SECOND-HAND TRAINS and Kit Collections Broughdale Hobby is interested in re-saleable second-hand TRAIN product. CANADIAN and AMERICAN and BRITISH outline items in HO and N please. Unopened or (complete unbuilt) plastic kits from collections are also considered. Any item from single pieces to MODEST collections are sought for this department. Please call beforehand. We reserve the right to refuse offerings or to offer what we consider fair. SUMMER is a poor time to sell. North American and British Trains sell, European trains are of less interest to our customers. Our second-hand department stock is always changing and we are unable to predict when or what we will receive. Please check our shelves. If you wish to sell your trains and accessories to us we want: CANADIAN and AMERICAN and BRITISH CLEAN items. This means: - NO Mould (No cure .. white growth on plastic) - NO Rust (No cure) - NO Dust (Use a soft dry paint brush) - NO Cigarette residue - NO 'Vintage' cardboard boxes. - NO sections of scenery, or "homemade" items. - NO Electric Control panels or generic wiring. - NO 'attic gems' (inspect the items first) - NO broken, rusty, oily, or bent track. - NO 'Livestock', (Earwigs, spiders etc!) We prefer that you arrive with as many of the following as possible. - Original packaging (see 'Clean'). - Proof of original purchase. - Packed in sturdy boxes. - List of items by manufacturer, part number and description. - Track should be bundled by type. (No broken ties etc) We charge a fee to dismantle existing layouts. Minimum, $200 per square foot. We do not have facilities to store Layout boards. Best of all is to bring your collection in to the store. If there are many boxes, just a few at a time. An offer to purchase can be made only after seeing and testing your collection. General observation: Sellers often declare their items to be "Brand New". This is far from realistic. One likely very valuable locomotive so described arrived with more evidence of being a football than a model locomotive. "Brand New" in its original box it may have realized $1800 we were lucky to sell it for $50, for parts. Our resale items generally face a gruelling test of running, reassembly, lubrication, dusting, washing and wheel cleaning. And that is after all the parts have been located at the bottom of the box. So the price we pay is fair! LIONEL AMERICAN FLYER Lionel collections are popularly regarded as worth a lot of money. This is not true, given that the vast majority, were purchased as a starter set at the lowest end of the range. Although new prices for Lionel are high these older items are worth very little. An exceptional piece in its original box may prove otherwise. Please reserve TRUCKLOAD collections for suitable flea markets. Please sign a printed copy of this page before arriving. Signature ............................Date ........... Phone# ............ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Model Railroad Association suggests that model trains will not realize anything near the investment placed in the purchase of your hobby. 10% is considered a good recovery. In this light it is suggested that you give fair consideration to the emotional value of these hobby items. Experience has led us to the following rule of thumb. Males will start a collection from age 7. Collect until age 16, whereupon other interests and responsibilities affect their senses until they return home at age 27 looking for, "that old toy train set". Recovery of the set leads to continued collection and eventual ownership of a suitable basement to establish the ultimate railroad empire. Later, if grandchildren can be encouraged in the hobby the collection is passed on to them. Please consider this as you dispose of your collection Recycling donations. -------------------- Items such as couplers, trucks, or track that can be reused are accepted. All usable parts etc. will be considered with thanks. Click the arrow to return to the previous page.