================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:00:22 EDT Subject: Thanks to Gary Mandell To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smart1853@aol.com Thanks to Gary Mandell for an awesome batch of cards this afternoon. 8 hits to my 75 set, including some of my first MVP cards in that long series of them, 6 hits to my 76 set, including a nice McCovey taped back together, a Joe Morgan, and a Cobb AS, 17 hits to my 77 set, and 15 of the last 33 cards to my 1978 Topps set. Also along for the ride was #637 from the 1980 Topps set. This Joe Simpson card is the third one I have been sent in a week. Goes to show the awesome response to my dwindling list. Much appreciated cards, Gary!! Looking forward to swapping more. Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 17:25:20 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- thanks to GARY MANDELL for a 1952 topps upgrade for my set of Eddie Joost-# 45 -low number red back- thanks Gary my next thanks to BIG AL Cummings who i got to meet on his vacation to So Cal- he sends me 9 real nice condition 63 topps for my set including Bubba Phillips, plus Detroit pitcher Hank Aquirre , who my husband remembers had the Los Angeles Angels number,a pitcher who seemed to beat the Angels every time he pitched against them , and a 1967 topps of another Bubba- Morton - thanks for the cards Big AL. ================= Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 17:53:23 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Early August thanks From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Some early August thanks to hand out: To Bob Donaldson, who sends a very sharp 1955 Humberto Robinson card. And to Lynn Miller, who sends an early birthday card and adds a 1952 Topps Clarence Marshall, a 53T Bob Addis and a 1960 Fleer Pie Traynor. Thanks to both of you!! ================= Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 23:46:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Capped off a package From: "mikesportsfan" THe fugitive struck again with what I believe is a 1909-10 T-218 Hassan Boxing Champion card of Eddie Walsh. (Someone please correct me if I am wrong on this ID. This is a first in the set for me). I presume it is worth as much as the rest of the package. The rest of the package contained some of my favs - Coke caps. First up was a Phillie cap of Clemons, reducing the wl to just Bunning to complete. A couple NL All-Stars, of Morgan & Staub - slicing that list to 3. Then came the FB Coke caps, which I specialize in. Richard did not have my wl and still I needed almost all of the caps he sent. 2 1965 NY Jets & 5 1965 NY Giants. 1 of the last 2 1966 Giants I need (G11 Patton is now the last) (although I needed to work hard to ID G16 Shofner) among 4 on Tab not Coke caps. I collect these variation caps. I already have a complete set of the 1966 NY Jets. However, 5 of the 9 Richard sent were the Tab back variety, so only a few dupes. One strange thing is the corrosion on some of the caps. Rust is quite normal, but there appears to be something else on a few of these caps, making them very difficult to tell who the players are. I only needed 2 in the 1966 Giants, so it was worth the effort to ID Shofner as 1 of the caps. This is probably the biggest haul of Coke caps I have received from an OBCer. Some of you know that I really love these and have been mentioned in SCD a couple of times as an expert on the FB caps. Thanks so much Richard. ================= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 21:56:23 EDT Subject: Thanks Bob To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Traderdoug@aol.com Bob Donaldson sent a stack ..24 I think..of 66T's. All in the binder already. Thanks, Bob Andy Cook sent a 66T Pete Rose and, I think, a 1916 sporting news Steve O'Neill ..I'm actually not sure because this one has a blank back and the sporting news didn't. Help Andy! and Thank you. - Doug ================= To: Subject: Back from the road Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 05:48:47 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" Fellas -- I'm back after three weeks of San Antonio! I've got 350 emails to read, then I head to Monterey on Sunday for a few days. Before I do anyhting though, I wanted to say thanks to a couple of folks: Sackman: Jeff sends along a very cool 1961 Fleer Ty Cobb, a '33 Goudey mini, and a '67 hi #!! Why in the world is Cobb wearing a red Tigers uniform?Anybody know? Jeff, thanks again for another great package - I owe you big! Donaldson: Bob sends out a great card of Eddie Stanky as the Redbirds manager! From what I've read, Stanky could be a bit hard to play for - a BobbyKnight kind of guy. Thanks for the nice card, Bob! Mclaughlin: John hits my '67 list with an ERA Leaders card featuring SandyKoufax with a 1.73! If you had a 4.00 ERA in 1966, you weren't in the top20 - today you are on the All-Star team. Thanks for the cardboard, John! Mandell: Gary sends along some cool woodies that we were both bidding on before I left, including Rocky Colavito! That worked out pretty good, Gary got the bill and I got some of the cards - thanks my friend! I'll do my best to get some paybacks out this weekend... Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:37:42 EDT Subject: week end thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com BOB SCHAUB sends 9 big hits to my 61 and 63 sets. tnx bob! have a great weekend everybody! gm ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:56:53 -0400 Subject: Thanks! From: Bob Saxton Back from a month of mostly travel, family reunions and things like that, and need to acknowledge some great incomings. From John Collins a whole team of cards Dave Winfield from the 77 Topps, Aker, Ermer, Upshaw and 4th Series checklist from Topps 68, and eight cards from the 65 Topps set. And then, to topp it all off, Jeff Sackman goes back to the start of my collecting days to deliver a 53 color Bowman of George Shuba, 54 Bowmans Michaels, Yost, Lindell, and Stu Miller, as well as 62 Post Orlando Very much appreciated, guys!!! have agreat weekend all, Bob GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! 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For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:29:48 EDT Subject: thanks- a real mini OBC get together To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- Last night was really an OBC mini get together at Fuddruckers hamburger place in Burbank because me and Tim were the only ones who went there to meet visitor/vacationer Andy Cook and his wife- Andy and his wife were a delight to talk with about card stories and the "Legend of Pre War Cards " Andy lived up to that title sharing his knowledge- i would like to thank Andy for cards he brought for me including my 1st w-516 card of William Cooper, plus a star in my seldom hit list of 1953 Johnston Cookies- Warren Spahn- incidentially in better condition than most of my commons from that set- then a 66 Tony Perez rookie - i have made some slow progress in obtaining some stars and hi #'s for that set so i am closer to achiving my goal of actually completing a 60's set with the help of OBC traders- which i hope to complete before my old age (which Tim says is probably coming next week- one of his usual bad jokes i have learned to live with)- Andy also hits my 67 want list hard with 33 cards including Yankees Hal Reniff and Ralph Terry when he was on the Mets-speaking of the Yankees - what the Angels did to us yesterday was NO joke- How can you guys give me hope we can win it all if you get beat by the Angels??? Maybe a Strike would be merciful- Well- a lot of thanks to Andy for the company and all these cards for my sets!! ================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:13:33 EDT Subject: Thanks to Mac To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smart1853@aol.com Thank you to Mac Wubben for a great envelope of cards today. A single hit to the 75 Topps set of Berra/Campy 1951 MVP, 13 hits to the 74 Topps set, and 15 hits to my 1975 Topps mini set. These are the first minis I have gotten in almost two months. Thanks for the great cards, Mac! Brian Dwyer ================= To: , Subject: Mac Attack Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:18:05 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- I snuck home early from work to try to play catch-up and what do I find buta SCP from my Vegas/Turner Field compadre Mac Wubben - none other than a gorgeous 1959 frank robinson!! Wow, the colors are great on this card - some cards just really catch your eye. Thanks for the great hit, Mac! Now tofind my dupes... Take Care, Geno ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 20:31:20 -0400 Subject: friday mail From: richard a kimball hello all thanks go out to : GARY MANDELL: who sends out a bunch of hits to topps sets from 64,65,66,70,thanks ROBERT CORVELLO: who sends out his part of a trade for hits to 65-66-and 73s topps thanks to all who send GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:39:39 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: incoming thanks From: Jerry Coker Not sure if I thanked these gentlemen for these cards. If not, I apoligize. I finally finished the training that was eating up most of my time, plus I've changed jobs (but I'm still at UGA). Anyway...I'm going thru my dupes box this weekend and will become a more active member now that the dust has settled: Brad Chambers - a 75, a 77, a 79, (32) 80's, _UV_ (61) 83 Topps, and (4) 85 Topps. Thank you Brad! Jim Hatch - a 73, a 74, a 79, (3) 80's, _UV_ (47) 85 Topps. Thank you Geno Wagner - SCP 1980 Topps Paul Molitor. Thank you Geno! Mark Zentkovich - SCP 1955 Bowman Bob Talbot. Thank you Mark! Robert Gioia - a 58, (2) 60's, (2) 75's. Thank you Robert! Rick Ellison - a 55, a 58, (2) 59's, and a 70 hi # Staub. Thank you Rick! Thanks OBC!! Jerry Coker Campus Information Technology Partnerships The University of Georgia ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Subject: Grand Kills Me! Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:50:05 -0700 From: "Dave Fallen" Grant Rainsley send me a "Killer" rookie card. Yup, a '55 Killebrew. One of my very favorite players as a kid. THANKS GRANT! ================= Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:15:07 EDT Subject: The kindness of Lynn Miller... To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDrJ@AOL.COM Lynn remembered my birthday in a very generous way with lots of cardboard. But even better is his warm note. Some birthyear 54 Bowmans and Topps are here, and hits to 58, 60, 61, 67 (Felipe Alou !) 68 and a 72 Jim Kaat in action! Wow ! In 1961 Topps did a subset of previous MVP's and Lynn has graced me with a phabulous phil... the Jim Konstanty, one of the Whiz Kids!! Happy thanks to Lynn.... I am very grateful. OBC is good! A night of peace. .... doc J ================= Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 13:36:46 EDT Subject: thanks- To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- thanks to MARK TALBOT for a 63 topps of Yankee Bill Stafford, a 64 topps of Yankees Rookies- Jake Gibbs and Tom Metcalf,a 66 topps of Jim Wynn, a 67 topps Phillies rookie stars, 5 real nice condition 1954 topps for my set including Yankees- Eddie Robinson & Frank Leja + a number of unmentionable UV's of Yankees and Negro Leaguerers and a Stamp album of Yankees- thanks Mark ================= To: , Subject: Talbot hits the Mojave Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:21:00 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- Mark seems to be hitting a few SoCal locales, and mine was no exception. He pounds away at me with three 1961 Fleers, a TV, a '55, a '56, and a few '77 FB to boot -- what a haul! The funniest thing is that one of the football cards is of old Bear, Brian Baschnagel. He was a great possesion receiver (code word for slow, white guy) for the Payton-era Bears. My brothers and I always fought over who was Baschnagel in the backyard football games. On offense my two brothers and I were Baschnagel, Payton, and Avellini. On defense we were Plank, Fencik, and Buffone. Good memories on a day when Dan Hampton entered Canton - I think I'll go call my brothers...thanks for the memories, Mark! Take Care, Geno ================= To: Subject: Prewar incomings.... Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 16:07:59 -0500 From: "tim newcomb" greeted me as I returned from an 11-state, 2-province marathon visit to family and friends in the northeast. Jeff Sackmann nailed 50% of my 1953 Bowman B/W upgrades, and threw in a bunch of 1965 Topps, including the rookie card of the greatest of all 2nd basemen. Actually Jeff sent 2 Morgan rookies, so one will be going back into OBC circulation ASAP. Thanks Jeff! And Andy Cook completed one of our OBC-style swaps by sending an E95 of Harry Krause and an E91 of Fred Clarke-- both great cards! Thanks guys! Thanks OBC! Looking forward to next week! ================= Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 07:20:00 EDT Subject: How often does this happen? To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com First of all, a major thank you out to fugitive Kimball for the completion of our recent trade. I received a beautiful T-206 in the mail on Saturday. Now, on to the question at hand. How often, even in OBC, do you receive an entire SET of cards in one mailing from one person and without asking for it? A little while ago, Brock Hattox informed everyone that he had a bunch of '61 Golden Press cards available and to send want lists. I think I needed five or six to finish my set, so I sent along my list. Brock responded, asking me to look for a package in the mail. Well, yesterday afternoon I go to the mailbox and find a package with the entire set, that's right, one each, waiting for me. In the package, Brock writes a note indicating the no one else asked for any, so he would like me to have all of them for upgrades or just plain trade bait. Remember now, each and every one of the 33 cards is graced with a hall of famer, and I have always thought they were a beautiful set. If anyone else is working on that set, please let me know what you need. I'm sure to have a good number of dupes when I get things sorted out. Thank you once again, Brock, for your remarkable genorosity. ================= To: Subject: spam relief Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 18:14:11 -0700 From: "yaz" Please change my email address in your books to yazmon@sigecom.net I am going to make a stab at cutting down my spam. Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 14:45:30 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Miller Time From: "jimbo777777" Thanks going out this morning to Lynn Miller, who hit the hilltowns with a '62 Post Lindy McDaniel, and a Dennis Eckersley card that I'd never seen or heard of before. Autographed, no less! Thanks Lynn! ================= Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 20:50:34 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thank you - version 5.0 From: "airal6" Hello. Al Crotte here. Here is a list of people who have sent me cards over the many weeks since my last posting to this server. You guys and gals are great! I love OBC and I wish I were going to National with many of you. I think I'll just mope around this week. Pity party for me. Have a great day everyone. Thanks to: LARRY GERSBACH - Sends a stack of UV Wildcard FB cards with a massive trade pending for more. MIKE WIERZBICKI - Sends a stack of old Topps baseball cards for my dupes box. Included were two 1965s, a 1962, a 1964, seven 1965s, and a hit to my 1980 listed set. RICHARD KIMBALL - The biggest hit in a great stack of cards is the '76 Topps Walter Payton RC which was my most desired card on my wantlist. A recent acquisition of the '76-'77 Julius Erving card that I needed as an upgrade (in a non-OBC trade) left me to ponder which card would be my next "most desired" card. It looks like it will be the '72-'73 #195 Julius Erving RC upgrade that I want. ANYWAY, that Payton card was not the only card that was sent. Also included was an awesome conditioned '48 Leaf FB, a '51 Topps Magic FB, a '53 Bowman FB, a '54 Bowman FB, three '55 Bowman FB, a '55 Topps All- American, two '56 Topps FB, and six '57 Topps FB including cards of Joe Perry, Pat Summerall, and Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch. But thats not all. Also included in the package were two '58 Topps FB, two '61 Topps FB, eleven '62 Topps (including a Sonny Jurgensen), two '63 Topps, a '64 Philadelphia FB, and a '67 Philadelphia FB. It didn't stop there. Also included was Johnny Unitas and Dick Butkus from the '68 Topps set. Throw in a '70 Topps and five '73 Topps checklists and you can bet that I was amazed. Add a couple cards for what was recently my only posted OBC BB set. Unbelievable. Welcome to the group Richard, and thanks again. THEN ... Richard sends along a second stack of FB cards including a 54 Bowman, a '58 Topps, a '62 Fleer, a '67 Philadelphia, and a hit to my dwindling '69 Topps list. Thanks once PETER IVERSEN - Sends some more Wills' cigarettes soccer tobacco cards plus some other Nutella soccer collectibles. I'll have to post that soccer wantlist soon. GARY MANDELL - Sends a bunch of FB from the years '64, '66, and '67 in the Philadelphia brand; '74 and '76 in the Topps brand; and a few UV BK cards. Great hits to my wantlists. JAMES MOLETA - Sends a stack of '59 Topps FB, a couple '66 Philadelphia FB, and a '73 Topps FB checklist for my wantlist from his availables posting. BOB REED - Sends a 34 card lot of '81 Fleer Team Action FB cards. I am so glad I finally listed those. Bob said they were originally purchased in Ohio. It makes sense that they come back home. LINDA FITAK - Once again, I am amazed by the cards that she sends. Linda sends me a '48 Leaf FB, another '65 Topps FB, and some cool UV NFL Legends cards. It seems like I will never pay her back, but I will continue my efforts to do so until I make it so. ROB GIOIA - Sends me a '62 Topps baseball card so that I can send it off to another OBCer that I owe in trade. Thanks a lot for the help. MAC WUBBEN - Sends me a stack of UV basketball cards full of stars. He thought it wasn't worth the postage. They were to me. My last line always seems to be cut off so I decided that these last sentances will always end my postings. Does any ================= Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 19:42:15 EDT Subject: many thanks & mini-obc To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com We're just back from our week+ vacation in LA. I left LA at 75 degrees -- tonight my glasses fogged up just walking across the train station parking lot in hot and humid Virginia. I prefer LA. While in LA, my wife Melissa and I met up with Linda and Tim Fitak for a fun hamburger evening of swapping and baseball talk at the OBC friendly Burbank Fuddruckers. Melissa and I got there first and were naturally drawn to a circle table in the corner that Linda later informed us was the regular OBC table...some sort of baseball card tractor beam must have found us. Linda hit many of my lists including 33 Goudey, 34 Diamond Star, 40 Playball, 52 Topps, 55 Topps, 55 Bowman, 60 Topps and 62 Topps! Lynn Miller sent a birthday card with 2 55s, 23 1960s! and 5 62s! Joshua Levine swapped me two great 1910 Obaks -- I love the color on these Brian Dwyer sent 5 beautiful 1955 Topps! Gary Mandell sent a strikingly nice 1960 Topps scp! Mark Talbot hit me with 4 1955 Topps, 5 1960s, an All Star ballot and a Tiger Thanks everyone for the great hits! ================= Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 23:53:05 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Ed From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Ed Schott for a nice 64`Hi# Joe Moeller. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Geno Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 20:09:56 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to Geno Wagner who today hits me with 2 sharp 68's and an APBA game card. Included in the 68's was Pirates catcher Manny Sanguillen, whom someone once referred to as "Sandy Manguillen," although I can't remember who called him that now. If anyone can remember, drop me a line and let me know!! Take care, John C. Collins ================= To: OBC-THANKS@YAHOOGROUPS.COM Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:41:35 -0400 Subject: monday mail From: richard a kimball thanks go out to MARK TALBOT: who sends a bunch of hits to my wantlist page and some for the starter sets,thanks mark. BOB DONALDSON: who sends his part of a super trade that includes 20 53 topps with rizzuto,2 53 bowman b/w,1 color,1 52 topps,2 41 playballs,a e96,super lot of cardboard,thnaks much and your package will ship asap. thanks to all who send cards my way. GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Monday thanks Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 22:26:34 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" A generous contribution from Ed Schott who hits my 64 set 9 times. Thanks very much Ed! Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 09:49:09 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to : MARK TALBOT-Clubs back to back 60T & 61T triples. CAP SINCLAIR-Chips in 68T Game Insert Willie Mays. ED SCHOTT-Smacks nine hits, 5 in 64T & 4 in 65T, Hi-lite 65T Piersall. Much appreciation guys. MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:45:04 EDT Subject: two'fer tuesday To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com BOB DONALDSON hits me with a pair from 55 including future NL MVP Hank Sauer, who just recently passed. tnx bob! JOE ISAAC sends about 100 hits to my 82 football list, including an LT rookie card and terry bradshaw. tnx joe! 2 more days to national, and i am working feverishly to get my dupes box ready. hope to see many of you there! gm ================= Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 19:13:08 -0400 Subject: Early week Thanks!!! To: smartalecx@aol.com From: Mark S Talbot Hello All,

