Collection of Vintage Guitar Case

Collection of Vintage Guitar Case

I have already told you in my previous articles is that, Vintage Guitar is the precious asset class. And the investors invest in it. Not only this but the parts of the guitar are also the assets in which investors invest.

Owning a vintage guitar is just like owning the any other asset class such as stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, businesses, art or any other asset class. It appreciates in its value over the time and provide you a huge capital gains.

RareGuitarParts.com is the online store where you can buy the parts of the rare guitars. Rare Vintage Guitar parts are one of the most valuable collectible items. If you have spare money on hand and the knowledge of vintage guitars than this can be a good investment for you.

Kolhapur Vintage & Classic Cars

Kolhapur Vintage & Classic Car Collection

Kolhapur Vintage & Classic Automobiles Collection

Just few days back (December 2009), i visited Kolhapur Vintage Automobile Exhibition. In this Exhibition there were several Vintage cars and vintage Automobiles. I have taken snaps of these Vintage automobiles.

The owners of these Vintage Cars & Automobiles are some of the richest people of Kolhapur. These people have invested in vintage vehicles since decades and today the net worth of these Vintage automobiles is literally millions.

Vintage Automobiles are the Asset class and people invest in it for Capital Gains. Owning a Vintage Car is just like owning any other asset class such as Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Businesses, Real Estate or Mutual Funds. Many people simply love to invest in Vintage Automobiles.

Car - Morris 8: Model 1937; Owner Mr.Aslam Makandar; City-Kolhapur; Made in Great Britain

  Morris 8: Model 1937; Owner Mr.Aslam Makandar; City-Kolhapur; Made in Great Britain

 

Car – Hillman; 1948; Made in GB; Owner – Mr.Aslam Makandar

  Car – Hillman; 1948; Made in GB; Owner – Mr.Aslam Makandar

Car – Beetle; Model Year – 1956; Mr.Vijay Budhale; Petrol Car; Made in Germany

  Car – Beetle; Model Year – 1956; Mr.Vijay Budhale; Petrol Car; Made in Germany

Car Make – Fiat (Italian); Model Year: 1964, Super Select; Number of Cylinder – Four; Horse Power – 11.5 HP; Weight – 915 Kg

Car Make – Fiat (Italian); Model Year: 1964, Super Select; Number of Cylinder – Four; Horse Power – 11.5 HP; Weight – 915 Kg

 

The Car used in India-China War

Glass Baggi – Model – LA IInd Signar; Year 1911

  Glass Baggi – Model – LA IInd Signar; Year 1911

Italian Lambretta; Owner – Mr.Kailas Patil, Sukhrawar Peth, Kolhapur

  Italian Lambretta; Owner – Mr.Kailas Patil, Sukhrawar Peth, Kolhapur

Italianl Lambretta (INNOCENT)l Model – 1964; MHL-9899

Triumph Bicycle - 1950

  Scooter – Lambretta; 1961; Kolhapur

Scooter – Lambretta; 1961; Kolhapur

Vintage Baagi -

Yuvraj Singh: Tool to Make Money

Preity Zinta Making Money through Yuvraj Singh

If you are popular in one field than you can leverage that popularity to boost up businesses in the other fields also. See the above video. How Preity Zinta is leveraging her own and Yuvraj Singh’s Popularity to boost her several side Businesses.

According to the Media, Preity is also planning to study some short course at Harvard Business School so that she can train her girls effectively. Preity has acquired Punjab Kings XI with Ness Wadia for US $ 76 Million and this cricket team is her great asset.

This is because in just 2 years, the valuation of each IPL cricket team has been more than doubled. What a Great Investment IPL Cricket Team is?….

Indian Companies Buying Domain Names

Indian Companies are Investing in Domain Names

Domain Names are the virtual real estates of the Internet. And many Investors and Companies around the world invest in the Domain Names. Domain names are the intellectual properties in its truest forms. The only difference is that they are in the digital form so you can’t see it.

The Following Domain Names sold for worth of Millions of Dollars in the Past.

