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Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 2:04 pm
by speedgraflex
From the press release:
Following days of intense online speculation and rumors within the hobby and collectibles community,
Lionel, LLC has officially confirmed that it is set to be acquired by
Round 2, a portfolio company of Praesidian Capital.
The two giants of the hobby and collectibles industry will eventually merge to form a new entity known as the Lionel Brands Group.
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:15 pm
by BlackSheep214
Train hobby is very expensive hobby but I do admire the work train hobbyists build a rail layout. Some are incredibly elaborate enough to make your head spin. I do enjoy seeing them in person when we used to have a train show years ago.
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 6:22 am
by cbaltrin
I think a famous person once said that
the only constant in the universe is change.
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:19 am
by Stuart
And Taxes...
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:07 am
by Stikpusher
And death…
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:29 am
by LyleW
Don’t forget tazez.
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 7:06 pm
by cbaltrin
Stikpusher wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:07 am
Stuart wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:19 am
And Taxes...
And death…
death itself is a change in state
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:16 pm
by Stikpusher
Don't forget two coins over your eyes to pay the ferryman.
Re: Round 2 Buys Lionel!
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:04 pm
by keavdog
And you don't have to pay taxes, but the consequences suck.