‘collector psychology’ directory
- See Also
- Gwern
- Links
- “The Brand Age”, Graham 2026
- “How Kentucky Bourbon Went from Boom to Bust”, King 2025
- “I Drank Every Cocktail”, Aaronson 2025
- “Most People Who Buy Your Game Won’t Play It”, Zukowski 2025
- “A Single Cheeto Sold for Nearly $90,000? A ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Snack With an Uncanny Resemblance to a Fire-Breathing Pokémon Was a Hit on the Auction Block. First It Needed a Custom Case”, Cacciola 2025
- “Can a Golden Retriever Win at Westminster? History Says No. They Are among the Most Popular Dogs in the United States, but at the Biggest Dog Show in the World, They Are Never (Never!) Best in Show”, Lyall 2025
- “A Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending”
- “‘Scarcity and Growth Are Oppositional’: How Streetwear Legend Supreme Lost Its Luster”, Waldow 2024
- “Flipside Is a Treasure Trove of Music and Memory: Chris Wilcha’s Documentary Explores Life, Love, and Art through His Connection to a Venerable Record Store”, Brody 2024
- “Star Trek Fan Leaves Behind a Collection Like No One Has Done Before: When Troy Nelson Died, His Shelves Were Filled to the Rafters With Memorabilia from the Popular Franchise. Soon, the Massive Collection Will Be Boldly Going, Going, Gone”, Deb 2024
- “The Big Problem With the Giant Stanley Cup: Stanley Bottles Have Been a Buy-It-For-Life Staple of the Working Class for More Than 100 Years. Now, the Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler Has Become a Symbol of Social-Media-Fueled Over-Consumption”, Klein 2024
- “[‘Replica’-Making Hobbyists]”
- “Queuing Is Not A Luxury Experience: It’s Time for Executives to Rethink the Lines outside Luxury Stores”, Amed 2023
- “What Kind of Person Has a Closet Full of Nazi Memorabilia?”, Kaiser 2023
- “Rebecca Struthers on Watches, Watchmaking, and the Hands of Time § Practical Challenges With Marine Chronometers”, Struthers & Roberts 2023
- “Hideous but worth It: Distinctive Ugliness As a Signal of Luxury”, Cesareo et al 2022
- “Superiority-Seeking and the Preference for Exclusion”, Imas & Madarasz 2022
- “Who Made the Paintings: Artists or Artificial Intelligence? The Effects of Identity on Liking and Purchase Intention”, Gu & Li 2022
- “Demand for Rarity: Evidence from a Collectible Good”, Hughes 2022
- “Magical Contagion and Commemorative Plaques: Effects of Celebrity Occupancy on Property Values”, Ayton et al 2022
- “Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience”, Rocklage et al 2021
- “When a Master Dies: Speculation and Asset Float”, Penasse et al 2020
- “The Perfection Premium”, Isaac & Spangenberg 2020
- “Birkin Demand: A Sage & Stylish Investment”, Newsom 2016
- “On the Nature of Creepiness”, McAndrew & Koehnke 2016
- “The Evolutionary Genetics of Personality Revisited”, Penke & Jokela 2016
- “Managing an Iconic Old Luxury Brand in a New Luxury Economy: Hermès Handbags in the US Market”, Lewis & Haas 2014
- “Celebrity Contagion and the Value of Objects”, Newman et al 2011
- “Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better? Evidence from a Large Sample of Blind Tastings”, Goldstein et al 2008
- “The Evolutionary Genetics of Personality”, Penke et al 2007
- “The Relationship between Children’s Tested Intelligence and Their Hobby Participation”, Boynton 1941
- “Propaganda As Signaling [Blog]”
- “Leapfrogs past April 2021’s Previous World-Record Auction for Boxed SMB1 by 24%.”
- “Piezoelectric Bagworm Silk”
- “NFTs 101: Why NFTs Are a Generational Innovation”
- “The Borderlands Gun Collector’s Club”, Yegge 2026
- “Moleskine Mania: How a Notebook Conquered the Digital Era”
- “Ontology Of Psychiatric Conditions: Tradeoffs And Failures: To What Degree Are Psychiatric Conditions More like Diseases (Always Bad) versus Diverse Neurotypes (Potentially Good)?”
