It is necessary to think twice about the Olympic souvenir collection

With the gradual improvement of the London Olympics, the related Olympic collections investment has quietly risen. According to the author's investigation, in many Olympic collections, both the London Olympics commemorative coins and gold and silver bricks, as well as the Olympic stamps and jade articles, range in price from a few hundred yuan to a million yuan. However, from the perspective of the investors in the market, they have become more and more troublesome: Some people have begun to take the opportunity to actively seek out treasures for fear of missing the opportunity, while others are watching indifferently for fear of falling into the trap. So, can the Olympic collection bring investors good money?

Judging from the current market conditions, the prices of the Olympic collections can be described as more or less. Some collectors told the author that the earliest Olympic coins in China were the 13th U.S. Placid Winter Olympics gold and silver coins issued in May 1980 and the Chinese Olympic Committee gold, silver and copper coins issued in June of the same year. At that time, in order to meet the needs of some high-end collectors, in addition to the ordinary gold, silver and copper commemorative coins, the commemorative coins of the same material, which had doubled in thickness, were deliberately customized. The industry referred to it as “thick coin” and its circulation was extremely small. Take the thicker version of Winter Olympics and Chinese and Austrian gold coins as an example. In 2006, the market price was 36,000 yuan per pair. Today, the market price is 300,000 yuan per pair, and the added value is more than 7 times in 6 years. In contrast, the thicker version of the silver coin has a larger increase. In 2006, the market price of 6,000 yuan per set of thicker winter Olympics and silver coins has now risen to 80,000 yuan per set. Looking at the current London Olympic stamps, prices have more than doubled in less than a week. However, in stark contrast to these gratifying gains, some of the most glamorous collections are nowadays unable to escape the "drifting" fate, such as the eternal "Olympic Fuwa Xiaoben postcards," a set of six. The price was 10.7 yuan, when the highest price had reached 220 yuan / set, just four years later, its price is only 5.1 yuan. At the same time, some of the gold and silver coins sold in the same year have also shrunk by 40% compared to the highest level. Many collectors have thus been covered by tens of thousands or even millions of dollars. Moreover, from the current point of view, in addition to 10 yuan Olympic commemorative banknotes remained at more than 3,000 yuan, the other Beijing Olympics collections have fallen to the issue price. The glory of the past was replaced by the depression of the day. Collectors have no alternative but to sigh.

In the light of the past, industry professionals remind investors that they should think twice about the Olympic theme collections and should not blindly follow suit. Because the Olympic Games are held once every four years, it means that every four years, the Olympic collection will be replaced. This is in contrast to the law that the collection market is "refreshing from the old". Therefore, the commemorative significance of the Olympic collection is far greater than the investment significance. At the same time, due to the wide variety of Olympic-themed collections on the market, judging whether Olympic collections have investment value depends on factors such as whether there are authoritative organizations to issue and issue, the number of issues, and whether it is a series of topics. If the stamp must be issued by the postal service, the money must be issued by the Central Bank. The Olympic souvenirs, like television advertisements or direct sales, are mostly not of great value. In addition, from the collection point of view, under normal circumstances, Olympic-themed collections tend to go high and go low. Collectors can avoid the peak of speculation for pure collection and wait until the return of normal price within one to two years after the end of the Olympics. Shooting is the best deal.