for me, Id rather buy the toys and then sell them later when I need the money. Its OK if I dont get any profit or lose some money out of em because if I dont buy them, I would have already spend them for other stuff that are not resell-able (food, junkies, etc2). As a macross fan, another advantage is I can oogle, drool and handle the magnifcent piece of engineering of my favourite anime. I dont treat my toys as investments, but more as a bank account. When I need the money, all I have to do is sell them. And then I would smile, thinking that at least, I didnt spend the money for junkies.