Buying and selling Civil War relics can be lucrative. Don Armstrong of Atlanta bought a Civil War sword 25 years ago for $200 and figures that it is worth at least ten times as much today.
The 15th Annual Charleston Civil War Show as held in Gaillard Auditorium back in January. "Wall Street is in the doldrums. Confederate stuff is the best value because there is so much less that survived.."
More than 1300 had eneterde the auditorium by noon Saturday. There was even a KKK robe from the 1920s selling for $1,500. One Confederate-made pistol was selling for $27,500.
Gun-seller Fred Edmunds of Florida said , "I'd say better than the stock market." Values of these items occasionally go down, but usuallythey go up. Confederate collectibles are "a hedge against inflation."
One shortfall is that getting into it can be expensive and time-consuming. At least one vendor said it is not very lucrative.
From Jan. 13th Charleston Post and Courier "Civil War items better with age" by Schuyler Kropf.
After Losing So Much in the Stock Market This Last Quarter, Perhaps I Should Have Considered This Venue. --Old Blockade-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
