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There are definitely younger people interested in antiques. I see them in antique stores and antique malls. I see them buying stuff that makes them happy
If younger people are not interested in their parents' and grandparents' items, this actually bodes quite well for people who do save those items. Most of them will be discarded, and the ones left will be rare. Whether or not they will ever be desirable again is another point, but one thing is for sure--old items that are very common are hardly ever desirable.
I personally think "Millenials" will outgrow their minimalist tendencies. They may not think so while they're young, but at a certain point it becomes comforting to have your own "stuff" and a modest amount of things from the past. What are they going to do when their traveling days are over--sit around and stare at the bare apartment walls?
My son and his friends had no interest in anything I had that I thought was collectible or rare. They will have their own ideas of things to look for when they are older, mostly things they used or played with themselves.
The 20-30's generation will NOT be interested in someone's vast beanie baby collection, Mickey M or John Wayne stuff, or most of everything people we all know have been saving hoping for that big payday or to pass on to the "lucky" kid.
Ask your kids if they want anything you have been holding on to now, and if not, sell it while there are those of us who might still interested. Kinda like that old game musical chairs.
And remember, we didn't re-collect Hot Wheels in our older boomer ages by random chance, we re-collected because we actually took them out of the packages and played with them when we were young. It will be the same with our kids, only not with Hot Wheels and the like.
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