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Originally Posted by 24kmach
I collect die cast and Lionel Trains. Look at the stock market. Collectables hit the skids just before the stock market. You try to make your house payment first is the rule when things go down.  |
Point well taken but I'm not so sure this isn't a growing trend. Most of the Buy-it-Now auctions are valued lower than they used to be and you wouldn't expect those types of sellers to discount so quickly. Missus BP and I collect Department 56 houses and their prices are remaining steady right now and some are actually higher than normal. Again, I'm not complaining as I like to buy instead of sell diecasts but I wonder if the hobby is now becoming stagnant or decreasing in popularity.