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by RickJWagner 2629 days ago
There's a well-recognized trend in car collecting: the value follows the age of people who can afford what they dreamed about in high school.

Following this trend, Model As and Ts have gone way down, as the dreamers are now past the age or dead.

57 Chevys are on the downside, too. Too old.

90s Japanese sports cars are on the upswing now.

But stamps? I don't see it recovering. It was popular in the 70s/80s, like Professional Bowling. Both are still with us, but not the same as they were.

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The other thing about 90s Japanese cars is that cars, once old enough, can be easily imported regardless of emissions/safety standards.

In Canada, I think it’s 17 years of age, then you can bring in your right hand drive car more easily than container of potatoes.

Personally, I don’t know why each country has its own safety standards when every industrialized country has a similar enough mix of speed limits and urban/suburban/rural environments.