The Time Has Come For History To Repeat...

Sunday, January 01 2012 @ 12:01 AM CST

Contributed by: Star_Wars_Guide

Today we're going to party like it's 1984!

Sometimes if we express the same opinion for long enough, we become so comfortable with it that we believe it's true without ever stopping to reexamine it.

There's one collectible that I personally obtain every one of, yet advise others to avoid collecting any more of than they have to... Calendars!

Calendars are in the 'paper goods' category, and are wonderful tools to track days, appointments, and holidays throughout the year while also getting to see some wonderful monthly images of our favorite film saga. After the year has expired though, there is nothing remarkable about the abundantly produced calendars that would give them any cause at all to retain their retail value, much less appreciate or gain in any value for collectors.

  

Year Calendar
2007
2018		 1979
1990
2001
2008 1980
2009
2015		 1981
1987
1998
2010
2021		 1982
1993
1999
2011
2022		 1983
1994
2005
2012 1984
2013
2019		 1985
1991
2002
2014 1986
1997
2003
2016 1988
2017
2023		 1978
1989
1995
2006
2020 1992
2024 1996
 
A Star Wars 'collectible' with little collectible value is usually just something that takes up space. If that expired collectible can have it's usefulness or function restored though, just having a purpose again will will also restore some of it's collectible value.

The problem with calendars is that with the starting day of the year having seven different possibilities (Monday through Friday) multiplied by four for the snag leap year throws into the equation, gives you twenty-eight years required before you have a have at least one calendar for every possible day combination in a year.

Since my 'opened' calendar collection starts in 1980, 2005 was the 'magic' year for me. It was the final leap year necessary to complete the series of years. Beginning in 2005 every year forward would have a calendar in the past whose days would match the current year.

For instance, this year (2012) if you haven't purchased a calendar you can use the calendar from either 1984. If you have purchased one already, keep it at the end of the year! It's not going to work for you again for more than 12 years, but as long as the world doesn't end this year, it will come around again! Can you hold onto an unopened 2012 calendar for that many years? I'll bet you can! Imagine it's value a a family heirloom

At the left is a chart of compatible calendars all the way up through 2024. It would require charting an additional four and eight years before the calendars for 2000 and 2004 would be able to be used a second time. I haven't actually updated the chart since the website started in 2002, so maybe for 2013 I'll figure out another decade or two. You will have to check back in a couple of years to find out. :)

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