"Netjr" is a 37-year old eTopps enthusiast and Internet Sales Manager for bay area auto dealers. He is originally from Ripon, CA but now resides in Salinas, CA.

Q: How did you come up with your handle?

A: It sounded better then JR.Net which is a domain I've owned since the beginning - of the Internet.

Q: When did you start collecting "regular" sports cards? Do you still?

A: 1973 (8 years old) and I stopped until 1990 and then stopped again in 1994. I just collect eTopps now.

Q: Who is your favorite player?

A: Tim Brown. A career with one team - my favorite team.

Q: Who is your favorite team?

A: Oakland Raiders… first professional team I ever saw in action.

Q: How big is your portfolio?

A: 620 cards. $7,000.

Q: Do you consider yourself to be a trader/investor/collector or some combination?

A: 90% collector as I love sets and aspire to build them. 10% investor as I speculated in a couple of players with a lot of cards (110 in one '02 baseball player I like).

Q: When did you join eTopps?

A: April '02.

Q: How did you hear about eTopps?

A: USA Today newspaper article.

Q: What were your smartest IPO and aftermarket card buys?

A: I got 10 Charlie Garners for $75 in April.

Q: Which eTopps buys do you wish you could do over?

A: Sadly, I must say the 32 Wade Millers I bought last month because the transaction was questionable.

Q: Where do you see eTopps years from now?

A: eTopps has awesome potential and I hope Topps sees that and takes it in the right direction. If so they will continue to advertise and bring in new people each year. Some will quit and go away, but the overall numbers will grow. If there are 5,000 active now it should be 10,000 in two years, 25,000 in five and 100,000 in ten. Likewise IPO's will be larger, prices will continue steady upward trends and more cards will hit the street (in-hand).

Q: What is your favorite eTopps card?

A: 2001 Jerry Rice - Raiders Uniform.

Q: Which eTopps card would you recommend as a solid "investment"?

A: I invested in Wade Miller '02 because I believe the guy has great potential to be a future and consistent all-star. Any player you think has such potential is a "good investment." Look at it this way: if the player succeeds you do too with eTopps and that's the cool part. Next I am willing to buy anyone headed for the Hall of Fame - so long as I can afford it.

Q: How would you change the eTopps program, if at all?

A: I might at least try a "dutch auction" on IPO if I were Topps. Meaning they release a shorter print card (say 1,000) and the 1,000 highest bids on eBay get the cards they agree to pay for. If they at least tried this we could see if it worked or not.

They really need to make some portfolio enhancements we've talked about on the board. Separate cards by years, add an event tab, and allow us to see what we paid vs IPO prices. Those would be big changes.

Q: Why do you collect eTopps cards?

A: I wanted quality uncirculated cards and the hype on PSA \ BGS 10's was too much so when I saw the article in USA Today I thought this would be cool, and a chance at set building which I like.

Q: Do you have any words to live by... not only for eTopps, but for the real world as well?

A: I am no longer that philosophical but for eTopps just buy what you like then the value won't matter unless it goes up and you have to decide if you "like" it "that much."

Q: If you could be any team's mascot, who would it be and why?

A: I would be the "raider" of the Oakland Raiders just so I could chase around the cheerleaders and be on the field