How / where to sell very large job lot of model railway gear

How / where to sell very large job lot of model railway gear

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aceparts

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3,724 posts

240 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Recently passed FIL has left what amounts to probably hundreds of boxed model trains, carriages and associated gear. Family would really like it cleared in one as opposed to the pain of selling individually on eBay etc. Any ideas? Do model railway clubs even exist anymore??? One model alone was seen online for £300+ but no idea of the value as a sum.

Gareth1974

3,408 posts

138 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Try Hattons of Liverpool, they've started selling used things recently, and are probably the biggest retailer in the country.

egor110

16,817 posts

202 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Take it all to a modelling show and flog it there or contact a local model railway club and see if they want it.

alftupper

98 posts

161 months

Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Contact your local antiques auctioneers who will put it in their specialist collectors sale . The good thing about the auctions is they are advertised widely on the internet and potential bidders can view the lots online and bid online whilst the auction is ongoing . Toys and models at auction always exceed the auctioneers valuation and sometimes auction fever pushes prices beyond what stuff is worth .

hedgefinder

3,418 posts

169 months

Tuesday 9th August 2016
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any idea what scale it all is?

Looking for G scale stuff for a Garden layout..

951TSE

600 posts

156 months

Friday 19th August 2016
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Vectis auctions are specialist toy auctioneers. They might be worth a try, unfortunately their next model train auction is today.

http://www.vectis.co.uk/page/index.aspx