Should Investment Potential Be a Factor?

Although initially financial investment or value may not be your primary motivation for buying a rug, it is worth considering. Collector and designer trends or demands can affect the value of antique rugs. Those in high demand will tend to have high prices, so following trends can he costly.

Over the long term a good antique rug will hold its value or increase unless it was purchased amidst hot trend at peak price. Buying with this in mind offers flexibility down the road. Should one's needs or tastes change, an antique rug that maintains intrinsic value can be sold or traded in against new purchases. Or, it can simply be sold as liquid asset.

Investment potential is therefore a reason to purchase an antique rather than a new rug, whose value will not hold or increase after the initial purchase.