What will be collectible in the future?

[ashleen]

Cannon,
hmm....good question!
How about...maybe...
Designer handbags (Prada, Coach, Gucci, Dior) women go NUTS for them now
Perfume bottles
Harry Potter stuff
maybe Y2K stuff?
Old vinyl records
Barbie
NASCAR

 

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[Cannonman17]

I think that Y2K stuff is a good one, NASCAR is always a good bet, probably Harry Potter too--- good thinking... I don't have the desire or money to hoard any Gucci bags though!!

 

[fiatboy]

The original brick and bag-style cell phones.

I second that.

Shoes of all sizes and styles---unworn, of course.

Hard copies of things, especially photographs and music. So much is stored digitally now, but I can foresee a time when people don't have, for whatever reason, all those files they used to.

Old toys, especially Lego's and good condition Hello Kitty stuff. I know, I know, Hello Kitty is everywhere and her products are of shoddy quality, but there is something about "cute" stuff that girls find irresistible.

I don't think sports cards or memorabilia will do well. Beanie babies will similarly suffer. In general, anything that is marketed as a future collectible will not hold its value too well.

Things that we use everyday, if still in great condition, should be ok.

 

[ivan salis]

somethings never lose their style -- think of the classics ---things we (humans) have always loved thru the years -- sex ,food, status items , weapons, money , gold & silver--- 200 year old brandy anyone?

 

[fiatboy]

sex ,food, status items

yep...I think that's all you need to know. You nailed it, ivan.

 

[ashleen]

Things that we use everyday, if still in great condition, should be ok.

Fiatboy,

thanks for bumping this thread.
it was a good one

how about early computers, gps ?

and today's military memorabelia?
I still have a bunch of those desert storm pins everyone was wearing with yellow ribbons. lol
and the playing cards with Sadam and the others...stuff like that.
lol...who knows...maybe someday all the support the troops car magnets.
marlboro, budweiser and harley davidson stuff; will probably ALWAYS be collected.
coins and weapons, too; of course.

 

[fiatboy]

how about early computers, gps ?

Good candidates, both!
I think all early electronics will fair well.

 

[GunFarce]

how about early computers, gps ?

Good candidates, both!
I think all early electronics will fair well.

Maybe all the manuals for that stuff, IF their written in comprehensible Engrish

 

[Detectingfreak]

im with gypsy heart! I hope its pulltabs!

 

[vibes]

Newspaper Headlines of major events

 

[bradgny]

How about false and illegal voter registration cards from the 2008 presidential election.Butthen again there might be to many of them

 

[nhbenz]

Newspaper Headlines of major events

The problem is that too many people save them. I was excited to find (in my folks attic) newspapers from the day the Germans were defeated in WWII (V.E. Day) , only to find they were still too common to command a high price.

 

[vibes]

what did you do w/ them?

 

[nhbenz]

Still have them (being kept in better conditions than the attic).

 

[pegleglooker]

Unused welfare checks..... VERY VERY rare

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[Cannonman17]

Any presidential race material from the losing side, I guess if you collect that sort of stuff the materials from the loser are far more rare as they are usually thrown out. Just a thought.

 

[GunFarce]

Not being an American, We Canadians 'do' have a unique insight into elected Socialists and the election promises they keep! I would suspect one of the rarest things you will ever see in the future, will be the list of Obama's 'kept' promises..

 

[vibes]

album art cover.

 

[Cannonman17]

How about VCR's and tapes...

 

[My Precious]

I agree with VCR tapes, maybe early Disney releases. I'd say cigarette material could be hot with it's popularity dwindling and restrictions increasing. And in this digital age how about cameras, my dad recently went to a one hour photo shop looking for film for his camera and they didn't sell any.