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I wonder if a merch for other fraud schemes existed how much would it cost and who would buy it? Imagine Bernie Madoff's t-shorts.

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anonymfus 6y ago
Immediately after writing that I realised that Donald Trump's merch is essentially this.
mguerville 6y ago
So I happen to know a bit of that world. I’m a collector of memorabilia of failed capitalist endeavors. The point others have made is very true about merch being hard to authenticate when you could just recreate on any custom T shirt / hat / mug site. But for some companies, Enron, Pets.com, and a couple others, merch still commands a high price (not Fyre level though). Personally I prefer to seek more rare and “inside baseball” artefacts but in some cases merch is the best I can do (or an autographed book).
- gen220 6y ago
  My dad still has a ton of Netscape, Novell, and mp3.com branded gear from when he worked there in the 90s. The last time I went home I saw it just laying around in the garage with his bootleg cassettes and my childhood beach toys. Now some of it makes an awesome talk piece at the office, or at least it did when we still had one. :)
  - mguerville 6y ago
    If your dad is open to it, these three happen to be among the ones i have never been able to find anything (mp3.com especially) so I’d be interested They would fit nicely : http://mattmg83.github.io/cynicalcapitalist/portfolio.html http://mattmg83.github.io/cynicalcapitalist/portfolio.html
- alasdair_ 6y ago
  I remember the Enron sign outside their HQ selling for $20,000 at the time. I actually think that was probably a decent investment.
- gwbas1c 6y ago
  I remember seeing some Enron merch at my Dad's desk. He had no idea of it's value and just laughed when I pointed it out. (Enron pulled some shenanigans that were quite an annoyance to my dad at work. He had a greuling month working with them.) He had no clue that he could sell his little trinket on eBay.
albatross 6y ago
Friend of mine had a Bear Stearns cigar box (humidor? My poor underclass brain knows not the word). Was pretty good for a laugh.

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anonymfus 6y ago

Immediately after writing that I realised that Donald Trump's merch is essentially this.

mguerville 6y ago

So I happen to know a bit of that world. I’m a collector of memorabilia of failed capitalist endeavors. The point others have made is very true about merch being hard to authenticate when you could just recreate on any custom T shirt / hat / mug site. But for some companies, Enron, Pets.com, and a couple others, merch still commands a high price (not Fyre level though). Personally I prefer to seek more rare and “inside baseball” artefacts but in some cases merch is the best I can do (or an autographed book).

gen220 6y ago
My dad still has a ton of Netscape, Novell, and mp3.com branded gear from when he worked there in the 90s. The last time I went home I saw it just laying around in the garage with his bootleg cassettes and my childhood beach toys. Now some of it makes an awesome talk piece at the office, or at least it did when we still had one. :)
- mguerville 6y ago
  If your dad is open to it, these three happen to be among the ones i have never been able to find anything (mp3.com especially) so I’d be interested They would fit nicely : http://mattmg83.github.io/cynicalcapitalist/portfolio.html http://mattmg83.github.io/cynicalcapitalist/portfolio.html
alasdair_ 6y ago
I remember the Enron sign outside their HQ selling for $20,000 at the time. I actually think that was probably a decent investment.
gwbas1c 6y ago
I remember seeing some Enron merch at my Dad's desk. He had no idea of it's value and just laughed when I pointed it out. (Enron pulled some shenanigans that were quite an annoyance to my dad at work. He had a greuling month working with them.) He had no clue that he could sell his little trinket on eBay.

albatross 6y ago

Friend of mine had a Bear Stearns cigar box (humidor? My poor underclass brain knows not the word). Was pretty good for a laugh.