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Title: Card Values Bump As Franchise Develops...?
Post by: Calam on November 05, 2009, 01:59:41 PM

Years ago, a few months before Star Wars: Episode I came out, I heard a collector of Star Wars memorabilia saying that he was going to sell off his collection shortly after the movie was released, if it was successful.  His reasoning was that when a large franchise is revived, the original products experience a spike in price as people begin buying them up out of nostalgia or whatever.  I don't know if this is true or not, but I do know the guy made a killing on his collection after the movie came out.

I have a large collection of cards I'd like to sell off, but I can't help but wonder if I should wait until after The Hobbit is released?  Perhaps we'll see a spike in card/memorabilia values around that time.

Thoughts?

Title: Re: Card Values Bump As Franchise Develops...?
Post by: fereveldir on November 05, 2009, 02:07:58 PM

i think it would depend on if decipher makes a tcg for the hobbit. there would definately be a spike if the hobbit cards were compatible to the lotr tcg. :-k

Title: Re: Card Values Bump As Franchise Develops...?
Post by: Hobbit_Pizza on November 05, 2009, 03:02:42 PM

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Decipher has a right to the cards

I thought Decipher's license for Lord of the Rings related material expired June 30, 2007.

Title: Re: Card Values Bump As Franchise Develops...?
Post by: TheJord on November 05, 2009, 03:04:09 PM

It has expired, Cindy confirmed this to me herself

Title: Re: Card Values Bump As Franchise Develops...?
Post by: Hobbit_Pizza on November 05, 2009, 03:21:33 PM

Also read  here  (http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/game-company-embezzlement-was-betrayal-family)

A great explanation and a possible outlook for what may come from big D in the future.