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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevereecy, post: 838446, member: 19884&quot;]There have been some good responses in this thread and I thank you all.&nbsp; I really liked the polling info, though there is a bias in the data because the respondents are internet users, which is more frequently youth.&nbsp; I did like the calculation of the average age in the club and how it changed over 33 years.&nbsp; Good stuff and it does settle my mind a bit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I do agree, however, with what Cladking has said.&nbsp; As a collector during this era, lots of wierd stuff happened to me and others my age that did not foster collectorbase retention.&nbsp; I was outright accused of stealing a coin by a coin dealer, until he realized it was a previous purchase, for example.&nbsp; But my number one complaint during this time period is that it seems like some people would go out of their way to cheat a younger collector by over grading, selling cleaned coins, etc. just so they could make a buck.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a dealer, but I do whatever I can to foster collecting by the young.&nbsp; I&#039;ve given lectures to boyscouts, and given coins away.&nbsp; If I do work a trade or person to person sale with a younger collector, I always give a good deal.&nbsp; I think we all need to try to do this kind of thing.&nbsp; I humbly ask the dealers who read this to give some real thought to providing a discount to the younger collectors.&nbsp; Those young collectors grow up to be older collectors who have more money in their pockets to spend at your shop later in their lives.&nbsp; I&#039;ve lived that experience personally.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We need more young collectors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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