Barack Obama Memorabilia

The Barack Obama collectable craze

The memorabilia industry has been pleased with the enthusiasm for Barack Obama, capitalizing on it with every conceivable nick knack sporting the president's image.

There's an interesting Ruiters article discussing the lack of collectivity value mass produced memorabilia, anything sold in an infomercial will never reach the level of scarcity that is key to a collectible's value. A Smithsonian curator in the article clarifies "Anything that's made to be collectible is not"

Consider most of the items below for their sentimental value, but not as financial investments.

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Limited edition works by Jonas Perkins

barackobama.com still offers a variety of merchandise at clearance prices, including lots of mugs, buttons, shirts and a little jewelry. Checkout the "Runway to Change" section. The original artist's poster designs appear to be all sold out.

obama-bling.com (no connection to this site) has additional democrat designs, in addition to the obama specific jewelry.

Other Presidential Memorabilia may be found at about.com

A variety of Obama Objects still Available at Amazon

All the posters at the official barackobama.com site are sold out, but a variety are still available at Amazon. The Shepard Fairey Hope poster, one of the more collectible artistic creations, can be had for under $3 through Moviegoods on Amazon. That's a life size cutout shown in the center.

On the lighter size, an unflattering action figure or a mask can also be found, the Hillary nut cracker gets honorable mention as a unique a unique collectable being both functional and historical record of the election atmosphere.

Plates, Mouse Pads and Mugs

Though imprinting Obama's likeness on dinnerware may not be the most respectful place to display a president's visage.

discountmugs.com offers a wider variety of choices than the seen on TV offers, they have 22 different items sporting his face. Offering deep discounts for volume purchases, they may be a good source for schools named after the new president.