Collector or Investor (or both) - Which are you?

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Posted By: JimB

This is a tough one and like so many questions, I don't think there is a black and white answer for myself. Certainly, it is the love of the cards, the history, and the art of the cards that brought me and keeps me in the hobby. And I am probably guided more by my heart than head often times with purchases. But I think I would be lying to myself if I did not admit that there is a lot of money involved here and I am certainly conscious when buying expensive cards about the investment type prospects of the card. Although I have bought a handful of cards for immediate resale when I thought there was a particularly good deal, 99.9% of the time I am buying for my collection which I have no plans to sell. There are times when I sell duplicates or I sell one thing to get the funds to buy something else I am more interested in having in my collection, but those are rarely investment type decisions.
JimB