You have to start it!!!
 

That is too good - Please start that one - BMI poll!!

70. Heading toward obsolescence.

I'll be 42 in Feb. Collecting has had several phases:

* Ages 9 - 14: Intro and pretty much hardcore. Bought new wax constantly with any money I had, and got into vintage.

* Ages 15 - 20: Gee collecting cards sure is nerdy. Everything sat in boxes and on shelves at mom and dad's while I did high school, college, and attempted to be cool and get girls.

* Age 21: Holy crap you can buy old baseball cards in online auctions! Spent my last year in college being a total nerd again, participating in random auctions that don't even exist anymore, and found eBay for the first time.

* Ages 22 - 24: Dabbled, but not much. Was busy getting engaged and married.

* Ages 26 - 28: Grad school. No time for baseball cards.

* Ages 29 - 32: Kids being born. What's sleep? Baseball, what's that?

* Roughly 32 -37: Probably should pay attention to this CAREER...

* Age 38: Dammit, this has to stop. You love baseball and cards too much. Joined Net54 and have been back fairly active (if not totally consistent with a collecting focus...) ever since. :)

I actually started collecting vintage (1886-1960) when I was 15 when the 1994 Baseball Strike happened. I think I only got my drivers license so I could go to card shows.

what happened from 28-38??

LOL Go back and look, I edited it. This was not an exact science.

Older Group
 

88 and increasingly dismayed by the greed and fraud in the hobby.

TPA may have been a "sufficient" reason to eliminate the "wild west" of
authentiction, but it was never a "necessary" reason.

TPA is a "necessary" reason to establish an illusion of independent
authentication where a very few individuals can control the pricing.

But so was the "wild west," except that collectors could pick and choose
among dealers who built their reputations on integrity, accurate grading and
fair pricing, and those who did not. It would appear that the latter may still
be among us.

A huge +!. It is tremendous for me to see that nearly 62% of all who responded by the time of this post were in their 40's or younger! Technically, I'm 66 (how in the world did THAT happen?), but that's really just my disguise. Inside, I remain 27! On the other hand, having been doing this since about 1989 often lends perspective and the experience necessary to spot trends.

Way to go guys,

Larry

22 in 4 days...still the maturity of a 12 year old...

I'll be 55 next May and fully retired in July. :)

Since I'll turn 70 this coming September I'm able to play senior softball on the best 70+ Major Plus softball team in the nation! Still loving it!:D

I support the original ages in this poll. Bob Dylan is with me in this effort as I listen to him sing “Forever Young”. In my case most would consider forever old more appropriate, but at least for the time being I sort of like the “forever” part.
;)

I quoted Dylan's "My Back Pages" at post #34. Coping with aging is a recurrent theme in his music. And I am dealing with it myself.:(

very great info
 

pretty even distributiom

A number of us are!!

I'm 37 but somedays fell like I'm 60

57 and still love the hobby.

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At present, it appears that about 63% of our members are in their 40's or younger, which bodes quite well for the future of our hobby and its' continued growth.

Happy holidays,

Larry

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I started collecting prewar in 1986 at 10 yrs old. My net54 was Lew Lipset. Thanks Lew! Those catalogs were like Christmas.