Everybody here is commenting on nostalgia. The train was sold at the asking price and it will live forever in this video, at least. Grandpa was made semi-famous in the transaction. I've seen these things go WAY worse than our host's process. Here's what happens next: the train sells on eBay for $312 + shipping. Who pays that much for a $40 item? A collector. What happens next? The collector loves the thing... maybe even more than grandpa did. And, it lives on there. Consider otherwise that a bratty kid gets it ($40 is a cheap trip to Wal-Mart with a child these days) and blows it up by 5PM. That was the alternate reality. Get over yourselves and let @Cincinnati Picker do his thing. He's honest and noble about it. Better than a crackhead would be. There are a lot of those in this business.

i wouldnt have the balls to resell his train set lol

Man that sweet old man, If he were my grandpa id ask to keep those.

Wish the elderly man had just kept the trains honestly. Never want to keep anyone from a good flip but the way he lights up just by holding them and talking about him... that’s priceless.

That grandpa is so sweet!! I would've purchased it and gave it back to him, I'm touched!

The way that guy handled the train set looked like he was saying goodbye to a childhood friend

Those trains are really cool. It looked like when he was setting them out he was really looking at them like he loved them 💕 maybe remembering memories😊

not sure why but the old man selling his childhood train broke my heart.

Feel so sad for the gentleman who let go of his childhood trainset... i would have given him $40 and had him hold on to it. Was so sad watching him let go of it. Made me cry. Such a sweet man

unbelievable! What a score on the trains... $ 25 for the jacket? Hell yeah! Did you see college pickers video on the Vintage LEVI jacket he picked up? You picked up a once in a lifetime find on the train. Pressed tin and painted. To test the locomotive, take a 9volt battery and touch opposing wheels and it should turn. Reverse the polarity and it will run the opposite way. I would set the train up and do a video of it. Your son would love it when he gets older. I picked up a whole set at a yard sale here in my neighborhood. American Flyer. Thanks for sharing.

So sad that he didnt have any kids who would want to keep them. old man got robbed like they do in the old west,

John!! Its Pam on Ryans computer! Just wanted to day Hi and I love that guy with his train set!! I love the bowls as well!! My grandmother had wooden bowls when I was little - your bring me back John! bring me back

Very cool video John. My grandfather had an elaborate train set that he built on a table of 4 sheets of plywood. He had the bridges, ramps, and villages. He put so much work into it. Seeing this sweet man with his train reminded me of my precious Grandfather. When he passed away, we donated the train to a convalescent home so the elderly patients can enjoy it. You are giving me lots of great ideas about what to start looking for at garage sales. Love your videos. They're very enjoyable. 😀❤

When I see older folks like the owner of the train set I give them much respect because most of them know a lot about a lot of things and it pays to sometimes sit with them and listen to what they have to say , they been there done that.

I love that you are willing to pay up for a good item and not try to steal it:

Trains are one of those things you need knowledge in. I’ve flipped a few but when the buyers asked me questions I was like ughhhhhh lol. Great video as always man keep it up

Awwww he looked after those trains so well !

Omg, looks like the old man really valued his old toys! Watching him look at his toys made me want to give him a hug! 😩😭😂 Great price for his treasures!

The best thing I like about you...seen many of your vids btw....is that when you see a good deal, you don't try and low ball them anymore than the deal it is. I appreciate that. Train set was amazing and you could see past memories go through his face. Worth every penny.

Those old DVD/VHS are money makers! I always flip those Haha so easy to sell on Ebay for $40-50 and if you had the original remote probably $75! Great purchase :)

Marathon Watching 7/30/21 Ahhh a fifth and final video to watch of yours tonight ! Have a great Weekend John (Cincinnati Picker) ! Can’t wait to watch more soon ! Wonderful train 🚊 set !

We enjoy your videos. You do a very good job of showing the sales. We are in Cincy area too and watch for you when we are out at sales. Thanks for sharing.

He loved those trains! You should keep them and tell the story many generations down!

John, I really liked not only that you paid full price for the train, I loved how you took your time handling each piece. It showed the gentleman that you cared for them and gave him the respect to let them go. Well done!

