Collecting Cobi - As any Adult - is it a thing?

So if you like the sets, you should buy one! If this set inspires you, you'll buy another one. And, so on and so on...
That's what we call collecting!
If you like it, it doesn't matter what others say. So you have to make the decision for yourself!

Very well spoken

The only thing i can add here is the fun factor of building (and collecting) these Cobi jewels

It is a serious collectable hobby where you can actually build your own collection and where you can even mix and match sets to make your own disirable model

But let me warn you; it really is addictive.....

The fun you have building your first bought cobi set really makes you want to build/buy more

I collected a lot of things in my life but once you own a certain collection the fun mostly wears of, because the only thing you can do with it is look at it once in a while

The building factor here keeps your collection always in the picture because you can always update a set (for instance build it even better with more details) or even replace it for a newer better design and use your old set as moc-parts

Well, you can better see for yourself when you build your first set.....
.....you'll automatically get that feeling you want more

Also, i think that Cobi will one day in the future ( when they stopped making this stuff for years) be a good investment

Well i don't think prices will go up that sky high, but i'lll definitly think that you'll get at least double the price you once paid for, even assembled and out of the box

It is happening already, because of that new sd kfz 251 (2472) i was thinking of stocking up a couple old 251's in tan/green ( also 2472) for making some future sd kfz 250 and Famo in triple camo

But fact is, that one is hard to get by now

They go for 35 to 50 euro's on ebay, and super bricks and Kobikowski doesn't sell it anymore as almost any other vendor

Only altoys stil has it for he original price of 25 euro's, but strangely has a deliverytime of 1 to 2 weeks

If cobi remains the only toy company who made a me262 for the next 10 years, and they would stop tommorrow, i know for sure that set would certainly go up to 100 euro's

At least that's what i would pay if i discovered cobi over 10 years and it was real hard to get

Your right Incalcatkre.....

In 10 years i'lll be 55......

.....and supposiidly buying a brick me262 set for 100 euro......

Hmmmm.... I'm full of shit, ain't I?

Or maybe i'll never grow up ;-)

Amazon is a tricky beast for Cobi.

The third-party amazon sellers are usually a little high as far as pricing on the newest sets goes, but not horrendously so. I'd compare it to inflated Toys R Us or KayBee prices from years past. Once Amazon itself gets the item, the prices tend to be lower, but they don't always get everything, or else they sell out quickly. So paying a little more sooner might be better if you want to ensure you don't miss something you really want.

The other trick with Amazon is that Cobi has this nasty habit of releasing improved and upgraded models with the same set number as a previous release. So, while the Amazon listing may show the newest version of any given set, you may actually get the old version. Fortunately, Amazon has a really good return policy.

I got lucky this weekend when I ordered a spare Stug III because I saw that Amazon had the newer version with the un-ditching log pictured in their listing for $30. I did get the correct version, but there was no guarantee that I wouldn't get another log-less Stug III.

If you don't mind waiting 2-4 weeks for what you order, ebay is the way to go. There's a pair of Polish sellers that I've been using for a while now and never had any issue with.