What will be the 'collectables' of tomorrow?

[lottiecass]

I know that trying to find an original Sheffield made pocket knife built back in the days when Sheffield ruled the world in the cutlery trade was next to impossible to find. Ebay uk was useless due to their ban on blades, most charity shops won't accept them. I ended up contacting various friend in the USA to bid on my behalf for items listed on eBay.com. It's ironic that what made Sheffield world famous is now next to impossible to find here.

 

Please don't confuse the modern Sheffield made stuff with the real McCoy - most of it is stamped out in China before arriving here for its "made in Shef....." Stamp.

 

Also don't overlook old Sheffield plate. In fact anything that's vintage and complete should be collectible in years to come.

You are spot on mrcharlie,the sheath knives are good sellers in the USA,but are uncommon here for sale.When you think how many were made here,where have they gone?

[PeteMorris]

You are spot on mrcharlie,the sheath knives are good sellers in the USA,but are uncommon here for sale.When you think how many were made here,where have they gone?

 

I think it's probably more to do with the fact they are difficult to advertise for sale here...Can't put them on Ebay, can't put them in the for sale groups on Facebook...Definitely can't put them in the classifieds section on here, so it's a problem, even if you've got one to advertise it generally.

[geared]

For stuff to be collectable it usually has to actually be something kinda special in the first place.

 

For example tons and tons of old tech is just junk, but there's mega money in the first Apple computers which were hand built by the men who started the company.

 

There's a market for other retro tech, but prices are still relatively reasonable and because it's being collected there is going to be decent numbers around for some time which keeps the price low.

 

Sports and music memorabilia is always a good bet, as long as it's genuine of course.

 

'Some' cars are worth collecting too, but some just aren't - they take up alot of space and need a decent amount of care as well.

Old Mini's are a good bet though, their value is only going up!

[JFKvsNixon]

For stuff to be collectable it usually has to actually be something kinda special in the first place.

 

For example tons and tons of old tech is just junk, but there's mega money in the first Apple computers which were hand built by the men who started the company.

 

There's a market for other retro tech, but prices are still relatively reasonable and because it's being collected there is going to be decent numbers around for some time which keeps the price low.

 

Sports and music memorabilia is always a good bet, as long as it's genuine of course.

 

'Some' cars are worth collecting too, but some just aren't - they take up alot of space and need a decent amount of care as well.

Old Mini's are a good bet though, their value is only going up!

 

I've read that the Mark 1 Golf GTi is considered a classic car, and if you look after it you can sell it for more than your purchased it.

[geared]

Yep and the Mk2 is creeping up in value as well, cult classic cars that have maintained a decent following.

The same is true for the 205 Gti and the Renault 5 GT Turbo, all were something special so are worth holding onto as they're appreciating nicely.

 

Less so for the more run of the mill models tho, the old Diesel 205, the 1 litre Renault 5 etc etc.

They'll eventually appreciate as all old cars do, but never to the extent the sporty ones will - they'll be more the 'entry level' classics that you'll pick up for a couple of grand, whereas their hot-hatch siblings will easily command 10X the price they will.

[JFKvsNixon]

Yep and the Mk2 is creeping up in value as well, cult classic cars that have maintained a decent following.

The same is true for the 205 Gti and the Renault 5 GT Turbo, all were something special so are worth holding onto as they're appreciating nicely.

 

Less so for the more run of the mill models tho, the old Diesel 205, the 1 litre Renault 5 etc etc.

They'll eventually appreciate as all old cars do, but never to the extent the sporty ones will - they'll be more the 'entry level' classics that you'll pick up for a couple of grand, whereas their hot-hatch siblings will easily command 10X the price they will.

 

I forgot about the Renault 5 GT Turbo! Wow what a car. I'm currently concocting a plan to be able to own a Golf GTi, Mrk 1, but it's very very far away at the moment.

