Are we approaching an era devoid of Antiques? - No one wants your 30 year old funko pop

Rozzy said:
Does that mean Fursuits will become antique and collectable in decades from now?
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Honestly, I could see early 21st century fursuits becoming collectible in the future. They cost a fortune to commission, they're currently only desired by a very niche community, but the whole furry fandom is very well known, very well documented, and very bizarre to onlookers. Furries have cemented themselves as an interesting oddity in history, so I'd imagine well-preserved, high quality fursuits from today could be worth a lot in the future.

Looney Troons said:
I have tons of neat tools, books, cookware, sheet music, and other assortments of neat crap passed down to me. Most of this stuff requires restoration, but the books are still legible, albeit very frail. I have recently thought what cool items from my time that my great, great grandchildren will unearth that was mine, and I honestly struggle.
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Anything you have on paper, you could scan and upload to archive.org, like the sheet music
 
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Yes we are. My Syrian grandmother (born in 1942) was your stereotypical glamorous elderly Arab woman who had so much bling-bling shit in her house- gold clocks, vases, ornaments, rugs, drapes, gold rings, gold chains, etc. But after she died we found out it was all fake and none of it was antique so not really worth anything. Feelsbadman.

My grandfather was a stamp collector and had some pretty rare ones from Ottoman era (I imagine they're worth a lot) not sure if we're counting those as antiques tho.
 
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Yes we are. My Syrian grandmother (born in 1942) was your stereotypical glamorous elderly Arab woman who had so much bling-bling shit in her house- gold clocks, vases, ornaments, rugs, drapes, gold rings, gold chains, etc. But after she died we found out it was all fake and none of it was antique so not really worth anything. Feelsbadman.

My grandfather was a stamp collector and had some pretty rare ones from Ottoman era (I imagine they're worth a lot) not sure if we're counting those as antiques tho.
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A syrian that has gaudy fake golden baubles? It beggars belief.
 
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Thread title reminds me of that "endless present" quote from 1984.

I really do think it shouldn't be a surprise if SJWs try to "cancel" history before Current Year.
 
My father told me that back in his day, we would receive things that were made in Japan and other countries that are not China. Now basically everything is made in China and things don't last long anymore. There is always planned obsolescence to increase corporate profit. It's not the same anymore.
 
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There will still be antiques it will just be the exact same ones we have now, and you'll be paying accordingly.
 
I have to agree. About the only things I can think offhand that are really made to last now are name-brand LEGOs or really high-end gamer gear. Almost everything else is either made of Chinesium or has absolutely zero lasting value or both.

I cannot find a local shoe store with shoes that don't fall apart in 2 years. Not at any price. The expensive ones are just paying for a name and barely last any longer than $40 Wal-Mart specials. Same situation with shirts & pants, outside a few brands that sock you ~$60 or more for a set.

My mother's Hoover vacuum lasted 40 years, and when her lungs started going it took months of research for them to find a modern HEPA model that was built to last. She said she hadn't done that much homework since college.

Even stuff I truly love, like my private library, is worth ~50 cents apiece on a thrift store shelf because literacy is dying. But that's another discussion.
 
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I had a conversation along these lines with my mother at Christmas dinner, she told me the only thing that'll get left to me that is worth keeping is the glassware because its crystal.
 
I could see collector's items existing for some things-old toys, video games, etc...

Probably a retro market for old video game consoles. Personally I want some sort of DVD player(I used to watch movies on plane rides with those things).

For most people antiques have a connotation of being 19th century or before(which I suppose is a viable definition), someone above said a "century" which well-how many 1920s brand items do you see in pawn shops?
 
To be fair, people used to collect porcelain figurines in the 1980s.

They are completely worthless now and nobody likes them. They're everywhere and nobody likes them.
 
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