Collectibles Definition: What is a Collectible?
Basically, a collectible is an item with value that someone takes the time to collect. I used to call out telephone books as an example of items folks might collect that don’t really hold much value. I’ve been informed by one of my users on About.com, however, that there are folks out there who do pay good money to collect phone books nowadays so I stand corrected. In fact, since even cardboard cereal boxes, old bottle caps, and mint tins are considered collectible because there are people who value these items enough to purchase them from one another, I’m thinking just about anything can be considered collectible. With this in mind, it’s easy to understand where the “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” adage originated. When Collectibles are More Than Just a Collection Remember when you were a kid with a nifty rock collection? Or maybe you fancied some nice seashells gleaned from the beach on a family vacation. Either way, you owned a collection. Unless you were really, really
