if you started collecting pre war in your 20's (not 1920's)

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Posted By: nbrazil

just curious as to how many of you started collecting pre war cards in your 20's or younger? The question is mainly focused on those in their 20's NOW (as i am in that age group)...what brought you into it? generally speaking, pre war collectors are far older (and "situated" in life)...the median age group of the posters in this forum is probably 15-20 years older. mainly because younger collectors are more exposed to more modern cards and don't really have the money to support a large undertaking of collecting pre war cards (money, i think, is such a huge factor in why younger collectors dont go into pre war). Additionally, there is usually a gap in between collecting when you were a kid and then coming back into the hobby...that gap usually takes place once someone hits college and ends when one becomes more situated financially in life.

the question can be generalized to all who started collecting pre war in their 20's (it's less relevant for those of who were in your 20's...say, in the 1980's because pre war cards back are not as pricey and were not salient in a lot of collectors minds (as opposed to say, don mattingly, jose canseco and darryl strawberry cards). a lot of people talk about how they collect cards from their childhood. well, if that is the case with us 20 year olds..we should be hoarding 1988 donruss cards. Why pre war?

thanks in advance.