Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler for September 20, 2023

Perhaps you’re grandkids will.

Still better than Bre-x.

My parents thought collectible Avon bottles would see them through retirement. (They were wrong.)

That’s what I thought about my comic books

I gave them to my son years ago, maybe he can retire on them

You’ve still got your tulip bulbs and bitcoins!

Sadly, my nephew’s wife believed that. She’s still working nights doing store inventories.

I still have three 2 dollar bills.

How can something as rare as water ever be a valuable collectible?! If something is labeled collectible, it is never gonna be worth anything unless it is a limited edition of something like coins. Most collectibles that are worth a lot were throw-aways that someone hung onto. Like an original iPhone in the box.

Bitcoin and NFTs are the wave of the future. Get in NOW.

I do have a coin collection that has been languishing since 1970. There are quite a number of silver coins in the collection.

My wife and I also have a couple of jars of pennies that are probably worth more in copper than they are at face value.

The only thing I collect are coffee cups. I have one for every squadron to which I’ve been assigned and one for every employer for whom I have worked. The rare one is a cup commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Air Force. The Air Force celebrated its 85th birthday two days ago. The collection is worth more in historical value than its weight in ceramics.

I’ve been collecting stamps and coins for years. Probably won’t hit the jackpot with them but they do bring me satisfaction.

Ah yes, financial planning for rednecks, beanie babies and lottery tickets.

And Baseball Cards

your Beanie Babies, my marijuana stock

My daughter’s beanie babies got boxed up and put in the basement with other toys. The grandkids play with them now.

When I was still working night shift, I got pulled to another ward to cover for a nurse who had to leave early so she could get in line to buy Beanie Babies. I was surprised that the supervisor allowed someone to leave early for something like that.

At my mom’s estate sale we were LUCKY if we got a buck apiece! I think we ended up tossin’them…..

Our local grandkids’ other grandmother used to give them Mme. Alexander dolls for Christmas and birthdays. She’d show them to the children – in the boxes – and then take them away to save “because some day they’ll be valuable”. Amanda gave them to her daughter to play with. They’re virtually worthless.

If you happened to picked the right day in the early 80s to sell your Beanie Babies you might have made some money. Otherwise just forget it.

If you brought them here as collateral, forget it.

I bought a Beanie Baby on that website for less than what it cost when originally sold. I collect fountain pens and Pelikan is a favourite brand and it was a pretty nice looking pelican beanie baby. Not concerned it any value, it just sits on my ink shelf collecting dust and cat hair.

Don’t forget the Cabbage Patch Kids ;>)

Unfortunately the whole “beanie baby” thing was a scam. Production was limited and in some cases VERY few were produced in order to create a bidding frenzy. It was strictly the “Law of Supply and Demand”. Keep the supply deliberatly low and the price is going to rise if the demand is still there. When the truth came out, the whole scam collapsed. OPEC plays that game every day. So does EXXON, Shell, etc. Texan oil billionaires get rich by keeping the supply just low enough that they can constantly raise prices. Governments do nothing because big oil donates millions to their election campaigns and “own” those politicians.