Can you be a collector and successful seller also?

Exhibitman · #1 08-04-2022, 02:56 PM

Define the terms. Is a collector a dealer because he has to sell cards to finance his hobby? Is a dealer a collector because he enjoys owning his inventory? Is a collector actually an investor because he buys items with an eye towards eventual appreciation and sale? It isn't one thing only. There are lots of people whose habits are a Venn diagram between the three. I might put in 200 bids the first day of a major auction just to see if I can steal a deal for resale, while at the same time I hotly pursue an item I really want to own. There's a lot of talk about gender fluidity; maybe we are hobby-fluid?

steve B · #2 08-04-2022, 03:25 PM

Well, typed a whole thing yesterday and Edge crashed.

So another try....

The card shop I hung out at in HS was successful, supported a couple families eventually.
One time I asked if they collected and the answer was "sort of". When I pressed they showed me the binder of stuff that was not really for sale, unless someone wanted to make a crazy offer.
Lots of really great cards, and most in great shape. None of the big ones at the time, but plenty of very nice cards.

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