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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 bein
by 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 agoMy 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 agoIf 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 agoI 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 agoI 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.