Ever wondered how many ACTIVE collectors there are in the United States?

[JunkyJoe]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Most collectors I know who collect postwar also collect prewar. I'd say people who are exclusive to one era or the other are a small part of the collecting base compared to those who collect across eras.

Ok, so would it be safe to say that we could include ~50% of the Prewar collectors with the Postwar collectors? For my personal collection, I'd estimate only 1% or 2% is Prewar 30's cards, around 5% to 7% is post-'80 "junky" cards, and the rest is Postwar to late 70's... so then, about 90% of my collection is late 40's to early 70's, mostly somewhere toward middle of that year range.

Now, on occasion, I do still buy a Prewar or post-1980 card, but it's pretty rare -- I'd say less than 5% of my recent purchases. So, I'd consider myself to be solidly in the "Postwar vintage" group.