Dang it!! I shared your videos with my Hubby and Now he's binge watching, lol. He says your the "Mike & Frank of Cincinnati" and he could watch you ALL day!! (And he is, lol)

Been watching your vids for abput a month now love watch these types of videos im from the uk and always to to house sales/ carboots and markets to get good deals keep up these cool vids x

I would of loved you if you bought the train and the train tracks. And handed it back to him after and told him to give it to his grand kids. He would of been so happy

CP: How much is your house? Sale lady: $200,000 CP: would you take $15?

Kind of new here been watching for a few weeks, im a huge reds fan myself. I enjoy watching, thanks

Love your videos, keep up the great content!

Hey john. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. That skateboard might be worth throwing some new wheels on to maximize the potential. I think you might have a little moneymaker there. First thing that came to my mind when I saw it was the easyrider motorcycle magazine. maybe it will appeal to more than one niche. Just a thought.

You got my respect for not lowballing for the train set that's the right way on that kind of deal. Garage flips would have said how bout 1$ and bragged about it later.

Great finds John! Thanks for sharing your finds

i love these videos , cant get enuff lol i might start hitting a few garage sales myself here , love from canada

Nice pickups John it's always cool to see what you find and pick up

I don’t know about you guys but I love old people lol

Oh, that makes me sad to watch the man sell his beloved trains. My son was a huge Thomas the Train fan. Bless his heart. He had a passion for his trains.

Good stuff as always. Question: what boxes and best way to ship DVD/vhs combos and prison tv vhs combos that you've found? Thanks

Awesome video TY for sharing

Nice buy on that train set. Sell it in the original box for at least $200 to $250. Very nice, clean set.

Video getting better and better every single day.

I just wanted to say you seem like a really nice person. Hope you have a great day.

I love your videos your really underrated please do a tour on your sale room

Lol @2:38 every time I open my garage door, people stop and ask if I'm having a sale 😂

I love these vids keep em up!!

Love the trains, i would think about selling as a set only because the box really helps even in that condition. Always a pleasure friend!

You can tell he still really likes. that train set ! The way he was smiling showing it to you .

I would keep the train set together, actually if I found it, I would keep it!

What days do you usually go picking and where do find the ads to go to the garage sales

What area of Cincinnati are you garage shopping in? I live in California I only ask becuz it looks really nice there

Good stuff John. Cool trains!

and a few minutes later a sweet dog lol

Great find that train tunnel is worth more then 40.00

Okay, it hurt my heart to see him sell his train set. I’m wondering if he doesn’t have dependents that would love them as he did. THANK YOU for not talking him down!! That would have upset me. If I was there I would have hugged him. 😢😁

John you could possibly get a decent amount for the train if you take it to one of your local hobbyist shops. I found a Lionel train in January of this year at the bin store for 10.00. It had five cars in it, one tower and lots of track. I flipped it the next day for 200.00. The hobby shop would be able to flip again for around 400 with the right buyer. And I didn't have to fool with Ebay, fees etc. I do this with a lot of my comics, cards, trains, etc. and get more in the long run there than trying to flip it online myself.

What an awesome guy and omg love the song. The animals- house of the rising sun, that song never gets old

It's Skyline Time! Haha that's a pretty cool jacket for someone in the city.

Thanks again for the great content! just over here twiddling my thumbs waiting for the next TWIR. Really miss the interactions between you and lowball leonard!

Nice

Nice video

I loved that you knew when to pay full price.

How do you document your taxes when you report? Need some help on it tbh. If I buy something at a garage sale and you pay $15 for it and sell it for $45 do you pay taxes on the $15? Or the $45? Trying to figure this out. Thanks brother! Love your videos!

I always look for wood bowls by Munising. Good value but I keep them for myself. haha

The antique Longfellow book from 1800's is prob worth something. I sold an old dictionary from 1920's...great videos as always😀

Eating Skyline and watching Cincy picker...good stuff👍🏻

At a thrift shop I picked 2x 1990 Topps & 1x 1987 Topps baseball complete sets and a box full of mostly basketball cards with multiple Shaq, Pippen rookies, a Brian Boswoorth rookie😂 They had 7.50/ box or binder, I paid $25 for all. Wish I had more money to buy the rest of the complete sets & random box lots.

Do you wear your camera/gopro on a headstrap?

