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Originally Posted by jsq
David, very good research, thank you for posting. here is one of your quotes:
"Throughout the 1950s and most of the 60s, the hobby of collecting baseball cards was dominated by kids and teenagers, with a relatively small number of adult men, most of whom felt a need to keep a low profile because it was considered weird. "
that is spot on, clear into the mid 1970's anyone over about the age of 13 or 14 who collected baseball cards was considered very strange and "suspect" it was not normal nor allowed in the society of that day for an adult to collect baseball cards, both kids and most adults thought an adult collecting baseball cards was VERY unusual. todays hobbyists who were not collecting back then can not imagine the looks one got if they said they collected bb cards as an adult. it was only when it appeared you could make money buying and selling cards that it became acceptable in society for adults to collect cards.
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Here is an article by John England from the September 1965 Sports Trader that expresses very well the attitude that adult collectors faced.