- “Buzz Rickson’s”
- “Action Comics (1938–2011) #1; CGC VF+: 8.5; Sold On: Tuesday, 2021-04-06 5:21 PM; for $3,250,000”
- “Studies on Natural Populations of Drosophila. II. Heritability and Response to Selection for Wing Length in Drosophila Melanogaster and D. Simulans at Different Temperatures”
- “In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession.”
- “Olympic Memorabilia: All Auction Items”
- “The Rich New York Women Who Love Their Fake Birkins: Among a Certain Set, Counterfeit Luxury Bags May Be More Popular Than the Real Thing”
- “The Sensations of Slime Are Serious Business”
- Wikipedia (10)
- Miscellaneous
- Bibliography
See Also
Gwern
“Accountant Who Owns a Rabbit”, Pro et al 2026
“Does Website Luxury Exist?”, Gwern 2024
“Why Do Hipsters Steal Stuff?”, Gwern 2022
“Fashion Cycles”, Gwern 2021
Links
“The Brand Age”, Graham 2026
“How Kentucky Bourbon Went from Boom to Bust”, King 2025
“I Drank Every Cocktail”, Aaronson 2025
“Most People Who Buy Your Game Won’t Play It”, Zukowski 2025
“A Single Cheeto Sold for Nearly $90,000? A ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Snack With an Uncanny Resemblance to a Fire-Breathing Pokémon Was a Hit on the Auction Block. First It Needed a Custom Case”, Cacciola 2025
“Can a Golden Retriever Win at Westminster? History Says No. They Are among the Most Popular Dogs in the United States, but at the Biggest Dog Show in the World, They Are Never (Never!) Best in Show”, Lyall 2025
“A Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending”
A Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending
“‘Scarcity and Growth Are Oppositional’: How Streetwear Legend Supreme Lost Its Luster”, Waldow 2024
‘Scarcity and growth are oppositional’: How streetwear legend Supreme lost its luster
“Flipside Is a Treasure Trove of Music and Memory: Chris Wilcha’s Documentary Explores Life, Love, and Art through His Connection to a Venerable Record Store”, Brody 2024
“Star Trek Fan Leaves Behind a Collection Like No One Has Done Before: When Troy Nelson Died, His Shelves Were Filled to the Rafters With Memorabilia from the Popular Franchise. Soon, the Massive Collection Will Be Boldly Going, Going, Gone”, Deb 2024
“The Big Problem With the Giant Stanley Cup: Stanley Bottles Have Been a Buy-It-For-Life Staple of the Working Class for More Than 100 Years. Now, the Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler Has Become a Symbol of Social-Media-Fueled Over-Consumption”, Klein 2024
“[‘Replica’-Making Hobbyists]”
“Queuing Is Not A Luxury Experience: It’s Time for Executives to Rethink the Lines outside Luxury Stores”, Amed 2023
“What Kind of Person Has a Closet Full of Nazi Memorabilia?”, Kaiser 2023
“Rebecca Struthers on Watches, Watchmaking, and the Hands of Time § Practical Challenges With Marine Chronometers”, Struthers & Roberts 2023
“Hideous but worth It: Distinctive Ugliness As a Signal of Luxury”, Cesareo et al 2022
Hideous but worth it: distinctive ugliness as a signal of luxury
“Superiority-Seeking and the Preference for Exclusion”, Imas & Madarasz 2022
“Who Made the Paintings: Artists or Artificial Intelligence? The Effects of Identity on Liking and Purchase Intention”, Gu & Li 2022
“Demand for Rarity: Evidence from a Collectible Good”, Hughes 2022
“Magical Contagion and Commemorative Plaques: Effects of Celebrity Occupancy on Property Values”, Ayton et al 2022
Magical contagion and commemorative plaques: Effects of celebrity occupancy on property values
“Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience”, Rocklage et al 2021
“When a Master Dies: Speculation and Asset Float”, Penasse et al 2020
“The Perfection Premium”, Isaac & Spangenberg 2020
“Birkin Demand: A Sage & Stylish Investment”, Newsom 2016
“On the Nature of Creepiness”, McAndrew & Koehnke 2016
“The Evolutionary Genetics of Personality Revisited”, Penke & Jokela 2016
“Managing an Iconic Old Luxury Brand in a New Luxury Economy: Hermès Handbags in the US Market”, Lewis & Haas 2014
Managing an iconic old luxury brand in a new luxury economy: Hermès handbags in the US market
“Celebrity Contagion and the Value of Objects”, Newman et al 2011
“Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better? Evidence from a Large Sample of Blind Tastings”, Goldstein et al 2008
Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better? Evidence from a Large Sample of Blind Tastings
“The Evolutionary Genetics of Personality”, Penke et al 2007
“The Relationship between Children’s Tested Intelligence and Their Hobby Participation”, Boynton 1941
The Relationship between Children’s Tested Intelligence and Their Hobby Participation
“Propaganda As Signaling [Blog]”
“Leapfrogs past April 2021’s Previous World-Record Auction for Boxed SMB1 by 24%.”
