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I don't see how you can think of this as a negative thing. We should be celebrating people buying $100 toys for their kids because they know they'll retain (or
by avar 8y ago
I don't see how you can think of this as a negative thing. We should be celebrating people buying $100 toys for their kids because they know they'll retain (or increase) in market value than $5-10 trash.
It:
a) Reduces waste, since we get re-use rather than disposable plastic that's thrown away soon after its first use.
b) Gives owners an economic incentive to preserve quality toys for generations, thus preserving iconic products.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoIf you get your kids a "collectible," you're not buying them a toy, you're buying them a decorative box. If you open it and play with it, it stops being collectible and the resale price plummets.
- avar 8y agoYou can be buying both. E.g. used LEGO Death Star II sets seem to go for around $700 on eBay (~$1500 new), and similarly if you buy BRIO train sets for your kids you'll both get better quality and something you can re-sell at a reasonable price, v.s. say buying crappy IKEA train sets. After having kids I've seen the sheer amount of crap in excessive volumes that gets gifted to kids. Everyone would be better off if kids got 10x fewer toys of 10x more quality.
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