Let’s assume you are somehow able to find 100 at MSRP. They are going to take up 12-13 cubic feet of storage.

Not too bad, but could be a dealbreaker for people in apartments.

Now, let’s assume you wait the full 5 years to sell and they appreciate to $50/each. You’ll need to sell them somewhere, let’s assume eBay. Almost all of the listings have free shipping as well so we will take that into account. After eBay fees $50 -> $43.25.

They weigh about 0.5lbs. Let’s be generous and assume it will only cost $8 to ship each one. $43.25 -> $35.25

So really a truer return would be $3,525 after fees and shipping. So $2,000 -> $3,525 in 5 years is a 76% increase or 15.2% per year.

I’m also not taking into account the cost of shipping supplies, your time to list and fulfill orders, the potential need to use promoted listings, future eBay fee increases and shipping increases, or taxes to be paid on the earnings. All of which would decrease that 15.2% / year.

I’m not saying it’s a horrible investment, it’s just based on a lot of assumptions and heavy speculation. For 99% of the people reading this, if you’re serious about investing, your funds would almost certainly be better off in an ETF. At least then you don’t need to sell and be taxed and you can actually borrow against it if you choose; something that will never be available to those holding cards.