In this video, we dive a little deeper into our commentary and study of finance and economics and compare the overall returns of the S&P 500 to the value of factory sealed NES Nintendo games. A fundamental look at understanding inflation and why that $59.99 Nintendo Switch video game is steal compared to that $49.99 NES game that was sold back in 1987!
While you don’t think that videos like these won’t be as popular, I think it’s very needed and welcoming for those of us that want to diversify our assets. Again, I really appreciate the content and especially videos like these that deal with more on the financial side of things. Would love to see more!
great stuff man. Companies like limited run are interesting to me. You can go on eBay and find limited run games for less than their retail price. So the million dollar question is, if the price is going down on a game that they only made 3,500 copies of now….how will it preform in the future? You know I love the channel, but can I make one suggestion…instead of saying thinks like “if this channel isn’t for you, then don’t watch.” Try to encourage participation by saying things like “if you disagree with some of my opinions, please leave a comment so we can talk about it.” or “I know some of these topics might not be up your ally, leave me a comment about a topic that you would like to see a future video on.” i think you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. Just my thoughts.
Thanks for the video. I think you made a conscious effort to jump Straight into the subject and not go on a 10minutes rant before actually starting. This is thus your best video to date in my opinion because of that.
I think if you managed to target a max of 15-20min per subject your videos would be a bit more accessible and easier to sit down and watch. You are likely sitting on a pile of valuable knowledge so the more concise and to the point you make your content, the better your channel will become.
I’m trying to give constructive criticism so i hope you dont take this the wring way.
Regards
I see you’ve passed 200 subscribers. Once you reach that first 100, the next 100 come quicker, because youtube actually starts to take notice of you, and views you as a quasi-important channel and pushes your videos more in the algorithm. So at this rate, you should have at least 500 subs (if not more considering the frequency you put out new content) by the end of the calendar year. And I really respect you’re “thinking man’s channel” approach on here. Because you could easy have 1000+ subs by now, had you gone the route of doing clickbait titles, and thumbnails, like “OMG you won’t believe how much this is worth!” or “everything collectors are doing wrong.” And thumbnails with bright yellow backgrounds, and big red arrows that point to nothing relevant, with you making the 😲 face. But you didn’t. And I respect that. I find a lot of channels that start off well, but then drink the youtube algorithm kool-aid.
The youtube algo seems to be working decently for now. I think most people that are subscribed to Rudy would enjoy this channel.
I’ve watched most of your videos and first time commenting. I enjoy your fresh take on the field of collectibles and video games, with a no-nonsense approach. It’s getting kind of stale seeing the same type of videos talking and hyping game X or Y without the core concepts as to what makes them rare or pricey. I particularly like your vantage point about the caution of people diving right in and blowing away all their money/income.
I’m actually curious to know what your ID is on NA? 🙂
Another great video.
I’d love to see a video on how to store collectibles. Most safety deposit boxes aren’t in a temperature and humidity controlled environment. Hopefully you can discuss this topic.
It’s actually coming quite soon!
If you ask me, explaining financial statistics and how to make profit off a market, and apply it to video games, is just bogus.
I strongly believe those surprisng big number sales of today are the results of chance and coincidence, at least in context of buying items in 1980’s.
You could’ve been a mad man and speculated, but by being that mad back then, you probably sacrificed other potential investment oppertunities to see the current return on those video games.
I think there’s still a lot we don’t know about the fluctuations in the video game market, and I really hope people can calm down and revert to buying video games for nostalgic/emotional reasons.
(Since I do collect valuable video game items I think this and more of your videos are interesting, RI)
Great video
I think the government can say 2% and they can do a little deflation and make it happen
the argument can be made that prices are not going up but the value of the federal reserve note is becoming worth less year over year, not completely worthless but worth less 😉
I’m spoiled. My uncle worked in a Star Video store back in 1987 and I got games for about $20, more than half their original cost. Greatest joy was seeing him bring metroid and castlevania. Some time afterwards, i asked him to buy a game called Contra, not knowing what to expect. After seeing the box and back of box, I knew it was something special 😱
Long story short then, buy it cheap, if in the long run doesnt go up, well, you havent loose much 🙂
Good vid, in my opinion, if everything else fails, you will end up with tons of games, cards, etc that you love… and for me thats a true Win Win situation.
buy:
– Video games
– Board / Card Games
– Legos
… That you like…. 😀
I don’t think comparing physical assets and financial assets is fair. Sure the stock market has been around forever but what happens if it’s gone or tanks or whatever. At least with physical assets you get to keep the asset regardless of market movements. These asset classes are two totally different animals, each with their on set of risks.
i just like looking at the graded games
We can also point out that, fiat money is HIGHLY devalued over time (due to over printing) making price rise or seemed to be increasing. A good example: Buying a bottle of coke, a Maywest cake and a sac of potato chips back in the 60’s was about 10 cents. Now, it’s worth about 8 bucks!! No, it’s not more scars or difficult to produce, it’s fiat money that lost value over time.
Thank you for great content again and again! I’ve been watching this none-stop ever since I found your channel hehe.
Thank you for your work.
Will you consider Crypto payments anytime soon?
An account that combines my favorite things…. collecting and stock market investing. Been watching the heck out of these!!
What is your thought on the future value of sealed PS3 and sealed PSP games? The can often be found for $5-$10 these days so one would think they at least cannot go any lower? Seems to be in the same situation as PS2 games and N64 games were in just a few years ago…
We can use the same argument on coin collection too though, kids these days barely touch coins or banknotes anymore. I`m a bit bear on that market too. Index is as always the better choice as you say
I definitely found this video helpful. It broadened my thinking in regards to the amount of money in collectibles and whether they will still be worth something in the future.
This video is interesting but I don’t 100% agree with his stance on say a Limited Run Game, especially the ones from before they did open pre-orders. Shantae and Pirate’s Curse alone prove this for the Switch.
Sell it and put the money in an S&P 500 index fund. Spoiler alert: that’s what the ‘guy’ did you are referring to in your comment. I know him quite well…😉