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1 wall in my Coca Cola/Den (for TGBWC!) | Coca Cola Bottles51 of 282 |  |  |
Posted 9 months ago
Coke-Freak
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This is one wall that has some bottled cokes and cans and other items that are newer. The shelves are deep enough to go 3 deep so it's hard to see much but the front stuff. There is some cokes from before they did the New Coke switch in the 80's just to scare us and then come back with Coke Classic. ;D
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Coca Cola BottlesAs impossible as it may seem today, Coca-Cola did not originally intend to …
Thanks...I think.
Okay, my 2¢: If you're going to collect this made-for-the-market collectible items and the "Limited Edition" commemorative bottles, collect it because you enjoy it and not because you think you are investing in something and 20 years from now, this stuff will increase in value. It won't. In fact, it actually decreases in value. Those commemorative Coke bottles, for the most part, are worthless....not even worth a dollar.
So collect it because you enjoy displaying it. But don't expect it to go up in value. Coca-Cola produces billions of these items, saturating the market. You will never get back the money that you spent on this stuff.
And there are a lot of vintage Coca-Cola items that you can buy, that are very inexpensive...like old magazine ads, ink blotters, coupons, No-Drip bottle protectors, later calendars, book covers, matchbooks, coasters....all great vintage items that can be framed and displayed.
Thanks for sharing, freak!
I like the look of your collection, how you have it up and out of the way using shelves. And right above the T.V., I can relate! A lot of people collect these items and eBay is full of auctions for them. TGBWC gives good advice. One of the things I love most about collecting Coca-Cola, that it's an inclusive endeavor with many different levels of participation. We all have one thing in common: We enjoy doing it and sharing the experience. Thanks for doing so and keep it up!
Not a bad start, and you have chosen the right brand to collect, lol. If you are serious about collecting coke items either for investment or just a fun hobby, I would suggest you get a copy of a Petretti's guide or Warman's C-C collectibles book. There is some good tips and you can get a ballpark idea on the cost of some things you may be interested in. Also don't forget to keep posting here with your updates!!
Nice start Coke-Freak! Listen to what the others are saying and good luck on your collecting!
Michael
Wish my kitchen shelves looked that neat on Sunday mornings.
Thanks for all the nice comments. Those are just some of my Coke items. I have 2 Oak book cases that are filled also and some items hanging on the wall from signs to thermometer, I have a calendar that is missing the 13th of August in it, a bird house made around a can that the end was taken off of. I just can't get myself to put outside, of course! ;) I have saved some things from all the way back to the 70's and didn't realize that I would eventually be a collector/hoarder of Coca-Cola items. So I have some of those small items too!