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A lot of the Windstones do go up in value over time but I think most of us Windstone Forum collectors collect them for their beauty and because we love love love them and we cry when we do have to part with one of them due to an emergency, etc
I used to think of them as investments, but that does not work during these times. There are many special peices so its hard to think of them as special (investment-wise. As a collector, I love them.), and the production peices come up for sale so often that all you have to do is wait for what you want and you will get it for less than store costs. Then there is always the chance that special peices will become production. My BG prototype first sold for $1100, but now you can get that color as production for much less. No longer a good investment, so its lucky that that peice has special meaning for me. White Emps used to sell for $500…you will not see those prices now. Now, I just buy the ones I have the intention of keeping, and if I do want to sell a peice, I can wait for the months when people have money… like NOT December!! lol
Ditto 😥 I have 😥
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Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.Maplecarver wrote:But if you just buy them because you like them, admire and enjoy them, and incidentally want something that can be sold for a decent percent of its value in an emergency, then you can’t lose.
Now there’s something I can tell my husband when another box shows up that says “FRAGILE” on it and he rolls his eyes… 😆
NicoleH wrote:I can say that I saw two emerald prototype OWs sell this summer ( I was luck enough to get one) and those were originally sold for around 500.00 and the two that sold this summer went for around 1000.00 so rare pieces so increase in value over time, but I think there are just so many production pieces out there that if someone offers a piece at an store price or an inflated price people know they can just wait and another one will come up for cheaper eventually. It really just depends on which piece it is.
Yes, this. Older pieces in Peacock color, in particular, always seem to sell pretty cheaply, doubtless because the color ran for so long (and was so well-distributed: *if* a store had Windstones, they were *always* the Peacocks, back when I was first collecting).
Older pieces in White seem to do well, usually (too bad I’ll never — knock on wood! — sell mine!), probably because they weren’t made for as long (I think) and they just weren’t “pushed” as much as the Peacocks were; fewer people saw them in stores, so fewer people bought them.
Interested in buying or trading for: GB Pebble Sitting Red Fox in dark grey, Lap Dragon Test Paints (Water Sprite, Glacial Pearl, Opulence, Pastel Rainbow, and many others - see my Classifieds ad), Blue Morpho OW, GB Pebble Loaf dragons in blue/aqua/teal, and Griffin Test Paints (Black Rainbow or Frosted Jade).
Aside from their beauty and value as pieces of artwork, I think msot Windstones can double as investments. Old Warriors always sell well; flapcats are sought after; whites and browns are popular. Also, if you’re pinched for money, you can always sell them – maybe not with profit, but they are kind of like keeping ready cash on hand.
Unless each one is special in it’s own way and you don’t have the heart to part with them 😆 my problem 😆
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Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.Shush, Bodine – don’t go putting holes in my theories. 😆
Jes’ kidding. Windstones are an investment, whether monetarily or emotionally speaking. 8)Greater Basilisk wrote:Shush, Bodine – don’t go putting holes in my theories. 😆
Jes’ kidding. Windstones are an investment, whether monetarily or emotionally speaking. 8)XD
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Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.bodine6127 wrote:Unless each one is special in it’s own way and you don’t have the heart to part with them 😆 my problem 😆
I’m not even gonna go there… 🙄
WindstoneCollector wrote:bodine6127 wrote:Unless each one is special in it’s own way and you don’t have the heart to part with them 😆 my problem 😆
I’m not even gonna go there… 🙄
I thought everyone had this problem??? No???
Dragon Master wrote:WindstoneCollector wrote:bodine6127 wrote:Unless each one is special in it’s own way and you don’t have the heart to part with them 😆 my problem 😆
I’m not even gonna go there… 🙄
I thought everyone had this problem??? No???
Nah, we seem to be the few, the proud, and the strong willed!!! (Or horders, whichever you prefer. 😉 )
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