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The statement in the title should be
obvious, but most collectors of cars and literature
concentrate on quantity and not quality. That is natural
when you are just beginning collecting, but old habits
should be broken once we become serious collectors.
And if you are reading this you probably are.
If you have a nice collection of hundreds or thousands
of brochures, books, magazines, memorabilia, dealers
albums, etc., your collection increases significantly
in value each year assuming you keep them in good condition
and they are popular items that many collectors would
like to own. You can sell them for a profit, but you
have a lot to sell and to catalog. Researching prices
and putting them on eBay is going to cost you a lot
of time and money.
On the other hand, if you collected very selectively
only the literature that you know is very desirable
and that there is high demand for, you will get a higher
percentage of profit for each item, spend less time
describing the literature, pricing and selling them.
Most important, they will all sell - and quickly.
I am not suggesting that you should buy just to sell
as an investment. That is for stocks, bonds and real
estate. Literature is to be enjoyed when you buy it,
enjoyed for the long term and then sold when the appropriate
time comes - with an impressive profit and with little
effort on your part. So, while you will probably want
to continue buying literature at a wide range of prices,
keep this valuable lesson in mind and at least acquire
some real gems. You will be handsomely rewarded in the
long run.
ITEMS VALUED AT $500 OR MORE
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American Mercedes - 1906 |
Cadillac - 1904 |
Cadillac - 1905 |
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Cadillac - 1930 |
Cadillac - 1930 |
Cadillac - 1930 |
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Cadillac - 1931 |
Cadillac/Lasalle - 1932 |
Chevrolet - 1956 |
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Ferrari - 1953 |
Ferrari - 1958 |
Ferrari - 1995 |
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Franklin - 1906 |
Haynes-Apperson - 1903/04 |
Peerless - 1904 |
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Peerless - 1905 |
Peerless - 1906 |
Pierce-Arrow - 1921 |
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Pontiac - 1942 |
Pope-Waverly - 1904/05 |
Rambler - 1904 |
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Richard-Brasier - 1905 |
Rolls-Royce - 1912/13 |
Rolls-Royce - 1928 |
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Rolls-Royce - 1929/30 |
Rolls-Royce - 1934/35 |
Royal Tourist - 1906 |
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Stevens-Duryea - 1905 |
Vanderbilt Race - 1904 |
Winton - 1905 |
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Winton - 1905 |
Winton - 1906 |
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Lagonda - 1956 |
Pierce-Arrow - 1905 |
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The "Wall Street Journal"
emphasizes the same theme in their article, "The
Most Expensive Car Ever Auctioned in U.S.". Click
here for the full article. |
