How do you validate the rarity of an item?

It is important to know at the very beginning whether your item is antique or not. You cannot buy something 2 years back and sell it as an antique because that is not how antique items work. So the question is, how does it work?

The genuine worth of your objects must be determined through extensive investigation, despite antiquing being a well-liked hobby. An antique is something that is older than 100 years, according to the definition. You must first determine the object's age to make sure it is an antique, then you must then hunt for a market for the item. There are many kinds of antiques, and depending on the current market, each is valued differently.

 

Eye for Details and Sheer Luck

Art collectors and connoisseurs have a very keen eye for detail when it comes to identifying objects that surround them. But sometimes luck plays a big role when it comes to certain items. For example, A Massachusetts kid was given some spare coins from his school cafeteria in 1947. A future auction for one of those coins may net six figures. The uncommon piece was unintentionally struck in copper in 1943 when all U.S. cents were supposed to be made of zinc-coated steel because, according to Heritage Auctions, which is selling the currency, copper was required to make wire and bullets for the World War II effort. In Orlando, Florida, the penny will be available for purchase from January 10 to January 13. According to Heritage Auctions, the coin might sell for more than $170,000.

 

Sometimes hoarding is better

Do not throw away everything that resides in your home in your attic/basement as junk because it may happen that you might unknowingly throw away items that may have cost a fortune on this very day. The only catch here is that not everything can make a fortune and the reason why these items are rare in nature is because of their limited availability. Hence, even when it is said hoarding is better, the chances of actually making a fortune are just a tad bit greater than non-hoarders. Numerous various topics and categories, including wine, coins, and jewellery, as well as clothes, dogs, and food, are filled with collectors.

 

Rarest items in the world

The Gutenberg Bible is an ancient item that is likely expected to bring in a sizable sum at auction, but what about a pair of jeans? Original Levi Strauss jeans were reportedly sold to a collector for $60,000. John Lennon was assassinated in December 1980, and it is one of the most well-known killings in history. Lennon's killer requested him to sign his record, Double Fantasy before he fatally shot him. Even though this album is a morbid artefact, it was later sold for $465,000.

These two examples simply are put here to compensate for the fact that all items are valuable if you know to look at them. From a pair of jeans to art by great painters of the world, everything is valuable provided you are patient enough to collect its bearings.

We, at The Curio Store, acknowledge the passion some of the art enthusiasts bring with them. A vast curation of antique and rare items and a variety of valuable items are on display and with frequent auctions, we make online auctions user-friendly, safe and immersive.