Help with value.

4 Scale · 11-24-2017, 10:53 PM

A Luger that cost $200 in 1975 and is worth say $1,800 today has appreciated at an annual rate of about 5-6%. Inflation has averaged about 3.8% per year during that time.

Over time stocks tend to be much better investments but are relatively more volatile, as anyone who was long in the market in 1928 or 2008 can attest.

Bill if you can tell me the date of that ad for the $49.85 Luger, I'll take a guess at value today and compute an appreciation rate.

I've played with Luger appreciation rates a few different ways, and my best guess is that over time they appreciate at a couple percent above inflation. That means IMO they are in fact a type of investment, albeit one that seems to appreciate less than some other asset types.

11-24-2017, 10:53 PM	#21
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 489 Times in 251 Posts	A Luger that cost $200 in 1975 and is worth say $1,800 today has appreciated at an annual rate of about 5-6%. Inflation has averaged about 3.8% per year during that time. Over time stocks tend to be much better investments but are relatively more volatile, as anyone who was long in the market in 1928 or 2008 can attest. Bill if you can tell me the date of that ad for the $49.85 Luger, I'll take a guess at value today and compute an appreciation rate. I've played with Luger appreciation rates a few different ways, and my best guess is that over time they appreciate at a couple percent above inflation. That means IMO they are in fact a type of investment, albeit one that seems to appreciate less than some other asset types. Last edited by 4 Scale; 11-25-2017 at 05:53 PM. Reason: kant spel