01-10-2015, 09:27 PM
How do ebay prices compare to swap meet prices these days on similar used items?
I was looking at old, used Mantua 4-4-0s on ebay - and was shocked to see them selling for 50 bucks or more. I could swear I saw them at a swap meet within the past 5 years running for 10-15 bucks. But if that is true, that would make no sense - why would anyone sell something at a swap meet for 5 times less than they could sell on Ebay? Or conceivably, could you find great deals at swap meets, turn around and sell on ebay and make a profit? People do that all the time with non-train items. But that is usually stuff people are selling at yard sales that they have no idea is worth money in a different market.
I don't do too much buying/selling on either ebay or swap meets - but for those of you who do - how do the prices compare? Just curious..
I was looking at old, used Mantua 4-4-0s on ebay - and was shocked to see them selling for 50 bucks or more. I could swear I saw them at a swap meet within the past 5 years running for 10-15 bucks. But if that is true, that would make no sense - why would anyone sell something at a swap meet for 5 times less than they could sell on Ebay? Or conceivably, could you find great deals at swap meets, turn around and sell on ebay and make a profit? People do that all the time with non-train items. But that is usually stuff people are selling at yard sales that they have no idea is worth money in a different market.
I don't do too much buying/selling on either ebay or swap meets - but for those of you who do - how do the prices compare? Just curious..
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