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<blockquote data-quote="Magus Darkwind" data-source="post: 8618706" data-attributes="member: 6956318"><p>I'm not against the crux of your argument (You should buy it because you want it), but ignoring the value of it as a collector's item because you don't like the idea of "beanie-babification" is short-sighted, especially since non-collector's items much older than them (Like Star Wars figures or even 1E and 2E D&D modules, showing that D&D moving on to newer editions doesn't cause depreciation) have generally appreciated in value. I don't think anyone should be dumping out their 401ks to buy a dozen of these (Because, as you said, you need to have a bit of knowledge of the market to sell these, plus it'd be a storage nightmare), but let's take your example of stock as an investment versus buying a collector's item, and run with it.</p><p></p><p>Let's say I bought Hasbro stock instead of buying the Dragon Heist Platinum Edition five years ago. I would have lost 11% of my initial nominal investment, as Hasbro is down over 11% in the last five years, and that's ignoring that I would have lost more in real value due to inflation. Instead, I can flip my PE for double what I purchased it for within a week. If I were willing to put in the time, I could re-list it a few times to find the right buyer and sell it for 3 or 4 times what I bought it for. It was a riskier investment, to be sure, but what I did paid off dividends compared to the "safe" strategy of buying stock.</p><p></p><p>Now, granted, I <em>did </em>buy it because I wanted it, and I and my table have gotten a lot of entertainment value from it. But, that doesn't change the fact that it also has appreciated in real value by at least 100%. Avernus and Frostmaiden have also sold out and are going for the same amount. I doubt we'll see depreciation of these anytime soon, if ever. They're rare, even if that rarity is artificial, and collectors know it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magus Darkwind, post: 8618706, member: 6956318"] I'm not against the crux of your argument (You should buy it because you want it), but ignoring the value of it as a collector's item because you don't like the idea of "beanie-babification" is short-sighted, especially since non-collector's items much older than them (Like Star Wars figures or even 1E and 2E D&D modules, showing that D&D moving on to newer editions doesn't cause depreciation) have generally appreciated in value. I don't think anyone should be dumping out their 401ks to buy a dozen of these (Because, as you said, you need to have a bit of knowledge of the market to sell these, plus it'd be a storage nightmare), but let's take your example of stock as an investment versus buying a collector's item, and run with it. Let's say I bought Hasbro stock instead of buying the Dragon Heist Platinum Edition five years ago. I would have lost 11% of my initial nominal investment, as Hasbro is down over 11% in the last five years, and that's ignoring that I would have lost more in real value due to inflation. Instead, I can flip my PE for double what I purchased it for within a week. If I were willing to put in the time, I could re-list it a few times to find the right buyer and sell it for 3 or 4 times what I bought it for. It was a riskier investment, to be sure, but what I did paid off dividends compared to the "safe" strategy of buying stock. Now, granted, I [I]did [/I]buy it because I wanted it, and I and my table have gotten a lot of entertainment value from it. But, that doesn't change the fact that it also has appreciated in real value by at least 100%. Avernus and Frostmaiden have also sold out and are going for the same amount. I doubt we'll see depreciation of these anytime soon, if ever. They're rare, even if that rarity is artificial, and collectors know it. [/QUOTE]
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