Collecting, Investing- Hypothetical ?

seanofjapan · #1 04-26-2019, 08:31 AM

Retro video games from the 80s.

They are surprisingly collectable in similar ways to cards. You have set builders trying to collect every game for the Atari 2600, etc. You have high end rollers chasing down the short printed rarities. And you have the same nostalgia factor that fed the baseball card boom: video games are to kids from the eighties what cards were to kids in the 50s.

Price wise though they haven�t caught up with cards, the holy grails still sell for just 5 figures rather than 7 figures like cards, stamps, comics,etc. There is a lot of potential for that to take off once the millenial generation actually starts getting money.

TanksAndSpartans · #2 04-26-2019, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by seanofjapan

Retro video games from the 80s.

They are surprisingly collectable in similar ways to cards. You have set builders trying to collect every game for the Atari 2600, etc. You have high end rollers chasing down the short printed rarities. And you have the same nostalgia factor that fed the baseball card boom: video games are to kids from the eighties what cards were to kids in the 50s.

Price wise though they haven’t caught up with cards, the holy grails still sell for just 5 figures rather than 7 figures like cards, stamps, comics,etc. There is a lot of potential for that to take off once the millenial generation actually starts getting money.

What are the holy grails? I loved the 2600, but you lost me on the millenial generation caring about the 80s? They would have been infants in the heyday of the 2600. Logically, I'd say it should have peaked by now.

todeen · #3 04-26-2019, 09:06 PM

Well I don't know about myself, but a gentleman in the Greater Spokane area who owned an antique store was really into Pickle Castors. Never heard of them? They are fancy jars to put pickles in. Late 1800s, early 1900s. Sold in the Sears Roebuck catalogs. All different levels of silver plate, and decorations. Today, mint specimens can sell over $1000. This guys antique store probably had 20-30 examples. They were fascinating - really ornate. But I always wondered who would buy one?....well my wife did. But it was cracked, so she paid something like $150-200.

seanofjapan · #4 04-27-2019, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TanksAndSpartans

What are the holy grails? I loved the 2600, but you lost me on the millenial generation caring about the 80s? They would have been infants in the heyday of the 2600. Logically, I'd say it should have peaked by now.

There are a few holy grails. Air Raid for the Atari 2600 is one of them, I think only a couple dozen copies are known to exist and only 2 or 3 still have the box. One sold for bout 30,000$ on Ebay a few years back.

Millenials are a bit young for the 2600 specifically, but are right for later consoles like the NES or Genesis, which are also massively popular among collectors.

rjackson44 · #5 04-28-2019, 11:24 AM

I would buy 50k in vlad guerrero jr rookie cards,,,,,ok just kidding

iwantitiwinit · #6 04-28-2019, 11:41 AM

No doubt it's autos but you need to buy something higher grade than 50k will get you. There simply aren't enough older fine automobiles available and there is too much money chasing them. Think about how fine the machining and mechanicals are on many of the higher end names, Ferrari, Lambo, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, etc. When there are a few tens of thousands of individuals worldwide with fortunes over 100 million and many with much more, cars with low production have to increase. Heck good luck buying a DB5, one billionaire has decided to buy every single one that comes to auction, he has decided not to be outbid period. I think he has over 200 in his collection now. My pick is a 1973 BMW 3.0 CS with Euro style bumpers, not as flashy as the 3.0 csi. Nice examples can be had for 60-70k sometimes less though a concourse example will cost u 150+. These will appreciate significantly in my opinion.

ullmandds · #7 04-28-2019, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

No doubt it's autos but you need to buy something higher grade than 50k will get you. There simply aren't enough older fine automobiles available and there is too much money chasing them. Think about how fine the machining and mechanicals are on many of the higher end names, Ferrari, Lambo, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, etc. When there are a few tens of thousands of individuals worldwide with fortunes over 100 million and many with much more, cars with low production have to increase. Heck good luck buying a DB5, one billionaire has decided to buy every single one that comes to auction, he has decided not to be outbid period. I think he has over 200 in his collection now. My pick is a 1973 BMW 3.0 CS with Euro style bumpers, not as flashy as the 3.0 csi. Nice examples can be had for 60-70k sometimes less though a concourse example will cost u 150+. These will appreciate significantly in my opinion.

i've always loved the 3.0 cs/csi's. I've been following them since you could get a decent copy for under 10K...those days are long gone!!!!!

griffon512 · #8 04-28-2019, 01:42 PM

Documents signed by iconic historical figures. If there was more widespread standardization of auto grading on these documents and a population database/price guide for auto grades this market would completely take off.

People chase high grade comics, stamps, coins, and cards. They would do the same for high grade autos of Lincolns, Washingtons, Jeffersons, Franklins, etc.

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