DevastaTTor wrote:I'm sure your intentions were well placed with your original response but no matter how many emoticons you pasted in it; it came across as judgmental when you question my judgment or that of others here you don't know with regards to how people spend their money.
People come here to talk about their hobby and collections, not to receive unsolicited financial feedback. If people choose to buy figures for potential resale, that's their business. And I doubt there are too many, if any, people here who have bet their retirement on future values of figures and collectibles.
QFT and seconded Devastattor, I think you wrapped up this possible flame job perfectly. I cant help but throw in my two cents though.
Deadpool69, considering how many people lost their shirts in the states through their stock portfolios, and seeing as I can still sell a Botcon Thundercracker ("the blue one") for a couple hundred bucks if I was so inclined (I am not) I think touting the benefits of american stocks is pretty hilarious at this point in time.
They are apples and oranges regardless (stocks and bots)
As Devastattor mentioned, the amount of collectors stockpiling sealed exclusives for a possible profit down the road is minor and no one expects that profit to be their "retirement." It is an added bonus to collecting something as widely loved as Transformers.
Even a sealed wheeljack, AFA graded 80 at best would only fetch couple thousand, and that is 25 years later.
So I dont think anyone is deluding themselves past a profit of a few hundred bucks for Strafe down the road.
What I know for sure is that very few serious collectors regard their collection as a pile of "blue and red ones." These toys mean something to me and I come to Seibertron to enjoy other posters who feel the same. If all these are to you are chunks of plastic, I would ask why you are on a forum that is dedicated to them.
Back to topic, apparently we are getting shots of strafe this month. I am not sure if he is even bot or con at this point. Betting on bot considering the name.