Have you ever bought a hard copy of a manga you read online?

I discovered manga and anime when I was laid up after some surgery. I would have never experienced it if I hadn't just stumbled on it while researching a mythical creature for a story and the search pulled up an anime with that creature in it. Watching that somehow lead to Ruoni Kenshen which lead to the manga which lead to... well, lets just say I've read a few online manga lately. There is always the question of copy right, but I have made PURCHASES based on what I first discovered online. As of now I have in hard copy (or am in the process of purchasing volume by volume) at least 10 manga series and a dozen or more dubbed animes. I've wondered how many others have made purchases because of what they found online. Have you ever found a manga/anime online that you just HAD to buy a hard copy of for your very own, for whatever reasons?