I have a few antiques myself. My three antique phonographs. That are still in playable conditon. The one's I have, are not in mint condtion. So they are not that valuable, but they are fun to have. I also have soem books, from the 18th and 19th century. That were rebound. This has decreased their value, but they will last a lot longer, had they not been rebound. I did not buy, or aquire these as an investment, but more for my own enjoyment.

Also, my parent's and I run a small antique business, in a loacl antique mall. We, manage to sell quite a bit, compared with most dealers in there. Mainly because our prices are reasonable.