- Asia.com

- Germany.com

- Car.com

- Fund.com

- Loan.com

- Mortgage.com

- Flowers.com

- Investment.com

- Creditcards.com

- Hotels.com

And many more examples like this. Many Indian Companies are right now investing in the domain names. They are building their diversified Domain Names portfolio in various industries. There are several advantages of owning a Domain Portfolio. One advantage is that, You can get a loan on your Domains portfolio from companies like DomainCapital.com

Thus, right now Indian companies are engaging in acquiring the domain names.

How Do Facebook Applications Make Money?

How Do Facebook Applications Make Money?

Do You know that Facebook applications are great new asset classes and Investors invest their money in the facebook applications for higher growth. Just like any other assets such as stocks, bonds, gold and real estate, FB Apps are also the Asset.

Recently I have posted and Article: Facebook Application: Make Money From an Idea Only

In this article, I have mentioned the 3 basic ways to make money from Facebook applications in detail. Here are these 3 ways to make money from the FB Apps.

01) By Selling Advertisements

02) By Selling Virtual Goods

03) By Selling FB Application Itself

To read all of the above 3 ways in detail, read the above article. Facebook is a gold mine and many FB apps like Mafia Wars & Foopets are making literally millions of dollars every year by selling advertisements and virtual goods.

Social Gaming is growing like anything. And many Social Gaming Applications are making millions of dollars every year from their applications online. If you are the owner of the FB app than it means that you are the owner of one of the most precious asset online.

This is the Information age and in the Information age, you can become rich at the speed of light by developing something online like FB Applications…!!!

Highest Return for Collectible Items

Highest Return for Collectible Items

Recently I have posted the article, Most Valuable Collectible Items

In this article, I have mentioned that which are the most valuable collectible items. These are Cuckoo clocks, Vintage Coke Bottles, Knives, Toys, Stamps and many more.

Collectible items are just like any other asset classes such as stocks, bonds, gold, real estate and mutual funds. And you can get a good return on them just like any other assets. Some collectible items appreciate at as high as 1000% per annum rate.

This is because the supply of these collectible items is constant but the demand is rising. This drives the price of these collectibles to sky high. If you are the owner of any one collectible item than it means that you are the owner of one of the most valuable asset on this earth.

Hank Snow’s Martin D-28 Guitar – A Vintage Collectible Item

Martin D-28 Guitar – A Great Collectible Item

Hank Snow with Martin D-28 Guitar

Martin D-28 Guitar

Martin D-28 Guitar

Elvis Presley with Martin D-28 Guitar

History of Martin Guitars -

The body shape of the guitar, with a wider waist than was then customary and a deeper body, first appeared in 1916 on a range of guitars made by a partnership of the C.F. Martin guitar company of Nazareth PA and the Oliver Ditson Company, a retail and wholesale distributor with outlets in Boston and New York.Very few of these 111 style guitars were made and, while they had little impact on guitar players at the time, they now fetch staggering prices, should an example come onto the guitar market.

History of Martin D-28 Guitars -

In 1931 C.F. Martin introduced the D body shape guitars, the D-1 and the D-2. The D stands for Dreadnought, the largest British battleship. Extremely limited numbers of the D-1 and D-2 were made, so limited that these guitars must be the most collectable acoustics of all. When the guitar went into a proper production cycle it was slotted into the familiar Martin guitar numbering system - a letter of the alphabet to designate body size and shape followed by a number to indicate the style of finish and woods used. The D-18 was less ornate and had a mahogany back and sides paired with dark body bindings, while the D-28 used Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides and had herringbone trim and a zipper style back stripe. More expensive models - the D-35 and D-45 were produced but it was the D-28 that found its way into the hearts of guitarists from all spheres.

Elvis Presley had a Martin D 28 guitar. He loved the big bodied sound it gave in his early days of singing real rock and roll. In October of 2009, Elvis Presley's Martin D 28 that he played in his final concert in Las Vegas sold for $106,200 at auction. Maybe it was his country influenced background that made the big guitar attractive for Elvis, for after all, many of the big stars of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry used a Martin D 28 guitar.

