Oh beechnut you ll be amazed at what you can get for 50 year old toys scalextric Lego meccanno are really sought after Never throw it out even oddments EBay it you will be surprised
The older the more valuable. I sold my uncles meccano set after he died. I got over £1,000 for the boxed full set and several £ hundred from all the bits and pieces.
We recently fished out the old Scaletrix from the loft and everyone had so much fun with it. There is always a market for it. What about a charity shop, someone else may find pleasure in it?
Thank you both. The sets are over 50 years old and some of it I felt was only ripe for chucking but I kept the track, fencing, banking and some buildings.
Gumtree in your area would be a good place to list it locally. www.gumtree.com/ With what you get for it, you could buy something else for the grandchildren (or spend it on yourself!)