Just Curious what the Average Age of a Collector is and How many years have you been collecting Game Used?

[Masimen]

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38 years old. Been collecting since about 96/97, although I got my first game used bat way back in 81 while at a Yankee game, when Aurelio Rodriguez cracked his bat during BP and guy walked up and handed it to me. Still have that bat.

[lowell25]

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34 years old.

Started collecting cards in 86'.

Started collecting gu items 04'.

[athletics61]

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I'm on the old side at 61, though still in great health. Now retired, and walk typically 5-10 miles daily. I've been a baseball fan since 1957 ( I remember the Dodgers moving from Brooklyn). But I started game-used collecting only about 5 years ago. I grew up in the small town of Milledgeville, Ga (of recent NFL infamy), but moved to South Carolina as a young adult, and was never near enough to a major-league team to know g-u stuff was available until recently.

Coxfan, good for you! I walk 4-6 miles daily and ride a bike for leisure fun.

I am 48 and have collected cards since 1977. My first game worn jersey was purchased in 1988; it is a green 1985 Athletics Bill Krueger and I still have it.

Don

[momen55]

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40. been collecting stuff for over 25 years, mainly clemente. game used for about 10-11 years.

[3arod13]

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50. Been collecting for 36 years. Started out with sports cards (36 years); then autographs (22 years); then game used (13 years). My first game used was a Juan Gonzalez game used bat, batting gloves, and cleats. Was hooked from then on.

Regards, Tony

[WadeInBmore]

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29 YOA. Been collecting GU since 2007 and got back into collecting baseball cards (vintage RCs only) in 2006.

wade

[ethanoah]

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18 - Started collecting around 8 or 9 with cards and got into game used stuff about 5 years ago.

[wildcats97champs]

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I'm 29 Been Collecting Cards Since I Was 15 And Gu Since I Was 18. I Use To Own A Card Store But When The Econ Crashed I Was Forced To Close It Down

[Rob L]

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44 - started with cards at 5, autographs at 35, 19th century baseball equipement at 37, game used at 39.

[spartakid]

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17, been collecting for two years now.

[AWA85]

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I am 24, and have been collecting game used items for about 3 years now. Like many others, it all started with cards and autographs years ago.

[Manram]

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13 years old. Been collecting game used for 2 years. Have collected baseball cards since i was 6 years old

[Mulligans]

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ManRam....13 years old! Now thats COOL!

When I was 13, I was delivering papers for 2 Bucks a week!

You are wheeling and dealing on $300 Bats!

You have a very Bright Future Ahead of you!!!!

[Manram]

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ManRam....13 years old! Now thats COOL!

When I was 13, I was delivering papers for 2 Bucks a week!

You are wheeling and dealing on $300 Bats!

You have a very Bright Future Ahead of you!!!!

Thanks. Although the parents aren't always glad about the $250 or $300 purchases

[nationals2k9]

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I'm 29, started almost 2 years ago.

Thankfully the only thing I can get myself to spend any dollars on these days is a nice Manny bat. Hope it stays that way for my own good!