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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Evom777, post: 1006391, member: 27123&quot;]I`m into many other hobbies that include various antiques, and although I mainly collect older bullion I do have and follow numismatics to an extent. The feeling going around many of the hobby related clubs and dealers is that there is not enough youth and newer collectors getting into these hobbies at the rates they were in the past. </p><p>The cold hard truth is this.....There are many elderly collectors who have more money to blow on their hobbies in a week than some of Us have in a year. I have been to some of their houses that are on par with small museums. Think about what will happen when these people pass on and their immense collections slowly get dispersed via different avenues. Without youth, and newer collectors getting into these hobbies it will be the usual suspects (Us) left to carry the load. Eventually without the demand, things are going to drop in price. (economics 101) Throw in a slow economy for good measure as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I go to some collector related shows and see some of the same things on the tables that I saw 15 years ago for the same price. When I bring this up to some people their reactions are mostly the same....&quot;the market will turn around,&quot; or &quot;the stuff don`t sell overnight,&quot; or my favorite...&quot;it`s in the book for this.&quot; (yeah, and it`s got 15 years worth of dust on it too) </p><p>From the sound of it, at least their are some people on ebay who are not in denial of the hobby and the current state of the economy, and will sell some stuff at a good price. At least they`re in touch with reality, because there are a boatload of people who are pig-headed and in denial. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I first started out in my hobbies I was fortunate enough to get involved with a few people who were very generous and wanted to promote their hobby. They understood the importance of new collectors. The torch is slowly being passed, and I`m still learning about many things. Now I try to encourage new collectors as well, and I always remember the generosity and outgoing spirit of those who sparked my interest. </p><p>If We don`t want to see Our hobbies die We need to promote them when We can, however We can. This site is a good tool to encourage and inform new collectors as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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