    I would like to acknowledge a number of fellow collectors for their generosity.  In the mailbox yesterday and today arrived:

    An envelope from Bob D'Angelo filled with cards that look like `52 and `53 Topps but they are deceiving not.  I love these two sets and they are coming along quite nicly thanks to donation like Bob's.

    From Lincoln, MA a SCP of Indian Tony Martinez from the `66 Topps set is sent by Bob Donaldson.  I must admit that I had never heard of this player before - research shows that he had a `63 and `64 card but I still never heard of him.  Thanks Bob for another hit to the old Topps list.

    A package from Gary Mandell arrived yesterday, Gary fires back a compliment of Topps Football cards featuring a `73, a`75, (4) `79's, (2) `81's, (11) `84, an `85, (13) `87's and (103) `89 cards.  Quite a haul that has taken a huge chuck out of my want list.  I tip my cap to you Gary!!!

    My friend from south of the boarder (Ohio/Michigan border) John McLaughlin sends a puffy full of very shiney cardboard that will be detailed more on another server.  John thanks for the help on the lost years sets!!!

    I got to say that I am thougouly impressed by the constant assault on my list.  You keep me busy hunting down cardboard for you guys but I love the challenge.  Thanks to all of you.  BE WELL!!!

REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK

"Live long and prosper" - Spock
 *    Mark S. Talbot            
 *    34030 Chatsworth Drive    
 *    Sterling Heights, MI.      48312-4604   *
 *    talbot1@comcast.net        ================= Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:01:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Ron Perry Thanks for two recent packages to: Andy Cook for a 1954 Redman of Jim Delsing, a Detroit Tiger. Jeff Sackmann for a 53 Bowman B&W not so Tipton Joe Tipton and a 1955 Topps Billy For those arriving early to the National, #591 from 1966, The Grant Jackson rookie card will complete my set and gain you hero status. Also need Alvis, Boyer, Clemente, Davis, Freehan, and Kaline to complete the 1966 Topps rub offs. Thanks again, Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 20:50:18 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- i would like to thank KEITH SUMMERS for 2 Video tapes - One on Mickey Mantle in the Greatest Sports Legends series hosted by football's golden boy and one entitled Golden Greats of Baseball also in the Greatest Sports Legends series. Keith also sent me an interesting article- thanks Keith ================= Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 02:23:43 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Mr. Dwyer From: "bobs7714" Brian Dwyer sent two nice 55`s of Ed Lopat and a Dale Long rookie and 50 hits to an unmentionable set. Great cards Brian, thank you! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: Many thanks Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 08:01:15 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" Yesterday I came home to some great OBC packages. Joe Issac sends a 65Gary Bell and a 79 Ryan record breaker Geo Wagner sends a 65 Curt Flood Mark Talbot sends 2 packages totaling; a 52 Topps, a 56 Topps and two 51 Bowmans including a very young looking Gene Mauch. thanks Guys !!! Thanks OBC !!! ================= Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 12:49:33 EDT Subject: hump day, pre national thanks To: Smartalecx@aol.com From: smartalecx@aol.com LINDA FITAK hits me with a 60 billy pierce AS off of her recent waiver wire and adds a 63 jim brewer and some guy named kobe bryant (never heard of him). tnx linda. if you're going to national, i'll be the one dragging around an orange backpack, hopefully full of hits for me and you! gm ================= Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 18:16:00 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A thanks, a warning & a complaint From: "mikesportsfan" Steve Rittenberg used my house in Detroit as a pit stop on the way to the National. I had previously met Steve at last year's National and it was good to see him again. Especially with all of the goodies he left behind. Some of the following were dealer scum (although at what is probably much better than dealer prices). Some were in the OBC tradition (and OBC condition!). A swap of Armour Coins of Gus Triandos (my 1959 for Steve's 1960), 2 1969 Topps Stamp Albums with some stamps in them, 1943 MP & CO. #11 Foxx (puts me passed 1/2 way), 1938 GOudey Heads Up #280 from the tougher 2nd 1/2 of the set (my 3rd card in the set), 1969 Topps Super Campaneris (my 2nd in the set), 9 of the first 18 cards in the 1967 OPC BB set, 6 1971 OPC BB, including Ryan, 4 semi-highs and 1 high number, 3 1972 OPC BB includign a Reggie in Action, 2 1974 OPC BB, a 1980 OPC Bench, 9 1982 OPC BB, 28 1950 Callahan's (I only had 3 previously, so this set will be added to the OBC list soon) 2 Stop N' Go FB (these are 3d cards, that Steve refers to as Kellogg's, even after numerous corrections by me, that they are not) first hit to that set in years, a Topps Basketball Sticker from the 70s (I need to learn more about these), 8 hits to the 1977 Topps BB Cloth set (knocked off about 1/3 of what I needed), a 1927 York Caramel E-210-1 Flagsted (my first), 2 1953 Topps BB, including a high number and a dealer scum of 16 1952 Topps high numbers. That's right HIGH NUMBERS. I had 6, talk about making progress. I may have missed a card or 2 in the above. Steve thanks for the trades & the deals & good luck at the National. A warning. Steve attended the Al school of driving. He made more than 1 wrong turn and did not show up until around 11:00. I stayed up until about 2:30, but it was a work nite, for me, with a 9:30 appointment that morning, so I finally crashed. A complaint. I have helped a few OBCers out with their 1962 Topps Green Tint quest over the last couple of years (really nailed Mark Talbot's list at the OBC Tiger get together a couple of months ago). I likewise nailed Steve's list previously and again when he came over. I had put this set to bed long ago, including the Green Tints. Now that Steve is gone, I notice the set is no longer complete. I am missing #162 Drake, in the regular issue. I have 2 of the Green Tints. Funny how the set was complete pre-Steve, but not now. Quick Ramble (by my standards). Steve was having trouble telling some of the Green Tints from the regular print, so we got out the 5000 count box that I keep the set in and went through his set to verify which version he had and which version he needed. "We" discoverd that I had 3 numbers that both versions were Green Tints, not the regular. Steve, was able to provide the regular on 2 of the cards, but not the #162 Drake. Hence the set no longer being complete. Any help re-completing this set, would be appreciated. Mike Rich, 26020 Radclift Pl., Oak Park, MI 48237 ================= Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:26:53 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- thanks to LARRY GERSBACH for 6 nice condition 63 topps for my set including Angel Jim Fregosi and Dodger speedster Willie Davis- thanks ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks Fugitive! Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 18:17:50 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to one Mr. Richard Kimball for a sharp looking 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Much appreciated !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 22:58:01 -0400 Subject: Kevin Klobbers Me!!! To: KEVINM38@aol.com, vct-vintagecardtraders.com@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, From: Mark S Talbot Hello All, A nice surprise in the mail today came from Kevin Martens. First a very cool card of Hall of famer Juan Marichal, then (10) hits to a set that look a lot like the `52 Topps set - but it's not. Then Kevin really gets busy with (44) hits to the `53 look-a-like set from Topps. Thanks to contributions from guys like Kevin I am getting closer and closer on these very cool sets. Many thanks to you my friend. Thanks to all my fellow collector and BE WELL!!! REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK "Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * * Sterling Heights, MI. * * 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net * ================= Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:27:04 EDT Subject: thanks- To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- I would like to thank AL CROTTE for a 1962 topps of Mike Hershberger- thanks Al my next thanks to JOE ISAAC for a 66 topps of Yankee Mel Stottlemyre-thanks Joe ================= To: Subject: '53 Parade Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:03:28 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" Many thanks to "Mocha Mike" Diamanti, for 9 hits to my friend's '53 list (now only 32 to go), including Scooter Rizzuto and a couple of pesky Hi #'s. Ed will be very pleased Mike, I'm seeing him again this Saturday...to go through some more cards and do some cleanup of his many boxes. Mike, you will be amply rewarded with some of Ed's early '50's...you will swear some of them just came out of the pack... ================= Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 21:10:37 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Topp this From: "mikesportsfan" A couple of packages showed up in yesterday's mail and another at the office today. Only 1 was from an OBCer, Brain Dwyer with his 2nd package in less than a month. A 1953 Topps Tipton high number #260. Along for the ride were 4 1952 Topps BB. A red back #44, black back #78, 137 & 280. 3 of these were quite nice. I did not have either the red or the black version of either number 44 or 78. These bring me down to 135 to go for the set (plus variations). A person who I contacted after seeing his name in the classified section of SCD magazine, Gary Vacin sends his portion of a trade. 7 1950 Bowman BB, 2 short print 1962 Post FB (these are tough) and 10 common 1963 Topps Stick-Ons. Gary is more condition conscious than most of us in OBC, but seems to have some decent oddballs and others to trade for the cards he wants. You may contact him at gvacin@hotmail.com. If you choose to contact him let him know you are in OBC with me (one of the few times my name may mean something). Somehow I am on a E-mail list of sales for a dealer named Bob Courtney. Often I delete the E-mail without even looking at it. His prices are close to low Beckett and he does sell ome vintage stuff. I cannot remember if I bought from him before, but finally did last week, by buying 6 1952 Wheaties cards. I now have 21 of the 60 in the set and have a few to trade (no BB). With these hits and the dealer scum from Steve Rittenberg earlir in the week, I am down to under 200 (not counting variations) Topps cards and 300 Bowman. 465 combined. This year's goal is to get down to 400. Thanks Brian for getting me closer to the goal. I will be adding more variations (1952 & 1953 Topps) to the list soon. Just added Callahan's to the list today. Mike Rich ================= Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 17:22:04 -0400 Subject: Thursday Thanks- To: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com From: Mark S Talbot Hello All,

    Four packages to report on today, so let me thank:

    Brian Dwyer for a number of Hall of famer cards with the Babe, Jackie, DiMaggio, Fisk, Bench, Marichal and Slaughter.  A nice group of UV stuff also accompanied these great cards.  Thanks as well for the $$$ for the 9 pockets I recently sent you.

    Linda Fitak strikes back with a couple from my Topps quest.  Off the waiver wire comes Sherry Robertson from the `52 Topps set and to surprise me Linda includes a `53 topps card of Sibby Sisti.  The regular assortment of odd stamps and a Kobe card - SO

    Brock Hattox graces me with a trio from the `51 Topps Redback set with Glaviano, Gordon and McDermott.  Like many of you I am always indebted to Brock and that trend continues - Thanks

    Finally, from Edwards AFB comes the coolest APBA card of Joe Ferguson, oh and did I mention that Geno Wagner also included a team leader card featuring Moses Malone from the `75 - `76 Topps Basketball set.  Way Cool!!!

    Well, once again I am humbled by your generosity my friends.  I tried to get some packages out last week to close the gap between those i owe and that which I receive.  The gap has widened again thanks to these incoming offerings, that's all I can say is Thank You!!!  BE WELL!!!

REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK

"Live long and prosper" - Spock
 *    Mark S. Talbot            
 *    34030 Chatsworth Drive    
 *    Sterling Heights, MI.      48312-4604   *
 *    talbot1@comcast.net       

jazzgirl1920s@aol.com wrote:

hi- this is Linda- I would like to thank AL CROTTE for a 1962 topps of Mike
Hershberger- thanks Al
    my next thanks to JOE ISAAC for a 66 topps of Yankee
Stottlemyre-thanks Joe

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================= Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:09:46 EDT Subject: Big thanks to Lynn! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDDX@aol.com Lynn Miller sends an early birthday card, which included a trio of 54 Bowmans, a trio of 71 black beauties, half a dozen 78s (guys like Ryan, Robinson, Brock) and a 69 Carew deckle, a 68 Killebrew game card, and a small pile of great Pucketts. Thanks a bunch Lynn! ================= Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:51:09 EDT Subject: Fun To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com What is it about Linda Fitak's packages that make them so much fun? I think it's because it's always like opening a grab bag. Today's envelope contained: the usual collection of collector stamps on top two Target Dodgers a color '53 Bowman a '54 Bowman the feature entry . . . a '40 Play Ball Thank you very much Linda, and thank you also for the nice note about my current pursuit of the principalship and for the nice IM discussion we had about it just minutes after I picked the package out of my mail box. ================= Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:16:03 EDT Subject: first post-Sarah thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ehpiii@aol.com Thanks to everyone for your good wishes on the arrival of our daughter Sarah. She is three weeks old now ! Thanks to Andy Cook for a Boston Braves card ! This is one I've never even seen before, with a player picture and guys in parasutes around him. Thanks Andy ! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: arrivals Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 12:58:42 +0000 From: "jeff sinclair" hey guys thanks to the following... BOB SCHAUB for a package of woodies including the "original" frank thomas and 22! others BOB DONALDSON who gets me well on my way to completing the 1970 storybook set with 8 booklets. these aren't on my lists yet so here are the #'s i still need. 17 18 20 23 24 if anyone can help. ED SCHOTT chips away at my 70 list with an scp of mickey lolich. thanks guys! Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:23:02 EDT Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: JEdward@aol.com Now that the National is going full tilt in Chicago, naturally I'm back to work. My wife and I spent a weekend at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Nice place if you ever make it up that way (or down that way for our Canadian friends). We had a good time but didn't have much luck, as both of us would win a little and loose a little more. I talked to Ron Perry while there and learned that we would be passing within a few miles of his house as we traveled to our next destination, however Ron was going to a family reunion that day so we missed out on that opportunity. While on vacation the cards continued to come in; Gary Mandell sent a 1965 Topps embossed Chuck Hinton card, Mark Talbot sent along three more of those embossed cards along with three from the regular '65 set and three shiny unmentionables. Geno Wagner continued the '65 inflow with a Billy Williams and a Curt Flood, plus the usuall APBA card, this one of Willie Horton. I wonder if Mike Rich has this card in his HOM Willie Horton collection? Mike, if you're reading, let me know, I don't think Geno would mind if I passed this one along. Finally, I recieved some needed UV cards from Joe Isaac. I'll have to put out a UV thanks a little latter. Thanks guys for the great cards. Hope everyone has good luck at the National this year and a good time. Looking forward to the stories and tall tales that will surely follow. OBC, it's an attitude John's Old Baseball Card Site ================= Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 16:06:10 -0400 Subject: The Fugitive Strikes again!!! To: kimballrw@juno.com, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Mark S Talbot Hello All,

    Another day of cardboard at the mailbox with a nice little selection from Richard Kimball, with (5) `67 Philly's and a single `66 Philly.  Half of the group were Detroit Lions featuring Mike Lucci - these were a pleasant surprise.  Thanks so much Richard and I will contact you on a "larger trade" following our family vacation at Church Family Camp (A yearly event that takes place next week - many of you have heard me ramble about this event in the past).  I appreciate the cardboard and the nice note Richard - BE WELL!!!

REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK

"Live long and prosper" - Spock
 *    Mark S. Talbot            
 *    34030 Chatsworth Drive    
 *    Sterling Heights, MI.      48312-4604   *
 *    talbot1@comcast.net        ================= To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Friday thanks Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 23:56:29 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Thank you's go out today to Ken Fenster - completes a trade by sending 5 hits to the 63 set and a B. Robinson and Cepeda embossed - I am 2 more closer to completion of this set. Thank you very much Ken! Look forward to more cardboard swapping soon. In typical fashion, Linda Fitak sends out her standard bulky envelope with the many different stamps (these stamps in themselves are beauties!). Enclosed were 60 (including a very nice hi #), 61, 66, 67 and 68 hits. Others included a 58 Jim Hegan and a ton of neat oddball cards. Thank you very much Linda! Hope to do again soon. Thank you VCT and OBC! MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 03:19:43 EDT Subject: Overdue thanks, volume 2 of 2... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XTrJmx@aol.com Well folks, while Vegas couldn't last forever, it seems the barrage of cardboard memories rolling into Omaha may very well go on for a good while. I apologize for the delayed thanks posted here... all incomings have been a most welcome break to the stress of the past several months. Thanks go out 'Bama, who had some cards delivered while I was out in V'02. Amazingly, there were *NO* dupes in spite of the recent hits to my wantlist!! John sent me a six-pack of great '66s, a pair of '69s that included a high number (!), a 1970 Fleer World Series card of the 1932 World Series (Yanks v. Cubs=E2=A6 on front! and eight black beauties, including ANOTHER high number!! Thank you John!! The other HUGE package greeting me upon my return from Vegas was from Mark Z., and what a package it was!! There was an awesome pair of '66s... Schoendienst and the Pirates team card... in a condition that puts the rest of my '66s to shame. For goodness sake, these have sharp corners and GLOSS!! Amazing. He also included a pair of the way-cool '72 Kellogg's baseball cards, including Chico Cardenas! Along with the oldies were a TON of hits to my UV-infested sets, player collections, and team sets and ANOTHER ton of cards for my daughter's Blue Jay collection! Thanks Mark!!! I'll have another football batch headed your way this week. As I was putting away my cards from Vegas I came across another stray envelope, this one from Dan Austin, postmarked May 7. With all the patience of a 3 year old at Christmas, I tore into the envelope and found a single card, but what a card. It was a beautiful, rich black '71 of Twin great sir Rodney Carew!!!!! Wow!! Thanks so much, Dan!! As a few weeks passed, more incomings arrived. First was a package from Lynn Miller. You all know what a rush it is to see his name on the return address, and he delivered BIG!! Nine awesome '62s, a great '65 of former Twins Al Worthington, and a '68 RBI League Leaders card bearing a couple no-names like Carl Yaztrzemski, Harmon Killebrew, and Frank Robinson!! Now those guys wielded some serious lumber! Thanks a ton, Lynn!! Arriving in the mail with Lynn's package was ANOTHER awesome puffy, this one fro Mark Talbot! Mark sent me some UV-infested goodies, including some great cards of Puckett and Ripken, a '02 Tigers sked, and a tremendous batch of football spanning from '72 through '85. My wantlists are short on most of the sets he hit, so you know that they were packed with stars like Lance Alworth, Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Ken Stabler, etc, etc. etc.... what an unbelievable package... WOW! Thanks so much, Mark!! The following day, James Moletta, floored me with a three-pack. Two cards finished up a small UV set I'd worked on for years, but it was the third that blew my mind... (1) 1909-11 T206 Quillen, Minneapolis!! WOW!!! My oldest Minnesota card in my collection and what a gem!! Thanks James... I still can't believe it! For a third consecutive day, I received OBC mail on June 8th! Howard Morgan provided a moment of lightness by send a SCP with a 1949 D64 bread issue. Haven't heard of it?? Me either.... it's a cool nonsport card of Pinocchio Circus, distributed with several brands of bread that were not identified by Jefferson Burdick! What a great addition to my nonsport typecard collection!! Thanks, Howard!! The other package in the mail that day was from Josh Levine, who send a pair of great '63s, a '64, and a trio of '66s. Wonderful old cardboard made all the more special through getting to know him at V '02! Thanks Josh! The next package to arrive was from Bob Donaldson. I was amazed when the puffy produced THREE 1951 Bowmans and THIRTY-ONE '66s!!! Man, I get tickled when I get a single '51 or a couple '66s but this was over the top! Amazing!! Thanks so much, Bob... Next up was one of two wonderful packages arriving in recent months from Gary Mandell. The first one included a ton of cards for my daughter's first "older" baseball card set... 1987. While it doesn't qualify as "old" by our standards, it predates her birth by five years and I'd personally LOVE to own a complete set produced five years before *I* was born. Gary polished off *all* the remaining cards except for the McGwire, and then had the audacity to *apologize* for not having one available!! Along with the great "UV" stuff for my daughter, Gary didn't forget the ol' man, providing nine '71 Topps football in gorgeous condition (including a cool card of Yepremian), a pair of '74 Topps football, and EIGHT semi-high psychodelic '72 Topps baseball cards that didn't have a SINGLE crease between 'em! I'm almost embarassed to put these next to my other '72s.... what beauties! Thanks One of our newer guys, Larry Gersh, introduced himself to me with a tremendous 10-pack fo '69 Topps baseball cards! All were from the higher series and all were needed! Thanks very much, Larry! I promise I'll get to your list just as soon as I finish all my thanks! More recently, I received ANOTHER package form Gary Mandell, this one bearing a fantastic fivesome of '66s. Man that list has taken a beating!! Gotta get it updated, thanks to great packages like this! Thanks AGAIN Gary! You da While I was away in North Carolina and Minnesota for my vacation, Linda Fitak sent a nice envelope decorated with stamps I've never seen and containing a cool '51 Bowman of Dutch Leonard for me and a Shawn Green card for my daughter. She also tossed in a single 1965 Donruss Disneyland card, asking me if my daughter would like to start working on that set! Is the Pope Catholic??? We're talking the queen of Disney here... she loves it! Now to find more... Richard Kimball also had a puffy waiting for me at the post office. He came through our swap of recent cereal mini-bobblehead dolls for our respective daughters. Hate to say it, but this things are pretty amusing! Thanks Another package that I thought was for me was from Bob Schaub. Instead, it was filled with a dozen gold parallels to my daughter's birthyear set that we've been building for her. In all the packs of this UV stuff I opened, I pulled a grand total of two. Now after HEAVY contributions by Steve R. and now Bob Schaub, we're nearing a complete set! Thanks, Bob, for the great cards, the consideration, and the kind note. Last week I got a neat package from old friend and trader Jeff Sackmann. He graced my collection with another THREE '51 Bowman baseball cards including Bobby Thomson. Further, there was a terrific '62 woody and a pair of high '71s, just to keep me on cloud nine a little longer. Thanks so much, Jeff!! Hope everything is going well for you! And now for my final thanks. A terrific envelope arrived today from the Nolan Ryan of Half-Rubber, Geno Wagner. Geno forwarded a way-cool '63 of '62 World Series Game #7, an awesome '65 Al Lopez, seven '66s, and a pair of '72 psychos wonders, Willie McCovey and Billy Williams!! What neat cards!! Thanks loads, Geno!! Well, all, you've read enough now for the weekend... better leave a little space on the server for the reports from The National. Again, thanks to all and hope you all have a tremendous weekend. ================= Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 03:19:46 EDT Subject: WAY overdue thanks.. volume 1 of 2 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XTrJmx@aol.com Good evening/morning all... To say it's been too long since I posted public thanks would be like saying that Bill Gates has quite a bit of money. Understated and obvious... All this while I've been "trying" to get notes/cards/postings out were reduced to meaninglessness a couple days ago as I saw the poster that simply stated "There is no trying. There is only doing or not doing." I'm doing, and ask forgiveness for my lack of timing/initiative. I love the cards... just haven't been able to keep things organized and get thoughts into written word. Without further aingst, dating back to V '02, major thanks go out to the following wonderful V'02 participants for cards: Steve Rittenberg, TONS of amazing cards including (1) huge starter set with all of the key cards to a 1978 Topps baseball for my co-worker, (2) more than 70 nonsport card with many, many new typecards for American, British, Canadian, Dutch, Spanish, German, and Chinese collections!! (3) an awesome Spor magazine featuring my boyhood baseball hero, Harmon (4) the final card I needed for a retro set, (5) a sweet UV-infested card for my daughter's Shawn Green collection, (6) an incredibly special 1910 M116 of my favorite old-time baseball character, Germany Schaefer!! And, on top of everything else, Steve single-handedly changed my luck at the slot machines. Prior to handing hima dollar bill to see whether it was my money or me that was unlucky, I had lost about $40 of quarters in the first two days. I'd completely given up gambling until Steve hit wtih that buck and handed me one to replace it. I put in the dollar he gave me, bet one nickle, and hit a $25 payout! That continued to grow into another $56 payout before breakfast the next day and then... DING DING DING!!! A $1,000 payout on $20 I'd put in from the $56 I'd won!! Next year he'll be sporting a T-shirt that deservedly states "Get Lucky With Steve!" My 2nd V '02 Thanks recipient has to be Mac Wubben who absolutely floored me at Mike Hair's ribfest with an E121 Billy Southworth!! This card's been on my wantlist for YEARS, ever since I saw a copy of it in Mike Wheat's catalog and called two days too late, and two years ago at Christmas Mac had sent a photocopy made into a card which I've always enjoyed. Now I have the "real" thing!! The reason why this card is so special to me is that I have a sub-collection of cards featuring players with kids on the front. The Southworth card is the oldest I've seen where the player, Southworth, is mentoring a youth in the fine art of batting. Epic.... thanks so much, Mac!! Third thanks from V'02 goes to Ken Morganti, not for cards but for a room to sleep in!! Guess since he knew he wasn't going to be using it, he would share. Thanks so much, Ken! Another thanks goes out to Todd Knowles, who blew me away with four awesome 68s -- #'s 365 (Robinson A.S.) 371 (Oliva A.S.) 518 (Hi series CL) and 532 (Luis Tiant=E2=A6 high #!!!). To top it off, when I told him that I'd started collection of catchers for my boy, Ben, he whipped out his dupes box right there at Hooters and found cards of five different catchers -- a '55 Bowman Atwell, '55 Topps Tappe, '56 Topps Landrith, '55 Bowman Batts, and '55 Bowman White. (Shameless plug time... I'm only collecting a single card of each catcher for Ben. I've got about 250 different ones so far, and the list of ones we still need a single card of is posted at http://members.cox.net/jimnjennie/benwl.html) More V'02 thanks go out to Rex Stahlman for a tremendous high '64s from his dupes box! Also, his "taxi service" to and from the Vegas '51s ballgame was much appreciated! Thanks Rex!! Another from the "transport team", Al Cummings, handed me an envelope with a half-dozen fantastic woodies including Mudcat Grant. He and Dottie were class company, and completely amazed us with their generousity, picking up the tab for about a dozen of us who had just enjoyed a fine meal out at Sam's Peter and Denise Iverson were also very kind and wonderful company, providing carriage to Hooters and back to the card shop. Peter also graced my collection with a foursome of great '66s and a beautiful '58 White Sox team card. Also, Peter kindly agreed to keep an eye out for Shawn Green items for my daughter's colleciton.Thank you Peter and Denise!! It was a joy to meet And my final "formal" thanks for V '02 goes out to Mike Hair, without whom this would never happen. Not only did he provide some of the tastiest vittles west of the Mississippi and a wonderful place to meet, but he also handed me a thick envelope which held a '59 Ashburn and 7 '63s from that toughest-of-all 4th series!!! Mike, the food, the cards, and the many hours it takes you to arrange this are appreciated more than I can ever express in words. Thanks just never seems like enough. Thanks to all of you for far more than cards. The friendships, the laughter, and the caring set this group apart from any other I've known. I'm blessed to be a part of it and for that I give thanks to a higher source. Amen. ================= Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:13:02 EDT Subject: A brief ramble and thanks for the week To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com I am just back from my week trip to Vermont. What a beautiful state; the running and biking up there was amazing. True to its name, it is full of nothing but green mountains which can be breathtaking in more ways than one. I did return home to several OBC and eBay packages. One eBay package of note was a book entitled "The Complete Book of Baseball Cards for the Collector, Flipper and Fan" by Steve Clark. It was published in 1976 and seems to be a bit similar to "The Book". This one, however, deals more with the history and production of cards through several chapters. Has anyone read it? Anyone interested in reading it? I would be willing to loan it to anyone interested after I read it. Just let me know. As for thanks, I got a familiar looking envelope from Lynn Miller. Lynn sent a nice group of 6 "tradition" cards from the UV era and 6 "vintage" 68 Topps cards. Lynn said this is one occassion where tradition and vintage don't mean the same thing. Both types were much appreciated. Thanks, Lynn! Mark Talbot was also kind enough to buy 200 Ultra Pro sheets for me in my attempt to organize all my cards into binders. Along for the ride were 3 more sheets full of cards. Some UV stuff padded the much cooler vintage. Mark said he wanted to have his name listed along all my sets from the 70s. Included were (3) 70s w/ Billy Williams, (3) 1970 Topps Booklets, (3) great looking 70 Fleer WS cards, (3) black beauties, (3) sharp psychos, (3) 73s to bring that set to within a few hits of being under 100 to go, a 73 Kellogg's Joe Morgan, (3) 74s, (3) 75s to bring that set within a few hits of 100, (3) 75 minis, (3) 76s, (3) 77s, and (2) 78s. Thanks for the great variety of cards, Mark! Thanks OBC! Brian Dwyer ================= To: , Subject: Linda hits my Bowmans Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:34:13 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- I, too, was struck by a Fitak package and it's associated goodies (where does one find a 4.5 cent stamp these days?)! The two cards were a very cool '51 Bowman Les Moss who went on to great days as a Cubs pitching coach tutoring the likes of Ray Burris, Bill Bonham, Ken Frailing, Oscar Zamora, and other future HOFers. The other card was a '55 TV of umpire Edwin Rommel, not to be confused with Erwin Rommel who called Stukas in Africa instead of balls and strikes in Brooklyn. Thanks for the great cards, Linda! Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:41:01 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Linda strikes From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, A big thanks today to Linda Fitak, whose packages are always a nice grab bag. From the old-time stamps (man, I am gonna start collecting them again), to the waiver wire requests, they are a real treat. First, a 1952 Topps Ted Beard, followed by a 1956 Roy Face and a 1958 Bobby Adams. Plus some newer, oddball stuff. Thanks, Linda! ================= Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:54:24 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- i would like to thank ERIC GREENWWOD for a 1951 Berk Ross card of Yankee Fred Sanford- my 1st Berk Ross - and sending a shirt that considerably improves my husband's wardrobe- the shirt has a beautiful design of baseball and football cards on it in color and fits my husband Tim perfectly- this shirt is a huge improvement over the shirts he usually wears which he buys at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores at their $1 sales- He is wearing the shirt to the card shop bid boards this afternoon and i am sure the other collectors who call him "that bum in the salvation army sale shirts" will certainly take notice- thanks a lot Eric ================= Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 20:43:07 EDT Subject: Thanks to Mr. Rainsley To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thank you to Grant Rainsley for a nice surprise envelope that found its way to Poughkeepsie this afternoon. Inside were psychos of Rollie Fingers, Rich Allen, and Ed Kranepool, 75s of Phil Neikro, Sandy Alomar, and the Reds Team, and a single 76 of Randy Jones. All 7 help the lists and were much appreciated. Thanks, Grant! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:09:34 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Catching up on thanks From: "jmoleta30341" My first thanks this week is for having a job! I started work again after nearly 4 mths "on the beach" with a bar code company here in GA called Stratix Corporation. I will be in sales as I have been in the past, and my wife is certainly as relieved as I am! So that's my excuse for taking a few days to thank the following fine individuals as well: KEVIN MARTENS for 6 75 minis, including a Berra/Campy MVP! JOE ISAAC for 43 star hits to a UV set, but some included "old- timers" like Winfield, Dawson, Gary Carter, Murray, Brett, Yount, Rickey & the Eck! THE FUGITIVE sends some true old-timers, a pair of T206s featuring George Gibson & OBrien of St Paul! Gibson is special as he also knocks another name off of my "Glory of their Times" list! GARY MANDELL sent a 63T & 8 woodies including HOFer Early Wynn! BROCK HATTOX sent a 49B & a 50B (which I may have already thanked him for, but w/ all the commotion I want to cover my bases!) Thanks for the great old (& new) cardboard guys! OBC - You gotta love ================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:28:47 EDT Subject: national thanks and more To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com i am sure there will be a ton of thanks posted after this weekend. i had the pleasure of meeting 20 (a new record i have heard) fellow obc'ers this weekend, both at dave kolinda's beautiful home/baseball shrine for the friday nite cookout and yesterday at the pizza party/swap fest/auction. i will send a rambling soon about the entire eye-opening experience, which i think will be especially important for relative newcomers to the club, like myself. suffice it to say here that this is one of the most friendly, generous and unselfish group of individuals i have ever had the pleasure of being associated with, and i just hope that i can hold up my end of that tradition! on to specific thanks - keep in mind that at both social gatherings, dozens of dupe boxes were made available to rummage through, and it is likely that i got some cards this weekend not knowing who they came from. what follows is my best attempt to recollect the specifics, followed by a general thanks: MIKE HAIR, who not only did an excellent job as barbecue chef, hit me with at least 20 beautiful 54s. MIKE WIERZBICKI gave me a wonderful book on my beloved wrigley field, which i will enjoy reading much more than i have enjoyed the cubs this year. TIM NEWCOMB contributes several hits, including a few of those pesky 67 hi DAVE KOLINDA donates his house (at least for a few hours to a pack of hungry traders) and several dozen from the thousands of dupes he laid out. if you haven't seen the Kolinda Baseball Shrine, it ranks with Cooperstown in its tribute to the game! KEN MORGANTI stole my wantlist, and came back with dozens of hits, including many error cards and hits to my one basketball set. JOEL GLICKMAN walked up to me at national and handed me two (dare i say slabbed) 59s, a george "sparky" anderson rookie and a campanella "symbol of courage". i am looking forward to taking in a few cubs games and card shops with joel. LARRY GERSBACH hit my 58 list several times. i believe that larry may have completed his entire collection this weekend, and even brought along his daughter to scout dupes for him! watch out larry, my son will be at AC next former/future(?) member JOE CERULLO hands me two dozen old time football, including some All American conference cards. the following folks also helped reduced my wantlist, but without the dupe boxes labeled, i am not sure what i confiscated from them: GREG CONWAY, KENT GOTO, AL CUMMINGS, SAL DOMINO, RICK ELLISON (who, along with margaret, may head up the next NASA interplanetary navigation program with his excellent directional skills), JIM HATCH, EARL KILBOURN, MAC WUBBEN, RON PERRY, and chicago neighbor GEORGE VRECHEK. finally, STEVE RITTENBERG lugged what looked to be at least 25,000 cards, and kept the bellhops (looking suspiciously like jim hatch) hopping. the cards were important to me, but took a back seat to the entire experience of being among members of this group. it will not be an experience i will soon forget. thanks to everyone who attended and made this possible. gary mandell ps the new OBC hats are AWESOME! tnx lynn, ken, steve and others for all of the hard work it took to make that happen. ================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 15:01:14 EDT Subject: Weekly Thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Wite3@aol.com Thanks this past week to Linda and Tim for a nice Obak and some oddball Brouthers and Gibson cards. All appreciated. Thanks... Also thanks to Andy Cook who sends me my first Crofts Cocoa card of Phillie Knabe and another nice Obak. Thanks Andy... ================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 15:35:14 EDT Subject: forgot one To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com sorry that i forgot to mention SAL DOMINO as part of the dupe box crew. sal, who hopefully saved enough $$$ to get his car out of the laguardia parking lot, had to leave early for the big softball playoff game. hope your team won! gm ================= Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:16:41 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] forgot one To: Smartalecx@aol.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ChicoD1@aol.com I got the car home (you know it's hard for a Honda to hop a turnstile!)... The two things that I hoped would NOT happen, of course happened. My new cell phone (with the national minutes plan) arrived the day after I left....and the worst thing that could happen-- I get a call at 7:30 am to tell me the other team FORFEITED to us and that I should go back to bed. OK, that's the last time I take one for the team! I'll post my Morganti-esque rambling about the National a little later (just want to prepare you all)... ================= To: Subject: National Thanks Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:08:01 -0500 From: "Michael or Alexis Wierzbicki" Hi, All! I was blown away by the National Experience. Friday night at Dave Kolenda's cookout, 18 OBCers were in attendance. Saturday night, 16 OBCers showed up for the pizza party/swap session. Cards flew every which way, as we exchanged envelopes, searched one another's dupes boxes, and looked through our own dupes boxes to help hit someone's wantlist. Thanks go out to Dave Kolenda for his hospitality. The cookout was great. He also provided a tour of his baseball shrine (his shelf of Mantle cards is jaw-dropping). Dave's dupes boxes also provided a half-dozen hits to mywantlist. Earl Kilbourn gave me two 1970 Fleer World Series cards and a 1956 Bill Tuttle. Joe Cerullo contributed a tobacco card of "Handsome Harry" McIntire--my first tobacco card. Kent Goto handed me an envelope with six hits to my 1954 through 1956 lists. Steve Rittenberg's dupes boxes provided four 1957 hits, including several of my Milwaukee Braves. Tim Newcomb's dupes boxes provided several hits to my 1954 through 1956 sets. Greg Conway found a SCP that filled a hole on my list--a 1954 Bowman. Ken Morganti's dupes boxes provided some 15 to 20 hits to my 1950s sets. His auction at the swap session (in which he asked who needed a card and thewinner was the first to raise his hand) also contributed a 1962 Duke Snider, a 1953 Bowman Color Spahn (neatly trimmed!), and a 1956 Nellie Fox (the variation with the goatee neatly drawn on). Ken also receives credit for organizing the party. Thanks to Al Cummings, Jim Hatch, Mike Hair, Larry Gersbach, Rick Ellison, Ron Perry, Gary Mandell, Sal Domino, Doug Smith, Joel Glickman, and Mac Wubben for their comaraderie (and possibly for some cards--because so many cards were exchanged, it was hard to keep up with who was responsible for what. I apologize if I omitted some cardboard contributions). Thanks to everyone in OBC. The attitude of the group is unbelievable. As Gary said, the cards are great, but the friendships are irreplaceable. Best wishes, Mike W. