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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 989315, member: 1262"]I joined a small postcard club earlier this year and cannot overemphasize how much this has helped me develop my tastes and has accelerated my learning in the hobby. I don't think I'm a newbie anymore and although I still have lots to learn, I'm really getting a feel for what is collectable and what is less sought after. It is amazing how much stuff is out there on every imaginable topic, collectors can and do specialize in their own niches where they the experts in the field.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that does concern me is demographics of the hobby. I'm by far the youngest collector at our postcard club and it is by a margin of nearly 30 years. The average age is probably pushing 75 years old and each time we meet there is always some talk of who in the postcard collecting community has recently passed on. In other venues too I've noticed that the average age for people purchasing and collecting is at least 70's possibly older.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think that antique/vintage postcards are properly "marketed" to the masses and believe that there would be many more collectors if people had more exposure to them. I don't believe that there is any collecting forum for postcard folks out there ..... I wish some more would join here so I don't have to bore everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 989315, member: 1262"]I joined a small postcard club earlier this year and cannot overemphasize how much this has helped me develop my tastes and has accelerated my learning in the hobby. I don't think I'm a newbie anymore and although I still have lots to learn, I'm really getting a feel for what is collectable and what is less sought after. It is amazing how much stuff is out there on every imaginable topic, collectors can and do specialize in their own niches where they the experts in the field. One thing that does concern me is demographics of the hobby. I'm by far the youngest collector at our postcard club and it is by a margin of nearly 30 years. The average age is probably pushing 75 years old and each time we meet there is always some talk of who in the postcard collecting community has recently passed on. In other venues too I've noticed that the average age for people purchasing and collecting is at least 70's possibly older. I don't think that antique/vintage postcards are properly "marketed" to the masses and believe that there would be many more collectors if people had more exposure to them. I don't believe that there is any collecting forum for postcard folks out there ..... I wish some more would join here so I don't have to bore everyone. Your thoughts?[/QUOTE]
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