I guess it depends on the "time" in which you buy it....I can remember back at SDCC and at the time AF was my fav new comic book out there....I think he asked originally 700 for the pair but I got him down to 600. When I bought it...One-I liked it BUT I also new it was going to be a good investment. I enjoyed the piece for many years...but I think you can have BOTH mindsets going in to buying a piece like I did, yes I took the money from the sale and bought something else..which has gone up 5X plus since I bought it BUT my time had come on the piece. I still think its BOTH a great investment and a great piece. It was in a way not timed sale, but one which helped me obtain something that I wanted more. In the end, whether up or down, great art like this is a privilege to own, enjoy......and potentially profit from.