Collectibles

收藏品

Collectibles have been a part of almost every culture since ancient times.

從古代開(kāi)始，收藏品就是文化的一部分。

Whereas some objects have been collected for their usefulness, others have been selected for their aestheticbeauty alone.

一些物品因它們的有用性被收藏，而另一些則純粹因?yàn)樗鼈兊拿辣皇詹亍?/p>

In the United States, the kinds of collectibles currently popular range from traditional objects such as stamps, coins, rare books, and art to more recent items of interest like dolls, bottles, baseball cards, and comic books.

在美國(guó)，當(dāng)今流行的收藏品種類從傳統(tǒng)物件，如郵票、硬幣、珍本書(shū)籍、藝術(shù)品，到更近期一些的有趣的東西，如布娃娃、瓶子、壘球卡、連環(huán)漫畫(huà)冊(cè)。

Interest in collectibles has increased enormously during the past decade, in part because some collectibles have demonstratedtheir value as investments.

對(duì)收藏品的興趣在過(guò)去十年中大大地增長(zhǎng)，部分原因是一些收藏品顯示出了它們的投資價(jià)值。

Especially during cycles of high inflation, investors try to purchase tangiblesthat will at least retain their current market values.

尤其在高通貨膨脹時(shí)期，投資者盡量購(gòu)買那些至少會(huì)保持他們現(xiàn)有市場(chǎng)價(jià)值的有形資產(chǎn)。

In general, the most traditional collectibles will be soughtbecause they have preserved their value over the years, there is an organized auction market for them, and they are most easily sold in the event that cash is needed.

一般來(lái)說(shuō)，最傳統(tǒng)的收藏品受青睞，因?yàn)樗鼈兌嗄旰笕员３制鋬r(jià)值。 它們擁有完善的拍賣市場(chǎng)，在需要現(xiàn)金的時(shí)候最容易被賣掉。

Some examples of the most stable collectibles are old masters, Chinese ceramics, stamps, coins, rare books, antique jewelry, silver, porcelain, art by well-known artists, autographs, and period furniture.

一些最穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)氖詹仄肥枪爬系漠?huà)作、中國(guó)陶器、郵票、硬幣、珍本書(shū)籍、古代珠寶、銀器、瓷器、著名藝術(shù)家的作品、親筆簽名和有時(shí)代特征的家具。

Other items of more recent interest include old photograph records, old magazines, post cards, baseball cards, art glass, dolls, classic cars, old bottles, and comic books.

其它更近期的物品有舊唱片、舊雜志、明信片、壘球卡片、彩色玻璃、布娃娃、早期汽車、古瓶和連環(huán)畫(huà)冊(cè)。

These relatively new kinds of collectibles may actually appreciate faster as short-term investments, but may not hold their value as long-term investments.

作為短期投資這些相對(duì)說(shuō)來(lái)較新穎的收藏品的確可能更快地增值，但作為長(zhǎng)期投資則可能不能保值。

Once a collectible has had its initial play, it appreciates at a fairly steady rate, supported by an increasing number of enthusiastic collectors competing for the limited supply of collectibles that become increasingly more difficult to locate.

一旦一件收藏品有了它第一次交易，它便以一個(gè)相當(dāng)穩(wěn)定的比率增值，這個(gè)增值率受到越來(lái)越多的熱情的收藏者的支持，他們?yōu)橛邢薜亩以絹?lái)越難找到的收藏品而競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。