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Collectables made into investments

Collectables are limited-supply items that are desired for their potential value increase. Collectables can be seen as a financial hedge against inflation. Their value can increase over time as they become less common due to damage, loss or destruction. There is one drawback to investing, especially in obscure collectables. Fraud is also a possibility.

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. These pieces are often traded on speculative markets. Duplicates are not uncommon because so many people bought the pieces to invest. 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.

As incentives, early manufactured collectables included cigarette cards in cigarettes packs. Popular items found a secondary market, and were often the subject of "collectible crazes". Many collectables were eventually made available for sale separately and not as marketing tools.

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 offer another way to support collectables. They are often limited editions and have additional content that collectors can value. This is most common in videogames.

Collectable - An object that is considered valuable or of interest to collectors is a collectable. Collectables may not be monetarily scarce or valuable. There are many types of collectables, and there are different terms to describe them. An antique is an item that is older than the rest. A curio can be a small, often fascinating or uncommon item that collectors seek. A manufactured collectable refers to an item that is made for collectors.

A "manufactured" collection (often called a contemporary collectable), is an item that was made for collectors. Plaques, dolls and figurines are some examples of collectable items. The Gift and Collectibles Guild members include some companies that make manufactured collectables.