How many of us are there?

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by Leon

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This is the first I've seen Leon so far off.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by almostdone

This is the first I've seen Leon so far off.

I want a recount!!! I can't believe there are 10,000+ pre-war baseball card collectors....take out the dealers and count just collectors....I think my number is closer than the other SWAG number that was deduced using the US population.....nothing against that guess, I just politely disagree with it. (not the population numbers, the collector numbers) ...regards

[judsonhamlin]

I think Leon's number is probably not too far off. From what I have seen, at the Nationals and the bigger regional shows, even when they were better (EPSCC, Strongsville, Robert Morris) and there are/were never more than a few hundred people focusing on pre-war cards (as opposed to the 50's/60's crowd). And, presuming that the committed collectors would go out of their way for a big show, I would think that a show like that might attract 5-10% of all collectors, then maybe 3000-5000 is a reasonable number.
Maybe Ted/Bill Z/Mike W or another pre-war dealer can confirm the numbers of customers they see at a typical show.

[deadballera]

how many are registered on this forum ?


I would guess total collectors to be closer to the 3,000 than the 5,000 range. Might even be in the low 2,000 range


Todd

[alanu]

I'll say closer to 10,000... using my scientific method... try to follow me..... 50 states times 200 per state sounds reasonable

[Leon]

Originally Posted by alanu

I'll say closer to 10,000... using my scientific method... try to follow me..... 50 states times 200 per state sounds reasonable

I still politely disagree...though there might be a few more in some states, I think there would be far fewer in many states. I think the 3k-5k is a good number as a guess.

As far as users on the board....very close to 2500 total....but that counts dealers, memorabilia (only) guys, and some handfuls of folks that only came here for finds and other specific questions, and are not collectors otherwise. Then we have to count all of the Brucii....I forgot about them....that number could be in the......1s.......

Also, a pat on our own back ...a little bit. I do think this board helps the hobby grow in getting folks more involved with pre-war cards. I think that number is quite a bit too...maybe several hundred or so...

[uffda51]

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