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Mister K advises you to think big, start small, and cruise over to eBay to begin building your first vintage hockey card set. Hey, you're not just having fun, you're building a nest egg! Curator of Collections, Card Cyber Museum
Thursday, April 13, 2006
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Funny now when I look back on how this all started. With a few wax packs unopened that my father gave me from 1982/1983 season. They were O-Pee-Chee hockey cards. They were kicking around in a box for years when one day as I was sorting thorough some cluttered corners I came across that box. I took it out and showed it to my son who suggested that we open them. So we did, and lo and behold there were Dale Hawerchuk and Ron Francis rookie cards, two Wayne Gretzky third year cards, and then WHAM!
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