HO Scale model trains ?

Question

Recently my dad passed away and my brother and i are in the process of cleaning out his house so we got all the up stairs cleaned so it was time to move to the basement we noticed that my dad had himself quite the model train collection we knew he was into it just did'nt know that into it on 3 tables 9 feet by 4 feet custom made . there was just all trains and tracks and villages all over well we carefully disassembled the tracks scenery and luckily for us my dad saved all the boxes to the trains Engines and Cars well we matched all the numbers on the box to the train in went to . My question is what in the world are my brother and i are going to do with all this . Without doing the E-bay thing what are other options my brother and i can do we know there is alot of money invested in these Trains just by looking at the price tags that were on the box and we just dont want to give them away either .....It's mostly Boston to Maine R.R or Conrail with a few others ...please if yah could help thank you .

Answer 1

OK, first of all, I extend my condolences and my deepest sympathies to you and your family. As someone who has had a life long interest in the model train hobby, I'd like to encourage you to at least think about taking it up. Who knows? You might decide you enjoy it.

Answer 2

I'm sorry to hear your Dad passed, my condolences to you, your Mom, and your brother...

Okay, to get to TRUE Railroad lovers, you COULD contact a large model-railroad shop in your area... they MIGHT be willing to purchase them and sell them on consignment.

OR you could place an ad in Model Railroader magazine: http://www.trains.com/mrr/

You might also check with the National Model Railroad Association: http://www.nmra.com/

Answer 3

their most likely worth over $100 each, except for contrail their about $50