hoeij Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Yesterday, two lots of 20 9V straight track were sold for $63 and $64.55 and one lot of 40 9V track sold for $118.50 making the average selling price per 9V track piece just above $3.00 (the last time 9V track sold for $3.00 per straight track was several years ago). Perhaps a sign that prices for 9V straight track are past their peak and are slowly starting to come down or stabilize? Quote
Sokratesz Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Wow, that's more than twice as much as the (even older) 12v tracks Quote
22kane Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 I just sold 16 curves and 2 straights for $38 for an average price of $2.11 per piece. It really depends on the package too. I've seen some auctions that include turn-outs that really drive the price up considerably. Quote
hoeij Posted July 22, 2011 Author Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Wow, that's more than twice as much as the (even older) 12v tracks Not long ago, 9V track was selling at more than $5 per straight track (both on eBay and on bricklink). So $3 per track, although still expensive, is a lot cheaper than the prices in the last couple of years. 12V blue was older and cheaper than 12V gray track, which in turn was older and cheaper than 9V track. Edited July 22, 2011 by hoeij Quote
greenmtvince Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 I wonder how much of that is driven by people switching to Power Functions and if any is a product of the new ME Models rail. On that note, if 9V track prices start to decline, how does that affect ME Models business model. Quote
fred67 Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 I wonder how much of that is driven by people switching to Power Functions and if any is a product of the new ME Models rail. On that note, if 9V track prices start to decline, how does that affect ME Models business model. On the first question, I'd say it's both, but this drop is really more coinciding with ME's release and the subsequent reviews letting people know that it works well. As to the second point, I don't think it does, because 9V is simply not being made anymore. It might just increase the demand for 9V parts, ultimately, since staying with 9V instead of changing just got a whole lot cheaper. Quote
smith_sam88 Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Given that 9V track is probably almost exclusively purchased on the second hand market by AFOLs, it's not too surprising to see the price of it go down in light of the successful release of the ME track. Having got fed up of waiting for their quad rails to come back in stock I have recently acquired 50 straight pieces of 9V track at just under £2 (around $3.25) a piece. It will be interesting to see what happens to the price of the crossover and switch tracks and 9V motors over the next few weeks. They may well all rise if 9V is enjoying a mini-revival in light of the launch of the ME track! Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 I watched a giant lot of over 180+ pieces of track with over 155 straight for $360 something. It was quite a deal for the winning bidder Quote
hoeij Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 I watched a giant lot of over 180+ pieces of track with over 155 straight for $360 something. It was quite a deal for the winning bidder You should have bid on it. Half a year ago this would have been worth $800. Quote
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