But at the same time, the choice of collectibles has become a puzzle for emerging collectors. Here, I only express my humble opinion for your reference.
First, there must be collection conditions.
1, there should be some discrimination.
If you want to learn from ignorance in the process of collecting, the price you have to pay is too high, so don't try. Before deciding to collect a certain variety, you must learn some relevant knowledge.
2. Have a certain amount of capital reserve.
Otherwise, after the hobby of collecting is cultivated, I suddenly find that there is insufficient funds, which makes me fall into a sad situation of giving up and reluctant to buy good things. Therefore, the collection should be done according to one's ability.
3. Strong rear support.
You must get the support of your family before collecting activities, so that you can have no worries and have a good result of collecting firewood and share the fun of collecting with your family.
Second, determine the collection direction.
1, know your hobbies.
2. Know what kind of collectibles are suitable for your own collection.
For example, home collection space, collection conditions, economic conditions, collection channels and so on.
3. Do not violate national policies.
Such as airplanes, weapons, ammunition, etc. China people are forbidden to collect.
4. It does not affect your normal life and work, leading to "playing with things" and does not involve the privacy of others.
For example, photos and pictures can be used as collections, but what can be publicly displayed and what can't, which involves moral issues.
5. Understand the appreciation trend of the collection you want to collect, except for non-value-added collections.
Third, the collection method
1, the most common thing is to buy collections in the market.
2, communicate with Tibetan friends, the so-called "if you want to take it, you must give it first."
3. Start collecting from three aspects: truth, goodness and beauty.
The so-called "truth" refers to the authenticity of the collection. I believe it goes without saying here; The so-called "goodness" refers to the perfection of the collection, and the incomplete beauty probably only applies to Venus. Generally speaking, the more complete the collection, the better. For example, stamps should be complete and teapots should be covered. "Beauty" of course refers to the aesthetic attributes of the collection, that is to say, the appearance of the collection must be beautiful, regardless of the economic value of the collection, but it must have collection value, otherwise it will lose the meaning of collection.
Now briefly introduce the varieties of this series:
1992, China's top ten collectibles; Stamps, newspapers, sparks, cigarette labels, coins, visiting tickets, calligraphy and painting, postcards, trademarks, commemorative medals.
The types of collections change with the development of the times. Traditional collections are mainly ancient, but today's collections are both ancient and modern, such as magnetic cards (telephone, savings, securities) and tickets (cloth tickets, food stamps), but they are still ancient.
According to public reports in recent years, there are more than 500 species collected in China, but less than half of them are collected abroad. Some varieties are still blank in China and worth learning, such as hair (which can distinguish nationality from disease), nails (which can distinguish disease from medicine), fingerprints and lip prints (which have criminal investigation value). Another example is intangible collections, dialects (the value of humanities research), bird sounds (music therapy for patients), noise (environmental protection and sanitation) and so on.
Here, I hope that the vast number of collectors and the new generation of collectors will continue to explore and explore the hot spot of "collection".