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Why You Shouldn't Buy Olympic Souvenirs

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Summary: Olympic souvenirs may seem like novelty items, however, this memorabilia is manufactured in such massive quantities that it doesn't retain any value. Learn more about bad garage sale buys in this free video series.

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By Jan Braunstein
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Jan Braunstein owns and operates the Antique Avenue antiques store in Pomona, Calif. Her mother also owned an antiques store. She is a certified antique appraiser.read more

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"Have you ever gone to the Olympics? It is very cool, isn’t it? So everybody wants a memory, so guess what? The Olympics committee makes zillions of souvenirs, and the more there are out there the less in demand they are because they are everywhere. So you think, oh good it is a collectible, it is an Olympic item, this is a mug, boy do I want to cover my face, do I, this is a mug. Look at it, big deal, Olympics, don’t go there. There are probably five billion of these Olympic mugs out there, there are Olympic coins, there is Olympic shirts, there is Olympic pens, Olympic everything, guess what? You don’t need it because if you buy it, it is just going to be at your next garage sale and you are going to take a loss. Because this mug, dare I say is worth about a quarter. You don’t want it, don’t buy Olympics. "

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