phart010 | 1,804 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Money is being spent extravagantly on stupid things right now. In the spirit of speculation, collectibles are at an all time high. Video games, Pokémon cards, sports cards, artwork, you name it. Now with non-fungible tokens, people are lavishly buying tweets, digital images, digital audio clips, etc. and they are paying millions in $USD for many of these things. I think too many people are making too much money on crypto and stocks and they don’t know what else to spend it on. Does anyone here have any stupid yet unique items that they would like to put out there just for the heck of it? Who knows, maybe some crypto millionaire will swoop in and buy it. As crazy as it sounds, your item may have better chances of being recognized and possibly being sold at some exorbitant price, like $50k than it would at like $500. Edited March 11, 2021 by phart010 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 9,223 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I WAS seriously considering converting some of my fabulous MS paint artwork into NFTs for a laugh, just to see if anyone would be interested in picking up a couple of Opty originals! Like, comment and subscribe to this webzone if you would like to invest in the hottest OPT-llectables money can buy! My first 600 customers get a free GIF with every 50 thousand dollar purchase!!! 5 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,804 Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, OptOut said: I WAS seriously considering converting some of my fabulous MS paint artwork into NFTs for a laugh, just to see if anyone would be interested in picking up a couple of Opty originals! Like, comment and subscribe to this webzone if you would like to invest in the hottest OPT-llectables money can buy! My first 600 customers get a free GIF with every 50 thousand dollar purchase!!! Do it, you never know what could happen. I probably need to watch a video about how to create an NFT. I was thinking if you sell any physical item, you may have a greater chance of selling it if you create an NFT for it, accept cryptocurrency as payment, and transfer the NFT to the new owner as evidence of the sale Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themisfit138 | 523 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) I sold all my Metallica Singles. With what I made. I was able to buy a couple implements for my tractor. Edited March 11, 2021 by themisfit138 2 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,120 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 4 hours ago, themisfit138 said: I sold all my Metallica Singles. With what I made. I was able to buy a couple implements for my tractor. I somehow read that as implants and was thinking...dam my tractor could use some D cups 2 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 5,193 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I've been posting more to ebay than I normally usually would and it's going better than it did before the whole lockdowns started last year. It has waned some, but with the bucks rolling out there soon double time between more free money and refund funds I imagine it could pick up. I've been making a little side action on top too buying up beat up old 8bit gameboys primarily and doing major rehab/upgrades to sell them and it has worked out fairly well. Oddly in a dry spell, stuffed 4 up a couple weeks back and didn't move, and I wasn't high, just middle ground. Given what I have tied up in them, not pleased about it, but they'll go in time. Also sold a NeoGeo game I wasn't in love with anymore, that turned out pretty nicely given it was a nearly complete kit. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 10,019 Editorials Team · Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I've sold $10,000 in stuff since COVID hit and prices went crazy. Mostly blu rays. I'll be listing a lot of stuff when the stimulus hits. 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 944 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 No 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,454 Administrator · Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 42 minutes ago, guitarzombie said: No Same hah. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,491 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I'd like to sell my collection for 30K. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,435 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I’ve sold a fair few N64 games during the recent months and can confirm the market has changed a lot over the last 6-12 months. Great to make money, not so great to find cheap deals! Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 9,223 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Californication said: I'd like to sell my collection for 30K. What you got? Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 9,223 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 35 minutes ago, GPX said: I’ve sold a fair few N64 games during the recent months and can confirm the market has changed a lot over the last 6-12 months. Great to make money, not so great to find cheap deals! Just wait if you want to buy anything. I give the current market boom like 12 more months at best before a correction. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,448 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 5 hours ago, OptOut said: Just wait if you want to buy anything. I give the current market boom like 12 more months at best before a correction. Been hearing this about the game market as a whole for at least 3 years! 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 9,223 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 37 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Been hearing this about the game market as a whole for at least 3 years! Where were you in 2019? Shit was way cheaper before covid kicked off. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,448 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, OptOut said: Where were you in 2019? Shit was way cheaper before covid kicked off. I don't disagree at all with what you are saying about covid spiking pricing, what I disagree with is that they will come back down. Luckily I finished my N64 set before 2020 lol 2 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,435 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 6 hours ago, OptOut said: Just wait if you want to buy anything. I give the current market boom like 12 more months at best before a correction. 22 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: I don't disagree at all with what you are saying about covid spiking pricing, what I disagree with is that they will come back down. Luckily I finished my N64 set before 2020 lol You both can be right. My guess is the poorer condition ones and non-rares will come down in time. The mint/seals will likely plateau or still trend upwards for the foreseeable future. 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 9,223 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, GPX said: You both can be right. My guess is the poorer condition ones and non-rares will come down in time. The mint/seals will likely plateau or still trend upwards for the foreseeable future. Eh. Not in Taiwan! Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 661 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Really tempted too. But haven't yet 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,120 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Other than a handful of duplicate items or not actual games themselves, I don't plan on selling much. I acquired this stuff to keep and maintain a pretty lean "sell" pile as I usually buy individual items that I want on occasion and not lots. 2 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,448 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, GPX said: You both can be right. My guess is the poorer condition ones and non-rares will come down in time. The mint/seals will likely plateau or still trend upwards for the foreseeable future. Don't get me wrong I'd love to see prices come down but it just hasn't happened since I have been collecting. Granted that is only 5-6 years which is peanuts compared to some 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,820 Events Team · Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Don't get me wrong I'd love to see prices come down but it just hasn't happened since I have been collecting. Granted that is only 5-6 years which is peanuts compared to some Yeah, I've been collecting since around January-February of 2014, and prices on pretty much everything have only continued going up, up, up, up, up, up, up and away ever since I started, and even when I started people were complaining about prices on stuff getting too high. I'm sure eventually it'll hit a peak and might come down a little bit, but I'm not entirely convinced they're ever going to reach "normal" levels again for at least the foreseeable future. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,014 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just listing my dupes that I've been lazily sitting on for 2 years. Good time to do it though! 2 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,448 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: Just listing my dupes that I've been lazily sitting on for 2 years. Good time to do it though! I almost cried when I saw the sale of my extra loose earthbound for $112 back in early 2019 haha 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,491 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) I remember people saying the prices wouldn't come down until everything was falling off a cliff in 2018. I think the pandemicic has renewed the interest in video games and even brought new people over. But I think this will erode as people have other places to put their disposable income and feel more comfortable doing other things like travel, etc. Maybe not as low as 2018 was although Nes seems soft imo, but a lot lower than the current prices. I'm looking for a handful of PS1 games and they are listed at double their old prices, but there are next to no sales. That is not going to hold. Edited March 13, 2021 by Californication 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/7062-anyone-cashing-in-on-the-stupid-spending/#findComment-173817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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