[78-L] Average age (was: Jack Palmer)

[Taylor Bowie]

I personally know three 78 collectors in the Seattle area who are under 40.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
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Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 12:14 PM
Subject: [78-L] Average age (was: Jack Palmer)


> Steven C Barr wrote:
> 
> > I have no idea what the average age of us 78 collectors (or 78-L in 
> general) is...but I expect it is WELL into "senior- citizen-
> > hood"...?! Somewhere out there is some young (now) 78 fan who will 
> be, in a few decades or so, the last 78 collector...and thus > wind up 
> with all the 78's that don't get "land-filled" by unknowing descendants 
> who are charged with settling the estates of
> > collectors...?!
> 
> ----
> 
> Five years ago we made an enquiry on he list; I collected the answers 
> and found out that of more than 50 regular contributors, at the time, 
> the average age was 55.
> It's probably somewhere between 55-60 now; I don't think there have been 
> a significant number of younger newcomers since then.
> Jack Palmer was the second oldest at the last count...
> Kristjan
> 
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