Young people become alternative collectors main force: uniqueness is a top priority

Sheng Shixing collection. In recent years, there have been more and more collectors, and the variety of collections is also growing. Compared with traditional collections, many of the 80s and 90s young people's collections are somewhat different: toys, erasers, comic books, candy papers, cell phones, and so on. Many inconspicuous objects become their collections. . These young collectors focus on the pursuit of spiritual pleasure, and the utilitarian pursuit of investment value is relatively light.

Collection play after a new trick 80 after 90 young people are the main alternative collection, unique importance of the most important "play now a lot of people to collect, I collected shadows, female students next door dormitory like to collect a variety of books, with the same A younger brother loves collecting waste batteries and soil samples. A boy in the school cycling team likes to collect shoes...” Wang Jiaying, a junior in the University of International Business and Economics, said when asked about the collection of friends around her.

After 80 years after 90, although the young child did not come off, but with love of life, nostalgia for the past, has become a new force in the collectors community. The baubles that were originally regarded as difficult for people to entertain were beginning to join the ranks of collectors.

Experts said that in the collection market, young people in the 1980s have become an indispensable force in the collection market, accounting for about 20% of collectors. Apart from preferring nostalgic subjects, they are generally active in the fields of stamps, coins, toys, etc. They are the mainstay of alternative collections.

In alternative collections, uniqueness is a top priority. Because the price of the collection is relatively low, it is the most novel and unique to think of the best. Collective professionals believe that the so-called uniqueness generally has the following characteristics: First, it is a time-honored one. It has a long-lasting appeal for collectors. Second, it is a sparsely populated collection. Being sought after; third is a specific theme. The more obvious the characteristics of the era, the more representative the shape, the more collectible.

22-year-old Yale at the Central University for Nationalities likes to collect a variety of beautiful perfume bottles. Her pearl is not the most precious item in the collection, but a red DAISY perfume bottle. "White, black, silvery daisies. Have you seen this? I like its special."

Peking University’s Hu Shih-Nang now also treasures the Otter Hero Card collected as a child: “This type of card is a gift for the little raccoon's crisp noodles. It’s a package, but it is repeated from time to time, so it’s not easy to collect 108. At that time, the crispy noodles in the small store at the school entrance were always bought by us." Childhood has long since passed away, but I remember that when everyone exchanged hero cards with each other, they couldn't help letting Hu Shineng, who was buried in the lab every day, feel a trace of it. Easy and pleasant.

Satisfaction is the biggest reward Collection is mostly to preserve memory, the pursuit of "self-decompression, looking for happiness" effect "because love, so love", childhood collections to accompany 80 after 90 to now, they have as if not a few boxes A few large boxes of gadgets, but more than 10 years of memories of spring, summer and autumn, and bittersweet, heart satisfaction is the greatest return these collections give them.

Chen Yangtian of Northwestern Polytechnical University is an anime fan. Cartoon posters, illustrations and magazines collected from kindergartens have already filled his room. "These collections have recorded the bits and pieces of my growing up." Talking about the collection, Chen is quite proud. Cartoon stickers for kindergarten collection, illustrations for cutting at the elementary school, posters and pictures for the junior high school, DVDs, models, and software for high school. On this road, Xiao Chen has become a professional anime fan from a "rookie". With the deepening of hobbies, he began to learn Japanese, image processing, video production, speech synthesis, subtitling, and program cracking... "I started myself. Some creations, although many are still 'bad'."

After attending university, Chen Yangtian joined the animation club and continued to enjoy their hobbies and collections with more like-minded friends. The full house collection is by no means a simple pattern, but a precious memory of his growing experience. "Fortunately, thanks to animation, it would be tedious to spend more than 10 years studying!" When a newly-enthusiastic cartoon enthusiast asks Chen, he often shares his own collection with everyone and looks at other people's envious eyes. Chen felt satisfied.

“Standing the unrecoverable happiness on a piece of material that I like and collecting it. When I turn it back, it's like a time tunnel that can take me back to whatever year I want to go and I can achieve Decompression, looking for a happy 'magic effect." Chen Yangtian said.

Liu Peiyu from the 90s in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province is a rubber "collector" with a history of 15 years of collection.

“I started collecting a variety of good-looking erasers from elementary school.” In her mortuary, Xiao Liu turned out five or six aluminum skin collection boxes containing hundreds of pieces of rubber: small animal series, fruit and vegetable series. , Character series, Japan, the United States, South Korea ... ... Xiao Liu said, using lucky money to collect your favorite rubber is her childhood's most enjoyable memory. The elder brother and sister also always remember her hobby when she was studying abroad. "Although there is a lot of stress in the schoolwork now, there will be less collection, but if you like it, you will still buy it. Like an old habit, you cannot change it."

