will our collectors editions be WORTHLESS!!?? in the long run?

[Sand4fish]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

I'm actually rather curious what people think will happen to retro stuff in the next 10 - 15 years

Usual argument for the increase in retro prices is that people who played the games when they were young are now in their 30's 40's and want to collect that which they loved when they were young

So given enough time will retro stuff go down in price as those who played it as a kid get too old and younger generations don't care as much?

Or will each new generation produce retro collectors and enough to keep the prices on the rise?

I think relevance is the key factor. Famicom (Nintendo 8 bits) and super famicom will always stay relevant because of Nintendo's branding, with its key IP's still in play on the today's current generation. Not so much for Jaguar or 3DO, though they are still expensive to get and likely hit their bottom value.
Actually retro gaming is in a kind of renaissance state at the moment, thanks to Xbox live, PSN and Nintendo eshop. And I think it will continue to gain popularity in future generations as well.