Posted By:
Al C.risafulliI vote you buy cards for whatever reason you want. If you want to buy them and consider them an investment, fine. Just promise yourself that you're going to spend a little time holding them, reading the backs, and getting to know them - there's lots to learn, and that's definitely something you can't do with a stock certificate.
But if you want to sell them for a profit later, go right ahead. Someone else will buy them.
For some, it's a hobby. For others, it's something else. Whatever. We're all in this for our own reasons.
I don't think I've ever bought a card as an investment. I usually just buy them because they're pretty. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't if that's what you want to do. Go for it. And I think a green Cobb is a nice choice as a favorite.
-Al