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#305 of 366 Re: . [fintail] by steve_ HOST

May 24, 2012 (5:35 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 24, 2012 2:41 pm)
The next generations won't have the nostalgia
 
I've read quite a few stories about boomers bemoaning the fact that their kids have no interest in their pencil collection or their cigar band collection. And no museum wants that stuff either. Maybe Ripley's.
 
Old toys probably will do okay though since they are just fun to look at, unlike, say, old lottery tickets.

#306 of 366 Re: . [steve_] by fintail

May 24, 2012 (6:43 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (May 24, 2012 5:35 pm)
That's true, the charm of old toys will help. But there will be a peak for boomer era stuff then decline or at best stagnantion, as has happened with many 30s era toys. Right now some 80s toys are on the way up, being the last decade before collectors started hoarding new in box items.
 
I think things like cigar bands and carnival glass and the like have been on the way down for some time - the generations who collected those have been dying off for decades. Toys should perform better than mass produced glassware. Things like hummels and mass market art pottery are also way off.

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

May 24, 2012 (6:45 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 24, 2012 2:44 pm)
For a lot of collectors though, it depends on who made it and where. If I am a great model builder but unknown, I'll have a small market. Labels add a lot.
 
Most common late 50s/early 60s British diecast averages between $50-100 apiece. Not a fortune, but not a pittance...and I think some of the value is in the quality, for the time these were remarkably well done castings.

#308 of 366 Re: . [fintail] by steve_ HOST

May 24, 2012 (7:39 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 24, 2012 6:43 pm)
Sometimes I think the best way to handle this stuff is to buy something you like, live with it for a year and take some photos. Then sell it and buy something else.
 
When it's time to downsize you'll have a nice set of jpgs to jog your memory of some of the fun things that you enjoyed without having to park a dumpster in front of your house for a week to unload all the junk. I'm really, really going to try to do that on my next move.
 
At least Matchbox toys are small.

#309 of 366 Re: . [steve_] by lemmer

May 25, 2012 (7:57 am)

Replying to: steve_ (May 24, 2012 7:39 pm)
Sometimes I think the best way to handle this stuff is to buy something you like, live with it for a year and take some photos. Then sell it and buy something else.

 
That is what I do with my real cars.

#310 of 366 Re: . [steve_] by fintail

May 25, 2012 (8:08 am)

Replying to: steve_ (May 24, 2012 7:39 pm)
The only good thing about moving - the purge. Even better if you can end up in the black with your purchases.

#311 of 366 . by fintail

May 26, 2012 (6:40 pm)

Recently bought another car, one I had wanted for some time - Matchbox version of the 1960 Pontiac convertible, I guess this is supposed to be a Bonneville. This model was introduced early in 1962, and this purple version is among the first made, this color existing for only a short time. This is a sought-after model, mint boxed purple ones usually bring $150-250 on ebay, sometimes a bit more (I paid a bit less, but not a yard sale price). One with grey wheels would be worth maybe $6-800. It's a pretty little car.
 

#312 of 366 "storage boxes" by steve_ HOST

Jun 04, 2012 (6:41 am)

"Prices range from around $85 for a small garage to $2,200 for a large and elaborate diorama"
 
A special scale-model home for a special car (Detroit News)

#314 of 366 . by fintail

Aug 28, 2012 (2:51 pm)

Ebay auction to watch...should easily hit 4 figures.
 
And I took a few pics of the Japanese made lemkomobile I found last year. It's a nice little model:
 

 

 

 

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