Hank Williams is perhaps the most famous country performer to use a Martin D 28 guitar. It was perfect for him and you can hear its rich ringing tone being strummed in Hank's inimitable style on all his recordings. Another "Hank," this time Hank Snow, also knew and loved the Martin D 28 guitar. Snow was a very accomplished acoustic guitarist and his unique solo playing style can be heard on many of his recordings. He managed to really bring the tone of this classic guitar to life.

Other greats of southern country who proudly played a Martin D 28 guitar include, Merle Travis, Marty Stuart, Lester Flatt, Neil Young (he has one of Hank Williams's old guitars), George Jones, Dan Tyminski and many, many more. Since the first Martin guitars were made in the late 1800s, many models have been favorites, but this big generous sounding guitar has especially won the hearts and souls of practically everyone who has heard its ringing tones.

Russia.com sold for $ 1.5 Million

Sedo Geo Domain Sales: Russia.com sold for $ 1.5 Million

This is the Information age and in the Information age, the new asset class is the Domain Names. Yes, Domain Names are the real estate of the Internet. Just like Real world real estate, Domain Names also appreciate in its price.

The only difference between real world real estate and Domain Names is that, Domain Names are Digital in form. They are Virtual so you can’t see it. But it doesn’t mean that they don’t have Value.

Recently Russia.com sold on Sedo’s Marketplace for literally $ 1.5 Million which is the second largest Geo Domain Sale in the year 2009. The largest Geo Domain Sale was Korea.com which sold for $ 5 Million in 2000.

Geo Domains are in very high demand because of their unique nature. Traditionally Geo Domains have been purchased by,

- Media Companies &
- Tourism Board

Thus, Geo Assets are one of the most valuable assets on the Internet. And there is a great scope for developing geo domains.

The Future -

In the Future, Just imagine that what will happen if a High School going kid owns a more valuable web property (Domain Names) which is more valuable than the Real Estate or Rental property owned by a Doctor?

This is quiet possible. You can never imagine that even a school going kid can own an Asset in his/her school life which can be worth of literally Millions of Dollars. This is the advantage and the future of the Information Age Kids.

Car Collection Investing

Car Collection Investing: Investment in Vintage Car Collection

Vintage Cars are the Exotic Asset class. Many Investors invest in the Vintage Car Collection. Vintage Cars are considered as some of the most exciting collectible items.

Many Car Collection Investors invest specifically in a particular brand of car only. This is because they love that brand cars only. Some Vintage and Classic cars are worth of millions of dollars. There are many Investors around the world who mainly Invest in Vintage Cars only.

One such Investor is Mr.Pranlal Bhogilal from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. (Well, I am from Ahmedabad City). Anyway, Here are the Information rich articles on Vintage Cars & Investments. You will definitely like it.

01) Vintage Car Rentals: Everything about the rentals of classical cars worldwide.

02) Pranlal Bhogilal Vintage Car Collection: See the great Vintage Car Collection of Pranlal Bhogilal

03) Investing in Vintage Cars: See How Investors Invest in Vintage Cars for huge profits

Many celebrities marry in the vintage cars. The rental of vintage cars per day is very much high depending on its model of year and the condition.

Thus, Vintage Cars are the great Asset Classes for Investments.

Most Valuable Pocket Knife

Most Valuable Collectible Pocket Knife

Do you know that collectible pocket knives are not just the collectible things for hobbyists. But they are the asset classes in which Investors invest their money for capital gains.

Collectible pocket knives are just like the any other asset class such as stocks, bonds, gold, mutual funds and real estate and Investors from all around the world Invest in these valuable assets. Old knives are the assets because their supply is constant and the demand is rising every day. Thus, this demand-supply mismatch drives the price of collectible pocket knives to sky high.

Some Pocket knives are lined with real diamonds while some are gold plated.

The value of any pocket knife is dependent on how much old it is and various other factors like it’s design, its manufacturer and its current condition. There is a huge market for this valuable asset in this world. Many Investors have invested in the most valuable knives in the world.

Thus, the stocks, bonds and gold are not the only asset class that you should invest. Sometimes you should try this new asset class also.

Invest in Websites

Why & How to Invest in Websites?

Websites are the new asset classes. Many investors from all around the world invest in websites. It’s just like investing your money in traditional assets such as stocks, bonds, gold, real estate and mutual funds.

