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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pocket Change, post: 838922, member: 8012&quot;]Personally, I think the bell has begun sounding</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Counterfeiting.&nbsp; It&#039;s gonna hurt bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Demographics.&nbsp; Fewer and fewer white males in the population (as a percentage).&nbsp; Look around at the next coin show to check &quot;diversity&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Motivation for &quot;new&quot; collectors.&nbsp; It&#039;s a big over-generalization, but it sure seems that the new members on this forum sure talk about &quot;deals&quot;, flipping, etc.&nbsp; Don&#039;t see many threads waxing over the beauty of XF barber quarters and filling holes.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Internet has changed everything.&nbsp; This could be the subject of a book.&nbsp; But comparing new collectors of today or even collecting today as compared to 1975 is ridiculous.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one you don&#039;t hear much of.&nbsp; EBAY fees.&nbsp; five years ago, it was conceivable to go on ebay, sell a bunch of $5 coins individually and actually put some money in your pocket.&nbsp; Recently the fees on ebay have really hosed the small coin collector who wants to sell a coin or two.&nbsp; I think this is an important change.&nbsp; If I know it&#039;s gonna be difficult to sell a coin later on, I&#039;m less likely to buy without a lot of forethought.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collect what you like, but fully expect to be left &quot;holding the bag&quot; as the OP stated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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