Eit
« Home | Gifting Guide to Iron Man Movie Action Figures » | Market Yourself With Business Cards » | How to Encourage Children to Read » | What Not to Do to Get a Celebrity Photo » | Furreal Friends Biscuit, My Lovin' Pup - Is it a G... » | Educational Toys Help Children's' Learning » | Popular Christmas Toys Versus Less Expensive Toys ... » | RC Planes Trains and Automobiles » | Top 5 STD Stories » | Why Discount Cards Are the Easiest Form of Fundrai... »
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Creating Valuable Collections - Highly Effective Habits of Collectors
After interviewing dozens of established and successful Living Dead Dolls on the subject of creating world-class collections, I've distilled the seven habits of highly successful collectors:
1. Patience. Effective collectors know the value of patience, and may, if need be, wait months or even years before acquiring a particularly rare and important specimen for their collection.
2. Persistence. Effective collectors have the fortitude to continually search and scour until they unearth (sometimes The Phantom an item to add to their collection.
3. Scholarship. Effective collectors know that knowledge is power in the world of collecting. It provides an edge that separates the expert collector from the rest of the field. Effective collectors become, in effect, experts on the subject of their collectible.
4. Understanding. Effective collectors understand that their collection may never be perfect or complete. The joy of collecting is in the gathering and studying of whatever it is they find fascinating and worthwhile.
5. Preservation. Effective collectors know that it is not what they have, but how well they take care of it that matters. Effective collectors think like archivists, and care for their treasures like a Brinks guard protects the cash coming out of a Vegas counting cage.
6. Internet Search Savvy. Effective collectors know the value of the Internet, and they have learned how to bend search engines to their will. Like Major Nelson Tetris Barbara Eden from the bottle, they know how to use search engines to bring forth items they seeks.
7. Fraternity. Effective collectors reach out to others in the collecting community, and share their wisdom and knowledge freely. They understand that sharing their expertise is its own reward, and that by contributing to the knowledge base, they expand the availability of collectibles and increase the value of their collection.
This is what I've learned interviewing top collectors as the Webmaster for ephemera.
Copyright: Marty Weil, 2007
Marty Weil is the editor and publisher of http://www.ephemera.typepad.com a Dragon's Lair that explores the world of old paper. Visit http://www.ephemera.typepad.com to learn more about becoming a world-class collector.
Add a comment
Jun 17, 2008
Jun 18, 2008
Jun 19, 2008
Jun 20, 2008
Jun 21, 2008
Jun 22, 2008
Jun 23, 2008
Jun 24, 2008
Jun 25, 2008
Jun 26, 2008
Jun 27, 2008
Jun 28, 2008
Jun 29, 2008
Jun 30, 2008
