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Ask HN: Could a digital collectible be as valuable as a physical collectible?
I am curious to know of any digital collectibles that exist (only as data in a cloud) can be traded, sold & grow in worth over time, similar to a physical collectible such as a baseball card or antique.
- ivl 11y agoCheck out some of the items traded on Steam, specifically for CS:GO, and Dota2. The 'value' can be shocking, considering they're generated items with zero certainty around further duplication.
- FroshKiller 11y agoThere was a post on io9 a few months ago about the value of "cards" in the Star Wars Card Trader app: http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-the-hell-is-this-jpg-of-han-solo-worth-225-1726156785 http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-the-hell-is-this-jpg-of-han-solo-...
- jotux 11y agoSeems like the TF2 economy is a good example of this.
- anon987 11y agoMagic: The Gathering has a full online game where you can buy boosters, trade cards, etc etc etc.
- atroyn 11y agoI urge you to look into the price of 'party hats' in runescape. They were released only on Christmas 2001, and since then have blown up in real dollars.
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- mod 11y agoBitcoin, csgo skins, virtual items in plenty of games, property in secondlife are a few examples.