Antique Collecting, the Value as Seen in the Collector's Eyes

It may be seen as a hobby, but for a true blue collector, antique collecting is a profession and so your homework to achieve the right results from what you are doing. It is like a job where you always have a task and must perform in the best way you possibly can.

The value of antiques depends on how old they are and from what time in history they came from. Old doesn't always mean quality. They have to have a sense of relevance and importance so that people will value their existence as well as their past.

To be able to be tagged as an antique, it should be from 50 to 100 years old. They should be a part of history and a representation of how people lived in the era where those pieces came from.

For the collector, it is their love for the past and for such representations that drive them to collect the pieces no matter how costly. Depending on the quality and story behind an antique, its cost can be so high that only a few can afford them.

Such idea gives people the notion that this hobby is only for those who have money. This can be true. But everybody can own an antique piece, it just varies on the item's worth and representation.

A collector should also be knowledgeable about their collection's part in history. Such stories should be shared as well as remembered for future generation's. Caring for the pieces is a meticulous process and that is why not everybody is qualified to be a collector.

Just like caring for your own child, antique collecting requires the heart of a parent and love that just comes naturally and making sure that each piece maintains its form as years go by.

The value of each piece can be measured by what it has gone through and how its owner is placing importance over it in making sure that it stays safe for days to come.

Antique collecting is for people who have the passion and the love for the past. And they also must have the means to be able to retain the pieces worth and value for the future to see. They must know the importance of what they are doing and why they are doing it.