Anybody collect anything?

[BossSauce]

ITT people who buy shoes and not wear them

[Wakka]

Originally Posted by BossSauce

ITT people who buy shoes and not wear them

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

Whoa, relax there with all the "really's" buddy! You somehow managed to omit the term "snead" (which I also hate the term) prior to the word average shoe collection. So yes, I'm REALLY saying that on average, a SNEAD's shoe collection is worth $30k.

Now maybe you're confusing the actual retail cost of a shoe vs. what it can actually sell for. Some crazy collections for example can have a Jordan 5 "Quai 54" that retails for $140 when it came out and can sell anywhere between $5,000 to $7,000

http://www.flightclub.com/air-jordan...grn-mts-011516

OR Yeezy's

http://www.flightclub.com/nike-air-y...k-black-090058

and these ugly shits

http://www.flightclub.com/nike-air-m...pl-blue-090135


That's just three shoes and already we're already a little over $16k. Imagine having one to wear and two for investments X 100 shoes.
I don't make this stuff up man....really



Mostly this...Kind of like when you buy a 1952 Cadillac in 1952 for $5,000 then keep it in original condition and decide to sell it in 2013 and now it's worth $40,000.

Really!?!? I had a disclaimer in there to about nicknames and or verbs for a name.

I'm way to old to get serious about sneaker claims.

So are these collections or investments? I know people who collect real-estate, but it's not called a collection. So maybe a little of both, like you really like sneakers so much you want to roll around on them naked or something? And then realized that even the expensive ones, after being rolled on naked are still worth some coin?

Cause not even Rick Harrison wanted to get involved in sneaker investments and he's always down for some extra coin. So i would imagine these collections stem from the strange desire to buy lots of sneakers. No?

[Myrder]

oh lord, some basketball cards, magic cards, pokemon cards, lots of movies...

Come to think of it, I don't collect as much as I use too, kind of cut out a lot of things like that.

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Really!?!? I had a disclaimer in there to about nicknames and or verbs for a name.

I'm way to old to get serious about sneaker claims.

So are these collections or investments? I know people who collect real-estate, but it's not called a collection. So maybe a little of both, like you really like sneakers so much you want to roll around on them naked or something? And then realized that even the expensive ones, after being rolled on naked are still worth some coin?

Cause not even Rick Harrison wanted to get involved in sneaker investments and he's always down for some extra coin. So i would imagine these collections stem from the strange desire to buy lots of sneakers. No?

Haha I got your disclaimer. They're both collections and investments Id' say.

I'm way too young to know who Rick Harrison is....just kidding hehe

But really, if Rick Got involved in shoe collections and sold them at his pawn shop, that would be the end of the shoe collection era.

[kscarrol]

Wine (though the best of my collection was lost in Katrina), Newcomb art pottery and Loetz glass are my weak spots. Personally don't get the attraction to shoes but to each their own!

[kingofthedemo]

Guns
Pelican cases (mainly to house the guns)
Gemstones
I collected fossils, coins, and star wars stuff when I was a kid...

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

Haha I got your disclaimer. They're both collections and investments Id' say.

I'm way too young to know who Rick Harrison is....just kidding hehe

But really, if Rick Got involved in shoe collections and sold them at his pawn shop, that would be the end of the shoe collection era.

Interesting. I have a warehouse... maybe i'll go out and a few hundred pairs of sneakers. Asics, New Balance, Kswiss, converse, etc… you know, the really exclusive stuff.

It is very cool that we live in a day and age where there are so many ways to make some good cash.

[Ehwnnc]

Coins
Federal Notes
Silver
Gold

And i hoard $2 notes, No real reason other than i like them

I always pick up a strap of them when i go to the bank. Just did today actually

[Litos]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

Kind of like when you buy a 1952 Cadillac in 1952 for $5,000 then keep it in original condition and decide to sell it in 2013 and now it's worth $40,000.

dude, $5,000 in 1952 is probably $40,000 in 2013, HAHAHA !!!!

[MiddleAgedAl]

OK, time for a dumb question.

Doesn't the rubber in those sneakers get old and hard over time?

