[rockshasa]

As a toy collector of over 18 years, my advice is don't go into this hobby for an investment. Go into this hobby for fun. There are absolutely no guarantees. Since the recession hit back in 2008, the value of alot of stuff has gone way down. I was buying toys 10-18 years back that are worth half that price today. Unless the economy goes way up again, there's not going to be a huge demand for alot of toys. Should you own a toy, that down the road becomes very wanted and valuable, count yourself lucky.

Also, should you one day get bored with this hobby, don't sell your toys or throw them away. Pack them up and store them away. Typically, toys don't become really valuable until they are about 20-30 years old…when the generation they were aimed at is older and has moved on to other things. I am 52 now, and the toys that are my most valuable are the toys I had when I was a 5-10 year-old kid, so it takes alot of time for these things to ask a heavy price and to see a demand.

I'm planning on dumping my collection when I hit around 70. At that point I should be able to make a nice profit…depending on our economy. Should the US economy never fully recover (and it's not looking very good still), we might all be stuck with a lot of very cool looking boat anchors.