Yes its true!  I may have just lost the plot! but hear me out.  4 years ago I bought a Corgi 267 die cast model of the Batmobile based on the car from the 1960's TV show Batman.  I did not pay a lot of money for it and it is in exceptional condition for it's age.  It is one of the original versions made in 1966, all the mechanical gadgets work as they should, the paintwork is perfect and both the Batman and Robin figures are still in the car.

In those 4 years its value has more than tripled, and in all that time I have wanted to find an original box and the various bits that came in the box.  In short, to find a boxed, complete version of this model is as challenging as obtaining the Holy Grail itself  Each of the bits can be found from time to time on auction sites in various conditions, and of course I need everything to match the condition of the car and also ensure they are originals. There is a huge legitimate market for reproductions of every part I'm after.  This hunt may take some time and investment, but the game is on.

I already have a near perfect instruction leaflet purchased for a princely sum of £36, I missed out on another piece, (basically a brag by Corgi on its build and design quality printed onto a 2x2" paper sheet) because I wasn't quick enough.  I really would have paid more than the £66 for it.  My £230 cardboard box is soon to arrive but in fairness it is a very smart, fancy cardboard box, great for displaying the car and has crisp clean artwork; especially as it 56 years old.  The trick here is to always pay what it is worth now and/or what it is worth to you (or me in this case).  I still have equity in the car but the box was maybe a little overpriced but who knows.  What I do know is that the more parts I gather together, the more valuable they become as a set and as time passes the more it gains equity.  Therefore it continues to be an investment with a much greater return than I would get at a bank.  Maybe there is a method to my madness after all.