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Originally posted by Rictor
New toys from the mid nineties on up will never be worth shit. There are thousands and thousands of every toy made since then that people have saved, mint in mint package.
It's the same with comic books, baseball cards, and a lot of other collectible hobbies. People used to throw this shit away, which is why it's valuable. Even in the 80s, people were still throwing toys away...Star Wars, Transformers...this stuff is rare to find in the package. But the NEW Star Wars figures from the 90s to the present and the new Transformers? There are MILLIONS of these that collectors have stockpiled still in the package. They will never command the high prices that the older toys do.
The only way to make money from new toys is to buy the hot figures cheap at chain stores and sell them for twice what you paid before they cool off.
I was collecting the X-Men toys from Toy Biz in the nineties, I had all the first wave in their original packaging and they were going for crazy prices, $40-50 a pop for figures that I bought at Kaybee for a few bucks. I traded them off for Silver Age comic books because I knew those were an investment that would keep their value. Now those X-Men toys sell for jack shit on Ebay but my Silver Age comes I bought have gone up in value 1000%.
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Good points there Rictor. I know you know what you're talking about. Textbook to the 'T'. Yet from what I've observed doing this type of business for about 25 years is that somebody is always looking for something. Either rare in number or tough to find. Nowadays with the web it's easy to find.
It amazes me that you can still go to flea markets and find a jewel in a box marked " 5 cents each " and take em' to a dealer and get $500.
One thing I've found looking at classic cars is how awesome California is with classic cars. Not a day, not an hour goes by when I can sit on my porch and see at a minimum 10 classic cars. I saw a '65 T Bird a dude owns in my neighborhood. Awesome.
Saw some '69 Camaros, Barracudas... None of em' back east anymore.
Buying hot and selling hot takes skill. But I wouldn't cut the 90's toys out just yet. Some guys like the guys I worked with do brilliant quality work. That's what makes Todd McFarlane's company stand out. He spared no expense on quality. Not my thing but dang great sculpting and manufacturing.
I'm more partial to the high end Japanese/manga/anime toys. I bought a line last year total $120. FIVE MONTHS LATER they were going for $200 EACH. I fucked up. I shoulda bought multiples but was so blown away at the quality I just put em' on my desk and farted around. Luckily though I met the cartoonist and he and one of my assistants scapped up some extra ones for me. I'll pick em' up soon ( notice how I ain't sayin' what toy line they're from
Keep an eye on the Japanese stuff. Especially the big dolls like the 4ft to 6ft Sailor Moon stuff.