Websites are the intellectual properties in its purest form. They are the online assets. They are the real estates of the Internet and people invest in them. There are several types of websites such as Blogs (Yes, Blogs are the kind of a website), forums, social networks, e-Commerce websites, Articles directories, Dating websites, Auction houses and many other types.

Why Investors prefer to Invest in websites?

Well, this is because of it’s exponential growth potential. The valuations of websites is mainly based on its web traffic. And the web traffic grows exponentially if the owners of the websites are smart enough. Thus, you can drive the valuation of any website to sky high if you know that how to attract the web traffic?

Equity and Real Estate can give you Maximum 20% Compounded annual return in the long run (More than 10 years). But a website can give your as high as 5000% return per year also. Yes, the valuation of this online asset grows 5000% also in a year or even more.

So this means that, if you invest in a website and make a portfolio of websites just like stocks and bonds, you can grow your wealth more than from any other traditional asset class.

How much a Website Cost?

Well, it depends on its current web traffic, it’s past 3-6 months of earnings and its popularity. Usually you can find good deals for as low as $ 500 per website on the Internet. However, some websites are worth of Millions of Dollars. And yes, Investors invest in this kind of websites also.

How to Buy a Website?

Flippa.com & SitePoint.com are the 2 reputed market places on the Internet where you can find good deals to invest in websites.

Believe me, Websites are the new asset classes and they are very profitable assets. They can grow your net worth like anything if you have invested in a good website. So the next time whenever you have a spare money on your hand, try this new asset class…!!!

Domain Capital: Loan Against Domain Names

Domain Capital: Loan Against Domain Names

Domain names are the real estate of the Internet. Without Domain Names, you can not do your web business. And of course, Domain Names are limited. Some Generic name domain names are worth of millions of dollars such as Loan.com, Car.com, Fund.com, Investment.com…etc…

2-character and 3 character domain names are also valuable assets. Many Investors from all around the world are investing in the Domain Names. Now, you will ask me that, If Domain Names are the real estate of the Internet than Why can’t we get a loan on them? Because in the real world, we can get a mortgage loan against our home or real estate.

Well, You can now take a loan against Domain Names. Go to DomainCapital.com and you will know in great detail that how you can borrow money against Internet’s valuable Real Asset – Domain Names.

Domain Capital is just like a housing mortgage company. It gives you a loan against the premium domain names. First of all it will do a fair valuation of your portfolio of domain names or a premium domain name and later on it will give you a loan against it.

You can use your Domain Name Portfolio to borrow money and than expand your Business and once your Business is established, you can repay your loan ang get back your domain portfolio.

It’s just like borrowing money against your home or a piece of real estate.

Domain Capital is a Domain Financing Company. It’s the entirely new concept. And if this concept will work, Believe me, in the next generation a school going kid will also invest in the real estate of the Internet and make much mrore money than a pre-retirement age group (50-55) of people.

The main advantage of Domain Names investing is that, they are digital so they are virtual. So it remains in the servers of the domain company. Thus, they are protected and nobody ever knows that you are the owner of the valuable virtual property.

How Valuable Are Coke Bottles?

How Valuable Are Old Coke Bottles?

Do you know that old coke bottles are the Assets and people Invest in it for Hobby as well as Capital Gains? Yes, Old Coke Bottles are the Vintage Collectible items and they are one of the most favourite collectible items.

The History of Coca Cola company is well above 100 years old and during its life span, it has released several varieties of coke bottles and later on discontinued them. So the old coke bottles are limited. Their supply is constant but the demand is rising day by day which makes this thing valuable asset.

Owning a Coke bottle is exactly same like any other asset such as stocks, bonds, gold, real estate and mutual funds. Not only the coke bottles but the coke crowns are also the favourite collectible items.

Old coke bottles appreciate at the rate of more than 20% compounded annually which is more than the stock market growth. If you are the owner of an old Coke Bottle, it means that you are the owner of an Asset.

Vintage Coke

Vintage Coke: A Great Investment Opportunity

Photo: The History of Coke Bottles Design (A Vintage Coke Collection)

The above photograph is of the rare vintage collection of coke bottles. Well, Let me tell you here that, Vintage Cokes are not just the things to collect just for the hobby. But in reality, Vintage Cokes are the Assets. They are the Investment Vehicle and Investors from all around the world Invest in it.

