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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

What's a Glyos, Callgrim, and a 3a?

I don't think those things have as large a fan base as you think.

I'd wager 30 years from now you'd be hard pressed to find someone willing to shell out more than what you paid for any of them let alone enough more to justify arguing that they were a good investment.

There will always be a market for characters like Batman, Spiderman, and Optimus Prime. Versions of those characters that are rare now, that one might have been able to luck into buying low now, stand a better chance of showing a return on your investment in the future because they will always be in demand, I think.

Like I said, its all just speculation. A good investment would be in a proven commodity of which I don't believe toys would be included.

Buying a rare figure now and scalping it to a collector for more than what you paid for it now is totally different than making a sound investment.

Most famous works of art were relatively cheap when they were first released. So the argument that independant toys that cost a lot and are produced in low quantities to a niche market and therefore are a good investment is flawed. That is just the marketing campaign they use to convince you to cough up the $$$; you think you're getting something special.

I can almost invision a collector trying to sell his collection of Gylos at a flea market 30 years from now and not understanding why the market isn't willing to pay $1000.00 for his super rare toy. "Don't you understand these were produced in low quantities, I paid hundreds for them and they were never re-released?"

Exactly. Big thing about these niche toys is they get done to death in the next 30 years by copycats. Also the next 30 years the hipster fad and mentality of "my stuff is so much better becouse I am not mainstream" will be dead. I'm not saying any toy line is a good/safe investment but anyone with ANY buisness sense would tell you invest in stuff that has a proven track record and history. Transformers Classics came out only a handful of years ago yet they are almost all worth something. Heck the old irwin Dragonball Z line is a good chunk of change. Dont even get me started on the DC super powers toys which came out around 30 years ago if I am not mistaken