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Message:: [QUOTE="clembo, post: 402563, member: 8033"]Good question Drusus and as you know I do now work at a shop. I'll tell you what I like about the YNs and it's not just at the store. It's at shows and many times when I was a customer at a shop.The look on a kid's face when they walk into such a place. When it suddenly hits them just how much is out there to explore and learn not because you HAVE to but because you WANT to. That's how I progressed. Now as for "bringing" people into the hobby. Either they want to or they don't. Who knows what drives us? For me my parents thought it was a "phase". LONG phase I can tell you that. Just yesterday we had a 13 year old come into the store for the second time. Both times with his grandmother. Not sure what he wants to collect but he WANTS to collect. Very shy kid and I think I scare him a bit. Just so happens our 14 year old intern was there so I asked Matt to take care of him. Kid loosened up a lot and Matt taught him a few things. Was proud of both of them. I'd much rather see kids learning for enjoyment than wasting their time playing computer games, etc. Can't say I've known many (or any) coin collectors turn into habitual criminals or losers. So endeth my ramble. clembo[/QUOTE]