Vintage. It is a word that has a deep sense of emotion behind it. For some people vintage goods might represent nostalgia, or they might be a precious keepsake that represents a memory from a time that passed by but is heavily cherished by an individual. For some people, vintage might simply be the core of a hobby. It is no surprise that every individual has a taste for something vintage. Some goods like vintage cars, vintage handbags, vintage dresses and even vintage toys can be sold for almost 500 times of their actual worth. In fact many magazines today do articles where they state editors choice vintage toys, vintage bags and other vintage commodities which are worth every penny that they cost.
Why are vintage goods so expensive and is it worth paying a high tag for them?
Vintage commodities are often not made of any special material, with the exception of a few. Most vintage goods often have a morbidly high price tag because of simple rule of supply and demand. Since their production is discontinued the few pieces still left are automatically valued at a higher price. Most people don’t collect vintage goods for the price tag of it, but rather for the memory and value of it. A rare birkin night cost a few thousand dollars, but owning a rare birkin already sets you a class apart from the rest of the society. The most popular item out of all are vintage stamps. Vintage stamp collectors are willing to pay millions of dollars for a simple piece of paper. While this hobby might seem bizzare to a few, for the people who are collectors, it is perfectly reasonable because they do not view stamps as a mere piece of paper. Whether it’s stamps or bags one things that can be said for sure, is that vintage collection is a rare hobby for sure.
While it is true that an item does not have to be a vintage one to be a collectible, it is also true that most items that qualify to be collectibles are vintage ones only. When it comes to brands, vintage collections hold a special as well as an expensive place. Today, branded bags as well as dresses are sold for over a million dollars, not to individuals but to historical art museums. Collecting vintage goods might be considered a rather mundane hobby but in reality it keeps one on their toes and occupied.