Ask HN: Could a digital collectible be as valuable as a physical collectible?

5 points by apolymath 10y ago ↗ HN

I am curious to know of any digital collectibles that exist (only as data in a cloud) can be traded, sold & grow in worth over time, similar to a physical collectible such as a baseball card or antique.

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ivl 10y ago ↗

Check out some of the items traded on Steam, specifically for CS:GO, and Dota2. The 'value' can be shocking, considering they're generated items with zero certainty around further duplication.

FroshKiller 10y ago ↗

There was a post on io9 a few months ago about the value of "cards" in the Star Wars Card Trader app: http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-the-hell-is-this-jpg-of-han-solo-...

jotux 10y ago ↗

Seems like the TF2 economy is a good example of this.

anon987 10y ago ↗

Magic: The Gathering has a full online game where you can buy boosters, trade cards, etc etc etc.

atroyn 10y ago ↗

I urge you to look into the price of 'party hats' in runescape. They were released only on Christmas 2001, and since then have blown up in real dollars.

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mod 10y ago ↗

Bitcoin, csgo skins, virtual items in plenty of games, property in secondlife are a few examples.