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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1006941, member: 13650&quot;]They just said on the news that 17% of Americans are currently below the poverty line with more joining the ranks with every month that goes by.</p><p>&nbsp; That&#039;s just about 1 in 5 people in this country.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of the 4 out of 5 that are left, there probably aren&#039;t that many who are interested or can afford being</p><p>&nbsp;in the hobby, unfortunately.&nbsp; &nbsp; In the 1800s, life was pretty simple.&nbsp; There wasn&#039;t a whole lot of hobbies available.&nbsp; People just tried to survive and coin</p><p>collecting was probably one of the few things available for people.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now with technology, there are so many hobbies available to everybody (meaning, different</p><p>ways for people to spend their money) that everybody&#039;s spread out now.&nbsp;&nbsp; People tend to spend on what gets the most advertising.&nbsp; Almost all kids love video</p><p>games.&nbsp; Some people like antiques.&nbsp; With the internet, people can find whatever they&#039;re interested in whereas in the past, people were probably a lot </p><p>more limited to what was available in their local area.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If there wasn&#039;t Ebay, prices would probably be sky high.&nbsp; The whole country has to compete now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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