Just like all but oldest and rarest collectibles eventually the value will crash. There will only be a few things that are actually valuable after a time. So if you are interested in money, sell now. The bottom will fall out just like everything, comics, baseball cards, books, etc...

douglar wrote on 2025-10-17, 23:47:

ElectroSoldier wrote on 2025-10-17, 22:12:

The prices are showing people are getting desperate to earn as much as possible from what they have.
Its actually a sign of a bad economy, especially when you consider what else is going on around us.

It will get to a point where people will take what ever they can get for it, and that will be a return to their normal prices.

I'd expect desperate people to sell low to sell now. I don't see a lot of that. These are people that are only willing part with their favorite part for a price.

Thats how you know theyre desperate.
They are looking to sell their favourite part.
And are looking to get as much as possible for it, of course.

Even in America the bite is coming to the financial markets.
I know its already touched down here in the UK because there are so many "charity shops" on our high streets (I think theyre called thrift stores in the US).

Shagittarius wrote on Yesterday, 17:34:

Just like all but oldest and rarest collectibles eventually the value will crash. There will only be a few things that are actually valuable after a time. So if you are interested in money, sell now. The bottom will fall out just like everything, comics, baseball cards, books, etc...

Comic books and baseball cards were printed in the mega millions and are worthless because supply far outstripped demand. Still the old ultra-rarities are still worth money.

Stamps went to hell because the people who collected died out while younger people could care less. Even with the bottom falling out of the common to mid-range stamp market the high-end stuff is still collected for a pretty penny.

I don't think computer collectors have hit retirement age yet and it seems younger people are into the hobby as well. Supply is very limited and goes down every year since even if you hoard the stuff it rots from nonuse, leaky batteries, capacitor decay, component failure, rust, and general abuse.