Will the prices of the statues we collect today appreciate significantly in value?

[Gary23]

Buy what you like not how much you can make on it later. When the world finally sinks into deep recession/depression, there should be some good deals out there Hot Toys are slowly killing off the collecting with re-releasing old figs with new paint/boxs.

 

[King Darkness]

Quite certain most if not everything we are buying right now wont be worth snot in the future.

If you think you cant live with owning a bunch of worthless junk in the future better sell it all now and find something else to spend your money on.

 

[EVILFACE]

Yup.

While I like the items in my collection, none of it holds any nostalgic meaning like the GIJoe, Transformers and Mego toys I had as a kid.

Throw your custom Joker outfit on ebay and you'll get half what you paid for it.

Besides in years to come we will have even more detailed figures and statues.

 

[jye318]

So if a new dr doom pf came out the old one will decrease? I always thinking collection has their value, not for resale but it feels batter when you know how much it worth.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I have no plans on selling my HT Blade 2 Figure, but it is nice knowing it's sought after and selling forbquite a bit.

I don't sell much but i'd at least like the amount i paid back, who wouldn't?

 

[smartartist]

So the consensus is the value will drop on most, that's fine. Just don't tell me wife. it's the only card I have to play when I justify buying these things...

 

[BlitzOUT]

I dont understand why most people here think the value will drop in the future. At the moment the value of some figures are rising rapidly. Do you seem to think that interest in the hobby will deteriorate?

 

[SAB]

So if a new dr doom pf came out the old one will decrease? I always thinking collection has their value, not for resale but it feels batter when you know how much it worth.

Definitely. It won't crash to zero, but people aren't going to pay a huge premium when they get the character they want in a cheaper - and most likely better produced - newer version.

The only example where people would is if the old statue pose was vastly superior to the new one, but even so, the fact that people will be able to obtain a new statue of the character they really want at a far cheaper price will mean there are less buyers pushing up the price...

 

[MachineGunMan]

I dont understand why most people here think the value will drop in the future. At the moment the value of some figures are rising rapidly. Do you seem to think that interest in the hobby will deteriorate?

As technology changes and advances something will evolve in this hobby eventually that will make our statues seem very dated and not nearly as collectible as we percieve them to be... just my humble opinion of course.

 

[dino76m]

As technology changes and advances something will evolve in this hobby eventually that will make our statues seem very dated and not nearly as collectible as we percieve them to be... just my humble opinion of course.

i dread to think of the cost of those things , as it is 300-350 $ prices are killing us,maybe some of those who complain about high ES , and re releases and are not too happy about the general population like me getting into this hobby will be finally happy, because of course they have deep pockets and dont want to own things which about 10000 others too have,,( as seen from the legendary scale statues discussion where some people have decided not to buy cos its open ES, not really bothering about the quality of the item itself, they want it to be super expensive and super limited ES, lol)

 

[ambasah]

Quite certain most if not everything we are buying right now wont be worth snot in the future.

If you think you cant live with owning a bunch of worthless junk in the future better sell it all now and find something else to spend your money on.

wise words. something "bigger and better" will always come along. we have already seen examples such as:

Icons-Master Replicas-EFX
Attakus-Sideshow
DC DIRECT-Sideshow

 

[karamazov80]

Quite certain most if not everything we are buying right now wont be worth snot in the future.

Will snot be worth a lot of money in the future?

 

[gagaliya]

Why or why not? I really have no idea. Will the demand for statues greatly increase in the future? Nah? I do hope my statues will be worth thousands someday though.

what kind of silly question is that? it depends on what statue you buy....

 

[azurepred]

I could see some of the comic superhero stuff going down just cause that market will continue to become more flooded over the years, but with things like busts from original movie molds or statues from great artists, I don't see it happening. I think all the movie type collectibles will never go down cause there will always be love for certain movies, which will keep interest in statues from those movies.

 

[matt85]

At the end of the day we the collectors determine the price. Just because something sells at a price today. Dont actually mean that's the value.

 

[ChrisM]

Too many people buy with the thought of reselling, and when there is a steady supply, the value will always stay in check. When enough collectors love a piece enough to keep it in their collections, supply dwindles and fewer pieces are available to those who missed out and are forced to the secondary market. You have to start offering more and more money to convince people to part with a cherished item. But with so many people buying to sell, supply will keep up with demand and ironically the value will not skyrocket. It's the pieces that collectors buy to keep (and then refuse to sell) that become valuable.

People bought Joker PFs thinking that they'll be worth a fortune on eBay. Now there are a huge amount being produced and hundreds of them will flood the secondary market for years to come. The more flippers/resellers hop on board, the greater the guaranteed eBay supply and the lower the value. The sellers start competing with each to have the more attractive price and it becomes a buyer's market. Ten people will put a $300 piece up for $1000, and nobody bites. Then a seller puts it up for $25 over cost and the market price is set. Supply outweighs demand and the prices are kept low. It's an ironic thing to witness.

This. I often use Sucker Punch Baby Doll as an example. In recent history, the selling price is in the $500 range (even for the US version), WHEN they sell. There are a ton of them that are listed for close to $1K, and are in a revolving door of being relisted.

Certainly speculators bought up the Japan version. and I suspect many also bought the US one from GG, once the other sites started to sell out their pre-order allotment.

Hot Toys is another example, where there are so many speculators getting involved now, the crash will come swiftly.

As most stated, the vast majority will decrease greatly in value; a few will retain some or most of their value (at least compared to the original retail price).

 

[Gary23]

Sell it all and buy gold, tin food and ammo!

 

[balboa1976]

If you really want to make money in the future with collectibles I would advise not buying figures and statues and start buying golden age and silver age comic books, just go to HA.Com, this stuff is always going up, every week they have a new auction with bidders paying double and triple above guide prices, of course you must purchase the rarest and in the highest condition grades possible to get back the great returns are your collectible investments. If I had the thousands that it would take to invest I would go for first editions and first appearances in silver age comics.

A few issues I would suggest

Amazing Fantasy 15. Introduction of Spiderman, considered the most valuable silver age comic book.
Amazing Spiderman 1 and all issues of the silver age are going for big money in high grade.
Avengers 1
Avengers 4 first appearance of silver age Captain America.
Hulk 1
Daredevil 1
XMen 1
Tales of Suspense 39, first Iron man
Journey into Mystery 83, first Thor.
Iron Man 1

Those are just the Marvels, DC keys like Batman, Superman and Green Lantern are also going for big $$$.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

 

[BuffyGirl]

Nah. I think a few pieces here and there might be, but in the long run, no. Definitely need to collect pieces you love now, and if you start to feel like you wont love them down the line, let me go while they're in their prime.