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DJBarry hit it on the head. "Maybe the baby boomers are the last of an era, and the way antiques are collected in the future will be much different than today".
As a book collector, I have noticed the same thing over the last few years as a generation who once found Literature a pleasure to enjoy and collect, they are going by the waste side in favor of collecting other things (or paying bills). This happens and it's tough to believe you can get these people back. I have seen this in many areas of collectibles that were once enjoyed by another generation...like stamps, watches and you can purchase vintage and once prized Hummels for 20% of retail book.
I was consigned a massive collection of books (5000+) a few years back and I was shocked at the low prices that these books (many of them from 1900-1920) brought compared to what the original owner paid for the books individually from 1960 to 1980. With updated technology as far as information goes, it's all there on the Internet.
I wonder how many people purchase "Athletic Sports" or Sol White and actually read the volume all the way through or does it just go into the collection.
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