From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Dec 28 2002 - 22:13:38 PST
The trend is that MVs (as well as hot rods, guns, old
radios, and antique mainframes) are going up in value or
holding their value. Sure there will be no big profit in the
end (except on my pokemon collection!), but you can enjoy
what you do. The ham radio hobby does not seem to be growing
very fast either. And today's youth are not interested in
any kind of public service or volunteering. They are under
the misconception they it is they who should be served. How
to fix that?
Steve & Jeanne Keith wrote:
>
> HMVs, old radios, hot rods. It is all the same story: No younger people
> (actually just a very few) coming into the hobby.
>
> Collecting any of these things will be like a game of Old Maid if you are
> interested in making some money at the end of your (useful) life on these
> things. There will be no one to buy them from you!
>
> I am working on alternative plans as I am just interested in saving my
> collection (pieces) for history...
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julian Burke" <julian@knology.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 6:05 PM
> Subject: [MV] Recruiting Our Youth
>
> > In my comments about joining the MVPA before before trying to find a
> "cheap"
> > MV, I received about 12 replies in a positive fashion. Two commented
> about
> > trying to encourage new MV'ers. I agree. In my moment on the soapbox
> that
> > day, it just never ceases to amaze me that some people still think that
> you
> > can buy valuable items from the gov't for nothing. I think that anyone
> who
> > wants a vehicle should first join the MVPA, (once they find out about it)
> > then decide what they want instead of trying to figure out that the gov't
> > doesn't sell certain types of vehicles outright or think they are $500.
> > They don't want a NEW engine form the dealer, they want a "new surplus"
> one
> > that should be $200 or less just like the parts dealers don't know about
> > this or haven't figured it out!! Ebay (or some call it "EvilBay")
> certainly
> > has raised the prices on just about everything and making some items even
> > unaffordable anymore.
> >
> > On the other extreme side of the coin, the only other thing that rubs
> > my fur the other way is someone trying to sell an item for 2-4 times the
> > going rate and telling you in the ad that "NO MORE WILL EVER BE RELEASED
> > AGAIN" (like they would really know anyway) or how about the Humvee in the
> > last issue of MV that says: "There are all kinds of deals on Humvees but
> > talk to the buyers, all kinds of problems". WELLLLL, IS THAT SO?! BS is
> > all that is!! I suppose he's trying to tell us that he has the ONLY
> Humvee
> > with no problems. (More BS) I got news for that guy, everyone who bought
> > one of those Atlanta Hummers was very pleased with what they bought to
> > include myself with the 5 I bought. I didn't pay $55K each for them
> either
> > like he's wanting for his.
> >
> > I have noticed that the attendance at the radio
> > collectors'/military/collectables meets has dwindled down considerably.
> > Notice the age group which shows up at meets-this is not encouraging
> either.
> > There doesn't seem to be many young folks there. Has MTV and Nintendo
> taken
> > over our youth? If you notice, our youth seems to be dressing, acting and
> > talking like other ethnic groups just like on MTV. Don't know what side
> of
> > their head hats are supposed to be worn on either. If you watch MTV long
> > enough, you'll also know how to shoplift and do other goofy/felony things
> > like the show "Jackass" portrayed. It would be nice if we could get our
> > youth to indulge in other worthwhile hobbies such as collecting stuff,
> > fishing and others. I don't have an answer for this one myself.
> >
> > Any ideas out there to get our youth interested in better directions
> > such as the MV hobby? Your MV nut, Julian Burke
> >
> >
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