Spotted Online – Collecting Boardgames with the Wall Street Journal
You’ll need a subscription to view the full article, but just in case some of you are interested I thought I’d point your attention at “Collectors Find Fun and Profits in Vintage Board Games”, a February 1 Wall Street Journal article by Steven Rosenbush. The article covers the rise in game values over the last few years, and Jordan Hembrough of Toy Hunter is quoted several times in the piece.
Always awesome to see mainstream journalists tackle games and toys, because it’s articles like this one that can spark those feelings of nostalgia and lead someone to get back into a hobby that they once enjoyed. What’s a little surprising is that the article manages to not once use the word “nostalgia,” which means I should probably use it less often than I do, right?
“For enthusiasts such as 42-year-old Frank Rucco, who grew up playing games like Battleship, Mouse Trap and Stratego in Yonkers, N.Y., “collecting games is all about trying to recapture a really cool moment in your life.—
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