rare object collected by investors. Examples are stamps, coins, oriental rugs, antiques, baseball cards, and photographs. Collectibles, other than bullion and certain coins typically rise in value during inflationary periods. Other than bullion and certain coins, collectibles are not valid investments for IRAs and self-directed Keogh plans.
rare object collected by investors. Examples: stamps, coins, oriental rugs, antiques, baseball cards, photographs. Collectibles typically rise sharply in value during inflationary periods, when people are trying to move their assets from paper currency as an inflation hedge, then drop in value during low inflation. Collectible trading for profit can be difficult, because of limited buyers and sellers, but the Internet, notably eBay, is helping.
