Let me run a quick example by you. In addition to guitars I am heavy into collecting mint vintage Lionel Trains from the 1950's. Another baby boomer thing if you will. From 1995 to about 2002 was the very peak of the market. In the early 2000's guys were paying any where from $5000 to $250,000 for mint examples of 1950's Lionel Train passenger sets depending on the rarity and how desirable they were. Many examples sold in the 25K to 50K range and the market was very strong. A very good collector friend of mine predicted that in about a decade (around 2013) prices would fall dramatically as the baby boomers were getting older, dying off, and lack of interest and the ever changing family dynamic. Another words there was no collectors behind these guys that had the interest they had in post war trains because they were too young, didn't grow up with that stuff, and there was nobody behind them to back them up. I called me friend a crack pot and told him brand new Lionel postwar passenger trains will always pull huge numbers. He was right and I was wrong! Keep in mind there were only about 50 collectors or less in the entire country that controlled the market and demand for such high end trains. Now these same sets that brought big money then are going for half or less than they were then.
Like the example above I am inclined to say that a Burst will always bring big money and the market seems strong on them today. But what about 25 years from now? Who will be there backing you guys up in 25 years? What collectors can you think today that are in their 20's or 30's that will have the cash to buy these things then when they are in their 50's? I have had a few discussions with Gil Hembree on this very thing. I am wondering what the views are from the guys that really own them? Who will be there to back you up?
Like the example above I am inclined to say that a Burst will always bring big money and the market seems strong on them today. But what about 25 years from now? Who will be there backing you guys up in 25 years? What collectors can you think today that are in their 20's or 30's that will have the cash to buy these things then when they are in their 50's? I have had a few discussions with Gil Hembree on this very thing. I am wondering what the views are from the guys that really own them? Who will be there to back you up?