Despite the "nice option" of hidden collectors, obviously amateur people in
this world is decreasing.

The news about the recently closed shell clubs in US and other places are a
bad sign. Some young people are beggining to collect and they will appear in
a few years, but also the actual "extra-ammount" of info (look internet and
familiars) offer excesive possibilities to allow someone to focus his
interest in only one question.

I also remember that I got the Abbott's "Compendium of seashells" when I
began to collect. It was a general reference but very useful to recognise
the mainly found species and to atract to anyone to this world. Now books
are much better, but I couldn't decide what book I should buy to begin in
this hobby, and... which price should I pay for it.
In this way I think that amateur conchology is drowning in its success.

From Lanzarote, Canary Islands, with no clubs here
Javier López




----- Original Message -----
From: "Frederick W Schueler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Poll results


> Marcus Coltro wrote:
>> Here are the results for the poll about when visitors started their
>> collections
>>
>>
>> It seems we need to find new collectors! (Gosh, I feel old...)
>>
>>
>> 2       Less than Five years - 1.7%
>> 14      6-10 years ago - 12.2%
>> 20      11-20 years ago - 17.4%
>> 18      21-30 years ago - 15.7%
>> 61      more than 30 years ago - 53%
>

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