Diversity in the hobby

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by timzcardz

Could it be that non-whites are smarter than to waste ridiculous amounts of money on little old scraps of cardboard?


All kidding aside though, I've never taken notice of the ethnicty of people who collected, or didn't.

Lol!!

[Rickyy]

Well..the stamp collecting world was turned upside down when Maria Sharapova confessed to liking stamps... perhaps we can recruit Kate Upton...

http://stampcollectingroundup.blogsp...sharapova.html

Ricky Y

[7nohitter]

This is a very interesting topic and would make a great research study!
I've actually never even thought about it, but since it was brought up I have a very tough time recalling seeing many African Americans (if any) at any of the shows/signings/events I've attended, or even seen reported on...

[CW]

I have to say, I really like the direction this thread took, and the discussion that took place here. Maybe there is hope for humanity after all.

Originally Posted by Adam with the brilliant suggestion

That's my suggestion to any major dealer out there: Hire a local Hooters girl or model to hang out in your booth for five afternoons and just flirt with customers. Pay her $200 a day. You'll make the money back.

Just wanted to point out the ingenuity of this idea!

[Jewish-collector]

At many of the previous Nationals, Memory Lane Auctions booth had some hot, young women passing out free brochures/catalogs. Also, some of the old, white, fat dealers have hot wives, girlfriends, or daughters helping them at their booths.

[zachclose21]

"It's an old wooden ship"
If you don't get it watch anchorman the first one

[glynparson]

in my 35 years in the hobby I have sold cards to more African American celebrities then African Americans from the general public. That seems odd but it may be true. I have sold many many cards to people of Latino and Asian descent as well as a fair number of women and even a few Indians. I could be wrong but I'd take the under at the 5% level. I have not sold much modern since the early 1990's and have no idea of the demographic breakdown of ebay customers over the years. I'm going strictly on my experience at Conventions and shows throughout the years. I have also been mainly a baseball card dealer (as opposed to other sports) which may also have an impact on the demographic of my customers over the years.