| The questions to ask yourself about IXO is this? How badly do you want these planes? If you want them, they are worth every penny.
The thing to keep in mind with IXO is that, in my opinion, they are not marketed at the "collector" audience, but more at the toy audience.
I can't speak from first hand experience, but from what I've gathered on previous threads from the old forum is that IXO is marketed in toy stores and the like in Spain. As opposed to the hobby shops that Corgi, Dragon and Hobby Master aim for. (Some one please correct me if I'm wrong.)
On the plus side with IXO they make planes that are unique to the diecast world. Most of the Japenese planes, all the Russian planes, Italian fighters and obscure U.S. types like the Buffalo and P-39 (Though this later choice is also going to made soon by Hobby Master.) offer choices you cannot find elsewhere and are unlikely to ever see.
On the minus side, the quality is pretty poor. At least when compared to Hobby Master, Dragon, et.al. For toys, the quality is pretty good. For collectables aimed at the conesure, the quality is okay at best and awful at their worst.
If your question was regarding their future value on the secondary market, don't start planning for your new house by selling off your IXO collection. Even for the more obscure types, the value is only going to be high as long as the type is unique to IXO. Even after they stop making Russian and Japanese planes, there will never be a huge after market for them as the planes are not that popular. |