Collecting 2006
01.08.07 By Deanna Dahlsad
While many folks went about trying to predict what to collect now as investments, I thought I’d ponder not what to buy in case prices soar or guess trends (even if based on big ticket items sold), but rather focus on what 2006 looked like.
Twenty or thirty years from now collectors will be looking for the iconic items which remind them of days gone by. What might you have lying about your house now that you might want to box up for future auction sales?
For starters, check out the Top 10 2006 lists.
For news stories, remember newspapers, including local coverage of events. (Don’t forget digital formats, such as podcasts and webshots.)
The latest tech gadgets, hot now, may be as antiquated and charming as the record player and the typewriter are to us today. So maybe you don’t want to toss all your out-dated toys when you upgrade. And keep an eye out for the oddest tech toys released this year which may not be around at the end of 2007.
But some of the real gems, the stuff that collector’s dreams are often made of, are the silliest stuff yet. It’s the stuff that makes up our pop culture. It’s the stuff you may not pay much attention to now, but years from now will have 2006 ‘written all over it’ later on. Whatever you feel is over-rated, annoying, and even not interesting to you personally now, may be the holy grail in 20 years.
A good place to look for ideas are shows and blogs which mock our current culture, like VH1’s Best Week Ever (and best of 2006). These shows illustrate how news stories became part of our pop culture through products and media. For example, killer bees in the 70’s. Sure, there are those who track the devils now, but who wouldn’t want part of the hysteria including memorabilia from the SNL Killer Bee sketches?
In 2006 Saddam Hussein and Miss Nevada haven’t been free from the exploitation, however tacky & temporary, which will likely bring great profits in the future.
Sure, these shows and blogs are filled with more celebrity ‘news’ than most of us care to live through viewing (or admitting to, as the case may be), but if they’re gossiped about now, these are the icons we’ll remember.
Who is on the cover of People Magazine? I’m sure folks in the 50’s were sick-to-death of that stupid Marilyn Monroe woman… Who knows, Paris Hilton could be the next Marilyn as far as fans of the future go — so won’t all those tabloids be worth something!
So go ahead, make a time capsule for 2006; but don’t bury it where it may get damaged.
Put it some place safe and even if no one wants to buy it, you’ll have a great time explaining all this stuff (and the personalities) to your kids and grandkids. *wink*
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Article Tags: collecting, investment, memorabilia, pop culture================
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