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Originally Posted by fabiani12333
Hmm -- probably no different than other things people buy. People tend to want nicer and more desirable things, which generally cost more money and are more exclusive.
It's all relative, too. $10 cards are valuable to 8-year-olds. $100 cards are valuable to 12-year-olds. $1,000 cards are valuable to 16-year-olds. And $10,000 are valuable to 35-year-olds.
Things that are relatively desirable and valuable are perceived to be better investments, even though we know that isn't true with trading cards -- they have no intrinsic value and are purely speculative in nature.
True collectors tend to be more selective about what they buy -- a card that is generally popular or relatively valuable isn't necessarily a card a collector wants for their collection. So, what is "nice" or "desirable" to a collector sometimes isn't related to rarity, scarcity or resale value.
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No intrinsic monetary value. But have I told you all about aesthetic value yet
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