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plebbitors

>>53048634
I bought over a thousand dollars worth of luxury playing cards yesterday

>The definition of adulthood has definitely evolved,

No, fully-grown adults reverting back to childish pursuits is not evolution, far from it. It's a symptom of an incredibly sick society.

>>53048634
Manchildren, particularly Anglosaxon manchildren don't want to grow up and face the reality of Current Year. As soon as they stick their heads above the parapets they are bombarded by a world and domestic culture which hates and mocks them. So they retreat into what they remember to be a safe haven of their past where they can live in their imagination.

I want to hate on this but I have a $100 nerf replica of the aliens pulse rifle in my cart.

zoomers are subhuman

>>53048975
zoomers can't afford 900 dollars for a lego millennium falcon

>>53048634
Antique Dealer here, frequently lurk /biz/ threads and would like to contribute. If anyone has any questions on the antique market, collectables market, toy market please ask and I will do my best to help. I like studying what sells, as well as the people who buy specific items.

During Covid sales for Toys/Video Games/Soi went up dramatically. Instead of spending money on food, the prices of collectables skyrocketed and we got through selling lots of vintage action figures, games etc. Speculation is rife in the market and fortunately it appears the market is slowing down- unfortunately people are running out of money as inflation creeps.

What struck me as brutal was the reversion to childhood memories/nostalgia as times got worse. People idolize video games/toys, to the point they build soi shrines to their specific collectable of choice. I have seen soi shrines to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nintendo, Batman etc- the shrines grow into mancave hideouts. After awhile they all appear the same, like a mental illness that has physically manifested. Different variations of product, same result.

Anyway ask away and can help with speculation, future prices etc

>>53048634
I own like $50k worth of Lego and around 3,000 individual figures.

My most valuable set is a unopened 10123 Cloud City I bought for $600 that is now worth $8000.

Lego has appreciated more than any other "investment" for me, and I just buy it because I like it and it reminds me of being a kid.

>>53048634
really thats about 150 dollars worth of legos, what the fuck is going on

>>53048755
Wtf is a luxury playing card? You mean from a game like MTG or just a normal deck of cards? I can’t imagine the production cost being over 50c a pack.

>>53048985
cope
millennials buy avocado toast, zoomers buy Funko pops

>>53048771
>an incredibly sick society.
You are an enormous faggot. Don't talk that way ever again.

>>53048634
I wonder what the breakdown is. Lots of adults buying a few toys each or a few obsessed consoomers who now have $ buy hundreds of items a year?

>>53048634
Bros… help me I spent 40k on toys alone this year please help me I am running out of room

>>53049007
>I can’t imagine the production cost being over 50c a pack.
to get that kind of prices you need to basically order tens of thousands of decks, the decks I bought recently have limited runs of 500 to 1800 in total made, and have metallic paints and golden foil

>>53049048
It’s the former it seems like.
>This kidulting trend started to rise in prominence around a decade ago, as superhero movies and comic book culture exploded into the mainstream. It became more consequential to the bottom lines of toy companies in the last five years, said James Zahn, editor in chief of “The Toy Book” and senior editor of “The Toy Insider.”

>Toy manufacturers such as Lego embraced these consumers and created lines, often tied to nostalgic entertainment properties, just for this cohort. Hasbro’s Black Series for action figures, is a prime example of this, tapping into the desire for high-quality Star Wars and Marvel collectibles. Even Mattel has lines from Barbie and Hot Wheels that are designed specifically for this group of buyers.

>Toy companies have even begun creating their own television and movie content in order to support toy lines. Mattel launched its own internal movie company and is set to release “Barbie” in July 2023 and Hasbro bought eOne and will set “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” in theaters in March.

>These films are not designed for young kids, instead catering to this older group of toy-loving consumers.

>In the last 12 months ending September, the kidult group represented 60% of the dollar growth in the industry, despite accounting for only a quarter of sales, according to NPD’s Checkout data.

>“So, it’s been a huge windfall,” said Juli Lennett, vice president and industry advisor for NPD’s U.S. toys practice.

>>53048634
>Kidults

>>53049059
kek
>he even has the hanging racks and everything

>>53049007
>Wtf is a luxury playing card?
https://www.riffleshuffle.com/products/deal-with-the-devil-golden-contract-playing-cards

>>53048990
Vague question, but how would you recommend getting into antique dealing? I'd assume it's ideal to do a year or two of networking, poring over the details of every store/auction/etc you can find, etc at first. The guy from Chamonix Antiques said it's best to focus on a certain category (rugs or whatever) at first, but would be curious on your thoughts.

I just imagine it's a thing where 99% of people who enter it get in way over their heads within the first month

>>53049059
Kek.
I bet it smells like vinyl and cum

>>53049059
>>53048997
those are big amounts of money, have you insured your collections?

>>53048634
when you are the Santa now

>>53049120
Those look pretty cool but if you’re not a magician or you aren’t looking to impress your friends at poker night what’s the point? Actually I wouldn’t even bring them to poker night since they could get damaged.

>>53049059

>>53049147
I have with my house insurance but I should have a better inventory and be more up to date on it.

>>53049173
>what’s the point?
so I buy the kind of cards I'd like to use myself, for my own collection, check with my own eyes there are no quality issues or unmentioned problems or surprises, and when some big retailer puts them on sale where they sell them at more or less their wholesale bulk price, I pick up several bricks (packs of 12 decks) and sit on them as a long term investment

>>53048634
I profited
Sold some old Lego stuff, one set for over 800bucks which back then costed half max

>>53049134
>Chamonix Antiques
Rhode Island?
...I think I know where this is going

>I'd assume it's ideal to do a year or two of networking, poring over the details of every store/auction/etc you can find, etc at first.

