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I'm thinking of opening all my figures...should I do it?
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09-22-2008, 02:16 PM
wardamnpjm
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One question you have to ask yourself is "who will be the targeted market for these toys 15 to 20 years from now?"Saving Joes MOC just does not make since to me unless you just happen to love MOC over loose with no concern over value.The Joes of the 80's like Transformers and Star Wars were cult classics.These toy lines will NEVER be as poular with kids as they once were(exeption of maybe Star Wars).The reason we all loved these toys as children were because they were fresh ideas in an age where technology was first really taking off.Robots in disquise and an army of anti-terrorists with weapons and equipment far beyond any of our imaginations,the concept (at the time)was amazing!Then there were the Sat.morning cartoons and comics.The cartoons are gone,and lets face it almost everyone of us got into the Joes by watching the toons every Sat.morning.Ask yourself if you keep them MOC who is going to be interested in paying large $'s for them in 15 to 20 years,the kids who are 5-12 years old now?We are willing to pay because it was THE TOYS to own in the 80's and I would be willing to bet 90% of the childhood population had at least one Joe growing up.Not that way with kids today.The popularity with kids is not the same as it once was.Ask any man age 28 to 35 if he knows who Gi-Joe is and whether he had them as a child or not he will say YES.I know there are kids today that love Joes but the numbers and passion are not what they used to be.My son likes Joe but he loved/loved Pokemon,Pirates and Batman.When the kids of this era grow into adults with their own money ask yourself will they want to pay alot of money for my MOC Joe's.IMHO they won't.Pokemon on the other hand may be different.I hate Pokemon but it was HUGE with kids.If you wanna may a few bucks in the future invest in what the kids can't get enough of and open your Joes!!!!! With as mant MOC cards as you will see in 15 to 20 and with a decreased interest by then you will wish you had.JMHO.
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