Knives, Swords & Blades

JAPANESE WET STONE KNIFE TOOL SHARPENER WETSTONE BLOCK $49.99 Time Left: 15m

India Kukri Dagger Sheath Knife, Brass Grip $0.99 (1 Bids) Time Left: 15m

GERBER CURVE KEY CHAIN KNIFE MULTI TOOL NIB GREAT GIFT $9.99 Time Left: 16m

Handmade Antler Handle HD Clip Point Knife by Ironman $35.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 16m

Lot of 2 Rabbit Skinner Frost Cutlery 15-492B Knife New $0.99 Time Left: 17m

UZI Protector Self-Illuminating Watch UZI001N $67.00 Time Left: 17m

Dragon dagger wall plaque $15.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 17m

BUCK SIRUS 297RDS ASAP RED GOLD LINERLOCK KNIFE $29.99 Time Left: 17m

Case XX Folding Knife 62131 Man in Canoe $37.01 (3 Bids) Time Left: 17m

just released 2010..Extreme Fire Fighter Rescue Knife $0.01 (0 Bids) Time Left: 18m

BRASS HANDLED SWORD WITH SHEATH, DECORATIVE $9.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 18m

Mike Franklin Hawg knives custom linerlock knife NR $200.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 18m

LOT of 6 spring assisted TACTICAL pocket knives $6.50 (6 Bids) Time Left: 18m

LOT of 20 NEW 6" Sharpening Stones $5.06 (5 Bids) Time Left: 18m

Nontron France- Custom 5.25" Wood Carving Pocket Knife $44.95 Time Left: 18m

KRISS KNIFE $9.99 $14.99 Time Left: 19m

Lot of folding knves, Multitool and sharpener $15.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 19m

Custom Army Spring Assisted Switch Blade Folding Knife $0.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 19m

CASE XX MM MILLENIUM 2000 STAG FOLDING HUNTER 1-500 $240.00 Time Left: 20m

QUARTZ GRAND CASINO WRIST WATCH $1.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 20m

Barware, Fantasy, Mythical and Magic, Decorative Collectibles, Metalware, Militaria, Tobacciana and Science Fiction are merely a few examples to do with the business of collecting items. The item commonly called a collectible (or collectable) is typically something that has been manufactured which has been aimed at individuals to collect. Because of this, they are different from other things of collections, which might also include natural subjects (e.g., butterflies) and objects made for purposes other than collecting (such as, items of apparel).

Many items produced for other uses, (for example toys), have become so popular among collectors that they are later marketed directly to that group. The exhorbitant costs for several older GI Joe figures is a particularly good example of this phenomenon since the figures were originally intended to be purchased as children's toys instead of collectibles.

The very first collectibles were included as incentives with other products, for example cigarette cards in packs of cigarettes. Products that became popular started to see an extra market and oftentimes turned into the subject of collectible mania. After a time many collectible pieces started to be sold separately, instead of being made available as marketing aids to improve the appeal of other items.

To increase the appeal of collecting, product makers usually manufacture an entire series of a given collectible, ensuring that each item is different in some fashion. Examples include tee shirts showing individual Disney characters, or different designs of Beanie Baby. Fanatics will most usually try to put together a complete set of the available kinds.

The early versions of a product, designed in lesser batches prior to its collectible popularity has begun, very often command rediculously high prices on the secondary market. When it comes to a mature market, collectibles rarely, if ever, prove to be a spectacular investment.

In a very few cases, a series of events occur that result in a subject from a series of collectibles becoming extremely valuable. These subjects are known as collector's items because of their rarity, and these items have sometimes been valuable enough to be marketed for vast amounts of currency. Some unscrupulous people even go to great lengths to get rid of remainders of such items to cause forced scarcity.

So, whether you're interested in collecting Historical Memorabilia, Pens and Writing Instruments, Casino, Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone or even Autographs, now you know all there is to know about collectibles.