What items did you collect as an investment, only to find they didn't increase in value?

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Did you build up a collection of toys, games or trinkets in the hope they’d make you a fortune, only to find they ended up being worth very little when you tried to sell? We’d like to hear your stories.
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The only thing I ever bought for myself, not as an investment but because I like it, is Wedgwood Jasper ware, it’s basically worthless now .
All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
At least I realised fairly early on that they were worthless so I don't have that many to fret over.
All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
On the stamp forums I dabble in - there a lot of people saying that it's a hobby that will die - young people aren't starting to collect at the same rate and the older collectors are dying off. Plus modern issues are far more expensive as postage authorities chase a smaller number of completists.
To answer the question.... I've only ever collected things that I wanted to have. Some I have sold on when I was tired of them but any money raised was a bonus. I went through a phase of buying US comics and magazines, which I sold on after reading Occasionally I got lucky, but it was never a planned investment - just a way of part-funding the next purchase.
All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
I inherited about 25 three inch thick first day cover albums from around the world.
Thousands of beautiful stamps.
Probably cost thousands of ££ initially.
Sold at auction for around £25 for the lot.
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Speculating on collectibles is - imho - not the best way to invest.