I spoke with Tony Arnold of TONYeTRADE about this very subject after prying a 1953-54 Briggs Meat Willie Mays away from him earlier this year (one of just 8 total graded, last time I checked). Tony said that in addition to being a dealer, he DOES collect, and facetiously compared it to being a drug dealer who also uses. Personally, I have a few items I buy for speculative purposes, with no intention of keeping until my dying breath, but for the most part, my vintage cards fall into the latter category.
Happy collecting,
Larry
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