There is an unwritten rule in the cultural relics collection circle: "If you just start an old object, you must put it for ten and a half years before you sell." "It's really good things that tend to be more and more valuable the more they are released, the more people rush to bid for them, and when it's good, it can even make you a lot of money.
But this is not to say that any "broken copper and iron" can be sold for a price.
There are a lot of obsolete items, such as this calling card that has long been discarded, most of which are worthless now, and they are a hot potato in your hand.
If you don't really like it, you should think carefully before making a choice.
1. Abandoned calling cards shine again?
I have to say that the speed of product replacement in this high-tech era is too fast, the phone card around 2000 has only been less than 30 years now, and it has disappeared before it is known to the world, and even the phone booth used with it seems to collapse in an instant, disappearing.
In the early years, this new thing that disappeared in an instant made some alternative collectors interested, and even glimpsed business opportunities from it, which opened the road of collecting and reselling phone cards.
What makes others wonder is how this calling card, which was used to make calls yesterday, has become a treasure in the drawers of collectors today? Is this really making money?
Don't say that if you just use a phone card, you won't be able to get anything. It has to be very special to be collectible.
You don't have to think much to guess that many collectors must be looking for a small number of commemorative calling cards. And the chopsticks are still to be paired, so the phone card does not need to be collected as a complete set to have the potential for appreciation.
For example, the sets of exquisite calling cards "Mei Lanfang" and "Dream of Red Mansions" are very popular among collectors, and their market value has also risen in the past few years. From the first few pieces, dozens of pieces, to more than hundreds, or even thousands.
Seeing that the collection of phone cards is so promising, collectors began to move, not satisfied with only collecting their own use, others do not want, but to collect the new cards sold by telecommunications and mobile companies. Many "dreamers" who fantasize about getting rich overnight have also begun to follow the trend and make large acquisitions.
As a result, the heavy card albums entered the collector's pockets one after another. Looking at these hard-won calling cards, collectors are also happy for a while, hoping that they can bring endless glory and wealth.
Second, the dream of selling cards to get rich is shattered
It's a pity that it backfired, after all, the phone card is not as good as real money, and the shelf life is really short, and the longest is twenty or thirty years.
The calling card that has gone through the vicissitudes of life has not only lost its glamorous appearance, but also has the danger of being shattered.
No matter how well you preserve it, there are a little traces of knocking, bumping, and scratching. This calling card can only be sold as scrap.
Coupled with the strong attack of mobile phones, the public popularizes a smart electronic device, so that the phone card has no living space of its own.
Seeing that business is getting more and more sluggish, of course, several major domestic telecommunications operators can't help but be moved, and let themselves end up losing money and making money.
As a result, the issuance of a variety of calling cards was interrupted, and multiple phone booths could not escape the fate of abandonment.
Many people's phone cards have not been used up, and the phone booths are no longer available, and the major operators are also picking and not doing anything at this time, so that the people who have lost money have no choice.
This whirlwind change has made the value of the calling card that was originally "held by the stars" plummet.
From tens of thousands to thousands, from small one thousand to not more than a hundred, from dozens of dollars to worthless.
If you don't find a good home, the complete set of phone cards will rot in the hands of the collector himself. It's sure that the time and money invested in it are distressed, and how to deal with this baby's calling card is also a troublesome matter.
3. Take care of the aftermath of the phone card
To be honest, holding a worthless phone card in his hand, all Tibetan friends are heartbroken, but this heartache is also divided into three, six, nine and so on.
Some people who are not right-minded and for money, of course, those who can be sold for money are exchanged for money, even if they sell rags, they must minimize their losses.
And those who have a playful mentality, most of them don't matter, anyway, they haven't thought about making money, and they don't feel a pity if they lose it.
But what you really like may be different, no matter what others think, in their eyes these calling cards are a testimony of an era, a priceless treasure, and worthy of being cherished forever.
summary
"A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way", all Tibetan friends should always be cautious in the matter of "speculating and buying and selling old objects to make a lot of money", and absolutely do not listen to the rhetoric of cultural relics dealers, and if they do not do well, they will fall into the trap of collecting money and cheating money. When the time comes, it's too late to regret it.
We still can't be blinded by interests and forget our original intention of collecting playthings. Okay, what strange old objects do the vast number of Tibetan friends still treasure in their homes? You may wish to leave a message at the bottom of the comment area, so that everyone can appreciate the "traces" left behind by this era.