who attend the same shows you do provides you with an opportunity to seek advice regarding items you are considering purchasing. They can often help determine the authenticity, quality, condition, and value of the item and may help you avoid making a novice collector purchase mistake. When you finally start spending money, keep the following items in mind. First, you will never go wrong buying the best quality and condition example of an item that you can afford. Next to rarity and overall desirability, condition is one of the primary factors driving prices. Better condition items will also be easier to sell later on, if you want to upgrade or change your collecting direction. Second, until your knowledge base is strong enough to really know what you need to know
about making a purchase, buy from reputable dealers who stand behind the items they sell and guarantee their authenticity. Dealers listed in this guide are certainly a good group to start with! Finally, do not enter the world of collecting thinking of it as an investment. It is an investment of time, passion, and mental energy, but rarely will collecting tangible items be a realistic way to make any return on your money. While there are exceptions to that broad statement, do not expect to make money by collecting. Now go out and have fun. Collect the things you are passionate about. In doing this you can help preserve them for future generations of collectors to enjoy as well.
Buying and Selling The Finest in Americana
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