Rarity is a rarity, any rare item that has historical value and a fairly ancient origin. His Latin name is “raritas”. Such a term is mainly applied to exhibits in museums that have no more analogues.
Rarity is something that does not lose its value
Assuming that any monetary system is not reliable, people at all times acquired values. Search and purchase of a rare thing, the value of which will only grow over the years, is an investment in rare books. As practice shows, every year antiques rise in price by 20-30 percent. To determine whether an old thing is a rarity, you can with the help of specialists.
Find and purchase a rare item
Experienced people understand that the most profitable investments are made in very expensive things. During a recession, the rarest antiques market items are sold faster and more profitably. When the old paintings of famous authors do not have enough money, but you want to successfully purchase the painting, you can become interested in the works of the authors of the so-called second plan. By this we mean the disciples of the artist, the great master.
Rarity: books
It is believed that collecting old books is preferable to acquiring works of art, because it is easier to determine the authenticity of books. When acquiring old books, it is advisable to find copies published during the lifetime of the authors. Please note that in the absence of at least one volume in the set, the subsequent sale price will be much lower. It is easier and easier to sell books on history, industry, hunting, and more difficult - language dictionaries, textbooks, medical and highly specialized literature.
USSR rarities
These may be collectibles of those years: postcards, badges, figurines, stamps, calendars, records, pioneer and Komsomol attributes, portraits and busts of figures of the Communist Party and much more. In philately, a unique Tiflis postage stamp was considered a value in Soviet times. In numismatics, the most famous rarity is the Konstantinovsky ruble. Nowadays, you can buy unique items of historical and artistic value in antique salons, in thrift shops and even at a flea market. Commissioners are familiar to everyone since Soviet times. Now you can find old “agitational” porcelain, sculptural busts of the Soviet era, which are estimated to be half cheaper than in antique salons. Among household items there are such rarities of the USSR as silver table sets, coins, cup holders, trays, porcelain figurines, plates from dinner sets issued in ancient times.
In search of
antique products, you can go to the flea market. Here you can find everything - furniture, paintings, dishes, old appliances, badges, clothes, all this can be bought. Of course, here you will not find objects of Ancient Rome, but there is a choice of things from the last century.
Finding a rare rarity is very difficult and exciting, but such investments are reliable. It must be remembered that in difficult times, only very expensive works of art will not lose their value, such as painting.