The latest issue of the AARP magazine arrived today and contains an article about collectors. It cites a study that I found interesting, and should be something considered by those who are working on ideas to add younger members to the . Here's a quote from the article:

"According to a 2006 Wall Street Journal article titled 'Who's Going to Want Grandma's Hoard of Antique Gnomes?' -the headline says it all, really-collectors may be an aging breed. The article indicates that young folks these days are too preoccupied with technology to chase after low-tech, noninteractive things like baseball cards or marbles or toy trains. A study by a marketing firm discovered that 'of the estimated 37 million Americans who identified themselves as collectors in 2000, just 11% were under the age of 36' and 'most were over 50'."