weasel-king
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Durham, NC, United States |
| Introduction | How did I get here? I started following professional hockey in college. An old roommate of mine was from the Detroit area, so was by definition a Redwings fan. I began watching a lot of games with him, and somehow became a Penguins fan. My favorite player from day one was Jaromir Jagr, and he continues to be my favorite to this day. I started following the Caps after Jagr's trade, and I have since followed him to the Big Apple. For several years, I collected any and all Jagr cards, along with other miscellaneous items (his autobiography, replica jerseys, etc.). With the rise of the memorabilia craze, I realized pretty quickly that jersey swatches and pieces of skates and sticks were far more fun to collect. So I refocused and I started just collecting Jagr game-used and autograph cards. After a few years of that, I decided that rather than any game-used card, it would be just patch cards that I liked, along with the autos. That worked for a while, since the "I liked" part meant I didn't have to maintain a need list. Quite simply, if I liked the card I'd go for it. But even that got boring after a while, and now I'm not collecting hockey cards anymore. |