I have to agree that this is a question that does not lend itself to a clear a or b answer. I am buying them for both of those reasons. I'm buying some with purely the collectibility in mind and some with purely the love of the particular lighthouse in mind and some for both of these reasons. I chose HL's because I like them better than the others available. I like the way they look in general, and yes a small part of it is that if, and I underline if, I choose or need to sell some of them in the future I will probably be able to get more for them than I paid for them. It is a consideration, but not a prime motivation. I'm just wacko (well, not quite yet but I'm working on it). Dennis