"What drives you to collect? "
At first, it was curiosity, to see 'what's all the fuss about original comic art'. Now I know
"Do you love the medium and just can't get enough of comic art originals?"
You could say that. I've bought more art than back-issues in recent years.
"Are you a "Prestige" collector and only looking to pick up some top pieces?"
Nah. I pick up what I like and what I can afford. Some day I might pick up a random 'top page' so that I have some bartering power for stuff I REALLY want.
I collect mostly Batman related pieces. I try to get pages from all eras, titles, artists, etc. that I can afford or appeals to me. I could save up and buy a nice 'grail' page, but I rather have some variety in my collection.
"Are you really just a comic book collector that ran out of stuff to get and this seems the next logical step?"
That's a small part of it. I have every issue of Batman and Detective Comics I want/can afford.
"Are you interested because of the money aspect and if you're going to invest money, it might as well be something fun you're interested in."
Nah. As I said before, I collect what I like and afford. No plans to 'flip' any of my pages.
"Are you a full time collector just dabbling?"
I have over 40 pieces in the last 5 years. Not sure what that makes me.
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