Thats pretty accurate actually. You have to build a network, learn what sells, what doesn't, how to sell on what platform, fees/taxes/costs, gas, car etc.

If you are serious I would do it as a side job first, then transition into it once you have a few years experience and a safety net.

>>53049059
Timestamp or GTFO

>>53048634
Holy shit the west is such a joke!

>Kidults
I buy whatever I like with my money, what's a mature man gift? An aftershave?

>>53049016
Every funko pop collector I've ever met is over 30 years old, I know one who does a show where he auctions them off or something

>>53048990
why do the chinese worship a bearded figure when most of them can't grow a beard?

>>53049571
Why do Americans worship Niggers when they'll never have melanin?

>Be Neet
>Lonely, sad, no direction in life
>Spend my neetbux on action figures

You guys taxes are paying for my complete Power Rangers Lightning Collection :)

>>53049571
You just answered your own question, he has a beard.

Also thats Ghengis, Chinese usually wouldn't be worshipping him, Mongolians would be. The Chinese have lots of bearded gods and some can grow beards.

Any antique/collectable related questions?

>>53049473
>Holy shit the west is such a joke!
you laugh, but according to lego market sites, Russians are paying several times the price in west

>>53048997
>Lego has appreciated more than any other "investment" for me
Lol good luck selling it.

>>53049059
>IT'S AN INVESTMENT!

kys

>>53049016
No they don’t. You realize the oldest zoomers are 26, correct?

>>53050661
I sold 2k worth before christmas to clear up some room just on the classifieds and the ads were up 1 day. There's such a huge demand for Lego that people are making non-official brick and mortar stores reselling it.

The more niche things I just let sit on my bricklink store and they all end up selling eventually.

The Beautiful Ones

No point in living? No reward for endeavor? Nothing left to explore?
Just recede into the comforts of your childhood.

>>53049619
Yeah? Well I'm going to come over and fart on your power rangers and then have your mom blacked.

>>53050661
>good luck selling it
you can sell them rather quickly if you drop the price below market averages, while still making a profit in the end

>>53048634
>Kidults
/gme/ stock holders kek

>>53049548
>>53050682
seething funky pop zoomies no cap fr fr

>>53049016
I spent five figures on 1/8 scale anime girl figures and 1/3 scale dolls these past few years, would never touch some soulless funko pop figures even if they are of my girls.
t. 25 year old

>>53049120
Is that the standard 52 card deck or a single card for $18? They do look cool, hell for that price I'd buy a few for storage and then have a set that I'd use with friends. $20 for a cool deck of cards isn't too bad.

>>53048634
All I want is a home, but that's so out of reach all I'm left with is consooming

>>53050779
thats a whole deck, you can find it cheaper here, tho
https://magicshopsandiego.com/products/deal-with-the-devil-golden-contract-uv-foiled-edition-playing-cards-by-darkside-playing-card-co

and these guys will give free shipping with big enough orders

>>53048634
Millenials are generation man child

>>53048634
This makes buying a 4090 less idiotic.

>>53048812
Pretty much nailed it here with this short succinct explanation.
Thank you, anonkun

>>53048634
>What it used to mean, to be an adult, was to be a very upstanding, serious member of society
This just means that there are no adults, not that the definition of adult has changed.

>>53050918
Or there are no kids. The West is dying and the only people with kids are shitskins

>>53048634
>Why aren’t you profiting off Kidults, /biz/?
no growth potential
toys are something millenials had so some keep buying them cuz theyre autistic and gay

zoomers never had toys, never will, and are doomed to own exactly nothing forevermore

You are not children. You are healthy adults.
Stop buying toys. Stop playing video games. Stop reading comic books. Stop watching cartoons. Stop making excuses.
The only game you're supposed to play is the game of making money, and you're supposed to play to win.

>>53048755
Magic?

>>53051049
this
post on /biz/ like an adult

>>53051129
I've been practicing my card handling but not ready to perform

I dont see the issue. Its not like they are pushing hot wheels around on the rug going Vroom Vroom, its a collector hobby

Adults shouldn't be playing video games

>>53051220
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqEpSOFDXGA

>>53051153
>adults are the ones buying crypto
lol

>>53051220
There aren't any worth playing anyway. What a boring waste of time.

>>53051460
Battle Brothers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/365360/Battle_Brothers/

>>53049480
I think of a children’s gift as a toy, something to be played with and that’s the function. Men should prefer a tool of some sort. Something to serve a particular function (fixing, transport, sport, building, etc)

>>53048997

i have a few bins full of legos that make up different Star Wars sets from the 2000's era. Is there still value in finding the manuals online, and rebuilding what I can into an assembled set, even though its opened and the original box and manuals are gone?

>>53048634
I sold 15 link and bought 100 dollars of nanoblock pokemon and anime figures
Im 30
Fuck you, they bring me joy.

>>53051583
classic lego prices have been going up lately

>>53051599
Never let the Jews harm your inner child

>>53048985
Went to a toys r us and the funkopops section was the bysiest by far

>>53051634
I have the only vaguest concept of what a funkopop is and I have never seen one

>>53051613

Yeah i've noticed now looking on eBay that there's a few assembled sets still asking anywhere from 80-300 bucks or so, i found a bionicle still in the bag that i can get 80 bucks for. Maybe its worth exploring and trying to remember what sets I had.I still have most of the figures too. I have an original doc ock spiderman figure thats worth like 50 bucks