I think it's the strangest thing ever that some people actually buy something for entertainment and worry about its resale value. It would be like me worrying what the value of the two quads and trailer I bought..., I couldn't give a shit what they are worth now or when I'm done with them, I bought them to enjoy. Or when I road bikes all the time, picking out a frame based on what I think it's value would be next week, instead of the hand built one I want, riding the piss out of it and never looking back. I'm not even that well off, I make a modest wage compared to probably most on here....

I am deffinatly in the an investment is separate from my toys camp, though I have known people that see everything they buy as an investment. These people usually jump from one thing to the next, usually what's hot at the time. Weird....

No I rode the piss out of the bikes I had (pedal bikes, Quamen FTW). The quads are by no means abused, however what they are worth if/when I decide to sell, is whatever the market dictates considering their age and condition. It's not something I dwell on. I assume they will have some value, however small it my be.

I have absolutely no idea how you are coming to that conclusion from my statement......

On the plus side for you, you have two people apparently who do follow what your saying.

Skins, anything can be collectible. It doesn't mean that everyone who buys/owns these "things" consider them to be collectible. You'd be surprised to find some of the things people collect....even blenders lol

In defense of Teekee, I doubt he buys every game based solely on what its future value would be, but he is obviously very concerned with what it will be worth in the future.

I can understand that Mr68, this is not how I look at the things I buy for entertainment though. Making money off of my hobbies is not something I have ever taken part in. My focus has always been very deeply on the hobby itself, not even a thought to what I might have is worth. I find things I value often times are worth more to me than any monetary value they may hold.

For the cost of MM I agree..

Lol

Teekee, the hobby exploded like it did because the arcade generation is now in the financial position to buy these things, not because people looked at it as a viable investment vehicle. Though some of those people that did end up buying a couple pins realized that they could make a couple bucks off of them in some cases, and this remained a strong focal point for them.

Of coarse there are those select few that said "hey Dick Jones down the road bought a pin for $2000 and sold it for $5000, maybe I should do the same." Though I don't think those people make up the majority of the hobbyist. It exploded because the arcade generation is now in a financial position to buy the pins they desire.

Not to me it hasn't. I'm not concerned at all with what my pins might be worth now or in ten years from now. This is what divided the two camps here. Not everyone is concerned with the value of their collection. It doesn't effect my decision to buy one bit....