Reply to Investment or Entertainment?
It's definitely both for me. I was definitely into Steem before the game came along. In fact, at first I didn't really think I'd be interested in it. I didn't buy any of the original Alpha packs or anything like that. I obviously wish I'd gotten interested from the very beginning, but I think I got in early enough. I managed to max out almost all of the Beta edition cards by the time the booster packs ran out. I just knocked out a few in the last couple of days as well. I've got a post going up in a couple of hours about all of that. :)
Sometimes, when money is tight, I get tempted to sell my collection since the value is getting so high. However, I feel like that would be like slaughtering a golden goose just to eat once. I think people who have been around since these Beta days and managed to max out their decks will continue to be able to all value to their collections. Even without necessarily having to invest that much more in terms of FIAT. I can earn probably close to $10 a day just in DEC if I play enough.