Comments on: Are collectibles worth the rate of return? http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/comment-page-1/#comment-53560 Michelle Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:32:18 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/#comment-53560 Assuming the sticker in the picture that says "99.95" is the 1968 price in Deutschmarks, the original price was about $25 1968 USD, or perhaps $150 to $200 in today's dollars. Just for fun. Assuming the sticker in the picture that says “99.95″ is the 1968 price in Deutschmarks, the original price was about $25 1968 USD, or perhaps $150 to $200 in today’s dollars. Just for fun.

]]> By: Rags http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/comment-page-1/#comment-53541 Rags Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:28:55 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/#comment-53541 Too bad the calculator you provided didn't account for inflation. That would probably decrease the return by quite a bit. Trading cards are fairly easy to collect, and once they go out of print, are almost certain to go up in value several years down the line. Take for instance some of the alpha and beta versions of Magic the Gathering cards. The majority of those cards go for $100+ a piece, some of them are worth more than $1,000 (like the Power Nine, wiki it if you wanna find out more). Too bad the calculator you provided didn’t account for inflation. That would probably decrease the return by quite a bit.

Trading cards are fairly easy to collect, and once they go out of print, are almost certain to go up in value several years down the line. Take for instance some of the alpha and beta versions of Magic the Gathering cards. The majority of those cards go for $100+ a piece, some of them are worth more than $1,000 (like the Power Nine, wiki it if you wanna find out more).

]]> By: MoneyBeagle http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/comment-page-1/#comment-53530 MoneyBeagle Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/are-collectibles-worth-the-rate-of-return/#comment-53530 I've been collecting Department 56 Christmas villages for close to 20 years now. I haven't sold anything except for a few pieces that I bought multiples on with the pure intent of flipping them. The collectible market for this type of item has slowed tremendously. Before, you'd have pieces go up double in value on the day that they were announced as retired. Now, I've found retired pieces for under cost at some stores. The bottom line is that I am pretty sure my collection is worth more than what I paid, but either way, I don't really care because it's something I enjoy. If I had bought it with the intent of selling it someday, I'd probably track it a little closer. But, as it stands, I plan on keeping it indefinitely. I’ve been collecting Department 56 Christmas villages for close to 20 years now. I haven’t sold anything except for a few pieces that I bought multiples on with the pure intent of flipping them. The collectible market for this type of item has slowed tremendously. Before, you’d have pieces go up double in value on the day that they were announced as retired. Now, I’ve found retired pieces for under cost at some stores.

The bottom line is that I am pretty sure my collection is worth more than what I paid, but either way, I don’t really care because it’s something I enjoy. If I had bought it with the intent of selling it someday, I’d probably track it a little closer. But, as it stands, I plan on keeping it indefinitely.

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