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<blockquote data-quote="Starrider" data-source="post: 559146" data-attributes="member: 9399"><p>I think the value of vintage will never go down substantially. All that will happen when the first generation of Star Wars collectors begin to die off and increasing amounts of stuff starts to enter the market is that it will be quickly bought up by those like me if there was a significant drop (presuming I'm not one of the first wave to go) who have gaps to plug it but cant justify the sky high prices. This temporary slump in values would soon start to climb again once the surviving collectors had hoovered up all the bargains on offer. I would also argue the vintage line will always be of historical interest. Values on early Marvel and DC comics remain high even though the generation that collected them has long since shuffled off this mortal coil. The same with antiques, 100+ year old items still have an appeal to a small minority who have no connection to the period in question. I would say in general new collectors are always going to make a beeline for the newer stuff, but again there will be a smaller less shallow section who will still have interest in vintage items. As Star Wars approaches 50 years old, vintage sales may no longer rely purely on nostalgia, but on their historical significance and their connection to the very beginning of the whole Star Wars phenomenon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starrider, post: 559146, member: 9399"] I think the value of vintage will never go down substantially. All that will happen when the first generation of Star Wars collectors begin to die off and increasing amounts of stuff starts to enter the market is that it will be quickly bought up by those like me if there was a significant drop (presuming I'm not one of the first wave to go) who have gaps to plug it but cant justify the sky high prices. This temporary slump in values would soon start to climb again once the surviving collectors had hoovered up all the bargains on offer. I would also argue the vintage line will always be of historical interest. Values on early Marvel and DC comics remain high even though the generation that collected them has long since shuffled off this mortal coil. The same with antiques, 100+ year old items still have an appeal to a small minority who have no connection to the period in question. I would say in general new collectors are always going to make a beeline for the newer stuff, but again there will be a smaller less shallow section who will still have interest in vintage items. As Star Wars approaches 50 years old, vintage sales may no longer rely purely on nostalgia, but on their historical significance and their connection to the very beginning of the whole Star Wars phenomenon. [/QUOTE]
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