1 AM Rant: The King of Collectibles? Avoid the Hype of the Antiques/Collectibles Trade if Investing! 

He’s back and Timmy ain’t happy about it. ❤

My journey: 1. Invest in equities Index etf 2. Build up my 401k 3. 2 yrs worth of emergency funds in money market funds 4. One entire storage of vintage 80s90s actionfigures sealed and graded 5. Prototypes and production pcs of vintage toys Im done. And what im doing now is really just keep dumping money into index. Im done collecting everything i need. And now im selling my toys at its height! And what happens after that, the money i get, is going back to index funds again. 🎉

You’re awesome Shawn. Another very entertaining video. I wish more people were reasonable about collectables like you. It’s always fun to watch your videos cause it makes me feel like I’m not crazy. When I see all the hype based information out there. You’re videos are so refreshing.

I agree with you, everything is hype. Particularly in a market based economy, hype is the only thing that differentiates competition. Dealers in secondary market items, like antiques and collectables, have an obvious interest in promoting the long term investment of an item, when they themselves are speculators not investors. This can absolutely come off as insincere to me, because they are themselves not interested at all in the long term, just in convincing others of it.

Binged the entire series in one sitting and while I'd say it was entertaining, it was most definitely hype driven. At the end of the day it's a show meant for entertainment. Many scenes felt scripted to me, but to what extent I'm not sure. They definitely made it seem like it was a glamorous and exciting lifestyle with the celebrities and rich collectors, and pretty much only showed their "wins". It felt like every item and/or consignment they were getting was an amazing find. I wonder whether some of the deals he made were strictly pushed and only made possible due to the show (for marketing of course). The best part of the show was just seeing some of the rare items collectors have and how varied the collectibles and antiques market really is. But I definitely had some major gripes: * It felt strange and possibly a potential conflict of interest when the president (Ken) can just make bids on behalf of any customer. Looks like there's very little regulation when he can have ultimate control over the bids, see who is bidding what in real-time, and have an influence over that. * One of the consigners always kept on saying the line "the market is hot right now for xxx collectible". Now I don't know when this show was filmed but it rubbed me the wrong way to say that over and over for pretty much anything he came across. Sounded more like a sales-pitch line than an actual truth. * Started to cringe once they mentioned Rally and fractional ownership. Would have much preferred this to be a documentary style show rather than a reality-TV show.

1am rant!! You know it's going to be good.

Great video as always, Shawn. I’m watching the show. Enjoying seeing the cool memorabilia but not stuff I’m personally interested in owning. I enjoy seeing what other people like to collect. Fascinating. Television was born out of consumerism and will always be a platform to try to convince us to part with our money. Just need to keep our wits about us.

The thing that stood out the most to me about this show was that you could basically see the spots where it would have been SUPER tempting and advantageous to shill bid up items. You couldn't ever proved it happened, since the company itself exclusively has the bidder's information, many of whom choose to be anonymous. The entire culture of the company was that faux Wolf of Wall Street mindset so nobody's gonna snitch.

Devils advocate. Hype is necessary to keep a collecting category alive and growing. More eyes on a product is never a bad thing.

Enjoyed the video. Very honest & realistic outlook.

YUSSSSSS! He's back, with the TRUTH!

Thank you Shawn for sharing your knowledge, you are the most honest, transparent and unique person in the world of collectibles trading, I love your content and videos please never change.

I try to put up real MTG info/ideas. It’s kind of anti-hype… a lot of channels spit out rumors and hype stuff and get tons of views… It is off balance, and I respect you for that. I know how hard it is to be the voice of reason and the anti-hype. So, keep it up Shawn! Us anti-hype channels are few and far between…

I love your channel, probably because we share a lot of thoughts and life view (and very very rarely, I may disagree with you, which doesn't mean you are not right, we both understand the nuance) so I am with you, I wanted to love The King of Collectibles but I can't...

Shawn is the Goat 🐐

We need a balance. People overhyped the market like the last 3 years are bad, but if nobody is talking about it, it is also bad.

Shows are for entertainment, it's up to the consumers to do their due diligence whenever they open up their wallet. With that said, items such as the Dream Team Jerseys are what I consider blue chips in the Sports collectibles market. The history and significance is all there. Nostalgia and prospecting plays a huge role in alternative assets but some items you can't purchase even if you wanted to.

Totally right... I somewhat enjoyed the Goldin show but it was a lot of hype driven cringe. Also really criminal on the Beanie Baby segment and assessment.. that is 100% false on those values and estimates... which is why they never actually showed the outcome of selling it lol.

Hey Shawn, do you remember Hollywood Treasures? If you do, what did you think about it? I loved the movie history behind the items being auctioned.

Do another Banknote video. Deep dive into Banknote collecting.

These shows always seem like dressed up adverts for their businesses. It was interesting watching the whole super mario / wata games with you channel over the years in "real time" and look where it is at now. Hope you have a good supply of stale donuts 😂

The show is entertaining for sure.

Shawn, I wanna see some mugs, t-shirts and other merch. Where's the stuff at?

Great video

its all pyramid schemes. Not in the traditional 'investment banking' sort of definition, but all of it is built on a house of cards. Great video

Great video. KoC is unpleasant to watch. Obsessed with commissions, little care for the sellers. Not nuce to watch. Plus one of the guys is a reality tv guy from I Love New York.

