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Collectables can be used as investments.

Collectables, which are items of limited supply, are sought after for a variety reasons including possible increases in value. Collectables can be seen as a financial hedge against inflation. As they become rarer due to damage, loss, or destruction, their value may increase over time. The downside to collecting collectables is the lack of liquidity, especially for obscure items. 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 were the subject of speculation 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.

Collectables that were manufactured in the early days were used as incentives for other products. Popular items found a secondary marketplace and became popular enough to be the subject of "collectible trends". Many collectible items were eventually sold separately instead of being used to market other products.

Manufacturers will often produce a whole series of a particular collectable to encourage collecting. You can find sports cards that feature individual players or different Beanie Babies designs. Enthusiasts often attempt to collect all the variations.

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

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 an item that is older than the rest. A curio, or small, unusual item that collectors are interested in is called a curio. A manufactured collectable can be an item specifically made for collectors.

A "manufactured" collection (often called a contemporary collectable), is an item that was made for collectors. Plates, figurines and bells are all common collectables. The Gift and Collectibles Guild includes members from companies that manufacture manufactured collectables.