Collecting History

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What are Collectibles?:

Just about anything you can imagine is collectible if someone wants to collect it, search for it, and hold it.  What we feature on our Collectibles links are special items that have proven to be of high interest to many, and those items where pricing continues to rise on the secondary market, when they are no longer available on the open market.  Don't get us wrong, many of the items you will find on these Collectibles pages may still be be available on the open market, but we have placed the items or the designers on these pages due to their current and potential collectability.

The Collecting  Years:

Several years ago we began writing feature articles on items that appear to be collectible.  It does change from year to year and as new product comes out.  Stay tuned to this area each January-February after we have attended the various trade shows for news on what we have 'dug up" for you.

Click on the links below for previous year's essays (as we move them over from our old website).

1999 Collecting Essay
2008 Collecting Essay
2009 Collecting Essay
2010 Collecting Essay

Who are some of those Collectible Designers?:

Department 56 (Now bankrupt and much of their merchandise is no longer available).
Department 56 Villages (This portion of Dept 56 was sold off to Enesco and continues on).
Katherine's Collection
Bethany Lowe
Individual Creative Artists creating one of a kind Halloween Collectibles (such as Spookylvania).