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Collectables made into 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. As they become rarer due to damage, loss, or destruction, their value may increase over time. The main drawback to investing with collectables is the possible lack of liquidity, particularly in cases where they are very obscure. There are also risks of fraud.

From the 1960s until the early 90s, these were important years for the manufacture of contemporary collectables. While some collectables were purchased for enjoyment and use, many people also bought them as investment pieces. 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. Although many collectables were described as limited editions, the actual production was large. There is little demand for many of the items made during this period and their market value is often very low.

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As incentives, early manufactured collectables included cigarette cards in cigarettes packs. Popular items became a subject of "collectable fevers" and developed a secondary market. 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. 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 is most common in videogames.

Collectable Any object that collectors consider valuable or interesting is called a collectable. 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 (small, interesting or unusual item) is one that collectors want. A manufactured collectable, on the other hand, is an item designed for people to collect.

A "manufactured collectable" is an item designed for collectors. Plaques, dolls and figurines are some examples of collectable items. The Gift and Collectibles Guild is a membership organization that includes companies that make manufactured collectables.