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An object whose value went up the moment someone stopped using it for its actual purpose.
means An item kept and traded mainly because people want to own, display, or resell it rather than use it.
from Built from 'collect' (from Latin 'collectus,' past participle of 'colligere' — to gather together, from 'com-' plus 'legere,' to pick or choose) plus the adjective-forming '-ible.' The verb existed for centuries, but 'collectible' as a noun for a prized gathered object is a much more modern usage, rising with 20th-century hobbyist culture and the marketing of mass-produced items as future treasures.
- beanie babies
- turned plush toys into a 1990s speculative asset class
- age myth
- something can be a collectible the day it ships
- antique vs collectible
- antiques need 100 years, collectibles just need demand
- grading obsession
- sealed-in-plastic condition can multiply resale price tenfold