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Marklin is European. The locomotives are digital, so that's a plus. I'm guessing with two DCC locomotives and half a dozen cars, $200-$400 but that really just a guess. That's where the value is. Unless someone models with Marklin track, it's basically useless.

My best suggestion is sign up a https://cs.trains.com an someone over there will know for sure.

Edit to add: Train modelers can be weird. Some pick very specific times/locations for their model railroads. If something doesn't fit those two requirements, they aren't interested in it. But since this is from overseas there might be some interest just based upon that alone.

Marklin is as good as Lionel, but just like Lionel, the older, the better.
Yours looks fairly new (less than 30 years old), plus it HO scale. I don’t even look at HO scale when I come across trains. O scale is where the money is at.
Speaking of Marklin, I once found a cast iron light post made by Marklin. It was in a giant collection I bought. The light post sold for $400.
I’m guessing your set is worth about $100 or so.

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I stand corrected. I did find two engines. The one on the bottom sold for $90 and the one in the middle sold for $125. So my estimate is $350-$500

Marklin is a German company. I have several sets and lots of their tracks and accessories that I inherited from my father in law. They are pricey and not easy to find in the US. That looks like a very nice set that you have there!

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plus it HO scale. I don’t even look at HO scale when I come across trains. O scale is where the money is at.

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You're thinking of collectors. I'm talking about folks that model with and run their trains on layout. In that case, you're 100% off the mark. There are WAY more HO scale modelers than O scale modelers (by about 10:1). The simple reason is a HO scale layout takes up WAY less room than an O scale layout. (ETA: For the same reason, there are a good number of N scale modelers, but the small size of the locomotives and cars make them difficult for some folks to work on.)

And while I haven't really dabbled in the hobbies in several year, I used to go to 3-4 "train shows" a year. I have looked at tons and tons of new and used models over the years...

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Pretty much exactly where I said it would be, and I didn't have to use the google machine to find out...

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and I didn't have to use the google machine to find out...

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These are additional examples of the large, prewar Marklin stations.

Ok folks, the REAL expert is here...

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Your estimate was the right range.

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Thank you.

The wildcard in my guess is if the set runs on NMRA DCC protocols or if it's Marklin's proprietary 3 rail digital system. I think they switched over late 2000's? But I have no idea when this set was made so I don't know which on it runs on. I would guess that NMRA DCC would be preferred for American modelers because it would be plug and play for most guys layouts.

But one the flip side, I've done enough decoder install/swaps in my day to know when there's a will, there's a way.

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I would have never thought that, because when it comes to model train layouts, if it's not HO scale, I'm just not interested.

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I get where AT is coming from, there is a lot of plastic HO junk out there (like all of the tyco stuff from the 70-80's.) But for the average USER they're looking at buying HO stuff for the reasons I mentioned above. Two different mindsets.