My husband is an avid Hotwheels collector.He only does so because the individual cars can be found much cheaper than Matchbox and the value tends to increase a little faster than Matchbox,But we have found it to be pretty much equally valuable.He just prefers Hotwheels over Matchbox.All Hotwheels Cars increase in value where as Matchbox is a little slower increase and is more dependent on what type Matchbox it is.Old red line Hotwheels seam to be the best. And on all, packaging makes a big difference as to the value--Don't ever play with them--Ha!Ha!
If its an investment your looking for try savings bonds or something else.You will not send your kids to collage with hotwheels or matchbox. If you were gonna try collecting either i would suggest you invest in older redlines.Most hw,s or mb,s found at retail will never gain in value most will likely loose value.And i say most because there are some very rare cars that go for alot of money.
GEE...That's a silly question! Use to be that Hotwheels was Hotwheels!! Not any more...Now you got matchbox wheels on Hotwheels and viseversa! It's just not the same as it use to be. Of course thats just my thinking!! I don't find the newer Hotwheels that exciting and the quality...well you make that call ?? Blue card and low # packs are collectable,Do we agree?? Thx,Goofy046(BIGKID)
Reading the other posts... there all good, Kronix29 would have the best advice, if you are really trying to invest. Invest in the Company - stocks etc. Investing in Little die-cast cars is more of a hobbie or nostalgic path. I have no room to talk... as I have a large collection teetering on 6000+ cars. I used to collect Coke and various other things but to really get into that stuff you really have to drop alot of money. You can end up doing the saem on Hot Wheels if you go after the good stuff like redlinespartsdept and goofy046 have mentioned like the late 60's-80's stuff. If you want to invest in the toy cars thats where you need to look, Treasure Hunts and low # cards are good... errors, asembly line defects are good investments too. The kimnleo post is pretty good... "Don' ever play with them"... There are many... many Hot Wheels I smashed with hammers or buried in the mud I wish I had back.
Hello, I found it easyer to collect one thing, and stick with it. No matter how much money you have burning a hole in your pocket, or not. Investment? For die-cast, I would choose hot wheels, there are so many more collectors out there. And yes, Find as many red lines as possible. check ebay, garage sales, flea markets, Auctions, and get the word out to family and friends. You will be amazed how fast it gets around that you are after red line hot wheels. Even run an add in the local news paper. Just a note: invest wisely, and do some reserch.
just awhile ago i bought 125 HOT WHEELS cars that were listed as matchbox cars. there was only 5 matchbox cars in the whole lot. well I was kind of mad...but then thought, OH WELL...just list them on ebay and get my money back. Well I listed them and Im not getting many biders!!! and the bids i am getting is not what I PAID FOR THEM. IN MY BOOK MATCHBOX CARS SELL BETTER ,My wife has sold many matchbox cars and had no problem selling them. I am not a fan of either as I collect Toy Tractors mainly ERTL. im just speaking from experiance. when buying LOTS always ask Questions !!!!
As a collector of Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Johnny lightning you have to remember one thing it's a collection not an investment. However if you are going to invest any mint Red Line Hot Wheels will do well. But you can't forget the original gray wheel Moko Lesney Matchbox cars, these cars are doing real good on Ebay. Then you have my favorite cars the Topper Johnny Lightning. These were the cars with attitude in the late sixties an early seventy's. I loved these goofy cars. Yes they were a complete rip off of Hot Wheels but who cares they were so cool. And they are doing well on Ebay. If your going to dump money into a toy car as an investment go with a mid 70,s Firebird or Camaro or if you can find one a Chevy Laguna S-3, For a small investment less then $10,000 you can get a real car that you can drive and the value should go up. If you want I will sell you my entire Hot Wheel collection of over 7,000 cars for $10,000 and I'll go buy me a laguna.
Hi drgale: Neither is a good overall investment; however, there are specific types (castings, models, sets, series, etc.) within each group that are incredibly valuable. The key with those, of course, is buying low and selling high. It's the buying low that's tough; unless you can purchase a collection at pennies on the dollar, it's hard to purchase the valuable cars and give yourself enough margin for selling at a price where you cover expenses and make a profit. Good luck.
I have collected Matchbox car since before Hotwheels were invented and I do think they both have their place. The original Hotwheels red lines from the 60's and 70's in the package have great investment potential, but I prefer the mint Matchbox cars in their original boxes from 1953 to 1968 Since Ebay came online it has become less difficult to obtain the most rare Matchbox cars if you are willing to pay the price. They tend to raise in value about 20% per year no matter what is going on with the economy. You have to get the best price for the rarest item in the box. And you have to do your homework.
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