Collector, Speculator, Flipper... Can you be all of these? Sure why not?
Ok guys so it's Labor Day I'm bored and thought I'd right an article. So people tend to categorize others in sub sects of the collecting world. A friend of mine called me a flipper I said ok but I'm also a collector. He asked how can I be both?
So let's first define each category.
A collector is someone who collects comics, whether it be runs, keys, slabs, what have you, pretty self explanatory.
A speculator, someone who buys a comic hoping the value will increase so they can sell it at a profit.
A flipper, someone who buys a book for the sole purpose of selling it.
Ok so now that's out of the way. I think we can be all three of those things. I don't know why "real collectors" look down on flippers and speculators. Now for me personally any money I make selling comics goes back into my collection. I don't do it as a business to support myself I do it to buy other things I won't for my collection. But there is nothing wrong with doing it to make a living.
I speculate on plenty of books hoping they will go up in value so I can sell them to buy books I really want. Now people might say well why would you buy it if you're not going to read it and just want to sell it later? Well it's a gamble, why do people buy stocks or real estate or gold and silver, there isn't an emotional attachment to the object just a hope that it's value goes up so we can make a profit. And that's perfectly fine. Same goes for flipping if I see a book that I can buy and know I can sell it at a profit it would just be stupid not to buy it. It doesn't matter if I read it or not or if I even care about the book. If I can sell it and make some money to buy a book I really want or trade it for a book I want, it's just bad business to leave it there. I flip books to support my hobby and try and make it pay for itself. Collecting comics is very expensive so anything I can do to help with the cost I will. I've also started collecting comic art which is crazy money. I will talk about that in a different article.
I collect runs of some books, JLA is a run I've been working on forever, I also collect keys and first appearances. You can collect whatever you want.
So I just wanted to write this to tell you that you shouldn't feel bad for flipping books and speculating. It's your money do with it as you may. The collectors that complain are usually just jealous. You can be a collector, flipper, speculator all at the same time. I know I might catch some heat for saying so but oh well it's my opinion.
Let me know what you guys think do you agree or disagree?
So let's first define each category.
A collector is someone who collects comics, whether it be runs, keys, slabs, what have you, pretty self explanatory.
A speculator, someone who buys a comic hoping the value will increase so they can sell it at a profit.
A flipper, someone who buys a book for the sole purpose of selling it.
Ok so now that's out of the way. I think we can be all three of those things. I don't know why "real collectors" look down on flippers and speculators. Now for me personally any money I make selling comics goes back into my collection. I don't do it as a business to support myself I do it to buy other things I won't for my collection. But there is nothing wrong with doing it to make a living.
I speculate on plenty of books hoping they will go up in value so I can sell them to buy books I really want. Now people might say well why would you buy it if you're not going to read it and just want to sell it later? Well it's a gamble, why do people buy stocks or real estate or gold and silver, there isn't an emotional attachment to the object just a hope that it's value goes up so we can make a profit. And that's perfectly fine. Same goes for flipping if I see a book that I can buy and know I can sell it at a profit it would just be stupid not to buy it. It doesn't matter if I read it or not or if I even care about the book. If I can sell it and make some money to buy a book I really want or trade it for a book I want, it's just bad business to leave it there. I flip books to support my hobby and try and make it pay for itself. Collecting comics is very expensive so anything I can do to help with the cost I will. I've also started collecting comic art which is crazy money. I will talk about that in a different article.
I collect runs of some books, JLA is a run I've been working on forever, I also collect keys and first appearances. You can collect whatever you want.
So I just wanted to write this to tell you that you shouldn't feel bad for flipping books and speculating. It's your money do with it as you may. The collectors that complain are usually just jealous. You can be a collector, flipper, speculator all at the same time. I know I might catch some heat for saying so but oh well it's my opinion.
Let me know what you guys think do you agree or disagree?
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