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They were meant to be collectibles for people 17 years and older, which is the audience for the film".
Collectibles have outperformed stocks over the past decade, with some, like rare coins, doing a lot better, according to The Economist's valuables index.
Since capital-gains tax on the sale of art and collectibles is taxed at a higher rate than that of stocks and bonds, the benefits of donating art and claiming a tax deduction, have never been more attractive.
"The market took off in the mid-1980s, when Coke closed some of their plants and sold off their old assets," says Steven Wulff, who owns a soda collectibles shop in Jefferson, Texas, two hours east of Dallas.
In April, two French anti-racism groups sued Yahoo! to remove collectibles such as swastika flags and Nazi uniforms from its American website, because French law prohibits the display or sale of objects that incite racial hatred and the site can, of course, be reached by French users.
This existing site offers downmarket collectibles for a broad audience it has, for example, a "special sale for lovers" for Valentine's Day while sothebys.com is designed to offer pricier fine-art pieces for the more discerning collector.
The effect on the philately market is even more pronounced than for other collectibles.
EBay, which started out as a marketplace for collectibles, quickly entered a virtuous circle in which more buyers attracted more sellers, who attracted yet more buyers and sellers.
The auction, which offered a motley assortment of Chinese and Western fine art and collectibles, was a small one but it marked an important step in China's ongoing integration into the global scene.
