How much is my Hawthorne Village train worth?

[paulrace]

A reader writes:

I have The complete Victorian Christmas train, still in the original boxes, never used. I also have the complete Coca Cola Train, also still in the original boxes, never used. I want to sell them. Can you tell me what they are worth to a collector? These are both the very first sets offered. Thank you.

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Thanks for getting in touch. The bad news is that I have no idea what these are "worth," as you can only determine that by putting them on eBay and seeing what folks are willing to pay for them. Short of that, I would consider watching for them on eBay and seeing what people are paying for OTHER people's trains.

Unfortunately I get these questions a lot. So much that I've put together two articles on this sort of thing:

http://www.familychristmasonline.com/mu ... tibles.htm

http://familygardentrains.com/blog_like ... trains.htm

Best of luck - Paul