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I think that all collectors are slightly strange to people outside the group. Coins, guns, action figures, baseball cards, comic books, you name it - there's go
by omegaham 12y ago
I think that all collectors are slightly strange to people outside the group. Coins, guns, action figures, baseball cards, comic books, you name it - there's going to be a group of people spending a very large amount of money to get a big or rare collection of it.
Personally, I think that spending money for artificially scarce products is a little silly, but I can think of worse things to spend money on. At least these collectors can recoup their costs if they decide to stop.
- marincounty 12y agoI understand collecting. Everything you named I can see the alure. I would add cars, watches, guitars, marbles, etc., but tennis shoes? Or, I could be out of the demographics? Maybe women are attracted to guys who wear Nikes? That whole Peacocking thing, "I fresh, young, and full of ---?" If it's the latter; I get it!
- brudgers 12y agoMichael Jordan and LeBron James are associated with basketball. Referring to sneakers as "tennis shoes" suggests perhaps you are not in a targeted segment of the market.
- malandrew 12y agoAnd the comic book collectors in the 90s? Just because you can recoup your investment now while the market is robust, doesn't mean you can in the future. That being said, I think sneakers have a lot more staying power than comic books since you can at least wear them out and be coveted.