Selling the Old Collectibles

[323 words] While conversing with my father the other day we got on the subject of “collectibles.” I asked him if they (my folks) still had some of the old toys my brother and I used to have. He said they had several old toys boxed up in the basement. Turns out they had kept all of my old Star Wars action figures I had collected as a young boy. We learned, after some internet research, that those action figures were worth considerably more than what we had originally paid for them. After some discussion, we agreed to sell those old collectibles. It amazes me what some folks will pay for “collectibles.” But even more amazing than that are folks like me who have within their possession such valuable “collectibles,” but have them tucked away in a box somewhere unawares. Of what value are “collectibles” stored away in a box…