Jul 1, 2008
Jul 2, 2008
Jul 3, 2008
Jul 4, 2008
Jul 5, 2008
Jul 6, 2008
Jul 7, 2008
Jul 8, 2008
Jul 9, 2008
Jul 10, 2008
Jul 11, 2008
Jul 12, 2008
Jul 13, 2008
Jul 14, 2008
Jul 15, 2008
Jul 17, 2008
Jul 18, 2008
Jul 19, 2008
Jul 20, 2008
Jul 21, 2008
Jul 22, 2008
Jul 23, 2008
Jul 24, 2008
Jul 25, 2008
Jul 26, 2008
Aug 4, 2008
Aug 7, 2008
Aug 8, 2008
Aug 10, 2008
Aug 11, 2008
Aug 12, 2008
Aug 13, 2008
Aug 14, 2008
Aug 16, 2008
Aug 17, 2008
Aug 18, 2008
Aug 19, 2008
Aug 20, 2008
Aug 21, 2008
Aug 22, 2008
Aug 23, 2008
Aug 24, 2008
Aug 25, 2008
Aug 26, 2008
Aug 27, 2008
Aug 28, 2008
Aug 29, 2008
Aug 30, 2008
Aug 31, 2008
Sep 1, 2008
Sep 2, 2008
Sep 3, 2008
Sep 4, 2008
Sep 5, 2008
Sep 6, 2008
Sep 7, 2008
Sep 8, 2008
Sep 9, 2008
Sep 10, 2008
Sep 11, 2008
Sep 12, 2008
Sep 14, 2008
Sep 16, 2008
Sep 18, 2008
Sep 19, 2008
Sep 20, 2008
Sep 30, 2008
Oct 1, 2008
Oct 2, 2008
Oct 3, 2008
Oct 4, 2008
Oct 5, 2008
Oct 6, 2008
Oct 7, 2008
Oct 8, 2008
Oct 10, 2008
Oct 11, 2008
Oct 12, 2008
Oct 13, 2008
Oct 14, 2008
Oct 15, 2008
Oct 16, 2008
Oct 17, 2008
Oct 18, 2008
Oct 19, 2008
Oct 20, 2008
Oct 21, 2008
Oct 22, 2008
Oct 23, 2008
Oct 24, 2008
Oct 25, 2008
Oct 26, 2008
Oct 27, 2008
Oct 28, 2008
Oct 29, 2008
Oct 30, 2008
Oct 31, 2008
Nov 1, 2008
Nov 2, 2008
Nov 3, 2008
Nov 4, 2008
Nov 5, 2008
Nov 7, 2008
Nov 8, 2008
Nov 9, 2008
Nov 10, 2008
Nov 11, 2008
Nov 12, 2008
Nov 13, 2008
Nov 14, 2008
Nov 15, 2008
Nov 16, 2008
Nov 17, 2008
Nov 18, 2008
Nov 19, 2008
Nov 24, 2008
Nov 25, 2008
Nov 26, 2008
Nov 28, 2008
Nov 29, 2008
Dec 1, 2008
Dec 2, 2008
Dec 4, 2008
Dec 5, 2008
Dec 6, 2008
Dec 7, 2008
Dec 8, 2008
Dec 9, 2008
Dec 10, 2008
Dec 11, 2008
Dec 12, 2008
Dec 13, 2008
Dec 14, 2008
Dec 15, 2008
Dec 16, 2008
Dec 17, 2008
Dec 18, 2008
Dec 19, 2008
Dec 20, 2008
Dec 21, 2008
Dec 22, 2008
Dec 23, 2008
Dec 26, 2008
Dec 27, 2008
Dec 28, 2008
Dec 30, 2008
Dec 31, 2008
Jan 1, 2009
Jan 2, 2009
Jan 3, 2009
Jan 4, 2009
Jan 5, 2009
Jan 6, 2009
Jan 7, 2009
Jan 8, 2009
Jan 9, 2009
Jan 12, 2009
Jan 13, 2009
Jan 14, 2009
Jan 15, 2009
Jan 16, 2009
Jan 17, 2009
Jan 18, 2009
Jan 19, 2009
Jan 20, 2009
Jan 21, 2009
Jan 22, 2009
Jan 23, 2009
Jan 24, 2009
Jan 25, 2009
Jan 26, 2009
Jan 27, 2009
Jan 28, 2009
Jan 29, 2009
Jan 30, 2009
Feb 22, 2009
Feb 23, 2009
Feb 24, 2009
Feb 25, 2009
Feb 26, 2009
Feb 27, 2009
Feb 28, 2009
Mar 1, 2009
Mar 2, 2009
Mar 3, 2009
Mar 4, 2009
Mar 5, 2009
Mar 6, 2009
Mar 7, 2009
Mar 9, 2009
Mar 10, 2009
Mar 11, 2009
Mar 12, 2009
Mar 13, 2009
Mar 14, 2009
Mar 15, 2009
Mar 16, 2009
Mar 17, 2009
Mar 18, 2009
Mar 19, 2009
Mar 20, 2009
Mar 21, 2009
Mar 22, 2009
Mar 23, 2009
Mar 30, 2009
Mar 31, 2009
Apr 1, 2009
Apr 2, 2009
Apr 3, 2009
Apr 4, 2009
Apr 6, 2009
Apr 7, 2009
Apr 8, 2009
Apr 10, 2009
Apr 11, 2009
Apr 12, 2009
Apr 13, 2009
Apr 14, 2009
Apr 15, 2009
Apr 16, 2009
Apr 17, 2009
Apr 18, 2009
Apr 20, 2009
Apr 23, 2009
Apr 24, 2009
Apr 25, 2009
Apr 26, 2009
Apr 27, 2009
Apr 28, 2009
Apr 29, 2009
Apr 30, 2009
May 1, 2009
May 2, 2009
May 3, 2009
May 4, 2009
Powered by Blogger Templates