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Jt:
suprisingly, there havent been that many mercenary types here of late...
they stand out a mile, and are best left to ebay..
problem is there is always going to be trader's where high value product is involved...
the upside for genuine people is, if there circumstances change for whatever reason, they have always been able to get back near enough what they paid, as there hasnt really been any slumps as such....
some stuff is too dear, but then if someone buys it, it then becomes market value?
i've only been on here for a short while and have bought some lovely items at handy money...sold some on at that as well....
dannywhiteley:
Its all about supply and demand. As the original bits get harder to find in mint condition they are gonna go up in price - simple market forces.
What also helps the rise in value is the age group of the hobby. I used to collect vintage Star Wars toys and the exact same thing happened as the kids of the 70's got old enough to have a certain disposable income that could be spent on reliving / reviving their youth. Nostalgia can be an expensive business.
I watched the old Star Wars toys rise and rise through the 90's. And many figures and toys that are mint in the original packaging can go for hundreds or thousands of pounds.
I rode the wave and made a killing selling off the bulk of my collection over the last few years. Still got a full loose complete set of figures though that will probably never go. About a grands worth...
We are now seeing that effect in the BMX market due to the kids of the 80's getting to that age and wanting a/ the bike they could never afford BITD, or b/ the bike they had BITD. Hence £350 pedals, £1000 Skyway frames etc.
se-bmxer:
--- Quote from: dannywhiteley on December 18, 2007, 02:06 PM ---Its all about supply and demand. As the original bits get harder to find in mint condition they are gonna go up in price - simple market forces.
What also helps the rise in value is the age group of the hobby. I used to collect vintage Star Wars toys and the exact same thing happened as the kids of the 70's got old enough to have a certain disposable income that could be spent on reliving / reviving their youth. Nostalgia can be an expensive business.
I watched the old Star Wars toys rise and rise through the 90's. And many figures and toys that are mint in the original packaging can go for hundreds or thousands of pounds.
I rode the wave and made a killing selling off the bulk of my collection over the last few years. Still got a full loose complete set of figures though that will probably never go. About a grands worth...
We are now seeing that effect in the BMX market due to the kids of the 80's getting to that age and wanting a/ the bike they could never afford BITD, or b/ the bike they had BITD. Hence £350 pedals, £1000 Skyway frames etc.
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Got to agree there, my brother still has loads of star wars stuff left and its worth a mint and its the same with skateboarding i know some
skate decks are fetching several hundreds of pounds for a bit of wood with a rare design on it.
This hobby is only going to get harder as things dry up and too many people chasing that one item
thebigdog:
--- Quote from: wardy on December 18, 2007, 11:29 AM ---nowing that them mx 1000s ya got would sell 4 near 200 sheets.
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I would expect NOS black or chrome ones with cables on levers to go for more than £200 now Wardy.
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