP Vista Dome Car American Flyer train train Excellent

Buy It Now: $325.00
Time Left: 2h 26m

24853 NP Observation Car American Flyer train train Excellent

Buy It Now: $285.00
Time Left: 2h 31m

24846 NP Coach Car American Flyer train train Excellent

Buy It Now: $325.00
Time Left: 2h 33m

24838 UP Coach Car Dream Cloud American Flyer train train VG

Buy It Now: $260.00
Time Left: 2h 35m

24837 UP Combination Car Star Dust American Flyer train train VG+

Buy It Now: $195.00
Time Left: 2h 38m

VINTAGE AMERICAN FLYER 1950'S T&P TEXAS PACIFIC LOT 2 CARS 1 ENGINE USA

Price: $39.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 52m

Amer. Flyer S Gauge Late 1950s, Flawless Orig. Boiler Front For The 21005 0-6-0

Price: $50.99 (7 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 56m

VTG LOT 3 AMERICAN FLYER 1950'S NEW HAVEN 650 TRAIN PASSENGER CAR TRACK PAMPHLET

Price: $24.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 57m

6-48309 1990 Seasons Greetings Car American Flyer train trains NIB

Buy It Now: $195.00
Time Left: 3h 1m

974 Erie Boxcar American Flyer train trains VG

Buy It Now: $200.00
Time Left: 3h 1m

American Flyer #947 Northern Pacific Boxcar

Price: $15.83 (6 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 13m

American Flyer No. 2 75 Watt Transformer with Box

Price: $30.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 23m

American Flyer # 640 Hopper Car with Box

Price: $10.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 23m

American Flyer Manual Switch Track with Direction Indicators

Price: $20.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 23m

American Flyer # 706 Uncoupler

Price: $10.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 23m