[L00b]

The original MX-5 (Mk1) is one of those cars that are still readily accessible in budget, but already clearly appreciating as 'becoming collectable'. Earliest examples are knocking on 26 years, latest examples (before the Mk2 facelift) are 17 years old by now, and non-import unmolested/fully-original ones in good condition with good history are already getting quite rare. My agreed valuations for ours, with classics insurers, have been going up by £500 to £700 annually in the past 3 years, currently at a hair under £4k. Up to 4 or 5 years ago, I'd have been lucky to get agreed on £2,000. I've also been seeing a lot more young-ish retirees (not 50-somethings, but not 70-somethings either ) knocking about in them (MX-5 MK1s) in the past couple of years or so, than I ever did in years gone by.

 

For electronics, I agree with geared above, there has to be some sort of "special character" to an item for true collectable value to arise. Hand-in-hand with enough people of a certain age (for whom, in their earlier years, such items were the stuff of dreams when they were new) with disposable income going through a nostalgia-/retro- phase.

 

For instance, with reference to tzijlstra's example of videogames consoles, those he mentioned (Playstation, NES, SNES, Xbox) are still worth pennies and will likely remain worth pennies for many years yet (though a mint boxed NES set is not to be sniffed at these days), until enough of them have perished altogether. But the really rare/special stuff (NeoGeo AES, Vectrex, VirtualBoy, PC engine variants, Coleco-Nintendo tabletops) has long been worth £££, and their value is only ever increasing: most anybody who was into videogames when these were new (80s-90s) knew about them, but could never hope to afford them, and so there weren't many of them sold/around due to their unavailability/extortionate price tags; many of those same people who are still into videogames nowadays, are after them and std market dynamics do the rest: what is rare and in demand is expensive

Edited November 16, 2015 by L00b

[geared]

The original MX-5 (Mk1) is one of those cars that are still readily accessible in budget, but already clearly appreciating as 'becoming collectable'.

 

I do agree they will become collectable and are appreciating, some very low mileage and very tidy Mk1's have been going for a good £8k to collectors.

Now personally I think thats well over-priced and such people are going to be sitting on them for probably a decade or so to even break-even, but thats their problem.

 

They're a good example of car collecting though as they can be tricky beasts, Mazda went hell for leather with 'Special Editions' to the point it's almost a joke with that car.

There are a very few select models that are 'special' and they will be the ones demanding the decent money, with the prices of other models following behind.

 

In 20 years time I can see the MX5 being the MGB of today though, a relatively available Classic car with a range of conditions available to purchase.

[PeteMorris]

I do agree they will become collectable and are appreciating, some very low mileage and very tidy Mk1's have been going for a good £8k to collectors.

Now personally I think thats well over-priced and such people are going to be sitting on them for probably a decade or so to even break-even, but thats their problem.

 

They're a good example of car collecting though as they can be tricky beasts, Mazda went hell for leather with 'Special Editions' to the point it's almost a joke with that car.

There are a very few select models that are 'special' and they will be the ones demanding the decent money, with the prices of other models following behind.

 

In 20 years time I can see the MX5 being the MGB of today though, a relatively available Classic car with a range of conditions available to purchase.

 

It's a classic case of the 'if only' syndrome. Some of the cars I've had over the years...A 1957 VW Beetle, Triumph Herald, Rover P1, Austin A40, Hillman Minx, Fiat 500, A bubble car, Ford Cortina 'E' and probably many more I can't remember...All of them probably classics by now.

[mrcharlie]

For stuff to be collectable it usually has to actually be something kinda special in the first place

 

'Some' cars are worth collecting too, but some just aren't - they take up alot of space and need a decent amount of care as well.

Old Mini's are a good bet though, their value is only going up!

 

You have a point there, but I don't necessarily think they have to be special.

 

Look at the Ford Escort MK1 - the epitome of a working class family car, the Rolls Royce on the other hand was the epitome of pure luxury.

 

Yet today nobody wants the Roller, hence the pitiful used prices, but Jeez....seen the price of the MK1 Escorts!!

 

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