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Psycho Slam! Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:14:17 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to BOB D'ANGELO, who sends a box chock full of '72 Topps to get me off to a great start. Included were several of the "boyhood photos of the stars" cards which are neat, and also a Yaz In-Action card. Thanks Bob! LINDA FITAK also joins in the assault, sending a nice pile of '72s that shewon on a bid board for a penny apiece. Also included were some '65 Topps hits, and Linda's usual assortment of oddball goodies. This package included the first basketball card I have had in a long time -- a UV issue of KobeBryant Thanks to both of you for some wonderful cards. John C. Collins ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:30:56 EDT Subject: anybody got any (short) changed? To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com with all the cards flying around this weekend, my thanks yesterday didn't do justice to the cards LARRY GERSBACK handed me on saturday nite. included were a half dozen beautiful 53s, a 54, 3 55s, a pair of 56s including billy martin and the cubs team and 4 58s. a wonderful gift larry, and i will be hitting you soon. tnx, gm ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:35:15 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: TCP from Grant! From: "bobs7714" I was honored almost two years ago to have Grant Rainsley as my mentor and we have become friends and admirers of the 62` aka woodie set. Today I was floored by a TCP from Grant. Included was an autographed rookie of Grant himself atop his mount Pico, a Hi# Bob Buhl variation with the logo airbrushed out, and a very non-Tipton version #200 Mickey Mantle!!! Thanks a ton Grant, you da best!!!!!!!!! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub :-) ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:56:58 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Bob Donaldson From: "yukchow" Received from Bob Donaldson seven 66T's including a Pirates Team card and three semi-hi's. Thank you Bob for the terrific hits. ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 16:58:28 EDT Subject: Thanks to Geno To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Geno for a great 1966 Topps Senators Rookie stars - Coleman and Take care, ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Psycho Slam continues..... Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:32:26 -0400 From: "John Collins" Today was another ripe day for 1972 Topps at the mailbox: ERIK GREENWOOD: contributes a whopping 38 hits, all cards in extremely nicecondition with names including Buckner (rc), Blyleven, Oliva, Chambliss (rc), Billy Martin, and Vida Blue. Thanks Erik !! ED SCHOTT shoots down '72 with 16 hits of his own, including Ellie Rodriguez, who caught one of Nolan Ryan's early no-hitters. A very good day for the psychadellic seventy-two's. Much appreciated !! John C. Collins ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks...and national report (long) Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:51:30 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" Well, I am back from the national for a little while at least. Here is a collection of random thoughts and thanks... My main goal at the national was to finish off the t206's minus the biggies and a few variations that I choose to ignore. I had very little luck. I think I probably saw 5 HOF'ers for every common. There was rumored to be somebody with a $5 box of t206's, but I never found them. I did hear the phrase "somebody bought me out of commons" about 15 times though. So it seems to me that t206's are much hotter than they used to be. Good thing I'm almost done! The T206 quest wasn't a total failure though as David Kolenda provided one of the last 6 I need...Smith from Chicago. That brings the list to 3-5 depending on how you count them...Magee w/bat is on the way but not here thanks to a post national ebay find, Jordan SL'er might be arriving too (but check with me if you can trade one)...the others I need...Cassidy, Elberfeld Port (either version), and Mattern. If you have any of those, please let me know. David Kolenda also provided another significant addition in the form of a Carolina Brights Back...my first of that rare back. Thanks David! I also was allowed to drool over David's other rare backs...fortunately they were enclosed in a glass display case. My second goal of the national was to finish off the 58, 59, and 68 sets. Jim Hatch provided the only real tough one left with the Malzone All Star...managed to find the 3 low number commons I needed easily, so that set is put to bed. The 58 set was much more challenging though. I picked up one of the last 4 from the Kolenda Table of Dupes...where I found some other goodies (33G Hubble, several 33 G commons, a 65 carlton etc). I think I spend most of the show looking for that stupid 58 Berra. No Luck at all! The whole show, I didn't see one for under $30. I did my share of complaining about this to everyone...fortunately Kent Goto rescued me from my failing effots by buying an incredibly nice looking one and handing it over. Thanks Kent! While I'm thanking Kent, I also have to mention the great envelope he handed me at David's place. In addition he offered me the bed vacated by Doug Smith for friday night (as my accomodations fell through) and paid for the breakfast buffet the next morning. I managed to pick up the other two 58's I needed from bargin piles, so that set is put to bed. Finally I'll mention the 68 set...for no other reason than I still need two: 2 leaders 462 Barry Moore. Tried to find the leaders card...but it never appeared in the bargain bins I was searching through. Steve Rittenberg...the man who needs his own paragraph. Upon arriving at the show late on thursday, I headed over to Kevin Savage's table to try and throw a little $$$ his way for his OBC support. That is where I met up with Steve. After standing there about 5 minutes, Steve managed to negotiate a fantastic deal that netted him a Play Ball Ted Williams and netted me a bunch of great t205's (mathewson, wheat, brown, marquard and a couple others) along with misc other stuff including an e120 heilman, 51 Bowman snider and some others for a very good price. I was a little hesitant as I didn't want to spend all my $$$ right away, but I am very glad I bought them since good deals were relatively scarce (for me) the rest of the show. Right after purchasing the lot, Steve and I headed to my old stomping grounds...chicago's south side to watch the Sox play the Angels. We missed a bit of the action, but the seats were spectacular and free(thanks to steve's connection). Steve also served as an amazing card sleuth...finding all kinds of great deals and sharing them. He picked up a 52T Pafko for me in addition to many other great cards. Also, Steve and Jim Hatch allowed me to share some floor space the first night and continually ferried me around. So thanks to you Steve! I still owe you...probably take a couple other cards from you still. Thanks to all the obc'ers I met...many for the first time. It's great to be able to put faces to the names. And one last big thanks to David Kolenda for hosting the get together and to Mike Hair for cooking some more of his famous ribs. My other big purchases at the show were mostly of the pre-war variety. I bought more t205's...Cobb, Huggins, Jennings...a t202 Brown, an e92 Dockman Lajoie, 33 & 34 Goudey Terry, a couple 52 T high numbers, E101 Cy Young. Great cardboard to be sure, but by far the best thing about the national was meeting up with everyone. If you ever get the chance, go to an OBC One last personal note...some of you already know...Josephine and I are moving to the Washington DC area. It looks like we found a place in arlington virginia. The new area should be interesting. My card closet gets to expand into a card room at last! Too bad I have to move them all. It will be nice to get to know the obc'ers in that area, but I have to leave a few behind too. Hopefully Brock, James, Richard and I will still be able to do some swappin' (side note to them, I have your OBC hats courtesy of Lynn and Ken...let me know the best way to get them to you). I should be at my usual address for several weeks still...though my responses and paybacks will probably be a little slow. My left hand is a little tingly from all this typing...oh no, maybe it's a heart attack! I think the spirit of Ken Morganti must have temporily possessed me ;) Sorry about the length of the ramble...feel free to blame Ken if you wish... Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:12:41 EDT Subject: Thanks to Ed Schott To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thank you to Ed Schott for 9 great hits this afternoon. 5 1973 Topps high numbers and 4 hits to the 1977 Topps list. Day by day the lists get smaller; it's a great feeling! Thanks, Ed! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:16:52 EDT Subject: Post National Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Jrhatchjr@aol.com Well gang, I made it...my first National!! Flew back yesterday via US Airways and later on in the evening they declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection! Must be because of the added fuel they used to cart me and the cards I took from Chicago back to New Hampshire! Here is a list of thanks (as best I have written down and can remember...if I've missed anyone, I'm TRULY sorry). Elaborations on some of these things that may make absolutely no sense to most of you are forthcoming in a Ramblings later in the week... Steve Rittenberg: for letting me room with him and providing a comfy mattress to sleep on. Also for carting me around most of the week and letting me get in on some free appetizers at Mother Hubbards :-) In the cardboard department, Steve sniffed out a pair of fantastic deals that helped two of my sets: a really sharp Mike Schmidt rookie and a Hank Aaron rookie (surprise...1954 Topps!!). Also, a sneak preview from a box of "junk" yielded 6 1971 semi highs, hits to the 1968 and 1969 lists and two more from the infant 1954 Topps set, not to mention an autographed Dwight Evans RC! Gracias as always, Mr. Rittenberg! Saint Al Cummings: who served up a breakfast treat to go along with my waffle...a bakers dozen 1970 Topps hits, all semi highs and highs!! You may have heard of some of these guys: Sutton, Oliva, Gaylord Perry and a Darrell Evans RC!! I was inclined to put these in my back pocket for the plane ride home so they'd fit in a little better with the rest of the cards in my set but they wouldn't fit with my wallet :-) Thanks Al!! Kent Goto: who early in the week handed my an envelope with six cool hits: two from 1967 (one semi high and one high), two from 1969 and two more (highs) from 1973!! Later in the week at the swap session, he let me take a peek at his dupes box which yielded 5 more from 1970...all semis and highs! Thanks much Kent! So...you're a Cardinals fan, eh? Hmmmmm..... Tim Newcomb: Hits me with a pair of sharp 1970 Topps hits, a 1967 high number Braves team card and....drumroll, please....an M101-5 Duffy Lewis!! Hits to the birthyear, the Impossible Dream year and the Duffy list!! How cool is that?? Thank you Tim!! Larry Gersbach (aka Gersh): managed to leave the store open a little later than scheduled Saturday night and let me go through his dupes box. Hits? You betcha! A pair of 1969 Topps hits, a 1971 Topps card and a 1968 NL Batting Leaders card featuring Roberto Clemente! Hey Gersh...did these just come out of the pack or what?? Great stuff! Merci!! Mac Wubben: for a pair of hits to both the 1968 and 1969 Topps lists! Also, for letting me use some of his minutes on his cell phone while heading to Indiana, and for not making me feel like a total schmuck when my great idea to get in line for the National on Friday backfired :-) Thanks Mac! David Kolenda: for giving us great directions to his house and not chewing us out too bad when we screwed them up. Also, for inviting us to his home for a FABULOUS cookout. I had a great time on a perfect summer night meeting friends, most of whom I had never met before. Also for supplying paper towels to wipe the drool off of myself when I viewed his collection :-) David also set up a table in his garage chock full o'cards, of which I was able to fill some holes: three from 1967, one from 1968, two from 1969 and 1970 and a 1975 Hostess for dessert! Thank you David..you're a great host! Ron Perry: for letting me at his dupes box on Saturday and pulling a half dozen 1954 Topps cards. So this is what the cards look like with borders?? Thanks Ron! Earl Kilbourn (aka EEK): who handed me three sharps hits to the 1971 set. I had to keep these in the plastic sleeve so I wouldn't get a paper cut! Thank you Earl! Mike Hair: for cooking up some of the best ribs I've ever had at David's cookout! On Saturday at the swap session, Mike also cooked up a plot to destroy a pair of new wantlists I had brought with me: 50 1974 Topps cards and (ahem) 70 (yes: SEVENTY) big hits to the 1954 Topps list!! WOW! These infant lists sure did grow up in a hurry! Thanks a bunch for the huge bunch of cards Mike! Mike Wierzbicki: who I KNOW gave me some cards but they got absorbed in with all of the other cardboard thrown my way! Sorry I didn't mark them down, but they are acknowledged never-the-less! Ken Morganti (aka "the auctioneer") for throwing the hammer down after my successful bids on a T210 Old Mill, a T213 Hal Chase and a T206 Old Mill back at the swap session! Please put me on the mailing list for your next auction Ken! No buyers premiums, either! Thank you! George Vrechek: for a really cool poster featuring an Old Timer's photo taken at the old Comiskey park in 1983. Too cool, really! Also for not thinking I was some sort of weirdo in a Hawaiian shirt (no comments, please) when I introduced myself at Kit Young's table on Thursday :-) More on that in the Trader Doug Smith: for not getting too PO'd at me when he had to take me back to the hotel Thursday night and I took him the wrong way on Mannheim Road! Sal Domino, Joel Glickman, Rick Ellison, Gary Mandell, Greg Conway, Carl Mura and Joe Cerullo (and everyone listed above): for your camaraderie and making a National newcomer feel right at home! If you thought this was long, wait 'till the Rambling! Happy Collecting! ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:53:48 -0700 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thank you Brock From: Erik & Leticia Greenwood A big thank you goes out to Brock Hattox for two good looking 49 Bowmans. Thank you! ================= Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:07:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Ron Perry Hi OBC, In about 6 hours at the National on Saturday about 150 cards on my wantlist were found. Most volume was found at Bill Henderson's and Chandy's tables. Thank you to Steve Rittenberg for help at Chandy's table. Other purchases were made from Kurt Tourdot, and the guy who was selling at 90% off in the first row where I picked up several 57 At the swap session another 50-60 hits to the weantlist were also found. Since cards were flying so fast, I hope I don't miss anyone. Kent Goto hit my 1955 lists both Bowman with Al Lopez and Topps with Dusty Rhoades as well as several other cards. Steve Rittenberg provided a couple 1963 hits and a couple 1962 football cards. Tim Newcomb also provided a few 1956's. Mike Wierzbicki dropped off 9 cards from the 1954 Bowman set. Greg Conway I know I got a few cards from Greg. I think they were 56's too. Ken Morganti's provided 1956 #340, the last card in the set. I also got a 1936 Goudey for my type set. Thanks also the Ken for organizing the swap session at the hotel. George Vrecheck had a few 1970-71 Basketball that found their way into my list. Al Cummings dropped off a 1952 Red Man of Yogi Berra. Jim Hatch wasn't sure if he had anything from my list, but we found 8 1972 high numbers, and a 1970 high number. Mike Hair really came through with a few 57's, a couple of Post Cereal cards, and the 1957 Clemente. Larry Gersbach also came through with a few 56's. David Kolenda dupes box also yielded a couple 63's including Jim Boutin I also met and probably got cards fronm Rick Ellison,and Gary Mandell. I apologize if I missed someone. Thanks again, Ron Perry Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Subject: appreciations Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:27:18 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" Thanks out to Bob Schaub for nine great high number hits to the '71 set. It's been great reading the National reports. Keep 'em coming! http://www.interviewwithgod.com/newmovie.htm ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: National Thanks Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:01:13 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" Thanks to Kent Goto, Jim Hatch, Steve Rittenberg, Ron Perry, Al Cummings and many others for their generosity in cards at the National. George Vrechek ================= Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:50:01 +0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: To Brock From: Lynn Miller for another huge hit to my 51 Topps Red Back list. His second HOFer hit, "Rapid Robert" Feller that followed on the recent addition of Yogi. A simply great card. But I can't figure out why a small card like this would be folded in quarters??? Certainly would fit in any kid's hip pocket the way it is :>) Thanks hugely Brock. I remain firmly indebted as so many others are. And as a side note. It's great reading about all the National happenings and the new friendships being made and old ones being more cemented. But on the downside I'm green with envy again in hearing about all the great finds in bargain boxes, it's just killing me :>( OBC - It Doesn't Get Any Better Lynn ================= Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:50:50 EDT Subject: thanx to WAYNE AT THE GAME To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com. From: Celenox@aol.com Thanks go out to Wayne Delia.... Both my family and Wayne Delias fameily Attended the Hudson Valley-Brooklyn NY-Penn league game last night. Wany came Bearing gifts. He Hit my 57 Topps list with 4 Hits my 62 topps with an awsome Casey Stengel card, AND wayne hit my Brooklyn DODGER list...with a Preacher Roe RED Back 52 topps rocky bridges 54 bowmanruss meyer and he sends my first 1940 play ball card john kelly lewis # 20 and a beer at the game thanx wayne had a blast ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com Subject: Tuesday thanks Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:31:24 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Today's thanks go out to Kevin Martens for completing my long overdue 92UD set with the SP4 card of Frank Thomas/Tom Selleck. Kev also chipped in a 68 hit as well as 4 mini hits. Much appreciated, my friend. MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: , Subject: thanks for some firsts Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:36:53 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- Brock hammers my 1933 Goudey list with a Milton Gaston and also included two cards from sets that are new to me - 1940 Playball with a Blimp Hayes card and my first boxing card from the 1948 Leaf (?) set!! I'll have to try to find out some more about this boxing set since it looks pretty cool (uh-oh, don't tell the wife). Brock is a tough guy to even with since I send him a $1 common and he responds like that. Thanks again for the cool cards, my Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:33:27 EDT Subject: hits me with his best..... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com SCHOTT--- ED that is by sending 8 hi # 72s. tnx ed! gm ================= Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:03:04 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Be Green(wood) with envy From: "mikesportsfan" Erik sends a surprise package of stuff I love. Oddballs galore. 17 different of what I learned is a 50 stamp set called 1983 Boston herald (Red) Sox stamps. I had never even seen these before and he sends 1/3 of the set, including Eckersly, Tris Speaker, Lefty Grove and Joe Cronin. Next up were 8 ATTACHED 2 stamp 1962 Topps stamp panels. I am closing in on 1/2 way to the set, but only had 2 attached panels. Not anymore. The highlight was Don "Ears" Mossi. How they fit his ears ontot he stamp I do not know. The package was finished off with 3 1962 (plus a couple of 1960) Dodger Bell Brand cards, including Alston & Drysdale. The most pleasant surprise is that the "1962" Alston I already had, turned out to be a 1961, and not a dupe. I now have 3 of the 5 star cards (I had the Wills) and need to figure out if I should traade my singles to someone who is close to finishing this set (Andy Cook?, etc.)or go for it myself. A month ago I had 1 card, now I have 5 of 24, but again 3 of the 5 star cards. Decisions are made difficult with OBC Thanks Erik for a great package. Mike Rich ================= Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:04:00 EDT Subject: the saint came marching in To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com SAINT, BIG, NW CARD TRACKER AL CATTLE SEATTLE CUMMINGS came marching in and dropped a huge bundle on this formerly misguided OBC rookie. 30 hits to my 62-70 lists, with most being stars and/or high numbers including a brooks AS woodie, the real frank thomas, reggie and maz. late at nite, in hushed tones in a dark corner of the back room of an out of the way hotel in a small suburb of chicago at a gathering of a small group of baseball card fanatics, i happened to mention that i was trying to put together an internet only unmentionable ('02) set. big al hits me with 90 2nd series, knocking that list down to a handful. OBC rules prohibit me from going into any detail, but suffice it to say, at least 7 future HOF'ers were tnx al! gm ================= Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:16:25 EDT Subject: Thanks to Mike Rich To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com A great puffy arrived from Mike Rich today. Included were a single 52 card, 6 53s of which 5 were semi-high #s, 10 hits to the 73 list, bringing it under 100 with the likes of Berra, Blue, and Boog, 9 hits to the 75 list for an even 100 to go with Yaz and Brock included, 30 hits to the 76 list including Sutton, Fergie, and a few others. To top off the whole package were a 79 Carew AS and one of the four final cards needed for my 1980 set--the Henderson RC! Only 3 more! Thanks for a great bunch of cards, Mike! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:05:32 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, obc-ramblings@yahoogroups.com Subject: AVAILABLES! From: Jerry Coker Below are some cards that need a good home! Priority goes to those I owe. But since I owe just about everybody, have at em' :) 55 Bowman: 36 58 Topps: 303 385 429 469 60 Topps: 26 48 137 253 61 Topps: 5 13 39 55 60 69 73 74 195 508 62 Topps: 78 64 Topps: 15 16 18 22 24 26 31 36 41 42 45 49 51 52 54 59 62 64 66 68 72 74 76 82 90 91 92 94 101 102 105 110 111 117 126 129 143 144 147 148 153 158 159 164 168 169 170 176 178 185 188 189 191 192 199 202 203 207 209 215 220 221 222 228 231 239 241 249 255 256 268 270 274 275 278 296 302 305 319 322 327 332 334 340 345 346 348 349 358 361 362 364 385 389 458 66 Topps: 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 14 16 17 18 21 24 29 38 39 41 42 45 47 49 51 56 58 61 64 65 66 67 69 74 77 78 87 89 96 102 111 112 114 115 118 119 121 123 134 135 136 138 140 141 142 146 148 159 161 162 165 168 171 173 174 175 182 185 186 188 190 197 237 252 262 366 401 454 67 Topps: 67 76 81 89 102 104 134 206 209 69 Topps: 14 19 44 78 88 89 97 70 Topps: 12 13 20 29 30 35 39 42 43 44 46 71 73 76 77 79 80 94 98 99 114 119 131 136 143 144 145 151 154 155 161 162 165 173 176 184 187 192 193 194 203 204 208 212 219 229 232 233 236 237 246 255 257 259 261 266 267 270 274 277 284 291 292 293 294 302 314 316 318 326 327 335 337 342 345 351 357 363 398 402 405 411 413 415 417 452 457 472 474 489 518 71 Topps: 6 13 24 28 32 33 42 48 59 65 86 71 88 89 101 111 114 121 130 132 154 164 200 293 345 351 466 472 481 521 72 Topps: 193 73 Topps: 9 13 14 18 21 37 52 74 76 83 88 111 112 118 128 141 154 155 157 163 173 182 186 189 214 229 281 386 452 Jerry Coker Campus Information Technology Partnerships The University of Georgia ================= To: , Subject: Jethawks fall, but the hat arrives Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 23:13:40 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- I spent a great night at the ballgame with my son, Nicholas, and Peter Iversen as we watched the Lancaster Jethawks drop a game and series to the San Jose Giants. Peter met me with two of the coolest hats I've ever seen - an OBC model for me and a Las Vegas 51s hat featuring an Alien for Nicholas (he's sleeping with it right now, so you know its cool)! Peter also popped my list with a Moose Grimshaw T206 card as well - very cool! If you haven't met Peter yet, there aren't too many better guys to watch a game with, so give us a call if you make it to SoCal...thanks again, my friend! Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:49:49 EDT Subject: dan's the man To: Smartalecx@aol.com From: smartalecx@aol.com DAN AUSTIN hits 3 sports with a half dozen baseball including a 56 woodling and a 69 el tiante, who i watched pitch dozen of times in empty cleveland municipal stadium, a debusshere 71-72 trio sticker (only 2 to go in that set) and 5 football, including fran tarkington as an ny giant. tnx dan! ================= To: Subject: Birthday thanks for Lynn Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 15:10:09 -0400 From: "Sean McGowan" I just got the best birthday card ever! (except for the ones from my mom)... Lynn included with the card (which featured a sailboat and a nice inscription) where 2 hits to my wantlist! a '60 WS card (more on that later) and a '52 low #! Thanks Lynn! Now, in game one of the '59 WS (card #385 from the '60 topps set, if you are scoring at home) The White Sox beat the Dodgers 11-0. If you scan the box on the back you see Klu with 3 (2 HR) hits and 5 (count'em) RBI! Wow! Early Wynn pitched most of the game and didn't allow a run. So, what is on the front of the card? Neal (LA) stealing 2nd base. Now, that must have been a key play! Maybe someone at topps was a Dodger fan? ================= Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 15:24:54 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Can't beat fun at the old ballgame From: WMDpks@aol.com ================= Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:27:14 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: The Mandell Group strikes again! From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Gary Mandell for 3/55` bowmans including Billy Goodman and Carl Furillo, a 65` embossed Roy McMillan , my Hom`er, a 68` AL Home Run Leaders, and............. a #50 1964 Mickey Mantle!!! What a day! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub :-) ================= Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:32:08 EDT Subject: double thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Erik Greenwood hit me with an astounding package of a T202 Wilson-Donlin Out at First-Leach and 12 1939 Playballs giving that set a nice jumpstart! Neal Thomas also hit Fairfax today with a 1933 Goudey Sam West and a 1960 Faye Throneberry! Great packages! ================= To: Subject: Thank you Mr. Schaub! Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:47:43 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" Bob sent along not one...but two puffies, and a beautiful assortment of cardboard. Some horizontals that positively shine in the binder, Hi #'s from '59, including the Yanks team, and a stack of '56's including Mr. Cub Much appreciated Bob, I have the card backs memorized already. ================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 18:09:43 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Simmering hit From: "mikesportsfan" Neal Thomas sends a surprise SCP. a 1933 Goudey #35 Al Simmons. Even Tiptonesque it is 1 of the top 20 cards in the set. Pending a del with Steve Rittenberg, I hope to add some prewar sets, including the 1933 Goudey to my OBC list. Thanks Neal. With hits like that, I will have to take the set seriously. Mike Rich ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Psychos from Scotland! Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:48:46 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to GLENN CODERE for 35 different 1972 Topps hits, including Marichaland Lou Brock. Much appreciated Glenn !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 18:05:50 EDT Subject: The Corps Thanks Mr. Thomas! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: MatShirley@aol.com Hello OBC! Thanks out today to old buddy Neal Thomas for serving up three hits to the 58 Topps set in George Zuverink and Connie Johnson of the Orioles and Dodger Don Bessent. Many thanks Neal for a sweet surprise! Ya'll have a great weekend! God Bless America! Semper Fi, ================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 20:02:27 EDT Subject: Thanks Richard To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Traderdoug@aol.com Thanks to Richard, the fugative, Kimball, fortwo T206's )O'Neil and Reulbach, and 4 66T's. Thanks, Richard. ================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 20:28:50 EDT Subject: Big Day To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jdelott@aol.com A trip to the East Coast National brought multiple envelopes. Bob Reed brought a '56 Fowler and 2 '57s including the late Enos Slaughter. Brian Dwyer showed up with a stack of 10 crisp '61s and a 1960 Clete Boyer. Last. but not least, Wayne Delia deposited a '57 Elston Howard and a stack of Expo from a "Weston" set. Thanks much guys. ================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:48:18 EDT Subject: EASCT COAST OBC THANX To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com HELLO, I want to take this time to thank BRIAN DWYIER, BOB REED,jeff Delot and Wayne Delia. Brian,Bob,Wayne,jeff and i all met in white plains todayfor the east cost national.... i got several hits thans to everyone.....Unfortunatly, I mixed up all the cards in the bag so im not 100% sure who gave me what, but here it goes...i want to thank these guys for hits to my 57 topps,55 bowman,72 topps 69 topps, 71 and 73 and 62 topps. Wayne also hits my 49 bowman list, and Bob reed hits my 57 and gives me 4 tixx to the mets game...brian hits my 55 bowman set. Sorry guys those are the hits i rember 100% on the others please forgive me.....I had a great time meeting you guys and i hope we can do it again soon ================= Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 22:59:48 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: East Coast National Thanks From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thanks to Wayne Delia, Bob Reed, Rob Gioia, and Jeff Delott for a great time at this afternoon's show. I have to thank the following people for the great cards they passed my way this afternoon... Bob Reed handed me an envelope with 73 Topps of Brooks Robinson, Billy Williams, Carlton Fisk, and Luis Aparicio. Also included was a 74 Topps Reggie Jackson. Thanks, Bob, for the great looking cards! Jeff Delott handed me an envelope with 15 hits to my 61 Topps set. A couple Rookie Stars and Minnie Minoso were included. Great color on the cards. Thanks, Jeff! Rob Gioia's dupe box yielded a hit to the 69 set as well as a nice upgrade. Thanks, Rob! Wayne Delia helped along my 75 Topps mini list with over 130 hits! I was considering abandoning this set for now as it wasn't seeing much action and I really didn't need to work on it at this time. After Wayne's envelope, I see that there is hope in the quest. Also at the bottom of the envelope was a 61 John Buzzhart and 53s of Hoyt Wilhelm and Jack Dittmer. He also handed me a 53 Topps Mantle, however, this one graced the front of his CD-ROM full of card images. Can't wait to check it out. Thank you very much, Wayne! More info on the show will follow in a short ramble and I am sure Wayne and Bob will add their thoughts. Thanks again for a great afternoon! Brian Dwyer ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Ed Schott Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:19:30 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" Ed Schott sends me a 1964 Philly phootball of Willie Davis. Thanks much Ed George Vrechek ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: This weeks thanks Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:29:47 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" I returned home from a week in White Plains NY. While in NY I attended the East Coast National Thursday night. Unfortunately, I missed hooking up with any NY OBCers as I left for home early Friday afternoon, I just couldn't put off seeing my wife who is expecting in 3 weeks. Also waiting home for me were the following packages Richard "the Fugitive" Kimball sends a stack of 30+ football from 68-70 and 7 T206's including my first Southern Leaguer! Brock Hattox sends a waiver wire claim of 4 1939 Playballs. Thanks Guys! Thanks OBC! ================= Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:57:03 EDT Subject: And the hits just keep on comin' To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Jrhatchjr@aol.com Still trying to unpack from the National, two envelopes have been sent my Ed Schott: sends along a pair of high numbers - one each from 1971 and 1972! Sharp cards! Thank you Ed! Joe Isaac: sends a four pack my way - a 1973 Dave Concepcion, two from the 1972 set including a Don Sutton and a 1970 Ted Williams! Great stuff! Much obliged Joe! Happy Collecting! ================= Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:32:19 EDT Subject: TNX To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com SEAN MCGOWAN surprises me with a 62 tim mccarver. tnx sean. BOB D'ANGELO delivers a wonderful looking book on Harry Carey (i can see the wrigley press box from my computer) with a forward by another cubs broadcasting HOF jack brickhouse. tnx bob. ================= Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 11:36:05 -0700 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thank You Joe From: Erik & Leticia Greenwood A big thank you goes out to Joe Isaac for a 73 Concepcion which brings that set down to 3! Thank you Joe! ================= Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:42:56 -0700 To: OBC Thanks Subject: I'm Rich! From: Erik & Leticia Greenwood A big thank you goes out to Mike Rich for a rather larger stack of 68 and 69 hits (39! to be exact) including hall of famers Hoyt Wilhelm, Pete Rose AS, Red Schoendienst, and Lou Brock, Yaz, and Leo the Lip. Thank you Mike! ================= Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:54:38 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: this week thanks From: "rayluurs" Wish to take time to acknowledge KEVIN MARTENS who sent 8 61's and a 63 my way all hits to those prospective list Thanks Kevin ================= Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 21:30:44 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- thanks to RON PERRY for 3 1954 topps- Don Mueller, Billy Hunter and Pete Runnels- thanks Ron ================= Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:49:38 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: saturday thanks From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Thanks go to Neal Thomas, who sends a pair of 55 Bowmans in Henry Thompson and Bob Hall. And also to Jerry Coker, who sends a 55 Bowman Wayne Belardi as a waiver wire request. Thanks, guys! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Another set down! Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 01:01:28 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" Big Al Cummings finishes off the 1968 set with the #2 leaders card and the elusive Barry Moore. Thanks Big Al! Also, thanks out to the following OBC'ers who contributed to the '68 set. It was a great team effort... Miller,Svetecz,Wierzbicki, Kolenda, Skelley, N.Thomas, Talbot, D'Angelo, Lindholme, Austin, Shirley, Delia, Wainwright, Hattox, Conway, Kuhn, Glidden, Atnip, Coker, Morganti, Rich, Bama, Moleta, Dietrick, Sinclair, Pigeon, Williams, Mandell, Corvello, Levine, Delott, Sackmann, Iversen, Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ================= To: Subject: Thanks, Bob! Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 08:53:15 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" Bob Schaub sends two great looking 56 Topps cards-Busby and Powell. Thanksso much, Bob! Thanks, OBC! ================= Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 17:30:05 EDT Subject: Thanks to John Storman To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Arrived home today from my extended East Coast National weekend to an envelope from John Storman. Inside were 9 hits, including Joe Morgan and a hi #, to the 1969 set, a single 1970 Topps card, and three cards from 1971: Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, and a sharp Sandy Alomar hi #. The 69s were great because, along with the cards I got at the show and the cards that arrived over the weekend from VCTer Don Roth, none were duplicates. Much appreciated, John! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 18:10:02 EDT Subject: Completed Set To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Over the weekend, I completed my first full size Topps set since joining OBC. I'd like to thank all the OBC members that made this possible. A total of 15 different members contributed to this set over the 5 months since its Thanks to Grant Rainsley,Brock Hattox,Mac Wubben,Mike Wierzbicki,Jim Hatch,Geno Wagner,James Moleta,Joe Issac,Mark Talbot,Spike Glidden,Richard Kimball,Rick Ellison,Larry Gersbach, Gary Mandell, and Mike Rich. Special thanks to Grant and Mac for sending over 100 cards at the beginning and to Brock Hattox for 250, also at the start. Mike Rich helped out right at the end with the ever important Henderson rookie. Thanks, OBC for all the help. Hope I can make more announcements like this in the near future. Brian Dwyer ================= To: Subject: weekly thanks Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 19:28:06 -0500 From: "wierzbickim" Hi, Gang! Thanks this week go out to RON PERRY, who reciprocated for some hits at theNational Swap Session last week. Ron sent two great hits: 1956 Eddie Stanky and 1957 Ken Kuhn. Ron's contribution is especially welcome since, with the incomings from the National and the OBC events at the National, my 1953-1959 wantlist drops below 500--I love passing those milestones. Thanks,Ron! Best wishes, Mike W. ================= To: Subject: An OBC Meeting Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 21:08:56 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting up with the Conway family today. Yaz had picked up my OBC hat at the national, so we stopped by to pick it up. I must say that the hats are fantastic--extremely nice! It was great seeing Wade once again as well. Vicki probably talked Greg's wife's ears off--gave me a break at least! Yaz had some cards inside the hat for me: 59's Hoyt Wilhelm and Larry Dobyplus a 62 Babe Ruth special card and a 62 Bob Taylor. He also sent several Dan Marino cards home with us for Kyle. We didn't get to stay long, but it was great seeing Yaz again. We only live about 30 miles apart, but don't see each other that often. Thanks so much to the Conways! Thanks, OBC! ================= To: Subject: Thanks Joe! Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:20:51 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" Joe Isaac picked off a '78 Gary Carter, bringing that list down to 3...almost there! Along for the ride were 7 from '75, including RC's of Rice and Lynn and Berra/Mays MVP...nice hits Joe, thank you! Both of these are 100% OBC sets...you guys are unbelieveable! ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:39:56 EDT Subject: monday thanks... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com to JERRY COKER for a 64 ralph terry including some very creative artwork on both sides. tnx jerry. gm ================= To: Subject: Ed Schott nails me! Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:12:14 -0500 From: "tim newcomb" With a three-pocket stuffed full of nice 1965 Topps, including 1961 W. S. Yankee-beater (the only one), Joey Jay! Thanks a bunch Ed! ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:07:15 EDT Subject: Thanks to Andy and Yuk To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thanks to Andy Cook for a really nice 1973 Topps Tom Seaver from his waiver wire. Thanks for the great card, Andy! Thanks to Yuk Chow for 12 hits to my 1961 Topps set, including a 4th Series CL, all in OBC type shape. I love them, Yuk. Thanks! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:09:35 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Checking my list twice From: "mikesportsfan" That is checklists with ** from 1973 Topps Teams. In another one of those insane quests I am trying to complete the 1973 Team checklists with both * and ** in the copyright. Talk about an obscure variation. Joe Isaac sends along a surprise package with 4 team checklists plus 21 hits to the hidden 1975 Topps list. I am getting close on the team checklists and am down to under 150 on the 1975 Topps. You may recall that I am trying to limit assistance on the 1975 set to the OBCers whose dupe boxes do not extend back to the 1950s, wher my main wants are. This allows them to participate more fully in the group. Joe, also surprised me about 10 minutes ago with a phone call to the office here to discuss my driving down to join Bill Malson and Joe for an Indians game Friday nite. First time I have talked to Joe on the phone. A package and a call. Thanks Joe. Hopefully I can give you paybakcs in person Friday. Mike Rich ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 14:36:27 EDT Subject: Monday Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Neal Thomas for 2 1966 Topps hi #s and a 1933 Goudey, Jack Burns, the Browns 1st baseman. Thanks to Geno Wagner for 9 1966 Topps hi #'s including Willie McCovey and some SP's. Thanks to Ron Perry for 9 1966 Topps Rub-offs!!! Thanks to Mike Rich for 7 1963 Topps Peel-offs. I really appreciate all of these cards and inserts!!! Take care, ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:40:46 EDT Subject: monday thanx To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Hello thanks go out to ANDY COOK,Jeff Delott and jerry coker. Andy sends over a Dutch Ruthher brooklyn dodger card from the earls 1900s it looks like, Jeff sends a 72 topps P"BUCKS CHAMPS card, and jerry sends 2 1969 topps cards Thanks great additions ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:30:52 -0400 To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com,obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Andy strikes! From: Dan Austin Thanks again to ANDY COOK who hits me again with a great 3 pack - a '75 Hostess error, a '62 Post FB and a '52 Bowman Large FB! Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks! Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:53:57 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" Monday brings a welcome 2-pack from Matt Shirley...inside a 61 Boyer and an amazingly nice 53T high number dodger Bob Milliken. Thanks Matt! MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Monday conspiracy Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:31:59 +0000 From: "Brad Chambers" Is it a conspiracy or just coincidence that THREE envelopes arrive from three OBCers whom I've never received anything from before??? Who cares! Joe Isaac sends a major wad of 74s which are a significant hit to that wantlist. Thanks Joe! Ray Luurs hits the 59 wantlist with a fourspot including a high number! Thanks Ray! And Larry Gersbach sends a 59 SCP of another high # hit! THanks a bunch I've been on so much active duty lately I don't know if I"m coming or going.....or underway or coming ashore to use the venacular. Thanks guys, I will hit back! MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:00:37 EDT Subject: super monday thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Thanks to MIKE RICH for a great package today! Mike sent a 1962 Post McCovey which is a key shortprint, a 62 Post Siebern, a 62 Bell Brand Lee Walls, a 1971 Dell Stamp, 3 1969 Nabiscos and 8 1971 Milk Duds including Lou Brock! ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 01:04:08 GMT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: MANY thanks to share....! From: Peter Hello everyone – It has been quite awhile since I have been able to let you all know who I am THANKFUL to (at least if feels like a long time…). As always my summer has been really busy – fun but busy – and now I am unwinding from it all. I had a great time at the (single A) Lancaster Jet Hawk’s game with Geno and Nicholas last Wednesday night! Thanks for springing for the tickets Geno and for the score keeping lessons and all the great talk. You know it was only about a one hour drive to this great little stadium from my home. That is about how long it takes me to get to Dodger Stadium with the traffic and all… So there is a Minor League stadium close enough for me to go to if the players and owners don’t work this nonsense out… Anyway – here is some news about the damage to my lists of late… RANDY GRIFFIN – Griff sends me a great card of a great player from I set I had NO cards in (until now…) I received a 1962 Topps BAZOOKA card of Sandy Koufax! Something to put into my Dodgers binder for that year – since the regular Topps Dodger cards are with the ’62 set… Thanks Griff! RICHARD KIMBALL – This must be the 5th or 6th batch of cards that the Fugitive has sent me in the past couple of months – with no retaliation on my part. This time I got a block of 1969 Topps Stamps with Dodger Tom Haller and TWO of the 1963 Topps Stamps small 3 stamp blocks with Dodgers D. Spencer and big Frank Howard. Great to get these old oddballs to add to the Dodger book – thank you Richard! JEFF SACKMANN – I benefited HUGELY from this recent package from Wisconsin Resident (for now) soon to be Dr. Jeff – he shipped me 9 (that’s nine!) of the Impossible Dream 1953 Bowman color set – beautiful color photos and readable backs all! And also 17 of those lovely 55 TV’s – with players like Nellie Fox, later to be Dodger Lee Walls, a skinny! Steve Bilko!, Vern Law, Eddie Joost, and 7 high numbers including Jim Lemon, Yankee Tommy Byrne and Frank Malzone’s RC! I loved looking at and reading all of these Jeff – Thanks very much! BIG AL CUMMINGS – Ships me a batch of oddballs and reprints that all fit into my Van Lingle Mungo collection! I got some cards of a couple of guys I had nothing on – like Frankie Gustine, Whitey Kurowski and George McQuin… I appreciate you looking and finding these for my set Al! BOB DONALDSON – sends along a couple of wonderful 1955 Bowman’s for the set – this time I get Giant Whitey Lockman and HOFer Ralph Kiner as a Cleveland Indian…! Two great hits Bob – Thank you! LYNN MILLER – sends along cards from three different eras… First a 1950 Bowman that hits TWO sets – it is a HORIZONTAL card (for that set) of Howie Pollett (for the Van Mungo set) – I think it may be moving from one binder to another on a regular basis… also from the 60’s I get a couple more to add to the Dodger Binder for 1962 – these are POST CEREAL cards of Gilliam and Snider! – finally a 1971 high # of Orlando Cepeda to fill in a hole in that set. Thanks so much Lynn for the great cards! RICHARD KIMBALL – hits me AGAIN..! This time with a BUNCH of Topps Dodgers from 1973-1980 – and a wonderful oddball or two. Players like Cey, Lopes, Mota, Osteen, Sutton, Monday to name a few… Thanks again Richard! BIG AL CUMMINGS – more of the MUNGO cards – this time some more of McQuinn and a Vander Mere and a MUNGO! Thanks again to you too Al! ERIK GREENWOOD – Erik finds a real beauty! A 1939 Play Ball of the guy himself – a much loved and lived in Van Lingle Mungo himself…! Thanks so much for thinking of me yet again Erik and for the wonderful cardboard…! So as you all can see – in spite of another month of non-action in OBC – I get bombarded yet again by many of my thoughtful friends. Thanks to all of you!! GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: Thanks Yuk! Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:55:01 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" Yuk Chow sends a puffy full of 15 65's led by Robin Roberts and the 1964 ERA Laaders (Dean Chance 1.65) thanks Yuk! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:37:35 -0700 To: Yahoo Thanks Subject: National and more From: Wanted to throw out a few thanks, I don't remember every one of the cards people gave me during the fast and furious show but I did jot down a couple. Mac Wubben handed me a Reggie bar, well more like a slab with the '69 Rookie encased. Nice card, too bad we did not get around to freeing it. Thanks Mac Dave Kolenda gave me a pile of cards but one was the always-tough '62 Topps Rookie Parade, this one had all the players on it. It was a little rough but fits right into my set. He also dug up the Ryan Plague. Thanks Dave. Jim Hatch delays his own hunts to find me a Mother's Cookie Seattle Rainier card at the show. This was pretty rare as most dealers just shook their heads when I asked about them. Big Thanks Jim. Post show thanks to Mike Hair who sends a '59 Mantle as an offer for me to quit whining about the bid on a "poor" version on Ebay. I missed out on that one, as I did not want to go over 5% on a really bad card, even a Mick. Thanks I know a lot more people gave me a lot more cards, they were coming in so fast I could not update the wantlist, much less look up and recognize who was giving what. Pretty poor excuse but it is the only one I have and I am going to use it for some time. Thanks to everyone at the National!!! Big Al in Seattle ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:41:01 EDT Subject: Rainsley Rookie !! