Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/03

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Subject: Re: FIE ON COLLECTORS!
From: "Charles E. Love, Jr." <cel14@cornell.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 19:13:14 -0500 (EST)

At 10:44 PM 2/1/97 -0700, you wrote:

>. How do you explain the fact that the
>average age of this group is probably above 65. Where are the young
>collectors? 

I know something about other collectors' markets (as well as Leicas) and my
observation is that a lot of collectors collect things they wanted when they
were young and couldn't afford them, or didn't get them, new.  (Examples:
trading cards, toy trains, '50's cars, Star Wars figures, etc.).  I've met
quite a few Leica collectors like that.  But I suppose you've got to be an
adult to want a Leica, so....
Charles E. Love, Jr.
CEL14@CORNELL.EDU