Collector vs Investor

This subject was one of the posts earlier this week and I put my two cents in but when you really sit down and think about it they can be one in the same people. There are the people that reading comics is fun and more of a hobby for them. They get their books every week and can't wait to get home so that they can read them. Then they put them in the bag and boards then put the books in a box for reading again later or to add to their collection.

The there is hat person that gods to the shop buys the number ones of every book or logos online for the boos hat are popular and buys them all up then goes home and pus the on eBay pr other sits that sell comis and tryst to make a quick dollar on them. Which in some cases hurts the industry because it will drive up the prices of books that shouldn't be worth that much or just are ay over priced.

Then there is the combo of the two, which is they collect books that they enjoy reading then buy books and try and sell them right away and make a few dollars off of them. This I see as the more common kind of person in the industry. I see my self as sort of a last one that I mentioned. I read the books that imwant to collect and eventually reread. Then if I try a book I will read the first few issues and don't like it I will get rid of it by either bring it back to the shop or put it on eBay and get rid of it. I know at the shop I wont get full value back and I never put it on eBay for all its worth either. I know Its all about how much someone will pay for it. Thats the real value of the book. The people that understand that are the true collectors and not just trying to make a quick dollar.