If you are the owner of the above Vintage Coke collection, than it means that you have invested in a stock (or any other Asset) which gives you at least 20-30% return per annum.

Vintage Coca-Cola Crowns – The Collectors’ Choice

Not only the Coke Bottles, The Vintage Coca-cola Crowns are also the Asset class. Investors and Hobbyists invest in it. Having a collection of Vintage Cokes is exactly same like owning a Gold Bars or a Mutual Fund Scheme. They tend to appreciate much faster than the traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds, gold and real estate.

Vintage Coke is the number one Collectors & Investors’ Choice. This is because of the highly liquid market of this precious Asset class. You will find a buyer for Vintage coke collection from all around the world.

The main reason behind appreciating these items is because of the increasing demand and the constant supply. The supply of Vintage Coke bottles & Crowns is constant. This is because Coca-Cola company does not produce more Vintage crowns and bottles. While the demand for this Asset is rising day by day among the Investors and hobbyist from all around the world.

And this demand-supply disparity drives the vintage coke price to sky high. It’s just like the stock market. But here we don’t have a stock exchange or a trade center for the Vintage Coke Collections…!!!

Vintage Car Rentals

Vintage Cars Rentals

I have already told you in my previous articles that, Vintage Car is an Asset. This is because it appreciates in its price over the time (Capital Gains) as well as provides you a Passive Income (Cashflow). Now, it is well understood that Vintage Cars appreciate in their price over the time but How can a Vintage car become a steady Income Source? Well, I am talking about Vintage Car Rentals.

There is a Huge Business Opportunity here and that is giving Vintage Car on Rent. You can give your Vintage Car on Rent for following purposes.

- Celebrity Marriages

- Movie producers for shooting of a Movie

- Exhibition of Vintage Cars

- Rent a Vintage Car for Vacation (Yes, in European Countries this is a trend)

Thus, the above are the main 4 income sources of a Vintage Car.

Imperial Classic Limousine Service, Abuquerque, New Mexico.

Monte Bruckman has provided chauffeured trips in '40s and '50s Chrysler Imperials in Albuquerque for 31 years. He’ll customize itineraries along Route 66 and north to Santa Fe, and he drives celebrants to local functions. The star of Bruckman’s fleet is his 1956, long-wheelbase C70 Series Crown Imperial, in its original, un-restored condition. The Crown Imperial limousine was a favorite of presidents and movie stars, but only eight or nine exist today.

Sports Car Rentals, Charlottesville, Virginia

“You feel you’re one with the car,” says John Pollack of Sports Car Rentals, describing his passion for vintage cars. He’s been in business in Charlottesville, Va. since 1995, making his an unusually long-lived American classic car hire venture. Explore Virginia’s country roads in a 1959 MGA convertible, a 1960 TR3, or for another version of nostalgia, his Buick Skylark, a 1963 model with automatic transmission.

Dream Car Rentals, Las Vegas, Nevada

Customers at Dream Car Rentals in Las Vegas will find such fabled American cars as a ‘59 Cadillac Eldorado or a ‘68 Pontiac GTO, the muscle car of choice when the Rat Pack played Vegas. Not surprisingly these automobiles are often in demand for photo shoots and weddings, and they draw the interest of Europeans, impressed by their size and styling.

The Open Road, Stratford, U.K

Based near Stratford, England, Tony Merrygold, started out in 1998 and now rents ten classic cars—nine British and a 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback like the one Steve McQueen drove during the famous car chase in Bullitt. The most powerful, the Jaguars and the Mustang, are also the most popular. “Small and cute doesn’t work,” says the owner, who also maintains a web guide to other rental classics.

Vintage Classics, near Oxford, U.K.

With customers who arrive from all over the world to experience England’s West Country, Vintage Classics is experienced in planning out the best routes and fine local accommodations. As a fan of the British television series “Inspector Morse,” seen in the States on Public Television, the owner, Philip Rowe designed a 156-mile tour that takes in many of the show’s locations. This, of course, is at the wheel of a “Morse Mobile,” the Inspector’s beloved Jaguar MK2 sedan.

