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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Jul 26, 2013 3:28pm
Seriously how stupid could a family be. Tried to put their kids thru college by buying beanie baby's and reselling them except they never sold any and now their worth nothing.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDsyj5eLmo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPgDsyj5eLmo
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDsyj5eLmo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPgDsyj5eLmo
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Jul 26, 2013 3:29pm
Title is misspelled can a mod change it for me

Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jul 26, 2013 3:35pm
I believe you also posted the wrong link.
But here's this:
But here's this:

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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Jul 26, 2013 4:10pm
Link is updated and ill take 2 from the photo above

Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Jul 26, 2013 4:14pm
You can fix your own title. Just double click the title on the Serious Business page listing the threads.sportchampps;1479067 wrote:Title is misspelled can a mod change it for me
Now for the topic:
I'm still waiting on my Pog collection to pay off in the millions! I figure in only 40 more years I will fund my retirement on Pogs.

Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jul 26, 2013 4:19pm
I'm getting more out of this pic than any discussion of Beanies would provide. Much More.Fab4Runner;1479070 wrote:I believe you also posted the wrong link.
But here's this:

Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Jul 26, 2013 4:24pm
Their knees are too shiny.Heretic;1479088 wrote:I'm getting more out of this pic than any discussion of Beanies would provide. Much More.

Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jul 26, 2013 4:32pm
Damn.. 2/10. Would not touch.

Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jul 26, 2013 4:46pm
They only produced 20,000,000 of each of the McDonalds ones....seems pretty rare. Lol
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jul 26, 2013 6:08pm
I remember a guy trying this with baseball cards, and this was mid-80's. A little late to the game (and he wasn't buying the rarer stuff but loading up on Topps). Still, I think he probably should have at least doubled his money, I don't think he would have lost any money (other than interest/inflation).

Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Jul 26, 2013 6:41pm
You wanna send kids to college, buy gold and let it skyrocket

Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Jul 26, 2013 7:58pm
Didn't you watch Looper? Silver is the way to go!Classyposter58;1479125 wrote:You wanna send kids to college, buy gold and let it skyrocket
But I remember in high school I had friends mom who had a bunch of beanie babies... I don't know if she ever planned on selling them or was just collecting them lol.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jul 26, 2013 8:07pm
The 80's called...they want their money back.Classyposter58;1479125 wrote:You wanna send kids to college, buy gold and let it skyrocket
But until the global deflationary pressures subside, I don't see an end to the gold bull market.
Note, however, that gold was up near $2000/oz not that long ago, and recently trading @ $1250 (very close to a 3-yr low). You most certainly have to pick you buying spots.
And I still prefer investing over buy-and-hold gold. I think it's less risky and expect better returns over some 20-yr horizon you're talking about with college tuition.