It's probably not fair to expect shellers in their first 5 years to get to
the point that others who have been collecting for 30 years are as far as
corresponding.   I am in the 11-15 range and only within the last few years
have I gotten into correspondence like this.  I only discovered this list
within the year.  My point is that I would think the voters of this poll are
more likely to be long term collectors.



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From: "Olivier Caro" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Poll results


> The results show that the last five years are catastrophic.
> Without them, the average percentage is of 7.5% each five years, for
> collectors <30y.
>
> What happened during these 5 years, which cut the flow of newcomers ?
>
> Hurricanes, global warming, twin towers remnant, new millenium, increasing
> poverty of the younger generations ?
> Any idea, List ?
>
> Olivier Caro
>
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