Motorparty, Dumfries, Scotland

From Motorparty’s base in Dumfries, Scotland, you can tour the North of England and the Scottish Borders. Martin Edgar has seven cars for rent, the most popular being an E-type Jaguar. The oldest is the 1933 MG Midget making his the only outfit that offers a genuine pre-war MG. To protect this treasure, Edgar requires that you put in an hour’s preparation with his staff before they allow you to drive off. Or they may decide not to.

Aspirations, Brisbane, Australia

In Brisbane, Australia, Richard Gaunt sends a fleet of British sports cars of the '50s and '60s, plus a 1966 Mustang, through the rugged Australian countryside. Among the favorites are the Mustang and a ’69 Jaguar S-Type sedan, but the most sought after is Gaunt’s original purchase, the 1957 MGA that he calls “the happy car.”

Vintage Car Tour, Rome, Italy

Designed by three women who have years of experience in the travel business and are highly knowledgeable about their adopted home, Italy, Vintagecartour.com is aimed at the traveler who has often visited the country and now wants to see it from a new vantage and in the height of luxury. You will travel in small convoys, driving classic Italian cars—such as a Lancia Aurelia or an Alfa Romeo 1750— and stay in the best hotels and villas. They’ll do everything but tuck you in at night. Maybe that too.

Vintage Roads, Touraine, France

From 1934 to 1957 the Citroen Traction Avant, as its name indicates, a pioneering front-wheel drive automobile, played a legendary role in France. Admiring its handling and speed, cops and robbers used it for quick getaways; so did the Gestapo and heroes of the French Resistance. The car takes to the road in such films as The Great Escape, The Sound of Music, and From Russia with Love. Contact Vintage Roads, based in the wine-country of Touraine, to create your own Citroen drama.

Hotel Binders, Innsbruck, Austria

If you’re eager to drive an NSU Ro80, assuming you’ve even heard of it, travel to Innsbruck in the Austrian Tyrol. Here the family-run Hotel BinderS has a fleet of vintage vehicles at the ready, including several of the rare Ro80s. Introduced in 1967, the large German-made sedan, with its radical rotary engine, was promoted as a masterpiece of industrial design but succumbed to a reputation for unreliability. The problems were fixed but the car was doomed, leaving those few survivors to gain new standing today as rare examples. You can rent one only in Austria.

Trabi-Safari, Berlin, Germany and Budapest, Hungary

“How many workers does it take to make a Trabant? Two” an old gag goes. “One to fold and one to paste.” Fashioned of Duroplast (recycled plastic resin strengthened with wool or cotton) and produced in East Germany between 1957 and 1991, this “exhaust-belching matchbox of a car,” as one fan calls it, was virtually the only way East Germans could take to the road.  They were obsolete the day the Berlin Wall fell.  Yes, it fueled many a joke, but with reunification the Trabi gained a cult following. Now you can hire one to tour Berlin in plastic comfort, or travel to Budapest where renting Trabants is popular (no joke).

Sedo: Recent Domain Sales

Sedo is a marketplace for buying and selling Internet’s Real Estate. Well, I am talking about Domain Names. Domain names are the Intellectual properties in its truest form. They are just like the real estate of the real world but they are virtual.

You may not believe this but some Domain names in this world are more valuable than your home or luxurious apartment. The difference is only that, Domain Names are Virtual. They are in the digital form and that’s why you can’t feel it.

Recently Sedo has completed his Q3 Domain Sales Auction. Here are the featured Domain Sales on Sedo -

01) Call.com sold for $ 1.1. Million….!!!!

02) Server.com sold for $ 7,70,000…!!!!!

03) Brazil.com sold for $ 5,00,000…!!!!

04) Jets.com for $ 3,75,000….!!!!

Well, the above are the premium domains. Here are some average Domain Names which sold on Sedo

- Sudan.com – $ 1,20,000
- PokerBonus.com – $ 85,000
- Xoxide.com – $ 76,000
- JJJ.com – $ 48,500
- Kinofilme.de – $ 44,100
- Sexshop.org – $ 22,050
- Wordy.com- $ 20,000
- M.biz – $ 15,611
- BlackCard.es – $ 13,230

Domain Names are limited in this world and the demand for generic name domain names is increasing day by day. Every month literally millions of new domain names are registered on the Internet. This Supply-Demand Disparity drives the Domain name prices high.

