[frankhardy]

Even if you are collecting for the enjoyment of the hobby and not for an "investment".... From a financial perspective it can at least be a decent "savings account". Some cards may not go up in value, but if you collect what you enjoy then most of the time you can at least get back out of it close to what you put in it. I have no plans of selling my collection but if I did it would be a nice chunk of change that I have accumulated over the years.