posted on January 30, 2002 02:35:34 AM new
I recall about a couple of months ago, a thread regarding the sad state of collecting. The thread was about how many people who were completely unaware of the real of future value of things. A few posters cited the collaspe of the Beanie Baby market. Here is an ad that I found in a local classified.
posted on January 30, 2002 03:49:56 AM new
Value, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder and those eyes don't really seem to have much wisdom until they get bifocals. How valuable is something if you can buy five of them on eBay at almost any given time? Online auctions have largely dispelled the "hard to find" or "rarity" of many things.
posted on January 30, 2002 03:54:23 AM new
I would be interested, but I would first have to sell some of my limited edition collector plates and Franklin Mint silver ingots.
posted on January 30, 2002 06:05:47 AM new
There is a big differnce in a process collectible,and a true collectible.Remenber something becomes collectible when it was not ment to be as such.In todays world many of these so called collectibles are manufactured,almost of no value except that of hype advertising,and a so called limtied number of items,of course they can change the color and release the same collectible.
Ahhh...but from the 70's down are the true collectibles,never ment to be kept!so many items are hard to find.The Net has just opened up the channels for many items to be traded.A item can still be Rare and Scarce,but with the Net it is possible to have two items of say only 50 be up at the same time.When one person see's an item go for X amount,and thinks hey I can make X amount,they to may list getting the second high bid.But still this dose not make an item any Less Rare,It just makes it availble for a SHORT time.Also Condition may come into play making one scarce item better then the same scarce item.
