ooo, i missed this guide so much, i'm happy you're back, i bought a togepi egg for 2.2k (it looked like more on the thread but ben ended up sending me some of my tbt back)
You deserve a reward of some kind. This is waaaay too much work for something so stupid xD
Anyways, it looks like the best I could get for a Pokeball would be around 20k right? Thanks for the information! Better than the offers of 10k lmao
I think I'll just sell all my collectibles to make enough to buy a group. The rarest of all collectibles
I understand you want me to see it your way but I'm really uninterested in selling it for either lower or the price I bought it for. (10k TBT) If I cannot achieve a price any higher, I just won't sell my Pokeball.Those sales are also from 3 years ago though.
I understand you want me to see it your way but I'm really uninterested in selling it for either lower or the price I bought it for. (10k TBT) If I cannot achieve a price any higher, I just won't sell my Pokeball.
I want to thank you though for taking the time to give me your input here and there. As you have probably guessed, I've been away for at least 5 years. I don't remember how business is done here and admittedly I have never been good at doing business. Even though I never really cared much for collectibles in the first place, the Pokeball as always been dear to me. And so, I'd like to make as much as I personally value it. I hope that makes sense.
Peace and have a nice day!
Sentimentality isn't a very good quality to have when trying to sell anything lol. They are giving you a fair evaluation of the market here...
Sentimentality isn't a very good quality to have when trying to sell anything lol. They are giving you a fair evaluation of the market here...
I also agree with your statement to a degree as well, but I also think sentimentality does have an affect on the value of something since certain collectibles are not really in circulation because of this very reason (like the Sweet Feather for example which is valued at around 10k these days crazily enough because it is truly loved by pretty much everyone that owns one) which increases the value of a given collectible due to simple supply & demand principles.
You are talking about aesthetic value though. It may be loved by pretty much everyone but that rarity doesn't directly equate to objective sentimentality... The sweet feather and Pok?ball are expensive as they are quite limited in numbers to begin with and now are just rarified / esoteric pieces of data that TBT users love to flaunt as a measurement of aesthetic wealth/aesthetic success on the TBT forum
I do think sentimentality is still a factor of both alongside aesthetics (thank you for pointing that out) because people are attached to them and do not want to let them go because they love them (sentimentality). That's just my 2 cents though. o/
That just means they wont sell them though. Sentimentality probably wont raise the overall market price.
I do think sentimentality is still a factor of both alongside aesthetics (thank you for pointing that out) because people are attached to them and do not want to let them go because they love them (sentimentality). That's just my 2 cents though. o/
It technically does though because it causes less to be in circulation (supply) which in turn means the supply/demand curve becomes inelastic (more vertical). Essentially, the less in circulation there is, the more the price can be manipulated and reach record highs. We actually have seen this recently with the Love Balls. Since no one wants to sell them (less supply) and so many people want them (high demand), the value of them has spiked due to this simple economics principle. o/
It is a really interesting idea of whether you can find sentimentality in digital objects (I believe you can, I spend most my time thinking about it actually lol)! Attachment and love are rather confusing events to bring into discussion about these collectibles though. I just believe Vaati saying that they would like to make as much TBT on the Pokeball as they "personally value it" is quite problematic and was merely making a statement that, in general on this forum, we would rather not pay an extra amount for "personal value" or attachment.
I think sentimentality is used too readily in this situation - I am pretty sure there isn't much sentimentality here just more so that they wish to make the most amount of money on something which happens to also be quite rarely traded
If you find something sentimental though dont sell it.
Realistically you cant go in to a shop or something and ask for more because you like it quite a lot or it means a lot to you. Doesn't mean it means a lot to the person you're selling it to.
If someone wants to buy something for double the price, for example, because they also find it sentimental then that's another story. But that shouldn't affect the overall market price really.
Sure it started the conversation but we weren't really talking about your pokeball anymore as far as I thought... Wasnt really an argument either. We were just discussing collectible prices in a collectible price thread. Not every disagreement is an argument haha
You deserve a reward of some kind. This is waaaay too much work for something so stupid xD
Anyways, it looks like the best I could get for a Pokeball would be around 20k right? Thanks for the information! Better than the offers of 10k lmao
I think I'll just sell all my collectibles to make enough to buy a group. The rarest of all collectibles
ooo, i missed this guide so much, i'm happy you're back, i bought a togepi egg for 2.2k (it looked like more on the thread but ben ended up sending me some of my tbt back)