Collectible Beer Steins

German steins can be quite well decorated with beautiful images. These steins can also be quite old, from a time when artists carefully added the images with great pride. These steins can provide a focus for the collection, producing that one piece everyone will admire.

But, is there a problem if you cannot get to Germany? How can these treasures be found? Look online, but do be careful. Chips, crazing, or other damage can be easily hidden by carefully choosing the angles from which the photographs are taken. If you cannot see the entire piece, let it go, no matter how much it will add to your collection. Oh, you can ask for more pictures, but when they are later discovered to be inaccurate will Ebay or any other site back up your claim that the images showed what was not the case, and hid what was there. Their only source of information is the listing, not your email account. And if you do ask for pictures, ask through their messaging, and accept answers only through their messaging.

Some people have special beer steins for Oktoberfest.  An Oktoberfest stein can be used at an Oktoberfest gathering, or as a home decoration.

Some beer companies like Budweiser produce numerous articles showing the corporate name and logo. Having a customer pay for the right to advertise a product is, after all, a great way for a company to get its name out while making money that can be used for even more advertisement. And, the collecting mood of people is quick to add value to items bearing a corporate name or logo. Some people collect Budweiser memorabilia just as others collect John Deere, Coca-Cola, or Harley Davidson.

Beer company advertisement steins are collectible by both stein collectors and those who collect the corporate memorabilia.

Avon has produced annual beer steins over a long period. They are generally nicely decorated, and more easily obtainable than antique steins. If it is just an attractive piece that interests you, these offer a good alternative to antique steins.

The first thing one must do when getting a new collection started is to buy a book. It is extremely important to know the value of a piece before buying for any collectible.

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