Quoted from criss:By you logic because everyone loves music , so they will all want to purchase ( at top dollar ) a Jukebox .
So you are saying Pinball machines will forever be sought at the rate we see today ?
My point re Guitars is these people purchase expecting the market to perform at a rate that will offer returns at an expected rate .
Markets collapse and fall off the cliff ( this includes Pinball Machines )
Saying nothing of the sort (although I do own a jukebox! )
Your term "Everyone" is very off.... "everyone" doesn't go out and buy $2000 pinballs.
However, everyone (that does love music) will indeed buy something music related..that might be a record, a cd, a mp3, an ipod, a stereo system, or a jukebox...going right to jukebox is kind of extreme... I didn't start with a pinball...I started with an Atari 2600 back in the 70's..... I worked my way up.
My point was that it takes talent to play a guitar and it takes talent to learn how to play and those people are the lion-share of collectors market for guitars..is that a fair assumption?
It takes no talent what so ever to lug a pinball into the back of your truck and get it home and play it and then one day resale it.
Some of us are, but most of us are not, buying pins as an investment.
I don't know that the same can be said about guitar buyers....in fact I would wager that those people specifically got their guitar as an investment.
I buy pinballs because they are fun and I enjoy playing them and they remind me of my youth.
I am sure the same can be said of most guitar enthusiasts and chances are that the guitar they own at home is not worth a lot anyway..but for those that invest in guitars, it's really no shock that an investment could lose money. Isn't that the very definition? It's not called a "sure fire bet"..it's an investment.