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I want to start buying toys, comics, etc now and keep them in the box and put away so when my kids are older they have some vintage toys that are worth something. So how do I know what type of toys, comics, etc that I should invest in now to put away for future investments?
If anybody has any idea what toy companies, toys, comics, etc will one day be worth something if kept in good mint condition in a sealed box please let me know
Any info would be appreciated
Thanks
Answer
- cards (such as yu-gi-oh, magic the gathering and pokemon) are usually worth a lot in the future if preserved in mint condition. ofc, most of these can only be obtainable through boosters and there isn't 100% chance that you'd be able to get a really rare card but you could get magazine exclusives (shonen jump magazines send promo cards if you subscribe to them)
- high-end figurines and toys, such as some transformer toys, as they go out of production over time, as well as online exclusives because they also only sell for a limited time, so once they become hard to obtain you could easily sell at collector's price on ebay etc. which is usually 2-3x more pricy than the rp.
- pretty much any online exclusive toy
- comics could be invested in but since its quite hard to tell which comics would be hard to obtain in the future its also quite hard to pick out the right ones. you could buy the entire collection and later on sell as a bulk if your willing to spend extra money, but the more recent comics would be less expensive than comics made 10-20 years ago.
- cards (such as yu-gi-oh, magic the gathering and pokemon) are usually worth a lot in the future if preserved in mint condition. ofc, most of these can only be obtainable through boosters and there isn't 100% chance that you'd be able to get a really rare card but you could get magazine exclusives (shonen jump magazines send promo cards if you subscribe to them)
- high-end figurines and toys, such as some transformer toys, as they go out of production over time, as well as online exclusives because they also only sell for a limited time, so once they become hard to obtain you could easily sell at collector's price on ebay etc. which is usually 2-3x more pricy than the rp.
- pretty much any online exclusive toy
- comics could be invested in but since its quite hard to tell which comics would be hard to obtain in the future its also quite hard to pick out the right ones. you could buy the entire collection and later on sell as a bulk if your willing to spend extra money, but the more recent comics would be less expensive than comics made 10-20 years ago.
Why are vintage board games worth money?
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I have quite a few vintage board games that I'm selling on a thrift sale. I searched on ebay and noticed they were getting expensive - why is this?
Answer
There are two main factors that drive pricing in the collectibles market. The primary one is availability. Games, particular older games, were considered "child's play" and so when your kid grew up, the games were thrown out, yard saled, etc. Supply diminishes. Games take a lot of abuse from young kids, and so games with any kind of potentially breakable components, most likely had broken components. A broken toy tends to end up in the bin, and supply decreases even more. So, now you've got a market where certain items are in very limited supply.
The second driving factor in all collectibles, and particularly the board game market, is memory. A game that you played as a child, summers at the beach house, etc. So, for the majority of nostalgia collectors, games which were readily available growing up are the target for collection.
Mainstream board games finally started to grow beyond the standards (Monopoly, Life, Risk, etc) in the mid-70's. All those kids who grew up in an era where there was a much wider variety of board games available are now hitting their late 30's, early 40's. They have money to spend, and often kids of their own that they want to share those positive gaming memories with. Decreased supply + increased demand = increased value.
There are two main factors that drive pricing in the collectibles market. The primary one is availability. Games, particular older games, were considered "child's play" and so when your kid grew up, the games were thrown out, yard saled, etc. Supply diminishes. Games take a lot of abuse from young kids, and so games with any kind of potentially breakable components, most likely had broken components. A broken toy tends to end up in the bin, and supply decreases even more. So, now you've got a market where certain items are in very limited supply.
The second driving factor in all collectibles, and particularly the board game market, is memory. A game that you played as a child, summers at the beach house, etc. So, for the majority of nostalgia collectors, games which were readily available growing up are the target for collection.
Mainstream board games finally started to grow beyond the standards (Monopoly, Life, Risk, etc) in the mid-70's. All those kids who grew up in an era where there was a much wider variety of board games available are now hitting their late 30's, early 40's. They have money to spend, and often kids of their own that they want to share those positive gaming memories with. Decreased supply + increased demand = increased value.
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