Sunday 14 July 2013

Tips on Increasing the Value of Rare Commodities


Rare commodities might be conventional minerals such as gold or oil or clothing or memorabilia of famous people, events or locations, and you could invest in them by just purchasing these commodities in small quantities. If you don’t want to invest quite highly in the stock market and you want to just keep a few of these commodities for your personal collection and use, you could increase their value by doing the following.


1.    “Mint” Condition
If you bought a rare figurine that could highly likely increase in value in a few years, never take out the figurine from its box case. By keeping the box case kept in another container, you could increase the value of the entire product as being “untouched” or in “mint condition”.  These applies for all commodities as well.

2.    Research
At least research about the value of your commodities once or twice monthly. Through research, you could predict the right time to sell your commodities. It could be easier to know when to sell with conventional commodities, but for specialized or niche products, you might need some knowledge about your commodity’s value.

3.    Have it Appraised
A violin made by Stradivarius will probably amount to millions of pounds today since he is a legendary instrument maker during the 16th century. If your violin or any other commodity was made or owned by certain famous characters, having it appraised increases its value.