This toy is a huge deal right now and I wanted to know what you all think about purchasing one and keeping it as a collectors item to sell in the next 20-40 years from now. Would it be a great collector's item like Barbie or comics?
2006-09-28 19:29:36 · 7 answers · asked by dkelli 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
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2006-09-28 19:30:44 · update #1
There are better things you can do with your money for the next 20 years. Only buy an elmo if you really want one for you kid. You may be too young to remember the last tickle me elmo craze. Women were trampling each other to get one. Talk about stupid. Remember the pet rock phase? Got any collectors rocks? The market for Barbies and comics etc is very limited. You don't just walk down to the street corner and say here I have a barbie for sale. Ebay is one place to sell. Conventions etc. However you will get a better return on an investment of the same amount of money if you go some place else. Look for growth and liquidity. I have baseball cards that are worth something. Trouble is I can't find a buyer. So I gave them to my son. He played with them. They are about worthless now but if I cant find a buyer, then they were worthless then too.
By a share of your local utility company and let me know what its worth in 20 to 40 years. I bet you do better. Just to be on the safe side get one of each and then find me and let me know which worked out better. I'm betting on your utility company.
2006-09-28 19:47:11 · answer #1 · answered by john d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't because I don't believe the collectables market on these types of doll's are a strong as they are on other things like Barbie Dolls and/or GI Joe and Superhero action figures. Now it is possible that could change in time - of course it could. However, I would rather see you invest in a lump of silver or gold (or better yet a bond) then in a possible hit like a "Tickle Me Elmo" doll that will current gather a hire price now because Mattel is artifically manipulating the demand by producing less of tese dolls than it normally would (normal supply is 1.5 million - this Christmas season 1 million even). If Mattel decided to increase production the price on these items will drop substancial within the collector's market.
2006-09-29 03:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But just think, the toy is huge so that means lots of people will purchase ones to keep as collector items. It just depends if you are willing to hang onto for a long time before its worth anything.
(Besides there was a craze for the last Elmo and there will be for the next one too)
2006-09-29 02:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very few things are real collectables because somebody is always pitching the latest and greatest collectable. Are there any collectables from the '50s, '60s, '70s or '80s fetching big money? Nope.
2006-09-29 02:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although it sounds great and all, think about how mass produced that thing will be. If it takes off like it did the first time it will be maunfatcured by every gin joint in china and shipped out to the masses. They will be a common chewing gum.
2006-09-29 02:38:17 · answer #5 · answered by kibbles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's just a fad. Remember beanie babies?
2006-09-29 02:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by BereaGirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah do it just for fun
2006-09-29 08:34:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