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Collectables are investments.

Collectables, which are items of limited supply, are sought after for a variety reasons including possible increases in value. A collectable can be seen as an inflation hedge in a financial sense. They can also appreciate in value over time due to their rarity, destruction, loss, and damage. A drawback of investing in collectables, particularly for rare items, is the possibility of not having enough liquidity. There are also risks of fraud.

The 1960s through early 1990s were key years in the production of modern collectables. Although some people purchased collectables for their own enjoyment and personal use, others bought them as investments. Many of these pieces became popular investments, leading to speculative markets. Due to the high number of people who bought them for investment, duplicates are quite common. While many collectables were listed as "limited editions", their actual production numbers were very high. This means that there is not much demand for many, but not all, of these items, and their market prices are often low.

Early manufactured collectables were offered as incentives along with other products such as cigarettes cards and packs of cigarettes. Popular items found a secondary market, and were often the subject of "collectible crazes". Many collectibles began to be sold as separate items, rather than being used in marketing to increase sales for other products.

Manufacturers may create a whole collection of one collectable in order to encourage collecting. For example, you might find Beanie Babies with different designs or sports cards depicting players. Many enthusiasts will attempt to build a complete set.

Collector editions can be another way to support collectables. Collector editions are usually limited in number and can contain valuable additional content. This practice is most popular in videogames.

Collectable is an object considered to be valuable or of special interest by collectors. Collectables may not be monetarily scarce or valuable. There are many types of collectables, and there are different terms to describe them. An antique is a collectable which is of old age. A curio, or small, unusual item that collectors are interested in is called a curio. A manufactured collectable refers to an item that is made for collectors.

A "manufactured" collection (often called a contemporary collectable), is an item that was made for collectors. Some items that are commonly collected include dolls, plates, figurines (including bells), graphics, steins and steins), as well as bells, graphics and steins. The Gift and Collectibles Guild has members that include companies that produce manufactured collectables.