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Collectables made into investments

Collectables can be items in limited supply that are wanted for various reasons, including an increase 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. The main drawback to investing with collectables is the possible lack of liquidity, particularly in cases where they are very obscure. The risk of fraud is another danger.

The 1960s to early 1990s were a significant time for modern collectables manufacturing. While some collectables were purchased for enjoyment and use, many people also bought them as investment pieces. Many of these pieces became popular investments, leading to speculative markets. Duplicates are very common because so many people bought these pieces for investment. Even though many collectibles were labeled "limited editions", there was a large number of actual items. This means that there is not much demand for many, but not all, of these items, and their market prices are often low.

Incentives were often included in early manufactured collectables, such as cigarette card packs or cigarette cards. Popular items found a secondary marketplace and became popular enough to be the subject of "collectible trends". Many collectibles began to be sold as separate items, rather than being used in marketing to increase sales for other products.

Manufacturers create whole collections of a collectable to encourage collection. For example, you might find Beanie Babies with different designs or sports cards depicting players. Enthusiasts may attempt to gather all of the available variants.

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 commonly used in video games.

Collectable is an object considered to be valuable or of special interest by collectors. Collectable items may not be rare or monetarily highly valuable. There are many terms and types of collectables. 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, on the other hand, is an item designed for people to collect.

A "manufactured” collectable, also known as a contemporary collector, is an item created specifically for individuals to collect. Plates, figurines and bells are all common collectables. The Gift and Collectibles Guild members include some companies that make manufactured collectables.