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Matt E.1. Do you have a Tax ID = Investor
2. Do you overpay for cards that you "need" I mean over invest = Collector
3. What side of the table are you standing on at a card show? Are dealers collectors, the answer is YES.
The line is blurred and difficult to determine. Deep down we are all collectors, just to different and varying degrees of financial means.
My son and I attended a card show this weekend in Columbus, Ohio (200+ tables). The first day we were there bright and early to get the best deals on certain cards we needed etc...
After talking at home that evening we decided to attend Sunday with the intent of just looking at what each and every dealer offered and not worrying exactly how much "that went for on Ebay". I think we enjoyed Sunday more than the first day because we were focused on being collectors not an investors. IMO