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    Advice on Starting a Card Club with Students

    In the past I was part of a card collecting club with students at my school. It was okay for a few weeks but then it flamed out. Personally, I believe that it was due to the fact that the club was comprised of mostly high school students and that the other teachers running the club wanted to charge students for packs. Years later I find myself at a new school in the Arctic with kids who are hockey crazy. I haven't said anything to them yet but I'm thinking of starting a card collecting club.

    I will be funding the club out of my own pocket until I see that it is successful. If it flies, I will then approach my school about accessing funds for clubs and societies to purchase additional cards and card collecting supplies. I will start exclusively with hockey as it is the most popular sport by far here in the north.

    Any suggestions from other members on what might work would be greatly appreciated.

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    That's very cool indeed.

    I would start out with some introductory stuff to the hobby itself. For the novices and people just getting started, it would be a very informative thing for them to know the trends, the status of the hobby, key players (on and off the ice), etc.

    Encourage trading. Always encourage it. And make sure that it's fun for them.

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    Thanks, I'm going to start very young as well, probably those kids in the Elementary grades. They have favorite teams and players so I think they will really be into trading. With the older students I will try to encourage them to write the players for autos on the cards I give them. Those letters could count as bonus English assignments lol.

    Not sure what I will purchase but it will probably be something fairly recent and cheap. A good friend swears that 2005-06 Parkhurst cards are the best for sending away for autos. I also know that there are tons of RCs of players still active in the league so most of these guys will be easily recognizable to the kids. It is a huge set but the retail boxes seem to go for $30-35 which is not bad when you are getting about 28 packs (I think). At that price I should be able to start the club with a few boxes.

    We'll see how it goes, might be the start of a lifelong hobby for someone. Thanks again.
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    Sounds like you're approaching it the right way. I think these kids are very lucky to have you there.

    I'd definitely keep things towards the collecting and trading side of things and keep the focus on enjoying the cards as part of the enjoyment of the game. If it ever gets to the value side of things, allow that to happen naturally with some kids via osmosis without it becoming the main focal point.

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    Thanks Frank, that's my hope. I don't want the kids to worry about the economics of the hobby. They can bust cheap wax and collect their favorite players or teams like we all did when we were their age.

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    What a great idea! The kids will love it! Good luck with everything!

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    Not a bad idea at all. As for sending cards away, I personally love how OPC and 11-12 Score sign. Paper cards work great with almost any marker. If I was local, i'd have some monster boxes of commons they could go through to send to players.

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    Not a bad idea at all. As for sending cards away, I personally love how OPC and 11-12 Score sign. Paper cards work great with almost any marker. If I was local, i'd have some monster boxes of commons they could go through to send to players.

    +1 . Anything without that gloss.

    I guess as others have said, focus on the collecting. Collect your favourite team, favourite players etc. I have some common traders that I'd gladly give away for free (cause selling them for 50cents? not worth the work) so if they have favourite players, lmk and I'll see if there's anything you could use as give-away prizes to them or something.

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    I was in a Card-Collecting Club back in Middle School in the early 1990s. It was alot of fun. We all brought in cards and traded after school. The teacher sold packs at cost (stuff like 1992/1993 Topps for $0.50 each). Luckily, I had my parents who taught me about cards from the mid-1980s, but I know for many of the kids, they needed basic knowledge (i.e. how to sort cards, how to store cards, etc.) Basic things like that which are innate to us must be taught somewhere along the line to some.

    I commend you in your effort and hope your club goes well!

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    For a younger crowd, I 'd consider panini stickers and albums.
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