Leapfrogs past April 2021’s previous world-record auction for boxed SMB1 by 24%.
“Piezoelectric Bagworm Silk”
“NFTs 101: Why NFTs Are a Generational Innovation”
“The Borderlands Gun Collector’s Club”, Yegge 2026
“Moleskine Mania: How a Notebook Conquered the Digital Era”
“Ontology Of Psychiatric Conditions: Tradeoffs And Failures: To What Degree Are Psychiatric Conditions More like Diseases (Always Bad) versus Diverse Neurotypes (Potentially Good)?”
“Buzz Rickson’s”
“Action Comics (1938–2011) #1; CGC VF+: 8.5; Sold On: Tuesday, 2021-04-06 5:21 PM; for $3,250,000”
Action Comics (1938–2011) #1; CGC VF+: 8.5; Sold on: Tuesday, 2021-04-06 5:21 PM; for $3,250,000
“Studies on Natural Populations of Drosophila. II. Heritability and Response to Selection for Wing Length in Drosophila Melanogaster and D. Simulans at Different Temperatures”
“In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession.”
In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession.
“Olympic Memorabilia: All Auction Items”
“The Rich New York Women Who Love Their Fake Birkins: Among a Certain Set, Counterfeit Luxury Bags May Be More Popular Than the Real Thing”
“The Sensations of Slime Are Serious Business”
The Sensations of Slime Are Serious Business
View External Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/slime-business-elmers-glue-sloomoo/
Wikipedia (10)
Miscellaneous
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https://www.econlib.org/library/Smith/smMS.html?chapter_num=5#IV.I.6https://www.filfre.net/2023/09/magic-and-loss-part-1-magic-in-the-cards/https://www.laweekly.com/ticketmaster-and-servants-bands-get-cut-of-service-fee/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/magazine/celine-chanel-gucci-superfake-handbags.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/magazine/almanac-recommendation.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4687284/2023/07/14/pokemon-blake-martinez-giants-packers/https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/07/old-masters-need-reinventing-to-avoid-being-frozen-outhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/01/air-jordan-trend-is-over/677195/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2024/ken-fritz-greatest-stereo-auction-cost/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443696604577647870908169992https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/luxury-counterfeits-handbags-superfakes-a490fb42https://www.yahoo.com/news/youtubers-said-destroyed-over-100-202057472.html
Bibliography
https://www.wired.com/story/stanley-cup-quencher-environment/: “The Big Problem With the Giant Stanley Cup: Stanley Bottles Have Been a Buy-It-For-Life Staple of the Working Class for More Than 100 Years. Now, the Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler Has Become a Symbol of Social-Media-Fueled Over-Consumption”,https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/nazi-memorabilia-market-liveauctioneers.html: “What Kind of Person Has a Closet Full of Nazi Memorabilia?”,2022-cesareo.pdf: “Hideous but worth It: Distinctive Ugliness As a Signal of Luxury”,https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.941163/full: “Who Made the Paintings: Artists or Artificial Intelligence? The Effects of Identity on Liking and Purchase Intention”,2022-ayton.pdf: “Magical Contagion and Commemorative Plaques: Effects of Celebrity Occupancy on Property Values”,https://digitalcommons.sia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=stu_proj#pdf: “Birkin Demand: A Sage & Stylish Investment”,2016-mcandrew.pdf: “On the Nature of Creepiness”,