Forget about gold, art and wine: investing in Lego would be more lucrative according to a study, reports
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, according to information from the American radio NPR.
Researchers from the Moscow Higher School of Economics (Russia) found that the performance of these toys is 11% on average each year.
That's more than a large number of stocks and bonds, the study points out.
And according to the authors, it is with "more unusual goods whose purchase may seem less serious" that there would be the most beautiful capital gains.
Among these hens that lay golden eggs: Lego games, Barbie dolls, superhero minifigures or scale models of cars and trains.
"11% is an average over time, some games have generated returns of 700%, while others have suffered a devaluation", points Victoria Dobrynskaya, co-author of the study.
Tens of thousands of transactions
Certain Lego sets such as the Taj Mahal or objects from the Star Wars saga - the Millennium Falcon or the Death Star II - can be resold at a high price: “Tens of thousands of transactions are carried out on the Lego aftermarket. Even taking into account the low prices of most sets, this is a huge market that is not well known to mainstream investors. »Light years away from investing in works of art or jewelry.
The researchers looked at the prices of 2,322 Lego boxes dating from 1987 to 2015. Several factors could explain this soaring price of toys on the second-hand market: special editions, for example.
Nostalgic fans are willing to shell out hundreds of dollars to find the Grail.
And according to the study, the biggest collectors come from China, Russia and the Middle East.
Something to think about before getting rid of your old toys.
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