Shifts in values over the years

[Cazza]

Seeing that ESB 2-1B go for nearly £600 the other day made me think just how values have changed. When I first started collecting in the mid 90's, apart from 12-backs, it was all about the Last 17. Prices of a lot of the last 17, both loose and MOC don't seem to have changed that much in the last 15+ years. In stark contrast, ESB Palitoys have gone through the roof.

Any thoughts for the future? Were there more Last 17 out there than originally thought? Funny how trends/focus change.

 

[Stormtrooper37]

The prices of MOC Yak Face, Luke Stormtrooper and R2 D2 Lightsabre on Trilogo cards have increased significantly of the last 3 years.

Also noticed the price of R2 D2 Lightsabre loose has shot through the roof -I'd say of late he is harder to find in complete original condition (decal and saber in particular) than Yak face.

 

[Cazza]

Yeah, those guys have appreciated well. Then you look at the Imp Dignitary, Luke Poncho, Ewoks, Barada etc and they have only increased a little. Loose, they all seem to be pretty much the same, apart from R2.

 

[sparkysx]

I bought my Imperial Dignitary in Australia in 1998 for 50 Aussie dollars. I saw an EV9D9 for sale at Jason Joiners stall in Romford in 1996 for £50. Pro rata the EV is cheaper now as £50 was worth more then than it is now.

 

[Section 8]

One of my collecting regrets was that I sold my nice complete Luke Stormy for £35 around 2 years ago.

Value has nearly doubled since.

 

[Stuart Skinner]

When I collected in the 90s before selling most of my original stuff off in early 2000s (massive regret) I remember Tri-logo cards were undesirable because of their quality, use to sell relatively cheaply compared to the rest, now appear to be extremely popular.

I think prices will continue to rise over the next 18 months as we approach the new films, the buzz for Star Wars will see lots of new collectors, young and old, the boom will last a while but at some point the market will come back down again.

Iain said on the first SWFUKPODCAST interview that for example the Boba Fett Card isn't that rare and you see them come up often and they always go for big money. He stated that it was a supply and demand issue that causes this figure to sell for a high value, and this is very true, the prices are only set on the demand for each figure.

There is a chance that prices could drop slightly when the film comes out, wouldn't be at all surprised if people holding onto figures that want to sell them are holding onto them until film comes out and they're in demand, there is a chance the market may be flooded and too many available, this probably isn't true and probably me hoping.