# So I was going through my hockey cards last night ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-going-through-my-hockey-cards-last-night/111742 "2002-05-31T15:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-going-through-my-hockey-cards-last-night/111742/1 "2002-05-31T15:31:34Z")
I haven’t bought many the past few years (have you _seen_ how expensive they’ve gotten? And you get less than 10 cards? Sheesh!), but I went through a phase for several years where it was my major hobby (yes, I’m a girl, and yes, I’d get odd looks from other kids). I loved the K-Mart nearby me back then; they would have entire _boxes_ of hockey cards for $5-10, since most people wanted basketball/football/baseball. Most of my cards are from 91-92 to 96-97. I have some that are before or after that timeframe, though. I thought, “hmm, maybe I have some rookies that didn’t mean much when I got them, but would be _really_ nice now…” Just upon looking for semi-big names (i.e. I skimmed through them. Gimme a break, I have four huge binders full!), I came across: 3 or 4 Saku Koivu rookies 1 “future prospects” Eric Lindros (i.e. he wasn’t even signed yet) 3 Darren McCarty pre-rookies (he’s in a Wings jersey, but all the stats are for the AHL)(And most people probably wouldn’t care about McCarty, but _I_ was happy to find these). 5 or so Sergei Fedorov rookies 3 Jaromir Jagr rookies And all of them are in mint condition. Neato! I’m gonna go find a Beckett’s Hockey Monthly to see what these are going for. I wouldn’t sell them, but I’m curious like that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-going-through-my-hockey-cards-last-night/111742/2 "2002-05-31T16:24:19Z")
Cool beans! Check out eBay too, for a rough estimate. ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-going-through-my-hockey-cards-last-night/111742/3 "2002-05-31T17:18:31Z")
Very cool. Congrats on your find. Kinda like treasure hunting, huh? 🙂 Not interested in Darren McCarty? Pshaw!!! He’s a local hero 'round these parts.\* [sub]\* What can I say? We’re shy on hero material.[/sub] 😃