“‘Collector Psychology’ Tag”,2019-12-10 (cognitive bias)⁠:

Bibliography for tag psychology/collecting, most recent first: 34 annotations & 26 links (parent).

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• See Also
• Gwern
  • “Why Do Hipsters Steal Stuff?”, Gwern2022
  • “Fashion Cycles”, Gwern2021
  • “Parasocial Relationships Online”, Gwern2020
• Links
  • “A Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending”
  • “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”, Brody2024
  • “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”, Deb2024
  • “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”, Klein2024
  • “What Kind of Person Has a Closet Full of Nazi Memorabilia?”, Kaiser2023
  • “Rebecca Struthers on Watches, Watchmaking, and the Hands of Time § Practical Challenges With Marine Chronometers”, Struthers & Roberts2023
  • “Hideous but worth It: Distinctive Ugliness As a Signal of Luxury”, Cesareo et al 2022
  • “Superiority-Seeking and the Preference for Exclusion”, Imas & Madarasz2022
  • “Who Made the Paintings: Artists or Artificial Intelligence? The Effects of Identity on Liking and Purchase Intention”, Gu & Li2022
  • “Demand for Rarity: Evidence from a Collectible Good”, Hughes2022
  • “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 & Spangenberg2020
  • “Birkin Demand: A Sage & Stylish Investment”, Newsom2016
  • “On the Nature of Creepiness”, McAndrew & Koehnke2016
  • “The Evolutionary Genetics of Personality Revisited”, Penke & Jokela2016
  • “Managing an Iconic Old Luxury Brand in a New Luxury Economy: Hermès Handbags in the US Market”, Lewis & Haas2014
  • “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”, Boynton1941
  • “Propaganda As Signaling [Blog]”
  • “Leapfrogs past April 2021’s Previous World-Record Auction for Boxed SMB1 by 24%.”
  • “NFTs 101: Why NFTs Are a Generational Innovation”
  • “The Borderlands Gun Collector’s Club”, Yegge2024
  • “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) vs. Diverse Neurotypes (potentially Good)?”
  • “Buzz Rickson’s”
  • “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
• Miscellaneous
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