Friday, April 12, 2013

The Greatest Myths About Value

By Andrew Zambito


More than ever before, celebrities are adored and fawned over by the general public. All of this interest in the lives of the rich and famous has led to the development of a celebrity mass economy, which is primarily run by the tabloid and event industries. In decades past, the main way for people to feel connected to the famous people they liked was to just get an autograph. Lately there has been a rise of a new method for getting in touch with your inner celebrity. When a famous person wishes to sell their assets, they can be purchased by the general public -- sometimes at a greatly reduced cost. If you're curious about this new field of commerce, read about the reasons for its existence.

The life of most celebrities is marked by periods of success and fame, followed by other fallow periods where they do not get much work or notoriety. While there is a certain class of celebrity that avoids this kind of fluctuation, it is an inevitable fact of life for many famous people. This change in status can also mean a change in income, and if a celebrity's finances get too low, they may end up having to sell some of their assets.

One of the most common assets to be sold is the house. Because many celebrities will have had their homes custom-built to suit their tastes, your ability to purchase this home means that you can gain access to an interior part of a celebrity's mind. If you can manage to get a celebrity home, you have really found some success.

When you own a celebrity asset, you are also purchasing a level of higher prestige. These kinds of assets can be a very good way to start a conversation with someone at a party. Because you have now own something that a famous person once owned or wore, you are able to create a connection with both the celebrity, and, in many ways, a connection with anyone else who has adored that celebrity. It may even result in you feeling like a bit of a celebrity in your own right.

You'll also find that the celebrity asset you've purchased works as a fine novelty item. There is something playfully tacky about buying something only because it was once owned by someone else, but that is part of the fun. You'll find that you can have a lot of fun with this concept. When you purchase a larger asset, like a celebrity home, you may even want to start making it a shrine.




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