That generation is very susceptible to “collectables” because they’re the generation who’s richest started paying insane money for childhood toys.
They’re not buying these to wear, they’re just manipulated into thinking it’ll be worth 100x is 20 years.
Most of trump merch is like that, and presidential merch does have a collectible market. But things sold as collectibles rarely increase in value, because everyone saves them.
Being confused about why they do it is almost as bad as falling for it.
It’s not a fungible item like normal shoes, they see it as long term investment
That generation is very susceptible to “collectables” because they’re the generation who’s richest started paying insane money for childhood toys.
They’re not buying these to wear, they’re just manipulated into thinking it’ll be worth 100x is 20 years.
Most of trump merch is like that, and presidential merch does have a collectible market. But things sold as collectibles rarely increase in value, because everyone saves them.
Being confused about why they do it is almost as bad as falling for it.
It’s not a fungible item like normal shoes, they see it as long term investment
Or you know it was just an easy way to take some bribes and wash some money
If it was that they’d be 30k a piece, or they’d just give it to a PAC or book entire floors of his hotels without anyone checking in.
This was a grift for rubes, they have better ways to wash money