A Case for Buying from Dealers
Buying books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera is no great task. There are millions of items available today. Finding material that is highly relevant to a collecting strategy and requiring that price roughly equal value is oh so much more difficult, buying from dealers who most often have such material - at prices that provide a reasonable chance to someday sell for a profit - even more of a challenge. Locating common material is often easy and does not require the help of knowledgeable dealers. For run-of-the-mill rarities listing sites and eBay provide thousands of opportunities. Le...