Are Hot Wheels Worth More In The Package or Out of The Package? | Hot Wheels

Are my Hot Wheels worth more in the package? Are my Hot Wheels worth more out of the package? These are questions many people ask. Hot Wheels Expert Mike Zarnock has written 14 Hot Wheels Price Guides and is one of the most trusted names in the industry! Watch this episode of Hot Wheels TV and hear what he has to say about the way you should collect your Hot Wheels Cars!
Mike Zarnock has collected Hot Wheels cars since they were released in 1968. His knowledge and his massive Hot Wheels collection has earned him notoriety around the world, including 2 Guinness World Records for his collection. Whether it be because of the 14 books, numerous chapters in other books and countless magazine articles that he has written about Hot Wheels toys or just the sheer size and diversity of his die cast vehicle collection, this extensive knowledge has earned him the label, "One of the World's Leading Hot Wheels Experts".

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[tomaslopez]

I always buy my cars in pairs: one to open and one to keep in the package

[stevesmith]

If I close my eyes its like I'm listening to a polite Joe Pesci

[ZONAMA]

I've been collecting for around 21 years, I don't buy anything thinking I can make money down the road on it, I buy what I like. I mostly get American Muscle Cars, or if something really looks cool.

[GeorgesMiniatureCars]

I've been collecting for 32 years. I buy what I like, not because it might be valuable some day. If something happens to be rare and worth a lot more than I paid, bonus! Like my Park 'n Plates yellow VW Bug or the California Custom 67 Camaro I took out of the package years ago, it still makes me happy! love this hobby. Thanks Mike 👍✌

[TheKingRacer]

I collect since 2010. I started collecting because I was a car enthusiast. I love pre-world war luxurious classic cars, big semi-trucks, emergency vehicules, exotics and muscle cars! This hobby is fun because at 1/64 scale you can pretty much get any kind of vehicule you want without breaking the bank (well, unless you look for very sought after cars or expensive vintage models like redlines). Something impossible if you collect 1/18 cars. I know most of my collection isn't gonna be worth a lot of money, but I don't collect for money, I collect because of my passion for cars! :) The key is simple : buy what you like and makes you happy, and what your budget can afford you're in bussiness. And if somehow one day some pieces in your collection are valuable and rare, that's a plus!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this subject Mike!

[johnnyletsplay]

This hobby has become an adult greedy pastime, ... When we were young we bought these as toys and played for Fun!

[michaelhollon]

Every hobby needs some hard core enthusiasts. The people with a passion, are the people others learn from.

[typhooni]

"I'm here to amuse you? I make you laugh?"
"Dance that drink over here Spider!"

[jhnnycano]

Well said, Mike! The "Motto" I follow myself is "Value what you collect, don't collect based on value".
Every time I make a purchase I feel more proud and excited about my personal collection. Nowadays there are soooo many companies that create beautiful die cast vehicles; what a fantastic time to collect cars! 🤘

[SeansModelBuilds]

Some of the Artwork on the packaging is so great that I cannot bear to take them out of the package.

[raw]

I personally like to keep my hot wheels carded, it preserves the value better as well as provides nostalgia. Seeing the outdated card, with the hot wheel preserved in it’s original packaging is like a time capsule to me. I’m not against opening them either, especially since most of the cars were meant to be played with.

[cynister]

I recently started within the past year and a half. I open all my cars just cause I love having them out of package and out on display. It's crazy cause I never really noticed how many collectors there are. I'm always running into people in the hotwheels/matchbox section lol

[ebayerr]

He posted this video in 2020.
He says he's been collecting Hot Wheels for 52 years. So that would go back to 1968.
1968 was the year Hot Wheels was introduced.
I was 11 years old in '68 and I can tell you we played the hell out of Hot Wheels when they came out, but none of us ever thought of them as collectors items.

[raccabird]

I collect hot wheels because it's fun and I love hunting for them 🤘

[patrickragland]

When it comes to buying & collecting Hot Wheels "THE MOTTO" that I like to follow is Keep One In The Pack and Play & Race One On The Track. 👍

[watchtrainsnow]

You can teach someone about the value of Hot Wheels. But to love something, that is special. I love Hot Wheels. We have that in common.

[falloutdailyxb]

I just got into collecting Hot wheels again and I stumbled across your video. You remind me so much of my grand father’s with the way you speak and how are straight up with people this was a great video and thank you for reminding me of him have a great day 😄

[timothygrisack]

Well said Mike!!! I see hotwheels as a form of art dedicated to man's love of transportation. Either a person gets it or not. Those who get it...love the cool factor. I am constantly in awe on the art form on the packaging. Happy collecting!

[Gstar]

I can really admire a perfectly crisp, sharp cornered, and unwarped package. Hella underrated cause you know the owner did their upmost to maintain it.

[angelpistehotwheels]

Loved every word. Spoken like a true collector.