COLLECTABLES VS. INVESTMENTS
Animation art is admittedly very expensive. It is viewed as highly collectable and of a very high value. There are several types of people who want and usually end up buying "Peanuts" animation art. The first group are the FANS OF THE SHOWS. They remember and love the television specials and movies and want to own a piece of their favorite "Peanuts" television moment. The second group are the "PEANUTS" COLLECTORS. They collect many different items related to the "Peanuts" characters, and enjoy animation art from Schulz and Melendez. The third group is made up of people who COLLECT ANY ANIMATION ART. They may collect many different cels from many different cartoons. "Peanuts" cels and art are often hard to find at some galleries and stores. COLLECTORS OF ART in general make up the fourth group. They appreciate all forms of art, including the uniquely 20th century art of animation. The last group could be called the ART INVESTORS, since they usually are only looking to buy a piece of art that will gain in value over time.
Many pieces of art do APPRECIATE in value. This means that as time goes on, the expected sale price of a piece of art increases. Cels have been known to quadruple in value over 5-10 years. This has caused some people to want to buy cels as an INVESTMENT. An investment has a known value at all times that it can be sold for. It is impossible to know exactly what a piece of art can sell for at any given time. The price could vary from buyer to buyer and from day to day. Thus, cels and lithographs are NOT an investment. In fact, they can NOT be sold by ANYONE as an investment.
Though cels can not be sold as an investment, they are very collectable because of their uniqueness and limited availability. If a person is interested in a piece of art because of its apparent future value, they should instead be encouraged to buy a cel or a lithograph because they like the scene, the characters and the artwork itself. Cels and lithographs should be purchased because the buyer loves the piece of art.
Written by Eric A. Wildgrube. From "Knott's Camp Snoopy Peanuts Animation Art Training Guide."
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