Hello,

Not many sites list the values of Marklin trains, although there is a book that we all use for reference called Koll's. It is not very accurate in pricing, but a good reference book for determining version. The prices are way too high and one could only achieve those prices in very high retail settings or an auction house.

You can check out my site: marklinstop.com I have done free appraisals for many years and can help you out. My only requirement is that the trains must be pre-1960 as I am not as familiar with more modern Marklin prices.

Paul

Katie,

as stated, Koll's is a good reference for finding out which item you may have and what it's maximum average value at auction might be. For the everyday modeller, searching sites like eBay to find both prices asked and prices that concluded auctions yielded are an effective way of estimating the actual worth of your items. I also find sites like Ricardo.ch, Dorenbach.ch (auction house) are useful, but a knowledge of the german language is required to understand the information.
If you are looking, say, for the value for a 3338 Ae 6/6. Doing a search for completed auctions on eBay will show you what those items sold for in the past. This gives you a rough idea of what most people on that site were willing to pay for the item. You can also check some dealer sites where they list used models, also as a guideline to know how much other people are seeking for the same item.
It is important to remember that Maerklin and Maerklin items can be more popular in certain areas, so an item may be worth more to somebody in another market where the availability of that particular item may be more limited than in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. An item is only worth what somebody is willing to pay for it, and somebody who does not have access to that item may be willing to part with more money for the item than somebody who is aware of other similar offers and will resultingly be more competitive in their offer.

As far as your items, the model number is key to finding out any information about your models. Pre 1960 models were often identified by letters and numbers, eg RET800. In the 1960s, the loks adopted 4 digit numeric codes beginning with the number 30XX (ie 3014). In the 1980s, the numbers expanded to include 31XX-33XX. By 1990, loks with delta chips were introduced with numbers starting with 34XX(X) and the fifth digit was established to allow for variants of earlier models. The first Re 4/4II was 3434. The second model was 34341 and so on...

I hope that this information is of use to you.

Regards

Mike C

Thank you everyone! That information is very helpful. However, since my trains are all post-1960 (i think) I can't get them appraised by CCS800KrokHunter3. Does anyone know of anyone else on the internet who will do free or even paid appraisals? If not i'm gonna go to the hobby store in Mineola and see what they can do for me.

Price guide on stummi website.

http://www.baseportal.de...rams=1&range=1100,50

Some are high that price guide at the latest.