It didn't use to be like this. There were many responses to a post or question. As us older collectors die off in one way or the other there are not many younger collectors to take our place. Younger collectors need their money to pay rent, bills and eat while older collectors are downsizing and don't have the room to buy additional lighthouses.

In the pre-9/11 time period many collectors bought lighthouses as an investment and they are now seeing this was a foolish investment of their money now that they are trying to sell them to recoup some of their money.

As Bill Younger told me early on, "buy lighthouses because you love them and not to make money selling them later on.

My biggest question is with a average of close to 700 visitors a day why don't these visitors register and start posting instead of lurking in the background?