Ryan, my argument is this; I agree that there are still people buying these items at often inflated prices, but the fact still remains: nearly every single one of them is over 25 and has the money to do so.
I agree with you that it is very uncommon to see WW1 Canadian items..where did it all go?
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The involvement of those under 25 in the hobby of collecting militaria is statistically too small to be of any consequence.The real crisis on the horizon will be lack of serious involvement in the hobby.
Sure, there are those that collect for fun and will overpay for their items. There has always been these collectors and there always will be. They are statistically an anomaly as well.
I get out and talk to the kids (when and if they want to talk to an over 40 adult!) and they do not see the point in spending $600.00+ on an army dagger which (historically) means nothing to them.
I suppose we can all speculate as to what will happen, but time will tell.