Value-added is just a "byproduct"

Some alternative collections have a limited space for appreciation. Compared with traditional collections such as ancient coins, porcelain, paintings, and calligraphy, the new generation of alternative collections such as Transformers, animation works, and erasers are mostly limited in their appreciation space. For most collectors after 80's and 90's, the added value of the collection is only a by-product of the collection process.

Recently, with the popularity of the movie "Transformers 3," the collectors of the Transformers Toys have fired in the post-80s and 90s, and the price of Transformers toys has gradually increased. Some old versions have gone up by a dozen or even several times over their original prices, and the prices of re-engraved versions of old versions have generally risen by 30% to 40%. “I know that prices have been rising recently, but this is a collection of hobbies, not an investment, where willing to sell?” Talking about the appreciation of Transformers toys, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Li Siyuan said.

Li Siyuan is a Transformers "fan". Into his bedroom, several transformers placed on the shelves are particularly eye-catching. "These are my few newest ones and there are many at home." After she liked the "Transformers" cartoon from elementary school, Xiaoli began to collect various Transformer toys. At first, only the elders gave away, and they gradually bought their own pocket money. Now the collection reaches 200.

"The collection of Transformers toys, the most important thing is unique. If everyone has no meaning, so the sought after is generally the oldest original Transformers and remakes, and some other anniversary edition, limited edition is also worthy of collection. "Li Siyuan said.

Although she is now busy with the Paulian exam, Li Siyuan will always play with her baby several times. “Some people don’t understand that Transformers is just a kid’s stuff. But for me it’s a precious memory. Every time I see them, it feels like I’m back to a carefree childhood. It makes me happy. Looking at a collection that was so easy to accumulate makes me feel very fulfilled."

He said that the original Transformers are more expensive, although they like it, but now he is still a student, but had to converge. Wait for your own job to make money, and then collect one.

In Chen Yangtian’s collection, there was a platinum collection of CDs. A friend was brought to Hong Kong to help him. At the time, the price did not exceed 100 yuan. Now it has sold for 1,000 yuan, but he never considered selling it. In Chen’s opinion, that precious disc was just one of his many discs. “The price is really not the point. What matters is the time and mind spent on those things and the happiness they bring me.”

Experts said that the alternative collections that mainly consisted of young people reflected the true nature of the collection. They did not allow money and interest to influence themselves, and they calmly experienced the unique charm of collecting life.

Collection should be rational "four bogey" Mo forget (extended reading)

Not all items with collectible value must have investment value. Collecting wealth management is much more complicated than ordinary investors imagine. If you are careless, you may suffer heavy losses. To this end, collectors must have a strong sense of risk, and always put avoidance risk at the top when investing in collections, and investment gains should be followed by profits. Experts reminded that when collecting collections, four major taboos should be noted:

Bogey rob. When assessing the grade and value of collections, it is necessary to adopt a strict and conservative attitude. Do not rush for collections to avoid feverishness and cost.

Avoid following the trend. The collection is a special commodity whose value is affected by a series of factors such as aesthetic value, art trend value, artistic skill value, artistic creation value, social function value, cultural value, creator social popularity, etc., which depends on media hype. Up.

Avoid stubbornness. There must be a good attitude when buying. It is neither stubborn nor impulsive. The so-called stubbornness is to think that the eyesight is good, even the opinions of the experts do not go in, and the result suffers a big loss. The so-called impulsive is to see the gratifying collections without calm thinking and judgment, for fear of missing, hurrying to save money, and the result is not to buy fakes is to buy high prices.

Avoid impatient. Eyes can't just stare at the short-term gains that are now being made by reselling, thus ignoring its potential long-term benefits. You know, reselling is easy to get stuck.

Experts remind that not everything that has commemorative significance must be of collectible value, nor is anything that has a collection value necessarily have investment value. To enter the collectibles market, we must maintain a calm mind and peace of mind. There are many traps in the collectibles market. If you have a little carelessness, you will lose everything.

Second, collections should pay attention to methods, that is, spare cash input. Collection is a hobby and it also costs a lot of money. In order to be able to measure out, we must never cast our living expenses. Otherwise, it would be a good thing to cultivate temperament and bring trouble to ourselves.