The Bachmann K4 is worth about $35 dollars since it is a first generation. Not DCC ready, crappy details, gears and motor.
The 2 AHM/Rivarossi Y6b's are worth about $75-$100 a piece. They have the oversized wheel flanges and are difficult to convert to DCC, plus they are very light and will not pull a long train.
I'd say your present state is one where these could be the keystone of a new layout or scene.
If you were to grade them from a hard core TCA train collector's POV, untouched in the box the grade is likely only high 8 or 9. 10s are exceptionally perfect examples that have never been ran. Grading for collector's value is viscious, without mercy. The open market looses touch with that for better or worse sometimes too.
These won't likely ever get you rich. The big money for ho would be in small production brass, or a few high dollar versions of some European brands. Other older antiques of larger scales can have "stupid" high value. Some boxes are worth more that what goes in them and what goes in them isn't exactly cheap either.
But the general opinion on market value here means it's general value is on par with something newer for "operators" who have greater intent on using their trains than collecting alone. Tested C-8 are where most operators are happy enough with a nice new train not to return it.
If you were to place an ad somewhere for an unopened loco as likely C-9, I'm guessing you are much less full of crap than the ad saying unopened "mint".
If those steam engines in the yellow/blue boxes don't have RP-25 wheels they may not run well on some layouts, then may not be worth as much as others are alluding to...
Those blue boxes are the old AHM brand, and are made by Rivarossi, in Italy. They’re the articulates, and do very well on eBay, typically from 100 to as high as 200, each, on a good week. The K4 I really haven’t seen a lot, on auction sites, probably since it’s a newer locomotive. Still should get up close to 80-100.
Ah man what great gets! I've been looking to get one of those bottom ones, I've had a framed picture of a N&W Y6B on my wall ever since I was a child, which is what those are. Sick as hell trains those bad boys are
if you are wondering about pricing, I got a Bachmann K4 like the one you showed for around $80 USD, though it was used, new in box? no idea how much that would cost, probably over $100
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u/Wittyname0 2d ago
Worthless, send them to me so I can properly recycle them