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fiveholergoaler · ‎11-02-2017

I have a child approaching 18 years of age. He is the only collector I know of in his age group. He collects SOME Funko-Pops.

He claims to be the only collector of anything of kids his age that he knows or is aware of. His statement that the age group from 20-25 collects nothing but bad memories made me laugh due to the fact that they are outraged at almost anything that happens socially.

This explains why commedians do not play at Universities anymore because the kids have NO SPINE and whine about everything

Now, Millennials, whom we define as those ages 18-34 in 2015, now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers

This has to weigh on those that sell in the category of anything deemed collectible including anything Sport related and Clothing. Combined with a website that fulfills nobody's needs (eBay) you have the effect of today.

lookng2015 · ‎11-02-2017

Well if you can wait, the up an coming kiddies currently from 3 to 12 are busy collecting madly.

Most of the popular toys right now in that age range are those small ones that come in a series, "collect them all" as the blurbs say (and the kiddies intend to).

"If a product doesn't sell, raise the price" - Reese Palley
"If it sold FAST, it was priced too low" - also Reese Palley

gracieallen01 · ‎11-02-2017

@lookng2015 wrote:
Well if you can wait, the up an coming kiddies currently from 3 to 12 are busy collecting madly.

Most of the popular toys right now in that age range are those small ones that come in a series, "collect them all" as the blurbs say (and the kiddies intend to).

Gee, it's true! Everything comes around again, in a generation or 2 (or 3 or .... ).

When I was younger (70 some years ago), that's what they used to say on the radio - that thing with sound, but no picture.

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

The foolishness of one's actions or words is determined by the number of witnesses.

Perhaps if Brains were described as an APP, many people would use them more often.

Respect, like money, is only of 'worth' when it is earned - with all due respect, it can not be ordained, legislated or coerced. Anonymous

southern*sweet*tea · ‎11-02-2017

My daughter is 18. Since she was a little girl, she collected horses. Anything with horses - figurines, books, magazines, all manner of toys, etc. Last year she gave away most of everything, keeping only a few of her favorites. I asked her why. She said "mom, I don't have time to keep all this stuff clean, organized and dusted anymore. I'd rather keep a few things I really love than have to deal with all this stuff and not love it anymore." (maybe not an exact quote, but pretty close)

It's the same reason a lot of older folks have, or are in the process of, getting rid of a lot of their collections. It's getting harder to keep up, and you start to really resent all that stuff being around, even though you love it.

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.

We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell

mistwomandancing · ‎11-02-2017

And, I might add... all those *very valuable old antiques* ??? If they fall out of favor, that value recedes. Those trying to sell them are convinced they are still worth what they used to be valued at, but... hmmmm... they can't find buyers for the stuff anymore.

Remember our old "It's only worth what somebody will pay for it." adage we spout here? lol This applies to so much of the real old and vintage stuff. Yeah, still some collectors and admirers out there, but not remotely in the numbers of yesteryear.

What do you think we're ever going to do with all this aging STUFF if nobody much wants it anymore?

ersatz_sobriquet · ‎11-02-2017

I find this thread most amusing because the author wrote a misnomer on the word "misnomer" 🙂

fiveholergoaler · ‎11-02-2017

double entendre ....

zzydny · ‎11-02-2017

@ersatz_sobriquet wrote:
I find this thread most amusing because the author wrote a misnomer on the word "misnomer" 🙂

Misnomer: noun, A term asserted to be widely used incorrectly; verb, To use a misleading term.

To call it a "generations of minimalists" would be a misnomer. I'm sure that the OP means "misunderstanding" rather than misnomer but what she describes does make sense. There will always be collectors of something in any generation.

castlemagicmemories · ‎11-02-2017

I read an article on this that said the younger generations are more about tech and having experiences as opposed to collecting.

But possibly they have not yet reached an age where they are nostalgic for the past, or tired of chasing the latest phone. Maybe down the road they will remember their youth fondly and long for what...grandma's china? the newer Star Wars merchandise? Litte Pet Shop?

I don't know.

Things can be a connection to experiences. You will have the memory of an event in your life, but something you bought or were given then is a tangible remembrance.

Just some thoughts.

castlemagicmemories · ‎11-02-2017

Possibly not all kids collect things, but some do.

I know my nephew went crazy over Super Mario stuffed toys. My niece was into Barbies.

Now they have outgrown such things but possibly the collecting gene is simply dormant, and it will re-appear later.

emerald40 · ‎11-02-2017

@lookng2015 wrote:
Well if you can wait, the up an coming kiddies currently from 3 to 12 are busy collecting madly.

Most of the popular toys right now in that age range are those small ones that come in a series, "collect them all" as the blurbs say (and the kiddies intend to).

But there is a difference imo.

Back in the day, children played with their toys. Very few were just put away untouched. Also less quantity was made. And also the test of time did a number on some of them.

Now manufacturers crank them out in high numbers. Some parents by two - one to give, one to collect.

So like the current baseball and football cards, will the collectibles of today ever become valuable because there will be just too many of them.

emerald40 · ‎11-02-2017

@castlemagicmemories wrote:
I read an article on this that said the younger generations are more about tech and having experiences as opposed to collecting.

But possibly they have not yet reached an age where they are nostalgic for the past, or tired of chasing the latest phone. Maybe down the road they will remember their youth fondly and long for what...grandma's china? the newer Star Wars merchandise? Litte Pet Shop?
I don't know.

Things can be a connection to experiences. You will have the memory of an event in your life, but something you bought or were given then is a tangible remembrance.

Just some thoughts.

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Exactly. With mine after the latest phone and computer their favorite gifts are airline tickets so they can experience a new State or even Country.

mistwomandancing · ‎11-02-2017

I was definitely not into collecting ANYTHING when in my 20's, and very little in my 30's.. although I began to really decorate our home with nice things back then, so perhaps that was the beginning.

I think once we're a bit more settled in our lives and mostly done with the running and experiencing and seeing-it-all phases, when we're establishing a real home and family.. then perhaps we take the time to indulge ourselves in gathering things around us that we find interesting or beautiful, etc.

Maybe it's just something that comes more with age, as we grow beyond the playing and more into the home and hearth stage of our lives.

castlemagicmemories · ‎11-02-2017

@mistwomandancing wrote:
I was definitely not into collecting ANYTHING when in my 20's, and very little in my 30's.. although I began to really decorate our home with nice things back then, so perhaps that was the beginning.

I think once we're a bit more settled in our lives and mostly done with the running and experiencing and seeing-it-all phases, when we're establishing a real home and family.. then perhaps we take the time to indulge ourselves in gathering things around us that we find interesting or beautiful, etc.

Maybe it's just something that comes more with age, as we grow beyond the playing and more into the home and hearth stage of our lives.

Absolutely, Mist, I started collecting once my house was settled, and needed things were bought and I was a little older, in line with your timeframe. So I do think, like you, that this comes with age and moving on in our lives.

So possibly those younger will grow into this pattern as well...maybe collecting different things, maybe not.

retrose1 · ‎11-02-2017

This morning there was a Money Matters segment on the news that said that Millenials are money savers and not into spending.

I think that after being brought up with the get everything they wanted only to lose interest and dump it after a year, they will do that only a few times before they realize that 'collecting ' is expensive when they have to pay for it with their own money.

(*Bleep*)