London Olympic Collectibles

If you're a collector of memorabilia then the 2012 London Olympics will provide you with lots of items to consider collecting.

Examples of Olympic Collectibles are:


Coins
Official posters
Mugs
Die cast vehicles
Caps
Pin badges
Mascots
Signed photographs.

Different people will have different reasons for collecting Olympic items. For example some people will get an item simply because they like it. Such items may not have any future investment value and may soon become worthless other than for sentimental reasons.

Other people might buy items that they think may have the potential to return a profit on their investment.

Here are a few more ideas of things to consider collecting.


Figurines
Class
Ingots
Jewellery
Signed prints
Teddy bears
Books

Places to look for collectibles are the official Olympics website, eBay, Amazon etc.

Remember that nothing can be guaranteed to be a good investment, so never buy items hoping that they will increase in value.

Items that are limited edition are always good to collect and generally hold their value.

You might like to try and get hold of participation medals. These are given to people who are involved with the Olympics in some way, such as the officials and the International Olympics Committee members.

How about trying to get a ticket that is autographed by a winner? Now that would definitely be something worth collecting.

You could also search at car boot sales from previous Olympics; you may find them at a very low cost.

At the time of writing this article, Amazon has got over 160 items of Olympic collectibles. eBay has over 3000 items listed.

You should only buy official merchandise from authorised sellers. You can imagine that the Olympics collectibles market is huge. And this means that it will attract unscrupulous people selling fakes. You have been warned so check that authenticity of everything you buy.

Postage stamps are often issued to celebrate the Olympics and the London Olympics are no different. The Royal Mail has produced a range of stamps including daily use stamps, mint condition stamps, presentation packs and commemorative sheets. So if you are into collecting stamps go and check what the royal Mail has to offer in celebration of the London Olympics.

If you are interested in collecting coins then the Royal Mint has a wide range of item from £40 up to £5,500 for a two £5 Gold Proof set.

You must educate yourself before buying an item. Do lots of searches at various websites. Check that any websites have real addresses, try contacting them by telephone. If you are not careful you could end up by a fake collectible and you would only have yourself to blame.

Auction websites are another place to look for Olympic Collectibles. Some websites specialise in things such as Gold medals.

Good luck with your collectibles hobby and I hope you find something that brings you years of happiness just by the fact that you own a piece of history.

Don't forget to keep up to date on the latest Olympic Collectibles news.

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