Welcome to Vectis - For Toy Collectors World-Wide

For the first time a British auction house will run an investment portfolio buying toys for clients around the world.

In recent years toys have risen in value by leaps and bounds far outstripping the stock market, banks and building societies.

Now Vectis is to bring its expertise to investors, from those who wish to just invest just a few pounds to those who wish to spend considerably more.

Vectis's knowledge of toys and an understanding of what collectors and investors are looking for are two of the things that has enabled the auction house to grow from a small specialised company, running a few toy sales in the South of England, to a multi million pound business and are in the enviable position of securing World Record prices throughout this time.

World Record Breaker

"The fact of the matter is that toys are now big business", said Bryan Goodall, and to many they are the perfect investment. You can get great fun from owning them and all the while they are growing in value. Mint and boxed Dinky toys continue to rise above the rate of inflation and there is no sign that this trend will slow down. On the contrary toys seem to increase all the time.

Goodall added: "Collecting toys for investment is something which is open to even the smallest investor, unlike many other areas of the investment market. A few hundred pounds invested wisely every month can result in a collection or portfolio that can be worth thousands and it is great fun along the way. Investors can buy at auction, at toy fairs or on the Internet and if they wish we will buy for them".

Vectis is to set up a number of schemes for potential investors, from simply sending catalogues of forthcoming sales to sending investors lists of particular toys that they may be interested in buying or simply just building a portfolio using specific funds.

"Some investors wish us just to use our expertise to buy a general portfolio of toys that will grow in value. Others have specific ideas about what they wish us to look for, from Dinky Toys to model trains or tinplate toys from the turn of the century from the famous German makers like Marklin and Bing", said Bryan Goodall, a toy collector himself and is proud of the fact that his collection will be a great investment for his grandchildren.

He added: "The important point to remember is that if you are buying a toy as an investment, it needs to be in Mint condition and in its original box if it is to grow in value and gain the right return. We have never really seen the market drop out of toys and I don't believe it ever will. Nothing is ever certain and like the stock market values can go down as well as up. The trend however will always be up although it may not be just as fast as it has been this year. The fact of the matter is that there are a growing number of collectors and these toys are not being made any more".