I don't really remember how I got started but it was likely my Father, who loved Hockey and loved watching it, that likely purchased some of these Esso Gas Station stickers for me and I was hooked!
I remember constantly asking my Dad if he needed gas so I could purchase more of these stickers for my book.
http://puckjunk.com/2008/04/11/got-em-got-em-stick-em/
I still have the book from when I was 6-7, and I know, to this day, I am missing one sticker/player to complete the book.
I continued collecting hockey cards through public school but don't remember when I stopped?
About 25-30 years ago, (during the junk card era) my Father gave me his 52 Topps cards and I was re-hooked again!
Like a lot peeps from back then, I purchased loads of Upper Deck, Fleer, Score, you name it, but then the market collapsed, stores closed and like the hobby, I also waned from it.
Just this year, back in January, I was looking through my 52 Topps cards again when I read an article, I believe, about the latest Cobb card find, or the Lucky 7.
This rekindled my love again, and I happened upon these forums, which I didn't know existed.
Not sure how many cards I have purchased nor the money I have spent since joining, but finding this site wasn't necessarily a good thing!
(joking, of course
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ybh9KTEB_I