Collectibles can be defined as the products which have an absolute value with respect to money and can be the alternative to various types of investments like stocks, properties, etc. collectible can be anything that is dolls, coins, letters, chains, celebrity autographs, antique items, wooden stuff and much more which have historical evidence behind them.
Generally, collectibles are collected by some specific persons who have an area of interest in them. Some also collect for the business, like purchasing and selling antique items, making them profitable.
Management and care is a crucial part of this because collectibles need special attention to them. Daily checking, cleaning, preservation in a specific condition, keeping out from the reach of harmful stuff, protection and many other things.
The primary consideration regards the management of collectibles.
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- Fees and Costs:
The management of collectibles is essential, which requires some amount of money in their maintenance so that the product will remain in safe conditions and do not get any damage. For example, consider an antique Rolex watch which worth a million dollars must require maintenance, and maintenance cost will be high for such a luxury watch. For this, several watch mechanics are there, which will do all work of restoration and maintenance with some charges.
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- Market value
The market value of any collectible increases or decrease day by day due to their unique characteristics like their availability, rareness, numbers of collectors, etc. well-kept collectibles always has a high market value, and who do business with collectibles always looks for well-maintained products so that they can quickly be sold in the market. As we all know, damaged products never give a desirable value.
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- Storage conditions
Every collectible needs some specific storage condition to keep them in good shape that is damage proof. For example, a piece of titanic ship is stored in an alcoholic solution to avoid rusting of that piece. If rusting occurs, the market value of that item will go down. Another example is swords. Swords are generally kept in sword cases to avoid damage to the blade due to physical damage, rusting, etc.
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- Physical verification
Physical verification at a specific period of time must be done. The period of verification can be weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or maybe yearly. Physical verification is generally done by experts who are masters in their field. Experts will guide the collectors about the collectibles and their future maintenance.
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- Insurance
Several government and private agencies are there which provide insurance to the collectibles. They will assure the value of money regarding the collectible but have specific terms and conditions or some policies. Collectors must have to pay some amount of money to the agencies to claim their insurance in the future.
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As collectibles are the secondary source of investments, they must be managed well to hold or increase their market value, which further gives a profitable amount in return to the collector in the future. Maintenance and care are the vital parameters that must be undertaken for the collectibles.
