What Are Valuable Celebrity Collectibles?

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Article Title: What Are Valuable Celebrity Collectibles?
Author: Victor Epand
Category: Collecting
Word Count: 509
Keywords: celebrity, collectibles, valuable
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Celebrity collectibles are the sorts of memorabilia which people build entire collections around. They are the pieces which you can place at the center of a collection and depending on the availability of the piece, they can often be worth quite a bit of money. Different pieces of memorabilia will naturally be worth different amounts, however, and figuring out which types of pieces are worth more can be an important step for any serious collector. Some people choose to make a living out of dealing pieces of celebrity collectibles and knowing what is worth its value can be important.

The value of most collectibles depends on the condition that the item is in. Mint condition is considered to be the best type of state a piece of memorabilia can be in, meaning that it is something which has never been opened or exposed to the harmful effects of a natural environment. These are some of the hardest pieces to come by as one only really owns a mint condition item if that person purchased it in the first place with the intentions of turning it into a mint condition collectible item. Otherwise, the piece turns into something in very good shape, something that has been lightly used and taken very good care of.

Autographed photos can be some of the easiest pieces of memorabilia to collect although, ultimately, they may not be worth too much. The photos must be in a pristine condition for the value to last and the autographs on the photos will greatly factor into their ultimate worth. If the autograph is from a celebrity who does not give out many autographs, the number of items which that celebrity has signed are few, making your piece into something more valuable. Additionally, if you have a piece which was autographed many, many years ago by a celebrity who has long since passed away, the piece may also be much more valuable as it remained in good condition all of that time and no more pieces will ever be signed by that celebrity.

Baseball cards can be another great form of celebrity memorabilia, although like autographed photos, a great deal can depend on the condition the cards are in and when they are from. America went through a surge of baseball cards during the 1980s and as a result, many of the cards from this time period are nearly worthless. Cards from the 1950s are much more popular, however, especially when taken into consideration who is on the card.

Action figures of certain celebrities in films can also be popular, fetching a high price. In order for this to happen, however, the figures must remain in their original packaging, never having been opened. Opening the toys will rapidly devalue them. Also, the original action figure should have been from a relatively limited release edition. The more figures that were produced, the more popular these figures are and the less value they will carry. Finding valuable celebrity collectibles does not have to be difficult, but keeping them in a valuable condition can be.

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