Author Topic: What is the value/rarity of your Carcassonne collection? (Read 16990 times)

SRBO · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2016, 08:51:38 AM »

Quote from: danisthirty on March 14, 2016, 07:30:08 AM

I think this is an interesting idea but I’m not convinced that any mathematical/ provable method is the way to go. It’s very much a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder; some people are prepared to spend more than others and what some people might think is a rip-off (“You paid £35 for 4 cardboard tiles?!”) could be a bargain to others (“You bought one of the rarest Carcassonne expansions ever for just £35!”).

I’ve almost certainly spent a lot more on my Carcassonne collection than it is worth if it’s worth is based on how much money I’d get for it if I tried to sell it tomorrow. This is partly down to me being impatient and partly because I didn’t really start collecting until the end of 2012/ start of 2013 when many of the rare/ valuable items had already been established. I don’t feel ripped-off though, regardless of what certain pieces cost when they were new. It’s like Decar says, price depends on supply and demand, and these are changing all the time.

The true worth of my Carcassonne collection comes from my owning everything that I own, and how this makes me feel. I feel great knowing that my collection is complete (almost) even though I’ve defined this “completeness” based entirely on my own standards. Is this feeling worth more than a million pounds? Definitely not. Is it worth more than £1000? Probably, yes. I don’t know what the exact value is, but I do know that it isn’t going to be determined by how much all of its constituent parts recently sold for on BGG or eBay...

I do understand this. This is also one of the reasons why I need a list for what the average value of certain expansions are.

For example, I see a market auction for Cathars, 70 dollars for this.. now I really wanna know if this is below or above the average prices people bought it on this forum. Do I make a "profit" or is it a big rip-off and better to wait for an other auction.? So I go to the new list (that I want to create) and see that the average price is 35-55 dollar. Knowing that, I wouldn't pay 70 dollars for it, because this won't ever keep it's value. Ofcourse someone else would maybe buy it for that price.. but at least the veteran collectors warned me that it is an overpriced amount.

I just have the feeling that sometimes I pay too much (i'm impulsive..) and really want a reference of the older collectors. At the same time I feel a responsiblilty to warn new collectors for these money grabbers..

An example list of what I want to make is like this:

Carcassonne:€18-€24
Carcassonne 2000 edition: €25-€30
Carcassonne with 70 scoreboard: €?? -€??
The River: €4-€5
Inns & Cathedrals:€12-€14
Traders & Builders:€12-€14
The Cathars:€35-€55
The Princess & The Dragon:€12-€14

And so on.. above prices are in euro's.
The reason to create a point system is to easily convert to your own currency

Decar · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2016, 09:00:18 AM »

I think your problem is a veteran collector got hold of what ever you're looking at 10 years earlier when supply was higher. I'd pay $70 for Cathars if I didn't have two copies of it already, I thought they looked in good nick and the seller looks to be reputable and I couldn't buy it anywhere else for cheaper.

Chooselife · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2016, 10:15:21 AM »

Hi agree with Dan.

Nevertheless I don't want my wife to know my BGG username, and the value they figure it is just below the $500 mark.

ARabidMeerkat · « **Reply #18 on:** March 15, 2016, 10:21:26 AM »

Quote from: Chooselife on March 14, 2016, 10:15:21 AM

Hi agree with Dan.

Nevertheless I don't want my wife to know my BGG username, and the value they figure it is just below the $500 mark.

Would she poison your cupcakes and sell off the spoils of her act?

Decar · « **Reply #19 on:** March 15, 2016, 11:05:31 AM »

Some things in my collection can't have a value assigned to them

SRBO · « **Reply #20 on:** March 15, 2016, 02:34:04 PM »

So is it a NO-GO then?

danisthirty · « **Reply #21 on:** March 15, 2016, 02:55:34 PM »

Quote from: SRBO on March 15, 2016, 02:34:04 PM

So is it a NO-GO then?

If it's something you're keen to see then I see no reason why you shouldn't pursue it. Just because a few of us struggle to see how it would work out, doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a go anyway and prove us wrong!

ARabidMeerkat · « **Reply #22 on:** March 15, 2016, 02:58:52 PM »

Also, it's not a lot for a single tile that will become very rare in a year or so

Decar · « **Reply #23 on:** March 16, 2016, 01:05:49 AM »

Maybe it would be better to determine a rarity of an item rather than its cost? The recommended price and rarity are usually a good way of determining an item's worth.

ARabidMeerkat · « **Reply #24 on:** March 16, 2016, 05:44:00 AM »

Quote from: Decar on March 16, 2016, 01:05:49 AM

Maybe it would be better to determine a rarity of an item rather than its cost? The recommended price and rarity are usually a good way of determining an item's worth.

As time goes on, our collections will be rarer! Even just the major first art expansions alone go for a lot these days.....

ARabidMeerkat · « **Reply #25 on:** February 04, 2017, 03:07:06 AM »

With the release of Carcassonne 2 and some expansions, I thought I would resurrect this interesting post. How does Carc 2 affect the price of our Carc 1 collections?

SRBO · « **Reply #26 on:** February 04, 2017, 03:27:11 AM »

This thread gave a lot of negative comments. So I never continued this.

I imagine the value goes up for collectors of car 1 , but down for the common people who now gather the pieces for carcassone v2.

You can now consider yourself the owner of a unique collection which will never be reprinted again.
For me it's now more an achievement value. Then worth something like money. (Regardless of what I said before)