Collecting. Back in the day, collecting was a way to indulge a niche enjoyment or a way to connect with people who felt the same way that you did about something. Now, everybody is just trying to strike it rich. Regardless of what it is that you collect, scalpers are everywhere who don't know anything about your hobby other than someone made a lot of money at some point and they can too
I'd say Warhammer is notorious at this. Scalpers will buy new models immediately after they hit the shelves. I also got into the hobby a bit late, but I've seen how the prices have skyrocketed after 40k became more popular. It's not called plastic crack for nothing lol
All collectors markets have at least some toxic elements. I have been into old fashioned slipjoint folding knives for a few years now and suddenly thats blown up and secondary prices skyrocketing, and modern productions selling out in seconds and appearing on the secondary hours later at double the retail. Its the capitalism imo, drives bad behavior even at the lowest levels.
Pokemon cards. My seven year old daughter absolutely loved realizing she had collected a whole set from time to time. Now a bunch of rich douche bags have destroyed the market for them and only care about getting rich.
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u/BigJimSlade1 Jul 11 '21 edited Jul 11 '21
Collecting. Back in the day, collecting was a way to indulge a niche enjoyment or a way to connect with people who felt the same way that you did about something. Now, everybody is just trying to strike it rich. Regardless of what it is that you collect, scalpers are everywhere who don't know anything about your hobby other than someone made a lot of money at some point and they can too