I don’t remember the first Star Trek episode I watched, but I know I was around nine. After the credits rolled, I scanned the television guide The Toronto Star tucked into the paper each week. I was thrilled to discover Star Trek was playing a bunch of times each week.
The next step was flipping through the paperbacks at the library, looking for anything that said Star Trek, and soon I was at the venerable Bakka book store, in its original Queen St. West location in Toronto. I bought two Star Trek books and that was it — I was a collector.
My first convention, one of the annual Ad Astra cons, sealed the deal. There was a dealer’s room. With stuff. To buy. My first really big purchase was a set of the 1976 Star Trek Topps trading cards. Those 88 cards and 22 stickers cost me about $30; a lot of money then. I also really enjoyed collecting the Gold Key comics. They are all terribly inaccurate and silly and it was so much fun to search through a bin and find one I didn’t have.
And I’ve been collecting ever since. This site showcases the best pieces I own. I am not going to post all of it, just the really good bits. I hope you enjoy the site. Email me and let me know.
Peter
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