I collect because I love it but I also collect because if you find the right item at the right price you can make yourself some money. For example, I invested $480 in two autographed items that I was recently able to sell for a combined $3,300. You aren't going to get that kind of return on the market unless you're investing huge sums of money.
I also look at collecting as a way to save my money. I sunk some money into a T206 Cobb Bat Off. I don't think the card will ever be unpopular and if I were to sell it, I have no doubts I'd get at least what I paid for it. The money I spent on the Cobb would be gone today if I had not put it into the card, which I can liquidate any time I want, for a potential profit. Its not an autograph but a Cobb autograph would have the same principal. He'll always be popular amongst collectors.
Last edited by packs; 01-10-2013 at 03:53 PM.
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