--- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <Scaler164@...> wrote:
> So the answer to what a paint job does to model seems to depend (at least in
> HO) more on WHO does the painting instead of what the model is made of and
> whether or not it is painted, etc.
>
Hi John, I think it's more complicated than that. Model railroading is many
hobbies within one hobby. Some brass collectors might only collect unpainted
brass models so a paint job is a negative to them while other brass collectors
might collect painted cars so a good paint job is a positive. I've noticed that
O scale three rail cars sell better when not weathered while 2 rail O sells
better when weathered a bit(assuming the weathering is a decent job as
weathering can vary a lot in quality and effect).
There's also the rarity versus utility aspect to consider. Many train items are
rare so seem to be worth a lot to those who want them but if they have no
utility to me they are worthless. Most stuff evolves over time from wanted to
not wanted so the price changes as my interests change, at one time I would pay
more for O scale than I would for S scale but now I'm selling O to buy S so
their relative value has flipped. Modern versus transition era is the same
question. Guys who model transition will pay more for older era models than
they will for modern era models while guys who model today don't want
transition era models.
As for models at the shop being worth 35% more than models in our closets
that's a convenience premium and only applies if the shops are well stocked so
we can buy from them with less effort. If they don't have it then we got no
choice but to go looking and pay new or even higher price on the used market.
Ultimately toy trains are not a necessity of life so we pay for them what we
want to pay and if the price is too high we don't buy...DaveBranum
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