Previously Loan.com, Car.com, Fund.com & Investment.com were changed hands for literally millions of dollars in early 2000.

Most of the people think that, the only physical things have some value. But well, this is not true. Domain Names are totally Virtual/Digital but still they have value and they are known as Assets. Owning a Domain Name is just like owning any other asset in this world such as Stocks, bonds, gold and real estate…

So In my opinion, you should try this new Exotic Asset class…!!!

New Media Art

Let us today for new Investment opportunity. Well, I am not talking about some exotic business ideas. But I am talking about the Art – The New Media Art.The new media art consists of the following.

- Mixed Media Installations
- Video Art
- Digital Prints
- Mechanical Art including Car engines
- Compute Graphics
- Internet Art
- Virtual Art
- Interactive Art technologies
- And many more….

Well, previously, there was only the market for paintings as an art. But now, There is a huge market for New Media art all around the world. People invest in new media art.

This new Media art is auctioned by the two great Art Auction Houses.

01) Christie’s

02) Sotheby’s

Some of the Digital Arts are worth of millions of dollars. For the Investors this is the entirely new asset class for the Investment. Just few years back, there was no market at all for this asset class in India. But now, these arts are selling at 2-20 Lakhs per art piece.

Owning a New Media Art is exactly same like owning the any other asset class such as stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, businesses and mutual funds. And these arts sometimes appreciate much more faster than the traditional stock market.

Installation art is normally bought by museums. There is a great role of Museums to help make people art literate.

Now, literally more and more people are entering into new media collections. The future of this entirely new investment opportunity is very bright. This is because of the Growth saturation of the traditional asset classes such as stocks and real estate.

And because of this saturation, Investors are diverting their wealth towards these new Asset classes. So if you can create any one or more of the above traditional media art than it means that you have the ability to create an Asset that can be worth of Millions of Dollars…!!!

Do’s & Don’ts of Investing in Art

Art is an Asset class. People buy art not only for hobby but they basically invest in art. An art is the Investment vehicle. Owning an art is just like owning any other asset such as Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Real Estate, Mutual Funds, Businesses and any other asset.

But well, investing in art is not as simple as walking into a gallery and picking out the piece that you thought would look best on your living room wall. It’s the job of an expert. Only the collectors and real art experts can pick up the classical art from the large collection of art pieces.

Do’s and Don’ts of Investing in Art -

- Choose historically significant pieces of art

- Take time to do research into the exhibition and literary history of piece

- Do not go for Cheapest bet or by hearsay

- Remain invested for at least five years, to benefit fro appreciation

- Begin by investing only 5-10% of your portfolio in art

Just like investing in stocks, real estate, mutual funds and businesses, you do the proper research and after proper research only you invest in it right? The same thing is true for art investing. Here also you have to do proper research otherwise you will miss the great investment opportunity.

Remember: Art only makes sense as an Investment if it has a credible amount of historical significance. Without this no art wok should be contemplated.

The second factor you have to see is the Market. Most of the investors invest in paintings because there is a huge and liquid market for this. Thus, you will find a ready buyer for your art.

According to the experts, you can give 5-10% allocation of your portfolio towards the art. You can buy art either from art galleries or from Auction Houses.

Vintage Clothing: The Asset Class to Invest

Vintage Clothing: The Asset Class to Invest your Money

Vintage Clothes are the Asset Class. Investors invest in Vintage clothes of 1940s and 50s to make profit. It’s just like any other asset class such as your home, stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, businesses, art, mutual funds, intellectual properties, web properties or any other asset class in this world.

There are vintage clothing outlets in the vibrant, artistic community of Brick Lane in London's East End, as well as fabulous Bangladeshi restaurants and bagel bakeries.

Not only is this area heaving with great vintage outlets, but the atmosphere is young and lively, the area is a historical monument to London’s vibrant immigrant history and the streets are packed with wonderful Bangladeshi cafes and restaurants.

