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It strikes me, that in all this discussion, from the standpoint of the seller, "marketing" is key, and has not e-commerce over the past 10-20 years been paramount to this? Charles @ Stepladder Books A non-e-commerce person From: maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl [mailto:maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl] On Behalf Of Geographicus Antique Maps Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 5:36 PM To: 'Discussion group for map history' Subject: RE: [MapHist] Alternative Investing 2011- Mappinga Profit:Cartography and Fine Art Investment - CNBC Joel - I have not seen the AE chart on the book trade but this article is fascinating. Kevin From: maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl [mailto:maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl] On Behalf Of Joel Kovarsky Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 5:28 PM To: Discussion group for map history Subject: Re: [MapHist] Alternative Investing 2011- Mappinga Profit:Cartography and Fine Art Investment - CNBC On 12/23/2011 5:20 PM, a...@moldovan.md wrote: I have been collecting Holy land and Jerusalem maps and views for the past 40 years. I never bought an item "for investment purposes' but I would like to note that the value of these items has fallen considerably, except for some very rare items. Does anyone have any idea why this has been happening? Al Some explanation--although predominantly aimed at the book market--may be seen here: <http://www.americanaexchange.com/ae/AEMonthly/AEMonthlyArticleDetail.aspx?A rticleID=1113&Type=Articles&Month=5&Year=2011> <http://www.americanaexchange.com/ae/AEMonthly/AEMonthlyArticleDetail.aspx?A rticleID=1113&Type=Articles&Month=5&Year=2011>. Not that any argument is definitive. The remarks linked also address the issue of the ILAB's position, as reflected in remarks by the ILAB president, Arnoud Gerits. Joel Kovarsky
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