Places where someone can buy a Marx train set are on Ebay, at auctions, at store that sells vintage items, buy and sell adds in magazines about trains.
The value of a Marx electric train would actually be dependent upon a number of factors. Some of these factors are the age and condition of the train.
The Illinois Central Gulf train set usually brings $100 to 250 in the box.
An O gauge Marx toy train set made in the late 1940s or early 1950s
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It depends WHICH MArx... Most are Tin, or diecast. The most valuable would be in MINT condition, some of the model Include the TIN friction set (all lithographed multi colored) M10005 set which could have as many as 7 trailing Named City rolling items) also an unusual find is the 1829 engine. Condition is paramount in all cases for Marx trains.
The best type of toy train set to buy as a gift varies on who the gift is for... For instance if its for a small child (1-10) then you should get one that doesn't have very many small parts, like LGB trains. Now if its for an older person than an HO train set would be the best. And if its for someone that loves trains, it should be something that they don't have or that they want.
It's on the DVD boxed-set called "Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends"
You can buy a Thomas The Train set from your local toy store. Failing that, you can try big department stores, or online sites such as Amazon or eBay.
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It really depends on what the set has in it.If the engine is a 490,it alone is worth about $10-$15. The cars are about $5 a piece.If the set is complete,running and in the original box it is worth about $45
In the term 'electric train set', the nouns are 'train' and set', forming the compound noun 'train set'. The word electric is an adjective describing the train set.
If they have a big family a dinette set would be ideal.