Vanity, Perfume & Shaving

Vintage STRATTON ENGLAND ENAMELED BRASS PURSE PILL BOX $18.00 (6 Bids) Time Left: 15m

Vintage Old Spice Shaving Mug!!! $5.00 (7 Bids) Time Left: 16m

Vintage celluloid vanity dresser set and manicure items $4.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 16m

ESTEE LAUDER PLAYFUL PUP SOLID PERFUME COMPACT 2004 $29.99 (1 Bids) Time Left: 17m

Bottle Stopper For Wine Bottles $9.99 $44.95 Time Left: 17m

Compact Engraved Golden Bird and Flowers $9.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 18m

Vintage Brass&Petit Point:Brush set:Dressing Table 4pic $9.18 (0 Bids) Time Left: 18m

Apercu by Houbigant for Women 0.5 oz Parfum Classic $159.99 Time Left: 18m

Vintage PRINCE MATCHABELLI CROWN JEWEL Cologne Perfume $7.99 (1 Bids) Time Left: 18m

Antique Victorian Eye Glasses gold earloop chain + case $49.99 Time Left: 19m

Asian Japan Vintage Womans Handpaint Dresser Porcelain $5.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 19m

Vintage Borghese Princess Marcella Jeweled Lip Case MIB $27.45 (6 Bids) Time Left: 19m

Black fake-leather covered trinket box and white stichi $9.72 (0 Bids) Time Left: 19m

Vintage Hat and Lapel pins $10.50 (1 Bids) Time Left: 20m

Mini Porcelain Cat on can basket Trinket Box $4.95 Time Left: 20m

SET OF 3 HEAVY CRYSTAL PERFUME BOTTLES AND TRAY $6.49 (3 Bids) Time Left: 21m

Vintage "French CanCan" E.D.T. Natural Spray by Caron. $135.00 Time Left: 21m

Mexico Sterling Silver with Etched Figure Compact $100.00 Time Left: 22m

" ISADORA " VINTAGE COLLECTORS MINI PARFUM BOTTLE $4.50 (0 Bids) Time Left: 22m

Vintage, Petit Point Guiloche;Box for Dressing Table SET $4.58 (0 Bids) Time Left: 23m

Metalware, Pens and Writing Instruments, Tobacciana, Disneyana, Clocks, Science Fiction and Comics are only seven examples of the hobby of collecting pieces. The item known as a collectible (or collectable) is typically a manufactured item meant for individuals to collect. In this respect, they are separate from other things of collections, which may also include natural objects (such as, butterflies) and subjects designed for uses other than collecting (e.g., cars).

Some items produced for other purposes, (for example toys), have become so in demand in the world of collectors that they are subsequently directly targeted to that audience. The exhorbitant costs for certain older Star Trek figures is an excellent example of this phenomena since the figures were originally intended to be acquired as toys instead of collectibles.

Earliest collectibles were included as incentives with other products, e.g. cigarette cards in packs of cigarettes. Popular items developed a secondary market and very often became the object of collectible crazes. It didn't take long before many collectible items came to be available separately, instead of being used as marketing accessories to improve the appeal of other products.

In order to increase the appeal of collecting, product makers most usually make an entire series of a certain collectible, with each product differentiated in some way. Examples include sports cards depicting individual players, or differing designs of Batman figures. Lovers will usually try to collect a complete set of the available versions.

The initial kinds of a product, manufactured in smaller batches prior to its collectible popularity has developed, sometimes bring rediculously high prices on the secondary market. When it comes to a mature market, collectibles rarely turn out to be a highly profitable investment.

In a very few cases, a chain of circumstances will occur that result in an object from a series of collectibles becoming incredibly valuable. These things are referred to as collector's items because of their rarity, and these subjects have occasionally been valuable enough to be sold for significant amounts of money. Some even go to great lengths to destroy remainders of such pieces to cause forced scarcity.

So, whether you're interested in collecting Breweriana and Beer, Animals, Linens, Fabric and Textiles, Trading Cards or even Housewares and Kitchenware, now you know all there is to know about collectibles.