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View Poll Results: How old are you?
10-15 yrs 1 0.30%
16-20 yrs 5 1.48%
21-25 yrs 5 1.48%
26-30 yrs 28 8.31%
31-35 yrs 49 14.54%
36-40 yrs 61 18.10%
41-50 yrs 103 30.56%
51-60 yrs 62 18.40%
61-70 yrs 20 5.93%
71+ yrs 3 0.89%
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Old 01-15-2010, 12:17 PM
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Seeing as how this is a pre-war forum, and pre-war cards are, generally speaking, somewhat costly, I'd be interested to know how closely the developing curve above correlates to a general US wealth by age distribution. It may simply be a case that most pre-war collectors are in their 50s because that's when people, on average, earn the most. If that's true then such a poll in, say, the CU forum, might have a greater distribution in the younger ages where the majority of cards are not as expensive.
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Seeing as how this is a pre-war forum, and pre-war cards are, generally speaking, somewhat costly, I'd be interested to know how closely the developing curve above correlates to a general US wealth by age distribution. It may simply be a case that most pre-war collectors are in their 50s because that's when people, on average, earn the most. If that's true then such a poll in, say, the CU forum, might have a greater distribution in the younger ages where the majority of cards are not as expensive.
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That is a very valid observation. I would have to guess the CU forum or the Beckett forum would have a younger age demographic, overall. But, this is about who is going to buy OUR cards....and this IS a pre-war forum. I would like to see this poll on either of those 2 boards. I am quite sure it would be far different numbers and a much younger general age. Just my opinion....
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Half the board is between 41 and 60. That's a little older than I would have predicted.
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I just turned 34, and will enjoy collecting and selling for years to come

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Turned 46 yesterday....seems like there are more in our late 40's by a mile!
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Half the board is between 41 and 60. That's a little older than I would have predicted.
And one of those board members would be me. Hopefully the quote function didn't bother to many in this instance.
I'm 43 goin on 44 this year.
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Hey Matt
That is a very valid observation. I would have to guess the CU forum or the Beckett forum would have a younger age demographic, overall. But, this is about who is going to buy OUR cards....and this IS a pre-war forum.
The supposition is that young collectors who are collecting shiny crap now will be collecting OUR cards when they are in their 40s and 50s because they will be able to afford it then. I think looking at the poll and seeing only a few 20 year olds and therefore concluding the future of OUR cards might be in trouble is a mistake for that reason.

I'd venture that had you taken this exact poll 20 years ago, in 1990, the distribution would be similar, with very few 20 year olds collecting pre-war, but we seem to be doing OK now as many have moved over from the modern topps cards they collected as children.
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I am now 65 and this is my 30th year in the hobby. This is a great hobby and I am looking forward to many more years in it. Frank
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