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Collecting requires a higher level of cultural accomplishment and art appreciation, as well as a full understanding of relevant information. It is not uncommon for people to lose money on investment because they don't understand the value of art and collectibles. It is said that an entrepreneur in Qingdao bought four sets of two-family houses connected together at once, and from the first time he entered the house to the end, it was full of ceramics and invested more than 10 million yuan. Unfortunately, 99% of his collection is fake.

The 2010 Autumn Art Auction of Jingrongbao Auction Company was held on November 13 at the Asia Hotel in Beijing. There are nearly 600 pieces of modern and contemporary paintings and calligraphy in the auction, and nearly 800 pieces of antique cultural toys. Among them, Xu Beihong, No. 587's "Running Horse", with a reserve price of 5 million yuan, was finally sold at 16.8 million yuan after many fierce bidding, becoming the work with the highest transaction price in the calligraphy and painting special session that day, and it was only auctioned for 8 million yuan in 2008, and the value increased by more than 8 million yuan in 2 years.

Therefore, collecting art will also be equivalent to a rapid increase in one's wealth. Not only works of art can be collected, RMB, stamps, wine, watches, jade, diamonds, etc. are very collectible, for example, the first set of RMB only has more than 30 sets, and the collection value has soared, from more than 6,000 yuan in 1975 to 4 million yuan in 2010.

Generally speaking, with economic development and social progress, people's demand for art and collectibles will accelerate. According to Maslow's theory of desire and need, people will gradually turn to higher needs after satisfying lower needs. After economic development, some rich people do not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and other living needs, they will turn to spiritual needs, therefore, with the development of the economy and the increase of the rich class, the demand for art and collectibles of the rich has increased rapidly.

However, collecting requires a higher level of cultural accomplishment and art appreciation, as well as a full understanding of relevant information. It is not uncommon for people to lose money on investment because they don't understand the value of art and collectibles. It is said that an entrepreneur in Qingdao bought four sets of two-family houses connected together at once, and from the first time he entered the house to the end, it was full of ceramics and invested more than 10 million yuan. Unfortunately, 99% of his collection is fake.

To engage in collection, the key is not only to distinguish the authenticity, but also to discern the vision, different artworks and collections, its value-added space is not the same, and to cultivate this vision needs to learn, need to learn a lot of related knowledge. Collecting art needs to analyze the supply and demand, generally speaking, scarce is expensive, the issuance of commemorative coins, stamps, commemorative albums, artworks, etc., the less the circulation, the more commemorative significance, and the more collectible value.

If a well-known painter or calligrapher, the value of his works is relatively large, the degree of recognition of his calligraphy and painting in the society is relatively high, and he is older, then, the purchase of such a painter or calligrapher's calligraphy and painting is very collectible, once the painter or calligrapher dies, the painter's painting or calligrapher's words are very valuable, because the supply has decreased, and the demand for his works has not decreased, and even many people know that the painter or calligrapher is no longer there, and the demand for his works will increase rapidly. As a result, the price of his works has risen rapidly. In order to greatly increase the value of your collection, you must collect it for a long time, even if the price drops temporarily, you will not be moved, or temporarily appreciate the value of the collection, and insist on holding it for a long time, the longer the collection, the greater the value of the collection.

For friends who want to invest in collections, we should also pay attention to the following points:

First, it cannot exceed the economic capacity

Antique investment is a fascinating investment, and if you understand the mysteries, you will often fall deeper and deeper, and here is a reminder to investors that they must not exceed their financial means. We may often hear in the market, or in some books and magazines, that there are many stories of collectors or antique investors who do not hesitate to break the bank and buy a collection that is ruined because it is a fake. Therefore, it is necessary to understand that you can invest as much as you can and compare insurance. We can take a gradual approach to investing, starting with a few hundred dollars, and then following the investment of eyesight and financial resources.

Second, don't buy fake antique and inferior products

Don't buy fake things, no matter how cheap they are. Because there is no value in investing at all. Antique products must be produced in large quantities, not only with coarse texture but also without collection value. It should be noted here that what is not necessarily expensive is genuine, and there are many antique merchants who grasp the psychology of collectors and believe that the high price is genuine, but the fact is not. Anything that is imitation, regardless of the price, is not worth collecting and investing.