If you keep it for a long time, I'd think even the glue or whatever in them would start to get hard and fragile as well, and they'd be useless to actually use.

Or, are they just kept with no intention of ever actually using them, just an item in a box?

[P1]

I think collecting sport shoes is probably about the most unoriginal item to collect it seems these days. And yes, I have several dear friends who are guilty of this.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

It is very cool that we live in a day and age where there are so many ways to make some good cash.

X2, props to the OP for turning his hobby into positive cash flow.

[Give_Em_The_DD]

Originally Posted by MiddleAgedAl

OK, time for a dumb question.

Doesn't the rubber in those sneakers get old and hard over time?

If you keep it for a long time, I'd think even the glue or whatever in them would start to get hard and fragile as well, and they'd be useless to actually use.

Or, are they just kept with no intention of ever actually using them, just an item in a box?

Some stuff I have from early 90s are strictly "display" and aren't wearable.

I wear a lot of my stuff, but then again I have doubles, triples, quadruples of a lot of stuff that I trade, sell etc.

Maybe now a days it's unoriginal, but again I've been doing it since 2000.

[Give_Em_The_DD]

Originally Posted by Ehwnnc

Coins
Federal Notes
Silver
Gold

And i hoard $2 notes, No real reason other than i like them

I always pick up a strap of them when i go to the bank. Just did today actually

That's pretty cool! I imagine u prolly save by not spending the $2 bills?

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Interesting. I have a warehouse... maybe i'll go out and a few hundred pairs of sneakers. Asics, New Balance, Kswiss, converse, etc… you know, the really exclusive stuff.

It is very cool that we live in a day and age where there are so many ways to make some good cash.

Very true...Remember the tickle me elmo days? I recall moms going to war over those and reselling on ebay.

You can make money off of anything now!

Originally Posted by Litos

dude, $5,000 in 1952 is probably $40,000 in 2013, HAHAHA !!!!

Are you saying that if I held $5,000 from 1952 to 2013 it would now be worth $40k?

I might be missing your point, but that's how I'm reading it brah

[MiddleAgedAl]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

Are you saying that if I held $5,000 from 1952 to 2013 it would now be worth $40k?

I might be missing your point, but that's how I'm reading it brah

Actually, $40K is too LOW. It would be worth over $44K.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

[Litos]

Originally Posted by MiddleAgedAl

Actually, $40K is too LOW. It would be worth over $44K.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

called it......

$5k in 1952 is the same as having $44K in 2013.....

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Litos

called it......

$5k in 1952 is the same as having $44K in 2013.....

But it's not the same as purchasing something for $5k in 1952 and have it be worth $44k in 2013.

Without buying anything that appreciated in value, you'd still just have $5k. Those dollars sure haven't.

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by MiddleAgedAl

Actually, $40K is too LOW. It would be worth over $44K.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

Wow, I am amazed at my estimation skills! Cool calculator too!

But let's not lose focus of the main point which is the value of the item, not the actual dollars or inflation.

a 1952 Cadillac with rust all over, swapped out engine, tranny, seats, radio and added air bag suspension is not going to be worth $44k as opposed to a mint, original factory everything Cadillac.

So yes, the value of a dollar can go up over time, but the value of an actual item can go up or down depending on........ ah fuck it this is taking too much time to explain lol

Here's an example for dat ass:

a 1998 Toyota Supra turbo msrp in '98 was $39,900. Based on that inflation calculator it should be worth $57,168 in 2013. That does not mean $39,900 cash in 1998 is now worth $57,168 cash in 2013. Material > cash

Currently this guy selling one of the most pristine 1998 Supra's for $37,000. That would be a residual value of roughly 96%. It doesn't get that good until you can sell items for wayyy more than what you paid for them at retail price.
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...gIndex=5&Log=0

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

But it's not the same as purchasing something for $5k in 1952 and have it be worth $44k in 2013.

Without buying anything that appreciated in value, you'd still just have $5k. Those dollars sure haven't.

Thank god you get it!

[Ehwnnc]

Originally Posted by Give_Em_The_DD

That's pretty cool! I imagine u prolly save by not spending the $2 bills?

Yes, i treat it like a savings account just like with silver and gold. I like to have a wide range of where my money is at