I went through a similar dilemma when I became a demo. I was primarily a card maker and so I focused on buying classic pads. Classic pads are safe to use in scrapbooks and I know that many people on this forum use their classic pads for scrapbooking.
However, some customers are adament about the long term fade resistance of their stamp pads. What I did was plan the scrapbooking demos carefully and buy only a few craft pads at a time. For the first 2 years of demoing, I only had about 5 craft pads. It is good to have a few on hand to demo so that people can make up their minds.
For a long time, I was frustrated by the long drying time and I was investing in the classic pads, so I didn't buy a lot of craft. Then, I realized that I don't want my scrapbooks to fade. I've been doing more and more scrapbooking over time and now I call myself a scrapbooker who makes the occasional card.
I went for a quest for pads and evaluated ALL the fade resistant pads on the market and decided that drying time was an issue with most of them and I really like Stampin Up's coordinated colors and the quality of their product line. I have now collected about half the craft pads and love them. I am going to continue to collect them til I have them all.
This is not a definitive answer, is it? I guess my answer would be this: collect the classic pads for sure and buy only a few craft pads, in the colors you are most likely to use. Plan your scrapbooking projects that you present around those few colors and give yourself time to decide. Be sure when you demonstrate them to give a fair and balanced view of each pad. Most customers seem to prefer the classic pad, but I have one die hard craft pad gal and she is one of my best customers. So, I guess you will need to buy one or two. I would definitely recommend getting white. Extremely useful. Even classic lovers usually have the white. And then pick up one or two of your very favorite color.
One final word of advice. Don't avoid scrapbooking. It is really the growth industry. My scrapbookers are far more willing to plunk down 100 dollars. My card makers tend to get to a point and then they decide they have enough stamps and their business sort of slows. They get a critical mass of stamps and realize that they can make as many cards as they want with what they have. My scrapbookers are always taking more pictures and have more varied occasions to scrapbook for and ultimately they just are a more sustainable customer.
Good Luck. Being a new demo is a challenge as it is hard to make all these decisions. But in the end, it has been a monumental experience that has changed my life.
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to wait for them to dry, so I usually just use classic. My good friend who's one of SU's artists, (she makes the samples that are in the calander, mini catalogs, big catalog, etc.) She always uses the craft pads. She even uses the craft pads to watercolor. I've caught her enthusiasm for the craft ink, however I would definately recomend getting set up with all the classic colors first! Classic pads are Okay for scrapbooking, but they say craft is better. I've got scrapbook pages that I made 10+ years ago with the classic pads and they look wonderful, no fading or anything! 
