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As investments, collectables.

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. 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. There are also risks of fraud.

The 1960s through early 1990s were key years in the production of modern collectables. Many people purchase collectables today to use and enjoy, but many others buy 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. Even though many collectibles were labeled "limited editions", there was a large number of actual items. There is little demand for many of the items made during this period and their market value is often very low.

As incentives, early manufactured collectables included cigarette cards in cigarettes packs. Popular products developed secondary markets and often became the subject for "collectable crazes". Many collectibles began to be sold as separate items, rather than being used in marketing to increase sales for other products.

Manufacturers will often produce a whole series of a particular collectable to encourage collecting. 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 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 Any object that collectors consider valuable or interesting is called a collectable. Collectables aren't always rare or of high monetary value. There are many terms and types of collectables. An antique is an item that is older than the rest. A curio is an unusual, small item that collectors often seek out. 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. Plates, figurines and bells are all common collectables. The Gift and Collectibles Guild has members that include companies that produce manufactured collectables.