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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. 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 a possibility.

From the 1960s until the early 90s, these were important years for the manufacture of contemporary collectables. Although some people purchased collectables for their own enjoyment and personal use, others bought them as investments. These pieces are often traded on 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.

Early manufactured collectables were offered as incentives along with other products such as cigarettes cards and packs of cigarettes. Popular items found a secondary market, and were often the subject of "collectible crazes". Many collectable items began to be sold individually, rather than being used as marketing tools to increase sales of other products.

Manufacturers may create a whole collection of one collectable in order to encourage collecting. Some examples include Beanie Babies cards featuring individual players and sports cards. 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 practice is most commonly used in video games.

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 and terms that can be used to distinguish these types of collectables. An antique refers to a collectable that has been around for a long time. A curio, or small, unusual item that collectors are interested in is called a curio. 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. Some items that are commonly collected include dolls, plates, figurines (including bells), graphics, steins and steins), as well as bells, graphics and steins. The Gift and Collectibles Guild includes members from companies that manufacture manufactured collectables.