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FUSHIGI
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collector's items that tanked in value
The Integra R thread made me wonder about expensive collectors' items that have performed poorly over time. My grandfather got burned by the diamond craze of the late 1900s.
Others? I'm sure there are plenty but other than depreciation as interests change, I wonder if they share some not-so-obvious commonalities. |
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Beanie Babies
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Bitcoins
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almost any stock I bought
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Anything that’s more short term fad in nature. As opposed to items which have long term usability/durability AND high appeal.
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.22lr....'bout damn time  1500 shares of Enron....free! I guarantee you won't lose any more than I did 
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Everyone you meet knows something you don't. - - - and a whole bunch of crap that is wrong. Disclaimer: the above was 2¢ worth. More information is available as my professional opinion, which is provided for an exorbitant fee. 
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Baseball cards aren’t worth the paper they are printed on.
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Well a Babe Ruth rookie card is still 300-500K so not so sure about that...
Current players for sure though...
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Arcade games, pinball, juke boxes peaked and are well below the top.
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A vintage vinyl record jukebox? Around $12K, still too much for me.
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NASCAR Die cast, most die cast. I guess. I am guilty of having some nice Porsche and imsa stuff.
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I lost everything in the comic book crash of 93.
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As a general rule anything marketed as “collectible” isn’t. I have a friend who has spent (not “invested” although she’ll swear otherwise) thousands of dollars in Disney “collectible” crap. It’s absurd. Most is still in the original boxes / packaging ‘cause you know... “collectors” will value it more
 All junk IMHO. But I guess whatever makes ya happy... For some I guess it’s a “collectible edition” of Hercules on VHS. For me, not so much. |
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Cabbage patch dolls and little trinkets from the Olympics in LA. My sister and her husband spent a lot on that stuff and I don't think it ever got back to the original price.
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07-01-2018, 04:45 PM
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Compared to other luxury brand Swiss watches Panerais have tanked recently.
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07-01-2018, 05:05 PM
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1970/1982 Porsche 914-6/911SC 2.7 RS
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