Who got you into it?

[Glebe]

I'm just curious who got you guys into collecting? For me it was my dad when we were cleaning out the garage I found a box with my name on it..just loaded with boxes packs singles etc..ever since then i've collected.

Also:

Do any of your parents collect? My dad is 50 and he still does...got him some A&Gs for fathers day:P

[TheRoseBull]

i got into collecting when i was a kid, my neighbor collected baseball cards and whenever I was over at his house, he would give me some cards... just instantly fell in love with it I guess

[Crater_Satori]

Technically my Aunt got me into collecting when I was about 7-8. She cleaned houses for a living and was cleaning a house of a deceased person. The owners kids said my aunt could grab anything that might look interesting. So she ended up grabbing a box trhat had a ton of old hockey cards in it. Mostly 80/81 & 81/82 OPC. She gave them all to me as I was the ONLY Hockey loving person inour family, the rest of the fam could not care less about hockey. (o:I have been an on & off collector ever since.


As for the cllecting parents....

When I was 13 my Mom was about to get married. Well I didn't like the guy very much (lol) and his way of getting me to like him was to find a common hobby we both could share...lol....guess what that was? Yup, collecting hockey cards. My stepdad put together each OPC set from 70/71 through 89/90, crazy....Me and him would hit every card show and shop on Vancouver Island there was, and man did he ever like to spend the $$ on cards. He still has his collection, but he does not collect as much anymore.

[gladdyontherise]

My brother actually got me into collecting, he did Hockey, so i got into Hockey for a year, but i knew nothing about it so got quickly out..lol then did Baseball/Basketball, in 2003-04 season, i chose a great year to start Basketball wise..lol

i then stopped pretty much till 2005 late in the year because my Dad actually stole my cards except for my rookies which for an odd reason i put in a manilla envelope, glad i did, had tons of LeBron/Wade etc in there at the time, but lost everything else...got into Football in 2006 as well, and havent stopped since!

[Glebe]

Collecting is always nice for bonding..Ive collected since late 90s mostly early 2000's I stopped 7th-9th grade because I was so worried about what people think of me etc..I started again this year at the middle of my 10th grade year because now I realized it doesn't matter aslong as you can beat them up. ha.

Good stories keep sharing.

[sports collector]

I've been collecting baseball since before I can remember.

I have just recently started collecting basketball and football.

[JesRey]

My Dad and Uncle got me into collecting when i was younger. My dad doesn't collect anymore but my uncle got me back into it since i moved down to San Diego and i saw him more.

[Crater_Satori]

...I realized it doesn't matter aslong as you can beat them up. ha.

[tyude2]

Every Saturday at my baseball park there was a guy who would set up there and sell baseball cards i guess he got me into it and ive been collecting ever since

[Glebe]

Thats cool..at little leauge games?