This could be something that you bought for a higher price than what most people would guess based on the item, or it could be something you bought for a normal price that has gained significant value as time has gone on.
What made me think of this question is a LEGO minifigure I got with my “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” disc. It is Bilbo Baggins in a blue coat that was apparently only sold in that movie box only at Target stores. Even considering the exclusivity, I would have guessed maybe $10-20 for such a tiny piece of plastic, but there are sold listings on eBay from $80 to $225. I could possibly even get towards the higher end of that number since I still have everything in the original box in good condition. It’s not worth a ton compared to some other items people may own, but I think most people would not expect nearly that amount.
Just recently got what I think is an RCA RS2767IF 300W after looking it up just now. Walmart has it listed out of stock for ~$150. Now, mine isn’t anywhere near new condition considering it can’t read CDs in the 5 CD changer and has some other cosmetic issues, but for $14.99 at a thrift store, I think I got a great deal. Especially since I can plug my phone into it using aux to RCA Y adapter.
I have a game boy game that was worth over $30 (which was fairly high for a game boy game at the time). AVGN made a video on the game and it shot up in price more than tenfold. Though it may have cooled down since I last checked.
That’s cool. I wish I had kept some of my old Gameboy games, either to play or to sell. A lot of the games I had have jumped in price in recent years.
I collected Marvel cards back in the 90s and I’m pretty sure I have at least a few that are official “collectors items” now. I’ve never looked into it very thoroughly since I just kept them in baseball card pages with no other particular protection from the climate, etc, but who knows?
I have some football cards at my parents house that are in the same boat. Maybe take a look through them to try to estimate prices and protect the expensive ones. IDK about Marvel cards, but I know there are apps for some other trading cards where you can just scan a picture of the card and get an estimated price based on recent sales.
Nothing crazy relative to some cards but I didn’t expect this to be worth much.
I have a pair of front seats for a car.
Got them in trade on some work, was just so I could replace worn out seats, but when I got them I noticed they were special option seats, only came factory in one car in Japan, and an option in ~7 various cars/years in Japan. They’re worth ~$3000. For 2, unassuming blue and black seats.
I discovered that a small strip of dead land at the side of my friends’ brand new house was available to buy for loose change from the original land owner (a once giant estate that had been broken up into parcels at auction) Fast forward three years or so later and the developer started stage two of the house building, another 850 houses. Guess whose tiny parcel of land was needed for utilities and access due to the terrain? We basically picked a number out of the air and the next day the cheque / check arrived. Paid off the mortgage, sold the house and paid about 90% the price of their dream home straight away and had a bit left over too. Can’t help but think that somebody somewhere lost their job/contract over that.
I have some old magic cards. There’s a few lotus in there. I don’t do much with 'em now but they were fun at the time.
My student loans? Child support? Repairs and maintenance?
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I pay 1000 dollars a month for what amounts to a decrepid dog kennel.
I own a full size Batmobile model from a canceled game bundle Batman Arkham Knight: Batmobile Edition. It was canceled due to quality control issue and was shipped to select people before getting canceled. So that’s a pretty rare find. All the electronics still works and it can switch normal and battle modes with a remote. Had some people offering multiple thousand bucks for it, and I got it just randomly without knowing it’s rare.
What does full size mean can you get inside it and drive it around
In the late 90s early 2000s, it was the CD era. Everyone was throwing away or selling vinyls really cheap. I was always broken so having like 12 vinyls for the price of one CD was the way to go for me. I now have a nice collection of hundreds of albums. Lots of prog rock, jazz, etc. I remember paying 2$ for Jean Leloup’s first album. This specific one never got a repressing (and probably won’t), so it sells for around 200$ now.
I bought a mosin nagant made in the 30s with a hex receiver for $80 when I was 18. They are getting closer to $1000 now. I should have bought more. The place had a whole crate of them.
I have a copy of X-Men #4 (first appearance of Juggernaut) signed by Stan Lee.
I also have a few highly sought-after lego sets. :)
I have a limited edition cell from the Justice League animated series signed by Bruce Timm. Got it about 15 years ago for about $900AUD, it’s worth about $2000AUD now.
https://www.animationartgallery.com/product-p/wblcc1212.htm (plus I got it shipped with a proper frame and UV perspex etc.)
That’s rad!
My best DC acquisition was a Batman Adventures #12 (9.2 grade).
I own a Planet Arlia Vegeta Funko Pop. Currently worth approximately $5000 USD.
Because my wife liked it and wanted one. We got it many, many, many years ago before it cost that much. I think it was around $100 when I bought it. I had just got a new job that was paying me way more than I was being paid before, and it was her birthday, and she had been talking about how much she wanted one for years. I figured if $100 makes her happy, why not? It wasn’t until shortly after that that the price started skyrocketing, and hasn’t really stopped since.
I have a hideous lamp that I hate that’s worth about a grand. It doesn’t look like it’s worth that much, just a heavy brass base and reverse painted landscape shade… but all antique and sought after.
My cats are probably going to break it so I should sell it but it was the last lamp my mom refurbished before she died (why it didn’t get sold and I got it in the first place)
I also have a brass fairy floor lamp that, with no shade, is worth about $1500, but that one looks valuable, and is very rare (and super cool)
I have four tyres in pretty good condition on my car, that’s $1000 right there.