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ehpiii@aol.com Got a cool CST (must be constable) Grant Rainsley and Pico (his mount) card - guessing a rookie card for the both of them ! Only Pico gets a quote on the back. Grant did a favor to pick up some Canadian postage and included this and some Gretzkys as a bonus ! ================= Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:51:43 EDT Subject: thanks, Jerry! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks to Jerry Coker, for 2 from the waiver wire for the 1970 Tribe compendium. Much appreciated, Bill Malson ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 03:48:53 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: waiver wire hits and a special thanks From: "rayluurs" JERRY COKER hits me with 5 60's and a 62 off his waive wire list. I've been silently collecting them off waiver wires and bargin bins until I get my 1950 set down to manageable. (6 more 50's year to get down. Thanks Jerry for the Help. My special thanks goes out to Earl Kilbourne(EEK) not for any cards even though he has given me my share. This thanks is having time from his work detail in Rochester for a 2 and 1/2 hour supper break. To use a quote from his daughter As we talked family, work and sports, it got late faster than normal:-) Before you know it was time for me to get back to MPLS. However all those stories about Earl's abilty to get lost.........are true:-) We have accepted the fact that we will never be partners on the Amazing Race. Thanks Earl for the friendship.......tonight and earlier through the emails when I needed it. It was great to finally meet you ================= To: Subject: Thanks Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:25:55 -0700 From: "Greg Conway" Plenty of stuff to give thanks for was received in Chicago this year. I also received four packages this summer that I beleive I didn't publicly John Collins sent Early Wynn and another 59 Topps Bob D'Angelo sent a pair of 62s. Bob Reed sent a 59 Topps card and an oddball Yaz (the type escapes me right Ed Schott sent a pair of 72's. (they had to be hi#s, that's all I 've been needing forever) In Chicago: I got 59s from Al Cummings (6) A dozen of more 62s from Steve Rittenburg including some of those Ruthsand a Willie Mays Joel Glickman presented me with a slabbed 1959 #1 Ford Frick. Uhhh, sorry Joel the slab kinda broke. Well, not really, it was one of those screw down types and the screws kinda came out and got lost. Earl Kilbourne gave me a 59 Gus Bell Kent Goto had (3) 55 Bowmans and (3) 61 Topps waiting for me that included Rizzuto and Hodges I snatched a couple of 57s out of Ron Perry's dupe box I think I liberated a couple of 72s from Tim Newcomb's box. Maybe, could Dave Kolenda first gave me (4) 72 hi#s and later plastered me with 9 or10 or more 56s Jim Hatch had a 53 Topps and a 53 Topps Archive along with a 67 Topps waiting for me Ken Morganti let me win several items in his auction including a 60 McCovey RC, a couple of old tobacco cards(I had zero in my collection), a 62 Ruth, a 53 Bowman with a couple of those Yankee fellers on it, and I think acouple of 64s. Berra and Gibson maybe? George Vercheck came in with some odd stuff and I took a mini Wiffle ball (the box had player discs on it, Fydrich who played in Evansville was one of the players. Wade took a couple of his cereal boxes home. I did pick through more boxes and came away with a few more cards but I'm not sure from who so I thank the above guys along with Rick Ellison, Mike Wierzbicki, Gary Mandall, and Mike Hair for letting me browse. Finally, Randy Griffin and his wife Vickie came over last night and Randy brought me (4) 54 Bowmans and a Kirby Puckett rook from one of my back page Thank to all. I have started to work on OBC wantlists tonight. Hope I can hit a lot of you. Greg (yaz) ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Linda Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 05:38:43 -0700 From: "jcollins12" Thanks to Linda Fitak who sends a wonderful package full of her usual assortment of goodies. Included in this one, among other things, were several hits to 1957 and 58 Topps, and one card I'm sure I've never seen before: a Ted Williams football card! That's right, Teddy Ballgame in a football suit complete with helmet. I guess those comparisons to John Wayne were more deserved than we thought -- Ted really could do it all !! Thanks Linda, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Nice hits Al!! Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:49:39 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" A nice suprise package arrived yesterday from Big Al. 2 hits each for the 55 and 64 sets. Thanks, much appreciated Al! Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:56:54 EDT Subject: cook's cooking To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com ANDY COOK sends a pair of football from a recent waiver wire, including a 58 #1 that he sent before in what i thought was an error and a 59 brownie mike mccormack, who later went on to lesser things as coach of the eagles. tnx andy! gm ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 15:10:31 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: JOE ISAACS-Sends a 10 card package with hits in five different sets. Hi-lite 1974 # 2 which completes my 2nd OBC set except for three pesky Washington/San Diego variation cards. "HINT" Other hits included 66 Vada Pinson & 68 game card of Frank JERRY COKER-Chips in four 1966 bingos that included two of my boyhood Cincy Redlegs, Maloney & Shamsky. Much appreciation guys. MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: dkolenda@surfnetinc.com Subject: OBC-Thanx Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 15:30:36 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" Just a personal note of thanx to you & your wife for the great get together Friday nite during the National event. The time spent scrounging thru the massive stack of cards in your garage for hits to my want list was worth the drive to Chicago alone. The tour of the Kolenda Museum, fine dining on ribs & meeting all the OBCer's I've been corresponding with over the past few months only made the nite even more Though I was the rookie & newest member in attendance, I felt I'd been a part of the group for a lifetime. Much appreciation for your hospitality & friendship, Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:59:36 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Mr. Chow From: "bobs7714" Thanks today to Yuk Chow for 54`s of Del Crandall and Eddie Stanky, a 55` Laurin Pepper, 58` Gene Woodling, and eight woodies including Jimmy Piersall, Willie Davis, and John Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: The Monster...is finished!!!!!!!!! Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:22:43 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" One of my last days in atlanta turns in to one of the best with an innocent looking envelope from T206 guy Mark Atnip. I admit I knew what to expect, but that didn't lessen the excitement. Inside were various goodies...hits to the 68 game set, 4 hits to the 70 fleer set...finishing that one off...and the last 4 T206's that I needed! For the record...Elberfeld port, Cassidy, Mattern and Jordan (SL'er) finish off the attainable portion of the set. Thanks Mark!!!!!! T206 guy really earned his nickname contributing more cards to my t206 set than anyone not named "ebay". The set was really an OBC effort. Early trades with Jeff Sackmann when he was finising off his set landed several of the tough HOF'ers for the few I had to trade. Then as I came closer to completion, I began to contact everyone working on the t206 set to see if I could pick a few from their "have" lists. James Moleta, Dan Austin, Trader Doug Smith, Neal Thomas, Erik Greenwood, Chuck Paris, Bob Donaldson and a few others traded t206's to help me out. There were a few single card contributions along the way too...Brian Lindholme sending a hindu back SL'er Ryan, and Dave Kolenda contribution of a carolina brights back stand out among them. I've probably forgotten people, but let me just say thanks to It's nice to finish off the monster...but a little sad too. I've focused on the t206 set for so long, I don't know what I'll do without them. I've thought about silly stuff like a "master set" of SL'ers, but I guess I'll probably move on to a new set. Those 30 card candy sets look pretty Thanks Mark for finishing the set off. Thanks to all who contributed. MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:06:01 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks & a set down! From: "jmoleta30341" Thanks to: BROCK HATTOX for 2 33 Goudeys! GARY MANDELL for a 65 embossed Clemente, which puts that set to bed! MARSHALL WEST/GENO WAGNER - I was too late to get a Moses Malone RC from Geno, b/c he sent his extras to Marshall, but Mr West sent 2 my way! Nice DP combo! Thanks guys! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:50:41 EDT Subject: The Corps Thanks Mr. Coker! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: MatShirley@aol.com Hello OBC! Thanks out today to Jerry Coker for five hits to my fun set, 71 Topps Coins. Fergie Jenkins leads the way and is followed up by the likes of Davey Johnson, Randy Hundley, Danny Walton and Steve Hargan. These are pretty ones!!! Thanks Jerry! God Bless America! Semper Fi, ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:06:24 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Go West From: "mikesportsfan" As in Marshall West. I do not think it would have arrived yet but I sent Marshall, a surprise package with a Post variation card on his short Post list, a couple of days ago, and in yesterday's mail I get from Marshall a 1962 Jell-o (tough series to find) and 4 Post CFl cards, 2 of which I needed and 2 of which I quote Marshall, "2 tired ones I can't lookk at anymore". Not even Tipton mint, so I do not know what the eyesore was. Fortuately they were NOT upgrades. LOL. Thanks Marchall and I guess I have to try and surprise you again. Mike Rich ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Quick post-National thanks Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:15:53 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" This quick thanks won't do these guys justice but at least I'll be acknowledging their kindness. Pre-National, Mike Rich slams me with about 150 hockey cards plus some of the few remaining green tints I need. While at the National.... St. Al hands me 3 for my Playball set, Tim Newcomb gives me an awesome exhibit Red Sox card plus some Playballs, David Kolenda lets me go hog wild through his dupes box, Mac Wubben helps me on a deal that netted me a Playball Williams, Kent Goto handed out a few '77 Topps for my second set. Since I've been home, I've received packages from "unk phil" (whose email Ihave to find), Gary Mandell and Major Matt Shirley. Gary finished off my'59 set with an Elroy Face card and Matt did likewise with a '60 Fox/Kuenn(dark Thanks everyone. I really have to get busy sending stuff out. I am drowning in cards here! ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Subject: Mini OBC meeting & appreciations Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:55:43 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" Hi all - just got back from a trip to S.F. to meet up with Ed & Trips, plusmeet Geno for the first time. The trip into the City was uneventful, and I had no trouble finding Rick's 16th floor office - it didn't hurt that he gave me refresher directions. After I arrived, Rick & I left for Lefty O'Douls, and famous bar & eatery in downtown SF. I had a beer (Rick abstained- he had a high-level terrorist smashing meeting at 1 ) while we waitedfor Geno & Ed to arrive. Major Wagner showed up right on time & we decided to sit down & eat while waiting for Ed, who biked in shortly after. Had a great time talking about baseball, Rick's recounts of the National and David's basement shrine, Ed's job, Geno's world travels and many other things. As said before (and will be said many, many time again) meeting new OBCers is like greeting old friends. The California chapter is blessed to have Geno aboard. It was good seeing Ed again - hadn't seen him since the Anaheim National a couple years ago. BTW, does anyone know the official reason the National was cancelled in Anaheim for '04? We were wondering about that. Also great hooking up with Rick again - it had been too long. If possible Rick, Ed & I will get together for a walk-thru of the Tri-Star show during Labor Day weekend. On to the thanks - Ed dropped a great '71 hi # (Brewer Andy Kosco in his old Dodger uni), a 1952 Bowman hi # for my Dodger set - only one to go!, a UVcard to finish off a set, and a great track & field card from the '20s that features Lord Burghley - the subject of "Chariots of Fire." Very, very cool - thanks Ed for the great cards! Also, Geno handed me a great stack of'66s for my birth-year set. Thanks very much Geno! Take care ================= To: Subject: Mac Attacked and Cooked with Riches Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:40:41 -0700 From: "Brian Lindholme" The latest mail incummings (a literary tribute to my buddy Big Al) have been un-bee-leave-able !! Mac finished off my 1960 Topps set !! The last two stragglers were a Luis Aparicio WS card and the Bucs coaches. This set is wrapped up and looks real good. The condition of these cards is pretty high for an OBC set, so I might still upgrade a few (not many need it !) as a future project. What a great feeling to cross off a set !! OBC HEROMac. Mike Rich is a very generous man. He took it upon himself to clobber my 71ToppsFB inserts sets lately, this time with a 9-pack of the game cards. Thanks to a very concentrated OBC effort, I have nearly ALL of the master set for the 1971 Football !! I could use a Gale Sayers pinup poster, and severalmore game cards to kill this project , Wow !! Andy Cook's recent waiver wire included a card that simply floored me. A 1933 George C. Miller Co. card of HOFer Bill Terry !!!! This is one of the rarest sets ever, and this card one of the coolest cards to pass my mailbox. Thank You , Andy !! This one will be in my glass showcase after I ogle it for the evening!! Thanks are barely enough for these un-bee-leave-ables !! I have a few daysoff from a very hectic work schedule, so OBC and eBay beware ! ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:43:00 EDT Subject: Thanks Mac and Geno To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: t206guy@aol.com What Mac didn't tell you about the completion of his T206 set is that he BRIBED me with a tipton Christy Mathewson Port card in exchange for the ones he still needed. Thanks a LOT Mac. That is a big hit on the list. Thanks also to GENO WAGNER who for some reason continues to pepper my box from time to time as if he owed me something. PREACHER ROE in the form of a 55 Bowman and and a 69 Padres rookie card to boot. Thanks again. ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:06:52 -0400 Subject: mailing thanks From: richard a kimball hello group. belated thanks to those listed below for all the cardboard they sent to me while i was on vacation. JOE ISAAC: who sends a bunch of hits to 64-65-66 topps ROBERT CORVELLO: who sends 14 golden press cards for that backseat set. MARK TALBOT: who sends a bunch of 65-66-64 topps hits and anyone else who might have forgotten to thank. keep the cardboard comming. the fugitive GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:28:46 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: John Storman A BIG THANKS GOES OUT TO ANDY COOK WHO HIT MY 66 LIST WITH A BEAUTIFUL CARL YAS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN REPAY YOUR GENEROSITY. JOHN Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:30:25 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: John Storman A BIG THANKS GOES OUT TO AL CUMMINGS WHO HIT MY 57 LIST WITH AL KALINE. WHAT CAN I SEND YOU TO REPAY YOUR GENEROSITY? JOHN Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:34:22 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: John Storman A BIG THANKS GOES OUT TO JERRY COKER WHO HIT ME WITH SOME 72'S,71'S,70'S,A 69,A 68,12 BEAUTIFUL67'S,& 2 66'S. THANKS A LOT JERRY. JOHN Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks and a ramble Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 03:39:14 +0000 From: "jeff sinclair" JERRY COKER sends a snap case full of 64's straight off the waiver wire. thanks jerry! I've been a bit remiss in sending out cards lately. Lots of stuff in the out box but having trouble getting out. Suzanne broke her ankle and is laid up for a few weeks so it falls to me to be the taxi driver and all other things that moms do day in and day out. only makes me appreciate not only my "mom" but all moms more than i already did. It's also the "start" of the Cub Scout year which never really ends but always starts at the same time as school. As Cub Master for our pack, Webelo Leader and Dad I'm getting a bit frazzled. To top it all off my business venture with my brother in law has come to an abrubt end leaving me scouring the classifieds for new employment. It was worth the try but best to end now before it damaged our family because of some serious differences in how things should operate. no regrets. so.......if i've promised cards that have not yet arrived, they will. I know this group above all others will understand and it is Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:41:50 EDT Subject: Holy Cow! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ChicoD1@aol.com Major Thanks go out to Major Matt for a Major Hit on my Major 52B list...none other than Phil Rizzuto. And this card puts the others in my set to shame! Thanks Matt, this one was not even seen at the National. o/~"Holy Cow, I think he's gonna make it!" o/~ ================= Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:51:14 -0700 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thank you Andy From: Erik & Leticia Greenwood A big thank you goes out to Andy Cook for a great package including an American Caramel, a T213 and 21 67 Topps hits including Kaline, Niekro, and a couple of high numbers. Thank you Andy! ================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 03:07:50 EDT Subject: Two 'fer Tuesday Thanks... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XTrJmx@aol.com Good evening to all... It was a terrific day in the mailbox here in Omaha, as wonderful cards arrived from Bob D'Angelo and Linda Fitak. Bob sends a stellar '59 of Oriole slinger Jack Harshman. The photo is great on this card, showing the Orioles logo on his sleeve quite clearly. It's also centered unusually well for a '59... at least MY '59s. I've kind of got a fetish about centering... I don't much care about corner wear or tack holes, writing on the back (especially if it's informative!), or a crease or hundred... as long as it's centered. Perhaps it is because that poor centering reflects poor craftsmanship and taking no pride in your product, which I thoroughly dislike. In contrast, wear reflects childhood, excitement, immersion, and human emotion (either liking or hating the player), which I revere. Perhaps I think too much (or too little!) and shouldn't be penning thanks after midnight. At any rate, thanks very much Bob! I love the card and the thoughtfulness. Linda's package was the usual glorious array of cardboard, stamps, and kindness. As always, when describing an incoming parcel from Linda, one must start with the container. The front of the envelope was just what we've come to expect, a potpourri of stamps reflecting different eras and postal rates, when a half-cent still *meant* something. What separated out this envelope from all the rest I've received from Linda was the back. Now I've received envelopes bearing Easter Seal stamps, but one from 1956?? Stamp #2 reflected the 25th anniversary of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. But those two stamps didn't even hold a candle to the third... Customized for this Omaha recipient, Linda adorned the seal with a spectacular 1956 stamp of Father Flannigan's Boys Town!! Before we moved shop to Creighton, the research center with which I'm involved was based out of Boys Town (though it is now named Father Flannigan's Girls and Boys Town)!! Heck, I was excited already and hadn't even opened the envelope yet!! The stamps are older than most of my cards!! I might have to frame this one. Anyway, after I carefully slit the top of the envelope with a letter opener, the contents enclosed certainly didn't disappoint! First off, Linday hit the list for my Birthday Project, sending Ed Konetchy, Tom Brewer, Eddie Stanky (as a manager), and TWO cards of Morrie Martin... a beautiful '53 Topps and a most-unusual 19** Crown Orioles card commemorating his season with the 'birds. Now THAT is a great package, but as they say in the commercials... WAIT, THERE'S MORE!! Linda hammered my wantlist with '63s of Moon Stone Hobbie... Wally, Dean, and Glen respectively. a single '62 of Red Sox moundsman Hal Kolstad, a trio of black beauties including ace Dave McNally, and a cool retro card of Ray Dandridge. WOW!! And of course Linda remembered my daughter, Sarah, enclosing four neat cards of Shawn Green and a pristine Card #66 from the '65 Donruss Disneyland set. The condition of the Disneyland card was unbelievable... especially as it is the last card in the set and we all know what usually happened to the first and last card. Are you sure you don't have a printing press, Linda?? Sarah absolutely loved it... the picture reminded her of the shuttle we took at Disneyworld five (?) years ago. Thanks just doesn't seem sufficient Linda... gonna have to retaliate big-time for this one! Take care and have a terrific remainder of the week... ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Tuesday thanks, a day late Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:15:53 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Two packages were waiting for me yesterday. Andy Cook sends along waivers that included a 1960 semi-hi and 7 67 hits. Thanks very much Andy! Erik Greenwood completed a trade with 21 hits to the 64. Thank you Erik! And, thank you OBC, for your generosity. Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:34:33 EDT Subject: thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com MIKE RICH delivers a smorgasbord of 60-69 baseball including a 60 aparicio AS, a 64 giant clemente and a 72 babe ruth trophy card. he also sends 10 hits to my 60 fb list including alan ameche, a couple of 68s and a half dozen 69s. tnx mike! gm ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks from Glasgow Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:18:53 +0100 From: "Glenn Codere" It's been a good week for autographed Tigers stuff! Thanks out today to: AL CROTTE : Al hits town with a pair of autographed cards - a 1981 Dave Rozema, and a 1980 Mickey Lolich (ok, so Lolich is in Padre uniform, but he was always a Tiger) EEK : Earl comes up with a tremendous item - an autographed 8x10 of the last living member of the 1968 Tigers that I need for my collection, Jim Rooker. Seems he "got a bargain" on it at the National. Earl, you already know from my email to you earlier how much this is appreciated! Thanks to both of you for enriching my Tigers collection!! Glasgow, Scotland ================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:52:09 EDT Subject: thanks to Mac To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Glk@aol.com Thank you for the great hit to my 1971 set!! It is my first OBC package in 18 months and is most appreciated!! ================= To: "OBC Thanks" , Subject: Thanks to Brock Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:27:03 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to Brock Hattox, CEO of the baseball-card world, for an amazing 21 hits to my 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set. Splendid indeed !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:07:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Three Great Inbounds To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Ron Perry Thank You's for three great inbounds are in order to the following: George Vrechek sends six great exhibit cards including two from the 1963 Stat back set and six from the 47-66 set. I especialy like Barney McCoskey, spelled McCaskey on the card. Barney was a Detroit Tiger who was traded for George Kell. He's in an air brushed Tiger uniform on the card. Sean McGowan sends a 1964 high number of Jimmy Piersall. One of the tougher cards to find in a set that is getting close to completion. Ed Schott chips in a 1972 high number of Bobby Knopp. We're rounding third base on the 1972 set as well. Thanks again for three nice packages. Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:31:53 -0700 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thank You Jerry From: Erik & Leticia Greenwood A big thank you goes out to Jerry Coker for a rather large stack of 64's along with 2 58's and a 66. Thank you Jerry! ================= Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:52:32 -0400 Subject: Some thanks to you. To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Mark S Talbot Hello All,

