Coins

[Bazile]

These ads on the box for coins 

Surely the value of the coins are not more than the purchase price .

[barry1010]

Do you mean the commemorative coins? They are usually worth much less than the purchase price

[Old_Geezer]

But if the reason you're short of the readies is spending on such things, it may appeal to cut your losses at this point.

[Bazile]

That's what I thought 

What's the point  unless you see it as an investment that will bear fruit in a few hundred years for your descendants 

 

 

 

[barry1010]

It's the same as all the limited edition collectibles advertised on TV such as plates. They are not investments

[ToraToraTora]

The basic rules are, if something is designed as a collectable, it's not collectable.

[Bazile]

What's the attraction  then ?

[ToraToraTora]

they are just trying to sell things to people who think they are collectable and will one day be worth something.

[barry1010]

There's been a few people on programmes like Rip Off Britain who feel they were ripped off by the likes of the Franklin Mint

[wolf63]

My mum fell for all the stories and I inherited plates, ornaments etc when she and then my dad died.

That was three cats ago.  Luckily, many items have been batted off shelves and sent to the afterlife. 😂  The cats, alas, are there too.