How old are members on our board?

[Leon]

With the recent, very good, thread on where the hobby is headed, I figure another "how old are you" poll is due. Our membership enrollment is down to around 80 per month right now. At first it was 50-60 (4 yrs ago), then it went up to 100 or more for a few years, but the last few months it's been around 80+. That is new registrants being manually approved by me. At any rate, I believe several years ago the average age on the board was around 45, but the last one the age went down to around 42-43. We shall see....FYI, I just turned 52......

[jerseygary]

I'm 43. A young 43 says my wife...

[ullmandds]

im 44 5/12...and am unmarried pseudo social hermit...perhaps this explains something...although my cat has expressed an interest in my cards...but I don't think he could afford to buy any.

[vintagetoppsguy]

42

[Howe’s Hunter]

just turned 51. As long as I keep having birthdays, I don't care about the number. It's when I miss one ....

[Stonepony]

51

[lgbbcards]

34 and very active in the hobby!

[Jacklitsch]

70.5

[wonkaticket]

38

[rhettyeakley]

36

[Samsdaddy]

46

[brian1961]

I am 59 years old.

My chosen moniker for Net 54 is "brian1961", based upon the spring of 1961 when I began collecting baseball cards with Post Cereal and first series Topps baseball. I was only 6 years old.

Wilber Post : "It's been a long time since I was a boy."

Mr. Ed : "It's been a long time since I was a pony."

Salute. --Brian Powell

[Rocky]

56....

[Piratedogcardshows]

I'm 34 with a daughter who is 16,and a son who is 13.

[midwaylandscaping]

43

[kamikidEFFL]

im 29 years old and been in this hobby since i was like 5

[gnaz01]

50 1/2

[ScottFandango]

I am more interested in how many children we all have...

interesting to see if many collectors here are unmarried hermits or actually family men....that may help determine the health of the hobby....when you have nobody to share/give your collection to, I think it will harm the hobby long term....

I have 3 young children...

[barrysloate]

61...but I checked off I was 39.

[Runscott]

Scott, my children have been hearing 'baseball' from every male in the family (and some females), since they were born. I have a picture of their first Christmas with my Dad trying to get my son interested in a baseball.

Nada. They do enjoy going to games with me, but that's the extent of their interest.

[Bestdj777]

29 and an unmarried hermit (until October).

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

I am more interested in how many children we all have...

interesting to see if many collectors here are unmarried hermits or actually family men....that may help determine the health of the hobby....when you have nobody to share/give your collection to, I think it will harm the hobby long term....

I have 3 young children...

One daughter who has NO interest in vintage football and baseball cards.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

I am more interested in how many children we all have...

interesting to see if many collectors here are unmarried hermits or actually family men....that may help determine the health of the hobby....when you have nobody to share/give your collection to, I think it will harm the hobby long term....

I have 3 young children...

Familly men !
A beautifull wife and a 2 years old son and he already love baseball cards..

[JoeyF1981]

32

[tbob]

63.8

[kmac32]

53

[wazoo]

16. I will be 17 in two months.

[bigtrain]

Originally Posted by wazoo

16. I will be 17 in two months.

Wazoo, congratulations on being first to crack the under 20 list. Reminds me that while I was away at college, my younger brother about your age, sold my baseball cards (mostly 1962 - 70) to raise money to paint his car. Glad you are here.

[HOF Yankees]

27-and counting just like NY Yankees Championships

[7nohitter]

37 with 2 kids...8 and 5

[BradH]

I'm 43 and married (12 years) with three kids (boy-9, girl-7, girl-5).

The first year I actually bought cards with my own allowance money was 1977 Topps, as a 7-year-old. Loved those cards and still do. And I still have my originals from my childhood, although I've since built a couple high-grade sets of those '77s.

[GrayGhost]

51, desperate for work soon, but grateful for several awesome folks on the NET and in severe addiction mode with our fantastic hobby.

[Texxxx]

55 One son 21 that is a collector (mostly modern). Says he will get into prewar when I am gone. He's just waiting for the win fall.
Hate to tell him I am going to live to 100.

[bigfanNY]

52, First pack of baseball cards I remember cracking open 1968

Jonathan

[Twunk]

63 next week

[ZachS]

33 I think. I'll have to ask my wife.

[Cardboard Junkie]

62

[ethicsprof]

62

all the best,
barry

[4815162342]

32

[g_vezina_c55]

just reach 32 years old last week.... my birthday date is october 31

[jdl7860]

37 with 4 children. 2 boys and 2 girls. My sons love collecting and even my girls enjoy sitting down with us and looking through the boys cards.

[conor912]

34 with one 4 yr old daughter. She got really into watching the post season with me this year and she loves shiny cards, so there's hope.

[Hankphenom]

I'm amazed at how young this group is skewing, although I suppose there are some older guys who still don't do much on the internet. So much for the hobby aging out.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I'm amazed at how young this group is skewing, although I suppose there are some older guys who still don't do much on the internet. So much for the hobby aging out.

I thought the same thing Hank. It is quite refreshing to see the amount of young whipper snappers we have!! I guess the pessimists (see Peter U.) will find some way of saying something negative about it. Maybe there were hanging chads at the count or something.....

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I'm amazed at how young this group is skewing, although I suppose there are some older guys who still don't do much on the internet. So much for the hobby aging out.

I'm not terribly surprised. All us guys in our 30's were the 8-12 year olds of the late 80's boom and got hooked hard. A lot of us have gotten into vintage because those were the cards we coveted as kids. It's our kids' generation where the the drop-off will happen, but the next 30 years should be sustainable, at least.

[CaramelMan]

Great last point. This hobby will be very strong for the next 30 years. Who knows if our children will carry the baton

[Ease]

Originally Posted by conor912

I'm not terribly surprised. All us guys in our 30's were the 8-12 year olds of the late 80's boom and got hooked hard. A lot of us have gotten into vintage because those were the cards we coveted as kids. It's our kids' generation where the the drop-off will happen, but the next 30 years should be sustainable, at least.

Spot on. Our kids' generation will be fine IMO, youth baseball is booming here in Tennessee, there's a wall of card packs at Toys R Us, displays at Walmart. Shoot, there's even a display at the Dollar Tree of packs for a buck apiece.

[campyfan39]

Originally Posted by conor912

I'm not terribly surprised. All us guys in our 30's were the 8-12 year olds of the late 80's boom and got hooked hard. A lot of us have gotten into vintage because those were the cards we coveted as kids. It's our kids' generation where the the drop-off will happen, but the next 30 years should be sustainable, at least.

Great posts

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by conor912

I'm not terribly surprised. All us guys in our 30's were the 8-12 year olds of the late 80's boom and got hooked hard. A lot of us have gotten into vintage because those were the cards we coveted as kids.

Absolutely 100% true for me. The biggest influence of having a few good local card shops for me was far less about what I bought there, and more about what I gazed at and came to covet. Once I was older and had money to spend, and eBay as a market place, I knew exactly what I wanted after all those years of dreaming.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

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