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I have been collecting hockey cards for over thirty years now and actively trading and selling cards on the internet for over seven
years. My collection has got pretty large and a bit out of hand there for a while and I virtually liquidated most of it all on ebay.
I still sell cards from time to time on ebay
but prefer to do it here on my web site here so will be continuing to add lists of cards for sale or trade here.
I constantly get requests from people that want to sell their large collection of cards and purchased a few, but I certainly can not
buy them all and only do so on a case by case situation, however feel free to
send me info on your cards as I may be interested in them or know of somebody who is.
I have designed this web site to showcase my collection that I have for sale and the cards that I am willing to trade. Over the past two
years I have been able to sell the bulk of my hockey card collection (over 15000 hockey cards) to make it easier to manage, so my inventory
is being updated. I am currently use Beckett online to create my lists and then post here
on my web site. So be sure to check back to check out my card lists, or e-mail me with
your want lists & I will see if I have what you need. I am also creating a new trade/want list that I will post when it is ready.
I am proud to announce that the theHockeyNet.com has expanded the network to now
include more hockey web sites providing users with more hockey knowledge and content. Therefore, I welcome you to also check out my
other hockey web sites currently featuring
Sidney Crosby,
Mario Lemieux,
Steve Yzerman and the
Nashville Predators. I hope that
these quality web sites will help to share some hockey knowledge and the passion of this great winter sport.
Now Find a Local Card Shop Near You
NEW!
I now have added a Sports Card Store directory featuring over 2500 different hobby shops
to help everybody find a card shop in their area. Simply go to the Sports Card Directory page and select your state, then go to
the next page and select your City or town, you will then be provided with all the Sports Card shops in your area.
Each listing includes contact information and a map showing where the store is located allowing
you to get directions if you need them. I am continuing to build the database further so if you know of a shop that is not listed then I
would really appreciate it if you could let me know.
Hockey Card Collecting
For those that are not familiar with hockey cards, well maybe this will help...
Hockey card collecting is a generic term for a hobby that involves collecting trading cards with a hockey related subject. They
typically consist of pictures of a player with statistics or other information on the reverse. Hockey cards also began to appear
early in the 20th century. Cards from this period are commonly known as cigarette cards or tobacco cards, because many were
produced by tobacco companies and sold as inserts in packages of cigarettes. During the 1920s, some other food and candy companies
started to experiment printing hockey cards to help market their products, but most production was effected by World War I and II.
O-Pee-Chee has been the main brand over the years, stopping production only for World War II. The next Hockey card boom appeared
during 1951-52, with card sets issued by Shirriff Desserts, York Peanut Butter and Post Cereal. Toronto's Parkhurst Products
Company began printing cards in 1951, followed by Brooklyn's Topps Chewing Gum in 1954-1955. O-Pee-Chee and Topps did not produce
cards in 1955 or 1956, but returned for 1957-58.
O-Pee-Chee and Topps remained as the top dogs during the 70s and 80s producing seta each year. Several more companies produced sets
to include and market their products but no other card company really tested the hockey card market till 1990. During the 1990-91
hockey season, Score and Proset produced sets and brought back the hockey collecting frenzy. This turned out to be a major turn in
the hobby that caused a lot of commotion and attention, the Gretzky Rookie card began to soar into the triple digit value and now
everybody was turning to the hobby as an investment. However a surplus of collecting product resulted in the value of most sets of
this generation to bottom out, and now you can pick up these cards for a dime a dozen.
During the mid 90s, card collecting took a twist and card companies began to recognize that people wanted cards that would retain some
sort of value over the years, so a lot of attention was spent on the insert market. Cards were now being generated with parallel
versions, serial numbers and autographs. This eventually led to the card craze of today which is putting memorabilia inside them. Card
companies have resorted to adding real authentic hockey material such as jersey, pucks and sticks inside the cards. Where will the
hobby turn to over the next few years is un certain but it definitely has been interesting collecting over the past few years.
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