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Coins? Banknotes? Stamps? Phone cards? Collectors from all over the world enjoy Colnect in 50 languages. Colnect offers unique services to collector that cannot be found on any other site, including automatically matching what one collector wants with what another has. The “collectors collect and connect on Colnect” video series shows people who have tried to say this tongue twister. They got a chaser of Arak, a 50% alcoholic drink in return Cheers and happy collecting!

Coins? Banknotes? Stamps? Phone cards? Collectors from all over the world enjoy Colnect in 50 languages. Colnect offers unique services to collector that cannot be found on any other site, including automatically matching what one collector wants with what another has. The “collectors collect and connect on Colnect” video series shows people who have tried to repeat this tongue twister 3 times quickly. They got a chaser of Arak, a 50% alcoholic drink in return Cheers and happy collecting!

Coins? Banknotes? Stamps? Phone cards? Collectors from all over the world enjoy Colnect in 50 languages. Colnect offers unique services to collector that cannot be found on any other site, including automatically matching what one collector wants with what another has. The “collectors collect and connect on Colnect” video series shows people who have tried to repeat this tongue twister 3 times quickly. They got a chaser of Arak, a 50% alcoholic drink in return Cheers and happy collecting!

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Almost all of us feel a strong urge to acquire collectibles.

After finding a reliable source of essentials like food, water and

clothing, after securing a mate and adequate shelter, mankind turns to

satisfying less essential, but nevertheless important, goals. One of those goals is

the acquisition of material goods.

Almost all of us feel a strong urge to surround ourselves with tangible items that are interesting, beautiful, rare or otherwise appealing – in other words, objects that are collectibles. It’s almost as if it’s part of our nature.

Collectibles are …

Just about any type of object you could possibly imagine, including some that you would never think of as being collectible. Without a doubt, some of the items that intrigue you would not interest other people that you know. After all, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” But as we all know, something, somehow, somewhere, appeals to every one of us, and those things can form the basis of a large or small collection.

Items that relate to or somehow touch upon a topic that interests or appeals to people are, to those people, collectible. Put 100 people into a room, and because everyone’s interests are so different, there probably won’t be much duplication in what they collect. Collectors seek thousands of different types of items, everything from dolls to barbed wire, rare first-edition books to vinyl records, vintage clothing to movie memorabilia,

matchbook covers to vintage postcards. Just pick whatever type of object or topic interests you.

The thrill of the hunt.

Many people are willing and even eager to expend a great deal of time, money and/or energy in order to obtain collectibles and collectible memorabilia, simply because the items relate to a favorite subject or theme. Some collectibles are very valuable, but others are inexpensive or evenfree.

The main reason that most collectors seek out and acquire collectibles isn’t because they are valuable (although some are) – it’s because to the collector, collectibles and their subject are fascinating. The advent of the internet and online shopping has made the acquisition of collectibles even more exciting than in the past, expanding the scope of the hunt by opening up the entire world as a place to look for “that certain something.”

Thousands upon thousands of items are collectible today. And many other items, including some that seem mundane and ordinary today, will become collectibles

in the future. Collectors are very passionate – and very diligent – about their collections. And they are always “on the hunt” for collectibles that relate to their topic.

Sometimes a collector must spend quite a bit of money in order to add a very hard-to-find item to his or her collection. Other collectibles are relatively inexpensive, and obtaining these types of pieces may require more time and effort than money. But collectors happily invest their time, trying to find these types of collectibles, even though they may have very little monetary value. A collector will go to great lengths to track down and obtain an inexpensive

piece that fills an important place in his or her collection. And jump for joy when that important, but inexpensive, collectible is finally located. For a collector, the “thrill of the hunt,” and finally finding an elusive collectible, is an extremely satisfying feeling.

The Nature of Rare Collectibles.

As their name suggests, all rare collectibles are scarce, hard to find items. They can be antiques that are desirable because of their age, type of craftsmanship or some other unique feature that represents the past. Some rare collectibles are so old that they are considered to be antiquities – artifacts of an ancient civilization such as ancient Greek or ancient Chinese society. Alternatively, rare collectibles can be of very recent origin, sometimes being only a few years old.

The common denominator of all rare collectibles, no matter what their type or age, is rarity. Frequently, because of their scarcity and their appeal, rare collectibles are also valuable. But whether they are valuable or inexpensive, rare collectibles are always important pieces in a collection.

Rare is …

The definition of “rare” or “rarity” changes with the type of object, and accordingly, the definition of “rare collectibles” is somewhat imprecise – there is no strict line of demarcation between what is “rare” and what is “not rare.” In some instances an item is considered to be a rare collectible because only one or two examples of that object are known to exist in the entire world. In other cases, hundreds or even thousands of a particular object may have survived to the present, but because their existence has not yet been discovered (such as very old porcelain dolls that were kept in a trunk that is now buried in an attic) or they are fragile and easily damaged (such as pottery, an early postage stamp or a 200 year-old piece of paper ephemera), high quality examples are considered to be scarce.

Almost Any Type of Object Can Become a Rare Collectible, if Scarce Enough.

Thousands of different types of rare collectibles exist throughout the world. Certain coins and postage stamps, books and manuscripts, pottery, weapons and other militaria, antique tools, original artwork, antique furniture, and paper ephemera can all be rare collectibles. “Paper ephemera” consists of written or printed material that has survived to the present despite the fact that the pieces were originally produced as disposable items, intended to be quickly discarded or destroyed. Examples of ephemera that can be rare collectibles include certain postcards, posters, trade cards, leaflets, exposition programs and advertising flyers, all common enough at the time, but mostly thrown away almost immediately. Some autographs, travel souvenirs and collectible memorabilia are also rare collectibles.

Rare collectibles can be from anywhere in the world and from any culture. Rare Oriental collectibles include small items such as Chinese Dynastic pottery or temple objects, as well as large items such as articles of traditional clothing or armor from the Japanese feudal period. European rare collectibles are equally varied, and range from ancient Greek statuary to the beautifully illuminated (illustrated) maps that were drawn by early cartographers during the Age of Exploration in the 16th Century. Collectible, rare objects from the Americas include certain pieces of Native American (Indian) pottery, blankets or beadwork, original historical documents from Colonial or Revolutionary times, and ancient Inca, Aztec or Maya amulets, pottery and carvings.

Why Collect Rare Collectibles?

Many people seek out rare collectibles because of their inherent value. For these people, rare collectibles are a form of investment. But the primary motivation for many other collectors is the “thrill of the hunt” – that certain sense of satisfaction that is felt when a very hard to find piece is tracked down and finally located somewhere in the world.

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