In this hobby, as with any other one, there are 
some collectors who seem "young" -- which is to 
say, we find them unreliable, manipulative, or 
socially inept.  And certainly, no one really 
wants to deal with a person like this more than 
once.

But "young," in this context, is just a common 
misnomer.  This isn't really related to age.  ^_^  
I'm sure everyone here could name people that they 
know in real life who, despite their venerable 
years, seem flaky, overly defensive, or quick to 
become rude.  The same is certainly true in cel 
collecting.  "Immature" would be the more precise 
word for these individuals.  Yes, many of them are 
young, simply because maturity often comes with 
age.  But certainly not all.

On the flip side, I'll mention one of the members 
(albeit usually a lurking one) of this forum, 
Lighthawk.  While I know that he's, shall we say, 
"well under the legal drinking age," he's easily 
one of the most reliable and well-spoken 
collectors I've met.  As I've said before to the 
Celtyrant, if all teenagers were like him, I'd 
have had a dozen kids of my own.

I suppose my rambling here has a one-line moral: 
"Judge each person individually, rather than 
pigeonholing them for a factor as random as age."

And since this IS a cel forum, I'm hereby 
justifying this message by posting a shot of Clef, 
Rayearth's oldest little boy.  *grin*