I literally have one sealed amiibo on my dresser and it's that same gold shovel knight 😁

i stopped watching when they were claiming Beanie Babies were worth like 8 grand for that set. That fad died 25 years ago

As a UK citizen if you want a more accurate depiction of how tough the antiques market can be id reccomend bargain hunt or antiques roadtrip and watch how many episodes the contestants are loss making xD

Sean! You don't understand! Beanie Babies are coming back! 😂

When i still watched TV eons ago id sometimes watch a non-american antiques evaluation show. The most interesting cases would be some mom or pop bringing some old painting or plate they found in the attic. The evaluators would usually give a short history lesson on the item and then value it - usually the stuff was worth like up to 2k euros and very rarely theyd have something around 10k or even 20k and that would be an absolute stand out rarity :p

Common sense, Shawn. Unfortunately, it's not as common as it should be. As always, I appreciate your upload. 👍

One for the algorithm.

EXCELLENT!!!!...

I will watch Market Warriors. Anyone sending death threats or offensive messages needs to pull their heads in, a bit of trolling and banter is fun but seriously. It is collectable finance so there is money on the line however it should still be enjoyable.

Thank you very much

There are so many royal doultons coming through my local auction house .. my eyes glaze over while photographing them. Some of the oldest ones are hand painted and can be interesting but def not worth what people paid for them over the decades

What about dinosaur fossils, are they a stable diversification instrument since they have organic demand? Is that an established market like a coin or historical document? Because dinosaurs are older than that. Thanks for the videos, also looking for a vid on screen used film props.

I assumed this was a video about Ken Goldin before I even watched the video 😂

Shawn, when will do an episode on books? I'd like to hear your take on publishers like Easton Press and Franklin. I know they are created scarcity and are never true 1st Editions, but in collecting signed editions of true classics and (often dead) masters like Asimov, Vonnegut, Bradbury, Ellison and Angelou it seems as a verifiable way to begin in collecting that can morph into investment over time, or is the market relatively stagnant when it comes to values increasing? Thanks

Felt like one big advertisement for Goldin. Not a fan of the show but sadly I feel its worthwhile to know what they are pushing cause it probably moves the needle and provide exit liquidity for dead stock remaining on shelves. Like the beanie babies 🤦🏻‍♂️

I’ve got a signed guitar from a 9/11 2001 benefit show they played in Nashville from a radio station. I’ve been thinking about selling it or Auctioning it off but don’t know where I would start for such a piece. It’s got COA and a few artist have died since then. What are some good Auction houses or sites I should check out?

You know you want to hold our hands and talk sweet Pokemon!

I agree… but FOMO was very big during covid… there r some people that made big money in a very short time.. that is hype.. they bought in and won.. but its not he majority.. just the lucky… I’m talking sports cards collectables… a hype card could have made you 100’s of thousands of dollars.. but it was just luck and timing.. so I agree with u.. but hype did work out for many during covid in the sports card market… u r just trying to say this is not the NORMAL.. and I agree….

I just watched the first episode and its a load of garbage with their appraisals but i would like to get your thoughts on Dr. Lori Verderame

Antiques Roadshow has been going since the 1970s. Antiques Roadshow (US) has been going since the 1990s. Being English myself, I prefer the one I grew up with. I find it more professional and polished. The US one is very good too. I watched the King of Collectibles, and found it slimey and garish. Ken comes across as a used-car salesman, and not someone I think I could trust to mind my dog. The series itself was okay... but the man has been on the scene for five minutes... if I was selling something of value, I'd be using the services of Christies or Sotheby's - both of whom pre-date the USA, have experts in their field, and have connections with all the major players... not with Jake Paul, Jay-Z, and Payton Manning! 😂

In the "do it yourself" investment community "mutual funds" are kind of toxic because the fees are higher when compared to etfs (however the money manager will love you for buying their mutual fund). A low cost etf based off the s&p500 index is the way to go. I cringe every time you say "mutual funds". I agree with everything else you say though :)

Most of the shows events took place in spring/summer 2022. If you compare the prices cited on the show to prices today, most of the items shown have lost 30%-70% of their value. I sincerely believe that 95% of sports cards hit their all time highs during the pandemic. Most of the modern, hype cards will continue to fall in value regardless of player performance.

What’s your opinion on Digital Collectables Shawn? Like Superman #1 Comic NFT 3,000 editions and VeVe Amazing Fantasy 15 type books are the ones I think might hold value

You receiving death threats and nasty messages serves as proof to many of the points you try to get across.

Investing into a collectible without passion is going in with zero insurance. Your passion is your insurance for dropping value. If you don't have passion that's fine and you're just increasing your risk by basically going in with no safety net.

I would have watched earlier but I was busy making $$ in the markets. 😉

Hey Sean, do you think vintage comics can still come down some?

I don’t want to be a Timmy or Kimmy.

You should pay attention to the hype for one reason. To sell into it.

Before I started reselling I watch storage wars I thought it was entertaining. I hit up flea markets and other avenues for reselling. I got a new view on storage units on how fake the show was. It rubbed me the wrong way. If you wanted to start a business and bought storage lockers you would be in a world of pain. I watch king of collectibles as recently I just viewed it as I entertainment. If I was a business person selling sports items etc I would be very annoyed and just not care for that type of show.

Love how these You Tubers & Tik Tokers like to call them self "Influencers" 🤣

I stopped watching when they started with the LeBron James card... 🤒..🤢....🤮

Also what about Trump NFTs? They’re presidential and capped at 45k. Just bought a Top 10% Trump NFT #2370 out of 45,000

Hey Shawn, just wanted to point out that when you say a word like "million dollars" inmediately an add comes up. Dude i can never listen to you at night safely without those damn adds blasting full volume. As a finance channel I bet you dont recommend to pay youtube premium but hell it is annoying...

great video shawn. I aint going to watch that King of Collectibles show, ken goldin irks me, with that punchable face. i love selling collectibles during the hype

People are so irresponsible in this market it’s actually insane lol. Just goes to show how many people don’t actually budget lol.

Hype vs Reality $100 used collectible game vs $100 emulator with 100,000 retro games

They can dump as fast as they can pump 📉📈