Ebay and this trying economy

[Drain]

didnt know where to post this but just an observation,I noticed that alot of vintage toys are getting less bids.or let me put this way I won last week a Commander Adama mattel 1978 MOC for 16 bucks which 2 or 3 years ago went for between 40 and 60 bucks and also trying to sell stuff I have had to lower my buy it prices drastically if I want to move the merchandise maybe just rambling so I will stop

Mike,
Good deal on the MOC Adama. I been trying to find a loose Adama or Atarbuck that still has the pistol, (so I can use the pistol to complete a Baltar figure that I bought a while ago and didn't know that it came with the pistol). I havn't been able to find a loose one with gun that cheap.

[starsky]

yeah definitely a buyers market. however still finding that rare mint pieces still command top $$

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I think the age shift is part of it. Anybody looking for Mego figs to complkete their collection has probably found them by now. Except the true rarities. The speculators would notice the slowing sales and move on; so nobody's looking for the stuff that was "it" a year or so back. They're all looking for the next thing, which would be the nostalgic goodies of those who came after us. Hence all the interest in GI Joe GAH, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, TMNT. The problem with THAT stuff is how much of it was still around when collecting/speculating became prevalent. I knew guys who saved GI Joe figures BECAUSE they were gonna be collectors items, way back when they first came out. So you're not gonna see a lot of sudden jumps on that stuff 'cos there's a lot of it out there.

MOST of it, anyhoo.... older GI Joe and MOTU toys were probably played with; but the later runs may have ended up with collectors.

Don C.

[clemso]

Hmmmm....

I think the age shift is part of it. Anybody looking for Mego figs to complkete their collection has probably found them by now. Except the true rarities. The speculators would notice the slowing sales and move on; so nobody's looking for the stuff that was "it" a year or so back. They're all looking for the next thing, which would be the nostalgic goodies of those who came after us. Hence all the interest in GI Joe GAH, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, TMNT. The problem with THAT stuff is how much of it was still around when collecting/speculating became prevalent. I knew guys who saved GI Joe figures BECAUSE they were gonna be collectors items, way back when they first came out. So you're not gonna see a lot of sudden jumps on that stuff 'cos there's a lot of it out there.

MOST of it, anyhoo.... older GI Joe and MOTU toys were probably played with; but the later runs may have ended up with collectors.

Don C.

If its true, i am glad the speculators have gone, all they did was drive the price up.

Clem

[NewForce]

this past week, I put 3 duplicate carded CAH up on ebay at 99cent starting , no reserve...
the WW and Superman went right for what I figured they would go for...but the Shazam, on a c7 card with 35% bubble lift and litho damage went for 4x what I expected ($150, versus $40 that I thought)...so, there are still some "exceptions"

[Adam West]

I remember watching a collectible show on tv (not on anymore and can't remember it now) that discussed the lifespan of collectibles.

The basic theory was that generally nostalgic collectibles will start to go up in value when a person is in their late 20's (meaning that right now, collectibles that were around late '80's should be starting to go up in value as collectors enter the market). By your 30's things are really hitting their stride (which would be items from late '70's to early '80's), by your 40's the collectible has peaked in value, and by your 50's people are looking to downsize their collection and generally supply outstrips demand (the example used 10 years ago was Western type memorabilia like Howdy Doody, Bonanza, etc.).

This was 10 years ago and he mentioned if you wanted to make some big bucks in the collectibles market (today), start buying Masters of the Universe, Transformers, and TMNT. I distinctly remember purchasing a mint with tags MOTU luchbox for about $20 (around 10 years ago). I could easily sell it at a profit today.

[livnxxxl]

If its true, i am glad the speculators have gone, all they did was drive the price up.

Clem

I agree as it pertains to collectibles and especially Mego's.

[livnxxxl]

This was 10 years ago and he mentioned if you wanted to make some big bucks in the collectibles market (today), start buying Masters of the Universe, Transformers, and TMNT.

On that note: I have plenty of Masters of the Universe, Transformers, and TMNT to trade you for your Mego's. Even know that I will be taking a pounding on The Mego's I will gladly take them off of your hands.

[samurainoir]

We should note that there is probably a difference as well between those who collect Toylines and those who collect characters.

I think Megos are pretty safe at least when it comes to Superheroes. Spiderman, Superman, Batman and co have all been consistent presences in Pop Culture since the sixties with some form of TV show, Movie, or animated series to cover the span of about four decades. With the recent success of Spiderman trilogy by Sam Raimi and the Batman Begins Dark Knight two-punch, and the fact that there is always some type of cartoon, there are going to be Superhero collectors around willing pry Megos WGSH out of our arthritic, geriatric hands.

[livnxxxl]

there are going to be Superhero collectors around willing pry Megos WGSH out of our arthritic, geriatric hands.

Over my dead body! Which will more than likely be the case.