What is Vintage Clothing?

Vintage clothing is a generic term for new or second hand garments originating from a previous era.

Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 1980 is considered vintage.

Now, this is very important. Any cloth produced between 1920-1980 is known as a Vintage Cloth and there is a great demand for vintage clothes.

Vintage clothes appreciate in its value over the time just like any other asset class in the world. Sometimes they give you the much higher return than any other asset class such as stocks and art. This is because there is a great demand for Vintage clothes and the supply is limited.

Vintage clothes are increasingly worn by celebrities.

If you are an expert of clothing and fashion than Vintage Clothes can be the best Investment Vehicle for your money. It can be the best parking vehicle for your money if you know that in what you are investing.

Investing in Vintage Guitars

Investing in Vintage Guitars

Do you know that Vintage Guitars are Assets? And people invest in it? Owning a Vintage Guitar is exactly same like owning any other asset such as stocks, bonds, gold, real estate or businesses. Vintage Guitars are the hobby as well as Investment vehicles.

Some vintage guitars now command astronomical prices as non-playing investors jam the market. But while prices for the rarest models are still rising, new buyers who head into this arena may get burned.

Have you ever think that, Just How much a Guitar can be worth?

Well, a Guitar can be worth of more than the worth of your home or a portfolio of stocks.

A Vintage Guitar can start from anywhere around $ 10,000 and may end up into $ 50,000 or even more. Yes, Owning a Vintage Guitar is this much costly.

Vintage Les Paul Guitar 1961

Vintage Guitars can give you anywhere between 20%-50% per annum compounded annual return.

Now Read the following Hypothetical Story and you will realize that, How Vintage Guitars are Worth?

"A couple of the guys at the table started arguing over which would be a better investment: putting a Les Paul in a vault for 10 years, or putting the $10,000 in a T-bill account," recalls Steve Soest, one of the dealers present. "That knocked a bit of the magic out of the day."

Those arguing against the guitar's longevity would have done well to heed a song in the Stones' set that day: "Time Is On My Side." Within 10 years, sunburst Les Pauls were selling for $50,000 . . . then $60,000, and then $80,000. Now they are so coveted that plainer ones go for upwards of $150,000, while those with a pedigree or particularly dramatic flamed-maple tops have pushed past $300,000. The nine-pound guitars are worth their weight in gold, five times over.”

Now, What is the meaning of the above story? It means that Vintage Guitars have given 10 Times more return than the US Stock Markets in the last few decades. This is Crazy. No other Asset class in world appreciates this much.

Why Vintage Guitars appreciate this Much?

The reason why Vintage Guitars appreciate this much is because There were only about 1,700 sunburst Les Pauls originally made.

It means that, the Supply is constant but the Demand is constantly rising among the investors and hobbyists. This Demand-Supply mismatch drives the prices of this valuable asset to the sky high.

Guitars are now become a rare commodity. They are so much valuable that, Investors are crazy about investing in this Asset Class.

Not only this but a Guitar Case is also important. A Vintage Guitar case can cost you $ 10,000 or even more.

Mac Yasuda -

Mac Yasuda is one of the world's foremost foremost vintage-guitar collectors. He is a California based guitar dealer and a friend of the actor Steve Segal. He started off running an English language school in Kobe Japan in the 70s and eventually became one of the largest vintage guitar dealers/collectors in the US.

Mac Yasuda Collection of Vintage Guitars

Here is a story of Yasuda.

“Yasuda started singing and playing country music when he was a teenager in Kobe, Japan. When his hero Hank Snow performed there in 1967, Yasuda and his band-mates got to meet the singer backstage. "A Japanese company had just started making steel-string guitars, and we brought ours to show off. Hank was playing a beat up 1934 Martin D-28, so I asked him, 'Hey, Hank, you're such a rich and famous guy. Why won't you buy a brand new guitar like this?' He just kept laughing over that, and his band did too," he recalls.”

 

The above video is of 1007, Arlington Vintage Guitar Show.

The above video is of the Best Vintage Guitar in Paris. See how great the collection is?

Thus, this is everything about Investing in Vintage Guitars, I hope that this much information is useful to you.