Top Mistakes Made by Collectors

Want to retire on the proceeds from your collection? Start sticking twenty dollar bills inside the cookie jars now. That way it will be a sure thing that you'll get money out of the jars in the years to come.

Although I wrote this article with cookie jar collectors in mind, it can fit almost any collection. One mistake that really comes back to haunt collectors is values -- many expect everything to go up in value and always to be worth more than they paid. Sorry folks, it doesn't happen all the time. Yes some things go up in value, but lately it seems to be the exception not the rule and it doesn't happen very often with newer pieces unless they are very limited and very sought after.

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