Online Selling Shockers

how does one get around the atrocious prices of the average ebay seller?
ive found molly and murdoch in mint condition but they're priced at 40 dollars and 80 dollars respectively
they dont have boxes or anything and while at first i figured, "well they're really old and hard to find in such good condition so maybe it IS worth the price?" but smarter collectors than myself have warned me that they really aren't worth any more than 30 dollars each

I guess maybe I’m just dumb then, because if you can find ANY train in near mint condition for under $30 it is a great deal.
Maybe you could find a Molly for $30, but you’d have to be the first person to find it, but a clean Murdoch for under $50 is a steal. 
$80 seems about right for a NM/VG condition Murdoch.

Yeah can agree, sellers are asking a rubbish amount of money for a “toy train” look at Oliver, $75+. I certainly do not want to pay a ridiculous amount of money for a Oliver

how does one get around the atrocious prices of the average ebay seller?
ive found molly and murdoch in mint condition but they're priced at 40 dollars and 80 dollars respectively
they dont have boxes or anything and while at first i figured, "well they're really old and hard to find in such good condition so maybe it IS worth the price?" but smarter collectors than myself have warned me that they really aren't worth any more than 30 dollars each

Patience and careful observation of newly appearing listings. I snagged a tomy Murdoch in pristine condition for £22 from an ebay auction about 4 years ago.

Another one to keep you up at night!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/387505585755

I will never sleep again