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Collectables made into investments

Collectables refer to items of limited availability that are sought for a number of reasons, including potential increases in value. A collectable can be seen as an inflation hedge in a financial sense. Their value will increase as they become scarcer, damaged or destroyed over time. The main drawback to investing with collectables is the possible lack of liquidity, particularly in cases where they are very obscure. Fraud is also possible.

From the 1960s until the early 90s, these were important years for the manufacture of contemporary collectables. Many people purchase collectables today to use and enjoy, but many others buy them as investments. Many of these pieces have been the subject to speculation. Due to the high number of people who bought them for investment, duplicates are quite common. Many collectibles were marked as "limited editions" but the actual number produced was huge. There is little demand for many of the items made during this period and their market value is often very low.

Early manufactured collectables were offered as incentives along with other products such as cigarettes cards and packs of cigarettes. Popular products developed secondary markets and often became the subject for "collectable crazes". Many collectables were eventually made available for sale separately and not as marketing tools.

Manufacturers create whole collections of a collectable to encourage collection. You can find sports cards that feature individual players or different Beanie Babies designs. Enthusiasts may attempt to gather all of the available variants.

Collector editions support collectables in a different way. They are typically limited edition and include additional content that can prove valuable to collectors. This is most common in videogames.

Collectable is an object considered to be valuable or of special interest by collectors. Collectable items can be uncommon or not always monetarily rare. There are many types of collectables, and there are different terms to describe them. An antique collectable is one that is very old. A curio, or small, unusual item that collectors are interested in is called a curio. A manufactured collection is an item created specifically for collectors.

A "manufactured" collection (often called a contemporary collectable), is an item that was made for collectors. Collectables can include plates, figurines or bells as well as graphics, steins, steins, and dolls. The Gift and Collectibles Guild includes members from companies that manufacture manufactured collectables.