True yes to a degree...but let's see how much power could lower Alfie's price??
As a collective "we" could begin to dictate values in the marketplace, but those changes would only be reflective after a long period of stagnation...
Alfie WILL sell...probably not for $575...probably not for $475...but it is the "essence of time" and the collective nature of the collectors themselves who "need" him, that will ultimately dictate his actual fair market value..
His going rate is $425.
If he goes for more, and you have one, the market just jumped and you've gained on your investment...
If he goes for less...well then, you've just lost a little value to your collection...
Alfie is an anomaly among the vehicles. His flawed engineering and design were such an embarrassment that he was pulled from production quickly, and seems to have been dumped (distributed) mostly in Canada and Australia...not many were made!!
Thomas collectors are obsessively passionate about the characters and to "collect them all" means "ALL"!!
Idk how many billion people are on the planet, or how many million Thomas collectors there are globally, but I know how few Alfie's there are in the world, and for a serious collector, in this instance, there will NEVER be enough Alfie's to go around!!
Bite the bullet on this one!!
Buy a case of ramen noodles!!
He'll be worth $1000.00 soon enough!! MMW
As a collective "we" could begin to dictate values in the marketplace, but those changes would only be reflective after a long period of stagnation...
Alfie WILL sell...probably not for $575...probably not for $475...but it is the "essence of time" and the collective nature of the collectors themselves who "need" him, that will ultimately dictate his actual fair market value..
His going rate is $425.
If he goes for more, and you have one, the market just jumped and you've gained on your investment...
If he goes for less...well then, you've just lost a little value to your collection...
Alfie is an anomaly among the vehicles. His flawed engineering and design were such an embarrassment that he was pulled from production quickly, and seems to have been dumped (distributed) mostly in Canada and Australia...not many were made!!
Thomas collectors are obsessively passionate about the characters and to "collect them all" means "ALL"!!
Idk how many billion people are on the planet, or how many million Thomas collectors there are globally, but I know how few Alfie's there are in the world, and for a serious collector, in this instance, there will NEVER be enough Alfie's to go around!!
Bite the bullet on this one!!
Buy a case of ramen noodles!!
He'll be worth $1000.00 soon enough!! MMW
Play nice & have fun!!