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#294 of 366 Re: . [fintail] by texases

May 22, 2012 (6:27 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 22, 2012 6:01 pm)
I'm sorry... :-O !!! This must be the 'Hummel' effect, rare = valuable, I guess...

#295 of 366 Re: . [texases] by fintail

May 23, 2012 (7:01 pm)

Replying to: texases (May 22, 2012 6:27 pm)
Some Matchbox collectors are fanatical. I was expecting the Cougar to bring more, actually
 
Some toy cars are worth more than their real life counterparts

#296 of 366 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 24, 2012 (10:04 am)

Replying to: fintail (May 23, 2012 7:01 pm)
What's doubly bizarre is that this model is expensive not because it is rare in itself but because it's in a rare color. Is this for real? I can't imagine someone spending that much for a production glitch.

#297 of 366 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

May 24, 2012 (11:04 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 24, 2012 10:04 am)
For toys like this, variations are the rarity, primarily paint and wheels. A normal yellow mint in box version of that car would be lucky to hit 1% of the value of the red car.

#298 of 366 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 24, 2012 (12:05 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 24, 2012 11:04 am)
this sounds like the tulip bubble all over again. One day, a group of people are going to wake up, point to that little yellow toy, and say: "Wait a minute, this isn't worth $10,000!"
 
And suddenly, it won't be.

#299 of 366 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

May 24, 2012 (12:47 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 24, 2012 12:05 pm)
Actually, I suspect that car was worth more 20 years ago than now - the internet redefined the market for most collectors, bringing once unknown items out of closets and attics for the world to see. All it takes is two fanatics.

#300 of 366 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 24, 2012 (1:46 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 24, 2012 12:47 pm)
True--for something this esoteric--something that has no inherent value--you need a very trained and knowledgable audience. If it were a real car, or a work of art, well at least that would always be there no matter what anyone thought...but with this, if the audience grows gray and goes away, I don't see the next generation taking this up, at least not at these prices.
 
I suppose it's like comic books--but I think comic books have a much wider fan base...dunno...

#301 of 366 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by texases

May 24, 2012 (2:09 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 24, 2012 1:46 pm)
I'f I'm spending $900 on a car model, it's going to be one of those super-detailed ones, or maybe three of them...

#302 of 366 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

May 24, 2012 (2:41 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 24, 2012 1:46 pm)
That will eventually be the undoing of the market - when the boomers start kicking off. I don't see many under 40 collecting 50s-60s era toy cars. The next generations won't have the nostalgia nor the disposable income. But, they aren't too old yet, so there will be a few decades of stable prices for vintage diecast.
 
 I think the fan base might be larger than comic books, as it is global - people collect the toys in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. I don't see it acting like modern baseball cards, which are worthless now.

#303 of 366 Re: . [texases] by fintail

May 24, 2012 (2:42 pm)

Replying to: texases (May 24, 2012 2:09 pm)
These are meant more as old toys than scale models, sentimental objects. Still...I have a hard time at the $100 level, not to mention 10 or 50 times that.

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