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Certificate of Authenticity (COA)

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Polaris

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Hi everyone, when I was visiting Disney this year I came across this beautiful piece of art by Darren Wilson. My partner is a huge fan of Toy Story so we decided to purchase it. While the lady was boxing it up for us she mentioned that she is an avid collector of artwork and told me that I should keep the COA as far away as possible from the actual painting itself just in case of damage/theft etc to the item. As it does act as a proof of evidence that you do own the item as well as its authenticity. So I did, I keep the COA in the bedroom while the artwork is displayed in the living room.

My question is, is this the same case for the LE dolls? As I understand that the COAs are lose within the box (unlike the designer dolls) which means that you could separate them from the actual doll itself. I just was not sure if I should keep all the COAs in their boxes or if I should remove them and keep all my COAs stored away safely.


DSC_4262 by Cobalt Avenger, on Flickr

By the way guys I uploaded more photos of my collection onto my flickr account, so definitely check it out if you have the time! I love sharing my collection!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/100074308@N03/

Note I may have posted some of these images before on my old Flickr account so apologies if you have seen them already!
 
I dunno. It seems like more of a headache than anything else. It's the item itself that we value and cherish. If we lose the coa, then we still have the item and really don't see a difference.
The coa really (to me at least) is there to make sure that the item retains its value, should we have to sell it later on. (God forbid.) If someone were to steal the item or it were to burn down...but you had the coa on hand...I'm pretty sure none of us would still be happy or grateful. Plus, it's not like Disney would be all "Oh, you have the coa but no longer have the doll? We'll send you a replacement."
 
I think separating the CoA from the item is pretty much advantageous only for insurance purposes in the event of theft or loss through a fire (depending on how the item is insured). TInkerTigg is right that it's not like the manufacturer will produce a replacement if something were to happen to the item.
 
GoofyinMadison said:
We keep ours tucked behind our Noah framed art....probably not a good idea, hey??
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I would have done the same thing too had the lady not told me about it.

Does anyone actually keep their COAs for their dolls separate or does everyone just keep them in the box? As mentioned by both Shivatopia and Tinkertigg it would be solely for proof of existence for insurance purposes rather than for replacement purposes as it is a collectors items.
 
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