tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012857908104329052.post4696705262216479735..comments2023-07-05T01:37:20.096-07:00Comments on COLLECTING FOR KICKS: The Obsession - Secret or Social?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034834553791036082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012857908104329052.post-1312107608590809692011-11-24T20:29:10.365-08:002011-11-24T20:29:10.365-08:00I collected straight through till about 4th year u...I collected straight through till about 4th year university before dropping out for 10 years. There were always a number of others in my courses who collected. It was a hobby, one of many, so I never really worried about it. <br /><br />If anything, it's less of a kid's hobby now than it was then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012857908104329052.post-13868070327911042112011-11-23T13:36:47.405-08:002011-11-23T13:36:47.405-08:00I stopped in grade 8 as well - mostly because the ...I stopped in grade 8 as well - mostly because the lower-end sets bored me and the higher-end sets were way too expensive for me. That was the early-to-mid 90s.<br /><br />Then in the 00s, a dollar store (clearance) was selling packs of Stadium Club and I got an autograph in my first pack. I bought a few more each time I went, and when I started getting those cards signed, I started purchasing a lot of cards again, mostly through Ebay. Now my house is over-stocked with cards.Sébastian Hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838482234070823738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012857908104329052.post-85180523361842317932011-11-23T11:31:45.033-08:002011-11-23T11:31:45.033-08:00Ya I got that covered...it's a no go for the c...Ya I got that covered...it's a no go for the chicksMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034834553791036082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012857908104329052.post-9824724071986611172011-11-23T09:01:36.200-08:002011-11-23T09:01:36.200-08:00I had stopped collecting around the 8th grade, mis...I had stopped collecting around the 8th grade, missing high school entirely. There were more important things to me then... I started again about 3 years after high school near the end of university. But stopped again after 2 years. Then picked it up AGAIN 3 years ago or so...<br /><br />As for people knowing about it... I'd have to say while it wasn't a secret... it wasn't something I blurted out to people either. Same goes for now. My hobby is my business. My wife gets it... or at least pretends to, and that's all that matters.<br /><br />However, I'd maybe not bring it up to any high school girls you go out with.... they tend to not be an understanding bunch as a general rule.Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.com