I'm 50.  A real old guy....

Been collecting cels for a few years, and I have 
been an active Anime fan since 1964.

I think that a lot of the sales and "getting out 
of collecting" activity that we've been seeing is 
a normal part of a hobby where the majority of 
the collectors are young (under 25).  Things 
change really fast when one is younger: you move 
onto new interests, redeploy your resources into 
new areas, etc. frequently and easily.  It's 
pretty easy to "let go" of things when one 
younger.

What worries me about the future of the hobby is 
that I fear that young collectors are not coming 
in to replace those who are leaving.  Most new, 
hot shows are CGI, so there are no cels for the 
hot new shows to draw in new collectors.

I beleive that in few years, we collectors will 
find that there is nobody out there who wants to 
buy our cels for sale.  The established 
collectors already will have theirs, and there 
will be no new collectors to provide liquidity to 
the marketplace.

I don't think that will affect me much -- I have 
a long-term commitment to my cels -- but it could 
affect others who are still transitioning through 
stages in their lives.