Kids (and adults) have so many entertainment options today. The money is there, just misdirected. If we displayed our items and didn't lock 'em away, I believe it'd serve us in a couple of ways.
I've displayed some stuff several times and the interest was highly positive. I'm planning on setting up another display at the community ctr around Playoff time. It's only takes a couple of hours, but goes a long way.
I was at work last year and a LL game was going on in the field behind the station. One of the coaches is a good friend, so I asked him to see if the kids would like to see some old cards after the game. A few did, and were awestruck by my low-end collection. Sadly, only one LL'r collected cards -because his dad was active in it.
We should be ambassadors, not reclusive. Crack your safes once in a while, it could pay dividends. And they couldn't care if a Cobb is Poor or Mint. You can see it in their smiles, like magic, people soak this stuff up. They're just rarely exposed to it.
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