Let me be clear...some "vintage" stuff will be a good short term investment...but as the baby boomers die off and nostalgia wears off, we'll see there are always pockets of vintage stuff that ...because someone ASKS a lot of money for something doesn't VALUE it at that price...and a few people willing to overpay for something still doesn't set the market price for something. 999 out of 1000 people needing a phone won't buy an original iPhone at any price...as it is not functional anymore. It may turn on, but without updates, current antenna chips and a decent screen or camera, it is just a bad old phone.
Don't ever assume vintage stuff will stay "cool".
Look at the motorcycle market, prices all over the place, but what are SELLING prices? Cafe bike projects? Seems like Craigslist is full them now...going to get top dollar for your modded out CB350? Not right now...maybe I'm wrong...
There are lots and lots of "antique" dealers hoarding stuff hoping for value because something is old...that's not how the world works anymore...most antique dealers I know have gone out of business, both large and small, as old furniture is just that...some of it is cool, but that's usually just the lead paint, formalydahyde, and VOCs seeping into user's bloodstream causing those delusions...
And while I would love a Integra Type R...I remember how tin can and loud and uncomfortable it was...and that's why I would never buy one, let alone overpay for teen memories long forgotten, to be restored.
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