Collectors market index

Collectors market index is a tool used by collectors and investors to track values of collectibles against collectors market from a specific date, calculated in form of Index. It measures the value of a section of the collectors market and computed from the prices of selected collectibles, typically a weighted average.

List of collectors market indices

Collector's automobile market

• HAGI indices represent family of indices developed by ,London based organization, Historic Automobile Group research focused on rare historic motorcars and collectors’ automobiles, calculated since December 2008 based on a proprietary market capitalization formula called survivor weighting.^[1]
  • HAGI Top, market cap weighted index for the total market of rare classic cars.
  • HAGI MBCI, market cap weighted index for rare Mercedes-Benz classic cars.
  • HAGI F, market cap weighted index for rare Ferrari classic cars.
  • HAGI P, market cap weighted index for rare Porsche classic cars.
  • HAGI Top ex P&F, market cap weighted index for the total market of rare classic cars other than Porsche and Ferrari.
• HAGERTY collector car indices – set of indices, created by Hagerty Insurance Agency insurance company specializing in classic car insurance.^[2]
  • HAGERTY 1950s American – index of collectible American cars of the 1950s.
  • HAGERTY Affordable Classics – index of collectible cars priced under $30k.
  • HAGERTY British Cars – index of post-war British collectible cars.
  • HAGERTY Blue Chip – index of the Automotive A-List collectible cars.
  • HAGERTY German Collectibles – index of post-war German collectible cars.
  • HAGERTY Ferrari – index of Ferrari collectible cars.
  • HAGERTY Muscle Cars – index of 1960s American muscle cars.

Collector's coin market

• PCGS coins indices represent family of indices developed by PCGS coin grading, authentication, attribution, and encapsulation service founded in 1985 (is owned by Collectors Universe company).^[3]
  • PCGS3000® Index is the most reliable PCGS index contains prices for over 3000 rare coins.
  • Generic Gold Coin Index
  • Mint State Rare Gold Coin Index
  • Proof Gold Coin Index
  • Mint State Type Coin Index
  • Proof Type Coin Index
  • Morgan and Peace Dollar Index
  • Silver and Gold Commemorative Index
  • 20th Century Coin Index
  • Key Dates and Rarities Index
• COLECTY coins market indices is set of market indices, created by COLECTY online platform using prices of rare coins tradeable on online U.S. collectors markets, such as eBay etc. based on a Price-weighted formula.^[4]
  • COLECTY US Coins © Market Index
  • COLECTY Europe Coins © Market Index
  • COLECTY Asia Coins © Market Index
  • COLECTY Canada Coins © Market Index

Collector's comics market

• COLECTY US Comics © Market Index is price-weighted calculation based on wide variety of rare collectible comics tradeable on online U.S. market, includes comics from Platinum Age of Comic Books till Modern Age of Comic Books.
• Comic Book Market Index (CBMI) consists of a weighted average of the price changes on 36 different specifically selected comic books by Comicbookies (current coverage includes only couple of days starting from 4.15.2016).^[5]

Collector's stamps market

• COLECTY stamps market indices is set of market indices, created by COLECTY online platform using prices of rare stamps tradeable on online U.S. collectors markets, such as eBay etc. based on a Price-weighted formula.^[6]
  • COLECTY US Stamps © Market Index is relyable indicator of stamps market movement, useful for everyone interested in Philatelic investment.
  • COLECTY World Stamps © Market Index
  • COLECTY Canada Stamps © Market Index
• Linn’s U.S. Stamp Market Index – the composite index of U.S. stamp market created by Linn's Stamp News newspaper, last index publication dated July 2014.^[7]

Collector's scripophily market

COLECTY US Scripophily © Market Index is calculated for Scripophily U.S. market by COLECTY, includes worldwide transportation, government and other types of collectible stock and bonds.

Collector's other markets

• COLECTY US TCG © Market Index – special index, computed based on U.S. market prices on highly tradeable Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, World of Warcraft Trading Card Game rare collectible cards.
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 is the industry's leading benchmark, it represents the price movement of 100 of the most sought-after fine wines for which there is a strong secondary market and is calculated monthly.^[8]
• The RW101 Rare Whisky Indices is family of indices designed by Rare Whisky 101 based on their database that has been evolved for more than ten years and contains factual, accurate open market values for the sale of over 147,000 bottles of Single Malt Scotch (no blends, single grain, Bourbon etc. are recorded).^[9]
  • Rare Whisky Icon 100 Index
  • Rare Whisky Vintage 50 Index
  • Rare Whisky Port Ellen Index
  • Rare Whisky Brora Index
  • Rare Whisky Macallan 18 & 25 Indices
  • Rare Whisky Rare Malts Index
  • Rare Whisky Karuizawa Index
  • Rare Whisky Apex 100, 250 & 1000 Indices
  • Rare Whisky Negative 100, 250 & 1000 Indices

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