Very old Rare Train set for sale!

[UngluedBike]

Hi there, I recently acquired an incomplete 118-1 Electronic Train from 1968. It has box, ALL documents, but is missing most of the actual bricks. What it does have is the battery box, motor, some wires, the microphone processor unit (which I know is quite valuable), some wheels, and an LED block which isn't part of the original set, though it is compatible with the other electronic items. All of these were tested and are working. So now I have 2 questions:

1: What is it worth?

2: Do any of you want to buy it?

[ecmo47]

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=118-1

Here is an inventory of the set so you can know exactly what pieces are missing.

http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?sID=21781&itemID=41268801

Maybe you could by this guys incomplete set and and combine it with yours.

Do you have the whistle? That would be a hard to find part.

Looks like a complete set set could be worth $1000.00.

[UngluedBike]

http://www.bricklink...Inv.asp?S=118-1

Here is an inventory of the set so you can know exactly what pieces are missing.

http://www.bricklink...itemID=41268801

Maybe you could by this guys incomplete set and and combine it with yours.

Do you have the whistle? That would be a hard to find part.

Looks like a complete set set could be worth $1000.00.

Sadly I do not have the whistle. If I were to buy the other incomplete set I think I would have an almost complete set, but unfortunately I don't have that kind of cash right now :( I guess if anyone is looking to make some money, they could buy mine and the other guy's set?

Edited February 8, 2015 by UngluedBike

[lightningtiger]

Ouch, no whistle......that's a four hundred dollar part I think.

[UngluedBike]

Ouch, no whistle......that's a four hundred dollar part I think.

Sounds about right. I may offer my set to the other guy with an incomplete one, he might need the other parts :)

[Breakdown]

Ultimately it's worth what someone will pay for it.

The blue-track sets have scarcity and age on their side in terms of being collectible.

I won't profess to know everything about collectibles, but there's a couple of rules when it comes to something being VALUABLE (only YES answers apply):

1.) Is it from a popular or desired toy line? LEGO - YES

2.) Is it relatively scarce? I would say so these were probably reasonably expensive during the day - YES

3.) How old is the item? Very old in terms of Lego - YES

4.) Does the toy have lots of small accessories that were easily lost/broken and they are present - YES, but sadly NO.

5.) Does the toy have shelf appeal, look cool or neat retro. NO.

To me this set as well as many of the blue-era train sets are ugly as heck, and have extremely limited shelf appeal. I collect a lot of Transformers, and you have scarcity and age on your side, but if the robot is ugly as hell . . . forget it . . .no one wants it.

Just my two cents, I'm sure that I'll have some blue track admirers chasing me with torches, just FTR I have two blue track trains and piles of track, I just don't care for it much.

[UngluedBike]

Ultimately it's worth what someone will pay for it.

The blue-track sets have scarcity and age on their side in terms of being collectible.

I won't profess to know everything about collectibles, but there's a couple of rules when it comes to something being VALUABLE (only YES answers apply):

1.) Is it from a popular or desired toy line? LEGO - YES

2.) Is it relatively scarce? I would say so these were probably reasonably expensive during the day - YES

3.) How old is the item? Very old in terms of Lego - YES

4.) Does the toy have lots of small accessories that were easily lost/broken and they are present - YES, but sadly NO.

5.) Does the toy have shelf appeal, look cool or neat retro. NO.

To me this set as well as many of the blue-era train sets are ugly as heck, and have extremely limited shelf appeal. I collect a lot of Transformers, and you have scarcity and age on your side, but if the robot is ugly as hell . . . forget it . . .no one wants it.

Just my two cents, I'm sure that I'll have some blue track admirers chasing me with torches, just FTR I have two blue track trains and piles of track, I just don't care for it much.

Thanks for your input, much appreciated. I'll probably list this on bricklink. I tried to sell it to the other guy with an incomplete set, he didn't seem interested.