It's sad to say,we have become empty-nesters. Kids have move out of the house. We asked our children what they would want out of the house when Mom and dad are gone. No body wants a thing! NOTHING! This is how so many of the young folks feel today. So maybe it was worth it that Grand-paw sold his train set for $40.00 to someone who will appreciate it. Even for a while! I don't want my stuff to go to the dump, so Goodwill or cross-roads ministries, it will go. You buy cheap and sell high. Nothing wrong with that. If you feel guilty for selling it at a higher price ,split the money with grandpa. Great video's.

Im wondering how much the set of train was sold for?

Mmmm. Cincinnati style chili, 3 way!

I'm interested in older but not high end watches, Timex is fine, but I want the wind up kind, not battery operated, in working order.

I noticed a couple times how you bring the price down for the VCR you ask for the remote n they always say no so you go low on the price lol good technique

Thank you for paying full price on that train set.. And buying the tunnel. That was a classy move. You could tell that train set meant alot to that nice man.

Hi! I’ve started a vintage collection from watching your channel. Love the vids

As a collector, I would recommend to NOT separate ANYTHING from the set. If you are still going to sell, keep the set together

3:42 is that a soda stream co2 tube on the left? If it is, they go for $30 if it’s sealed

Had Skyline when I was up there last year. Was pretty good.

would you take $30 for the titan monopoly? I am moving out west from SE PA to New Mexico next month and my first stop over is of all place Cincinnati! at the days inn Wyndham up north. would you possibly be willing to meet up then? I am hoping to head out aug 9 or aug 16 got myself a 40ft school bus that I am using as a moving truck! :-) its going to be an interesting 2000 mile drive for sure.

Hi! I have been watching your vids and they are pretty cool! I have been going to flea markets because of you and had so much fun. However, I have some questions tho: 1. Where do you draw the line between "taking advantage", "scamming" or just "having a lucky find". As I see it, as long as both parties are happy with the deal that is fine, but I still do not know if I personally feel that way. I have bought things for 20$ and sold them for 200$ (actual price) and cannot stop thinking if what I am doing is "fair". Even sometimes I just tell the people what they could get on ebay for their things and they thank me and take their stuff indoors. E.g those 1$ each boxes filled with Nintendo 64 or Gamecube games where each can be sold for 15$ in a second. 2. About your privacy: I have noticed that because of your body cam, your wallet can be seen whenever you pay someone. I have no idea if any important privat information can be leaked this way, but just wanted to let you know that sometimes one can get a pretty good glance of your wallet. I hope you took the chance to read this and share your point of views. Thank you very much!

Hes not just selling away a train. Hes selling away hes memories and childhood

I love that NTPA hat!!

The Bubinga search continues... 😂

I wish he kept it. It’s just a childhood toy he could look back on when he was little. I always look at elderly people and feel really bad for them. It’s hard to see them in that position. But happy to see that they are still here. I wish he just set it up in his basement and left it there to remember

I was just going to thrift stores but man garage sales are addicting. I went to my first one and got 3 Costa Sunglasses for $10 and I already flipped 1 of them for $95. Love the videos bro keep it up!

How do I get my hands on that Waltham? It looks amazing

looks to be a vintage lionel 3 rail o scale set very rare but some people do pay crazy for them i have a set similar from my grandpa

Great content inspired me to go garage selling

You've gotten me back into seeing my gold I can find at sales and thrift stores! Do you ever go thrift hunting?

I would be interested in that Skyline jacket if you decide to sell. Love your videos!

Love your vids

Nice channel

Do you shoot all your videos with a GoPro 7 Black?

Sure wish I knew more about trains.

I would have paid $40 for the train just from the joy on that guys face as he literally just handled it setting it out

Ill give you $25 for those 2 books. I love books. A plan for growing up seems like it might be an interesting reading.

John, i know you are the best but dont pass up brief cases sometimes they can bring great money, i just sold one i got at goodwill, for 3.99 it went for 75. it was Franzen brand

skyline chili has a bigger following than you might think put it on Ebay but do auction, you might be surprised what it will bring... add the local pickup just in case you do find a local that wants it bad.

wow!

how much for that skyline jacket?

Very nice buy on the train set from a man that cherished it. Price it high so it will go to collectors and be taken care of. 💰