3. Do not enter and exit in the short term

Investing in antique artworks is the potential for future appreciation, and is not suitable for buying and selling in a short period of time, and the short-term profit space is very limited.

Fourth, don't be in a hurry

Buying antique works of art is not in a hurry, you must think twice, you can't see the same love, it is best to read more books and research, visit more stores, and then find out your own collection direction, it is best to invest in a series of plans.

Fifth, don't be greedy

There may be a problem with something that is much lower than the market price, or it may be flawed, or it may be dumped in large quantities, or it may be a counterfeit work. Be cautious.

6. "Simplicity" of investment

This means that when investing, you may wish to choose an object that is not too complicated to identify, such as a snuff bottle that is not very old, and there is no problem of age identification, and Tianhuang is also an item that is easier to identify the authenticity. Paintings and ceramics are difficult works of art, and when identifying authenticity, different judgments have to be made depending on the age, and there are many aspects to consider. In particular, each painter has a different style and background in each period, and it takes a long time to do research to distinguish the authenticity from the fake.

7. Don't be too unpopular

The works invested in are too unpopular in the market, so the opportunity to increase in value will be relatively slow, such as ancient pottery, large bronze is not easy to circulate projects, unless you like it very much, that is, you can not consider the problem of taking over in the future.

8. Don't be too popular

A hot item is an item that every collector is looking for, and the price is bound to be high and not easy to obtain. This kind of popular artwork is very popular in the market, and the market has been chased higher, and it is not easy to fall in the short term, such as Changhua bloodstone and ancient porcelain.

9. The purchase order should be more and more refined

Investing in antiques should start from the initial level, and then the vision will become more and more high-end when it reaches a certain level. The most unwise thing is to buy collectible boutiques, and then go back to buy some antique and folk art works, and as a result, reduce their collection taste.

10. Pay attention to quality and refinement

Investing in antiques is by no means a win by quantity, with the money to buy ten miscellaneous items, it is better to concentrate funds to acquire a work with high rarity, special material and artistic quality, and its future value-added space will greatly exceed that of the other ten small works.

At the beginning of the new year in 1997, the new postal market opened the prelude to speculation in the new postal market under the condition that people's expectations were getting higher and higher. Under the pursuit of many postal people and huge sums of money, all kinds of philatelic products are like wild horses that have escaped all the way, and they have risen in a straight line.

This is reflected in the change in price, in days or even hours. Coins and phone cards, which are at the height of stamps, have also risen sharply and are in full bloom, and the speed and magnitude of their appreciation are jaw-dropping. In just 10 and a half days, there are countless increases of 1 to 5 times. By the middle of March, the postal market exploded to the peak, both the number of people entering the market, the number of funds, and the trading volume far exceeded the "91 postal market madness", and the postal market fell into an unprecedented "high fever". The watershed of the postal market also appeared at this time, and it was also the beginning of the prosperity and decline of the stamp card.

From the end of March, the post market in the "high fever" began to show fatigue, and then quickly cooled down and continued to pour out. All kinds of stamp cards have declined sharply without exception, and the varieties that have dropped by 1 time are very common, and there are not a few that are divided by 4 and 5. For example, the "Year of the Ox" telephone magnetic card has dropped from 900 yuan at the peak to 60 yuan, a difference of 15 times. The annual pass, which has been turned over, has fallen back below face value from its high level. For example, the "** return" gold foil souvenir sheet fell from 500 yuan to 60 yuan. In just half a year, the postal market has completed the transformation from the peak to the bottom, and the speed and magnitude of its decline are also unprecedented. The rise and fall of this ** is like a roller coaster, allowing the postmen to experience unprecedented thrills and excitement. Collecting stamps is also risky, and stamps can be allocated funds at different risk levels, which can diversify investment risks.

In addition, many handicrafts, jade, etc. have the value of collection, mainly to see its rarity, the rarer the artworks, handicrafts, jade, etc., the more valuable it is, but the key to engaging in collection is to have a vision, to see the potential appreciation ability that ordinary people do not see. Cultivating this kind of vision requires not only learning relevant knowledge, but also having the talent to do so, being good at elusiveness and rational analysis, rather than blind hype.