Anyone collect hockey gamers/sweaters/jerseys?

[Throttlesteer]

Vintage is crazy expensive, but I enjoy grabbing players i like. Here are a couple I had framed

[camaro69]

I collect Scottie Upshall and I have around 20 actual game used jersey. Starting with his junior jersey when he played for the Kamloops Blazers to the end of his career with St Louis.
The only pro jersey I would really like to obtain is his Milwaukee Admiral jersey. I have one of his Team Canada jerseys as well.A bunch of his game used sticks. I just wish I was in a
place where I could display them.Thanks.

[Kevin]

My friend, Barry, has about 2000+. I was at a card show within the last 6 or 7 years and I saw the Nystrom jersey (Isles fans know what I'm talking about) and I called him up. I think he dropped $45k on it.

He's got just about every Islander that ever suited up, he's got a cool Charlie Simmer from his 50 in 50 pursuit. All the 80s stars. He's got a ton...

[Throttlesteer]

Originally Posted by Kevin

My friend, Barry, has about 2000+. I was at a card show within the last 6 or 7 years and I saw the Nystrom jersey (Isles fans know what I'm talking about) and I called him up. I think he dropped $45k on it.

He's got just about every Islander that ever suited up, he's got a cool Charlie Simmer from his 50 in 50 pursuit. All the 80s stars. He's got a ton...

Thats awesome. The Nystrom would be sweet.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Kevin

My friend, Barry, has about 2000+. I was at a card show within the last 6 or 7 years and I saw the Nystrom jersey (Isles fans know what I'm talking about) and I called him up. I think he dropped $45k on it.

He's got just about every Islander that ever suited up, he's got a cool Charlie Simmer from his 50 in 50 pursuit. All the 80s stars. He's got a ton...

From his 900th game?

[Jim65]

I did, but sold off my collection which was all NJ Devils. I had a few early 1980's- Dave Lewis, Rick Meagher, Ken Daneyko practice jersey plus about 10-15 1990's, no big stars.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by edjs

From his 900th game?

LoL

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by Kevin

My friend, Barry, has about 2000+. I was at a card show within the last 6 or 7 years and I saw the Nystrom jersey (Isles fans know what I'm talking about) and I called him up. I think he dropped $45k on it.

He's got just about every Islander that ever suited up, he's got a cool Charlie Simmer from his 50 in 50 pursuit. All the 80s stars. He's got a ton...

Holy cow that is amazing.Even to have space to store that many would be incredible. But even more insane is the space it would take to display them.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by camaro69

Holy cow that is amazing.Even to have space to store that many would be incredible. But even more insane is the space it would take to display them.

Barry is a pretty “famous” guy among Isles fans. From the early 90s on, he wore real authentic jerseys to games. I sat in Row K in 205 for years, he was a few rows ahead of us.

I didn’t realize these were authentic jerseys until maybe 20 years ago. He’d buy them, wear them.

He lived in Jericho, got divorced in his mid 50s, married his high school sweet heart. I saw the Nystrom jersey at the card show. It was encased. When I went out with Barry and a bunch of us, he pulled it out and had it hanging on, I kid you not, a plastic hanger.

I’m not sure where those jerseys are or how he stores them. The space he’s living in is not huge by any stretch of the imagination. I just shot him a text trying to verify the # of jerseys

[Kevin]

Last time we talked , he said that the jersey deserved to be on display at Belmont (néw isles arena 2 miles from my house). I said , “Barry that’s nice of you to donate it...” He scoffed and said something like “Donate? I paid $45k for that...these guys are multimillionaires!”