First of, I apologise if this thread already exists. I browsed around, but I haven't seen anything like this.

Now, usualy manga fans from all around the world can't wait for the appearence of a manga volume in their own contry, so they prefer to read the raw version that appears on the net (ore the scanlations). Then, after a long time, the volume of said manga appears in your contry. Now here's my question: will you buy it even though you have already read it?

Personaly I say it depends a great deal on the manga and how much it costs, but that's just my say. What's yours?

It depends on how much I liked the manga. If it was good, I'd buy so I could re-read it whenever, or use it as source material for my art. And the cost is a big factor for me as well, I'm a cheap SOB .

So far, only one manga that I buy which I already read which is D.Gray-man.
I love the gothic style.

I have had read almost all of the manga I own, before I bought them. Them I knew they were great and I have read them many times since.

Well if manga sell on where I live I wouldn't think twice to buy it,I know I could buy from net,but guess what shiping is not cheap, so I read from pc,and depends on the manga i had to read a few chapters to buy it,or I will regret.

I will buy anything Naoki Urasawa does. I have all of 20th Century Boys in Japanese.

Same goes for anything illustrated by Takeshi Obata.

So if I love the Manga, I will want it in a hard copy format, same goes for if I love the art.

Basically, if I have kept the scanlations, I would buy the manga if it got an official release in a language I know. It's basically the same policy I have for myself as with fansubs of anime.

Actually it kinda depends, if there's some kinda bonus on the manga then I would definitely buy it again.