Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the August 27th Kim's Corner Column. This article is at: <a href="News-ID120000.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID120000.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder Wow! Great artcle, I like how Kim Peterson was able to articulate and explain the complexities of Disney collectables. As a small time collector myself, I have thought about the very same questions many many times and have taken a few different approaches to my hobby. Although I must admit that many times I have hoped that the peices I obtain will someday increase in monotary value it's never really been the main reason I collect. I'd venture to say that's true for most collectors and even most Disneyana dealers too. Have I ever bought something mainly because I hoped it would increase in value? Sure I have, but ya know what, it never did. Have I ever paid an infalted price for an item and had it go down in value shortly afterwards? You better believe it! I'm sure most collectors have experianced that also. Eventually I found what I like and I collect it mostly for emotinal reasons. I collect Disneyland memorabila, I collect it because I love Disneyland. Like Disneyland, my pieces make me feel happy, and like Disneyland, I think I love park, and the hobby for nostalgia. Many people [including myself] get flustered and bent out of shape when Disneyland retires an attraction or changes something from it's original state, as painful as it might be, there is always a bright side to all of it. I know that someday, I'm gunna pull out a map, a book, a picture, video footage or something and say "oh cool, remember that attraction back then" I do it all the time now and as years go by, the collection of memories just get bigger. I like collectables, even though I'm not what I'd call a heavy duty Disney collector, I do enjoy it. I look forward to more articles in "Kim's corner" Great stuff!
Originally Posted By hopemax * Hope waves at Kim from the MountainEars corner of the world. In many ways collectibles go backwards of logic. I usually try to steer away from things that are called "collectible." I have my pins, I have my beanies but in both case I only have one or 2 that I've ever paid more than retail for because I don't see the market staying as high as it's been. I think in order for something to become really valuable it needs to have a strong personal attachment to a large group of people. People seem to spend a lot of money on the things they had as kids or wanted as kids but Mom wouldn't buy. That's why the Fisher Price toys, Lionel toys, the playsets from the 50's, Marx toys have value today. The "LE" stuff will only be owned by a small percentage of the people, who will take really good care of it hoping to sell it later, so in 20 years who will want to buy it? The people who owned it, probably still will and the people who didn't own it, never developed an attachment to the thing and are out looking for the piece they want from their childhood. Even with pins, some of the ones that go for the most are the "rack" pins from 20 years ago. Collecting Disney is teaching me patience. What I want will be available at the price I want eventually. And with this pin thing right now, there are great deals on other types of merchandise.
