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Vintage trucks, hockey cards, collectables: why hard assets are in demand

Have you heard the story of the 1984 Chevy pick-up truck that recently sold for 100K? The weirdest things are becoming popular with collectors, prices are exploding. This is an extension of the market craziness that we've seen. Host Paul Haavardsrud examines what's going on.

Prices are skyrocketing — where is all this extra money coming from?

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Hockey cards are among the many assets seeing a boost in prices and sales right now, as an extension of the market craziness witnessed in early 2021.
Cost of Living11:10Vintage trucks, hockey cards and collectables: why hard assets are in demand

Have you heard about the Wayne Gretzky rookie card that was the first hockey card to break the $1 million US price barrier?

More unusually... how about the tale of the1984 Chevy pick-up truck that recently sold for $100,000? 

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The weirdest things are becoming popular with collectors and prices are exploding.

As Paul Haavardsrud discovers, it's an extension of the market craziness that we've seen in recent months.

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