Toys, CDs, etc. Packed as an investment?

A buddy of mine collects Lego and has not grabbed three things and says, "This is for sale to my kids later."

I smiled first about it but there are still things (collectible figures, etc.) packed and years later are worth a lot (if you find a buyer…).

Where does it make sense to make such "investments"? I had thought of buying two Nintendo plush Yoshis for fun and packed… For years later… But I think there are too many.

Well, many others come up with the idea as well. Optimal would actually be parts that came before the Internet on the market. And they must not have been sold millions of times.

Well, if I think so… Play Station 1 or Super Nintendo… There was this so-called. Internet… And the consoles ansich are now not worth the world.

Well packaged SNES games are worth a lot… Only who really pays so much for a module… Bzw pack…

The times for collectors of all kinds are over, there are about 60 years late.

Why? Because there's nothing rare anymore, because hundreds of people have already put aside everything (as) possible as an alleged investment.

If your ancestors have left something rare, then you could talk about it, but so!

Of course there are exceptions. For a Playstation 1 console you get at the moment only something between 10 and 20 euro. And then only from the hardcore console collectors. Some games are worth much more.

In addition, you do not know how it will be in 5o years, because the modules, CD's, etc. Also do not last forever.

And even if, then it depends on the game, if it reaches a good collector's value. You get a lot of NES games that are worth no more than 10 euro with original packaging.

That is really very different. You would have to do a lot of homework to get a glimpse of it and then be able to speculate.

Supply & Demand determine the price!

This means that an increase in value can only be expected if supply is small and demand is high.

For most articles, e.g. Even toys, the offer is usually large and available on the Internet worldwide.

Simply buying 3 items, putting those 30 years in the closet and then doing the big thing, will not work.

Collectors also need to know the market.

Just suppose that the value of your friend's 3 belongings tripled in all 3 things in 20 years (utopian) and each part cost 50, - EUR in the purchase - then would give the following account.

Purchase: 150, - EUR (3 x 50, - EUR).

Sale: 450, - EUR (3 x 150, - EUR).

Profit: 300, - EUR (3 x 100, - EUR).

Conclusion:

To make 300, - EUR profit, the value of the investment must triple in all articles.

Otherwise, the profit shrinks accordingly.

If you had bought at the beginning of micosoft for $ 1000 action, you would have been millionaire after 20 years.

My advice:

Those who value value should only invest in things that are already rare today.

High quality watches are value stable and have the potential to add value.

Even gold is subject to strong fluctuations, so that this investment must be classified as risky.

My advice:

An investment fund investing in the DAX seems to me to be much better suited as a long-term investment.

Who mtl. 50, - EUR into the fund pays with a yield of 25 - 30% after 20 years, a nice penny.

Many make such investments in Lego. Some sets are more expensive after 1 to 2 years than the date of publication. Some sets reach prices of several 1000 euro. You just have to be lucky and buy the right set.

Maybe he has seen a post on TV, which I have also seen: 2 types had made exactly this to their business model. Buy every Lego new release 3 times and store light and air tight. However, more than pensions, because before 30 years, the boxes should not be opened. Well, if you have the money for such investments, why not? Of course, it can also be that it totally goes to hell. Who knows?