If you're a fellow broke ahh bitch like me, don't let yourself get guilt-tripped into wasting precious financial resources by users like that sugarbunny00 spammer.
Whenever you get tempted into buying actual copies of manga/manhwa/whatever, just remember this awe-inspiring words:
"Yar har, fiddle de dee,
Being a pirate is alright with me!
Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!"
...but if you really want to support the authors then I guess thrifting sounds good idk.
Unless your thrift stores are different, the money won't be going to the author if you thrift the manga. You might as well save that money if u don't mind
if your intention is only to support the mangaka, maybe purchase the raws from cmoa or some other site? it's pretty cheap on there, & u can always read stuff on here.
Buying manga or actually printing it out myself. Which is more affordable? Pricing for original manga here is around 60 bucks... If I bought from second hand/thrift/outlet that looks legit enough maybe around 10-20 bucks. I want to support author but in this economy?! With inflation rate rising...