Reuters interview: the Chinese effect on collectibles prices The latest Reuters interview explains how a growing number of Chinese and Indian collectors are fuelling the collectibles markets
News-Antique.com - Nov 16,2010 - With prices of collectibles up 208% over the last decade, and autographs up on average 335.9%, it was perhaps only a matter of time before the world's major press agencies began talking about collectibles.
On this occasion, the agency was Reuters, the UK-based news service, talking about these mysterious assets which are outperforming traditional investments such as stocks and shares.
Reuters talk Autograph Investment with expert Paul Fraser, of Paul Fraser Collectibles, the world's leading collectibles news service.
The interview highlights a number of familiar faces from Che Guevara and Muhammad Ali, to Johnny Depp and Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong.
Elsewhere, Reuters' report examines how rising numbers of millionaires in China and India are helping to fuel the collectible alternative investment markets. In the film, Paul discusses these buyers' increasing desire for tangible assets which don't correlate with the normal stock markets.
For now, one thing's for sure: as the collectibles markets continue to grow and expand into new regions like China, India and the Middle East, and the mainstream press takes an increasing interest, this can only equal good news for collectible alternative investments.
Further info: info@paulfrasercollectibles.com +44 (0) 117 933 9503