    I returned from vacation and the mail and email was piled up as usual.  I received 3 very special packages from collectors out there that I would like to tell you about.

    Bill Malson send off a SCP of Whitey Lockman from the 1954 Bowman set.  This is a super fine specimen and is a welcomed addition to my collection.  Thanks Bill!!!

    The infamous Lynn Miller sends a 6 pack for a weary traveler.  A couple of `59 back variations, a `61 Norm cash for the HOM collection, a `94 Scott Rolen card (but not the rare "Traded to St. Louis version) and a couple of cool cards that look like `53 Topps but they are not.  Lynn I always enjoy swapping the cardboard with you both old and new - Thanks a bunch.

    Finally, Ed Schott puts a trio of `72 Psycho HI numbers in the mail to Southeastern Michigan.  Among the cards were Jim Kaat, one of my favorite southpaws from the era.  Thanks for the hits and the surprise Ed - they are great!!!

    Its great to return home to offerings from the group, it makes the homecoming that much sweeter.  BE WELL!!!

REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK

"Live long and prosper" - Spock
 *    Mark S. Talbot            
 *    34030 Chatsworth Drive    
 *    Sterling Heights, MI.      48312-4604   *
 *    talbot1@comcast.net        ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: You guys/gals are very generous! Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:06:56 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" I received a pile of suprise envelopes and, for the first time, there were no bills, only cardboard! I want to thank: Bob Neill who sends me 6 nice hits to the 68 set. Thanks very much Bob! Lynn Miller sends me 18 hits spanning the 61, 66 and 67 sets. Thank you Your kindness cannot be measured. Thank you obc, my friends! Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:23:03 EDT Subject: Thanks to Brian To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Brian Dwyer proves Ken M's point about surprises as soon as I finished reading his ramble. Brian sends the last card I need for the 1965 Topps Embossed set -- a Koufax!!! He also includes the McCovey 1970 Super, bringing that set down to just 2 remaining. Thanks Brian and thanks to OBC, ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:00:22 EDT Subject: Great package from Lynn! To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com A stuffed puffy arrived this afternoon with the ever familiar return address in the upper left hand corner. I opened it up to find some great cards inside. Talk about making someone's day--19 of the 24 scratchoff cards for my 1970/1971 Topps Scratchoffs set, started by Lynn himself back in March. Aaron, Aparicio, Killebrew, Marichal, Perez, Powell, Seaver--all there. Between some of the scratchoff panels were 8 hits to my 1961 Topps set. Included was an NL Wins Leader card w/ Spahn and a Richie Ashburn. Thanks so much, Lynn, for the great cards!! ================= To: Subject: my hat! Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:47:25 -0400 From: "Sean McGowan" Jim Hatch dropped off my OBC hat today!!! I joined the group just after the first batch of hats were minted, and I always felt as though I missed out... now I feel complete! Thanks Jim! Thanks Ken, Steve, and Lynn too! ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: to Larry G. Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 17:47:05 -0500 From: "tim newcomb" Today a big thanks to Larry Gersbach who sends a puffy bulging with nice 1965 Topps, including several high numbers. Thanks Larry-- We enjoyed meeting you too! ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:30:54 EDT Subject: New set = new arrivals! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Jrhatchjr@aol.com Not even a week has passed since I've posted a new set on my wantlist and I already have two contributions to report!! Yesterday, I ran an errand during my lunch hour which involved going to Sean McGowan's place. As soon as I get there, Sean handed me a pile of cardboard, including a 1968 Wes Parker and 32 1974 Topps hits! Included in this stack are many stars of the day: Oliver, Tenace, Lopes and Gorman Thomas, not to mention a World Series card. Thanks a bunch Sean! If you ever need an errand boy, just let me know :-) Today, an envelope arrives in the mail courtesy of Ed Schott with nine more hits to the 1974 Topps list! My favorite is the Toy Cannon himself, presumably looking at a stovepipe pop-up (card #43). Thanks to Ed, who is becoming a member of the frequent sender club! Happy Collecting! ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 19:24:41 EDT Subject: Thanks for this week to: To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Jerry Coker for a '64 Pete Richert Brian Dwyer for a surpise package filled with a '51 Bowman, a '54 Bowman Ashburn, and two '61 Fleers, including George Sisler Rob Gioia for a hi # '63 and a '69 Jim "Kitty" Kaat. Great week guys. Thank you. BTW: Don't forget that list of availables I sent out earlier in the week. I haven't had time to make any moves with it yet, but I did get quite a few requests. Be alert over the next week or so. ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 23:36:34 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC = Odd Ball Cards From: "mikesportsfan" A couple of packages in on Tuesday nite with some great stuff. Al Cummings with 3 1950 Boeman Bb #87 160 Mickey Harris and 192. This gets me down to 110 in the set. Close to the intereim goal of 100. Thanks Al. Brian Lindholme sends a truly eclectic OBC pacakge. A 1951 Topps FB scratch off card #42 that might actually be an upgrade for me. A neat little FB pamphlet with no cover, so I am not sure exactly what it is from. Time frame, mid-70s. Greta reading. 2 1940 Playballs that except for ver small puchholes in the bottom corners and the initials LK penned ont he back might be the nicest 2 I have in the set. I know that sounds strange, punchholes and writing, yet they look great from the front. A couple of 1936 Goudey Wide Pens (R-314) of Finney & Hemsley and a 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen (R-313) of Newsom which caused me to mark down all 17 R-311 - R-314 I now have. Brain sent 1 card he identified as an E-96 McIntyre. I believe it is an E-95 #17. Brian points out I only need 3 more of my beloved Tigers, Willette, Sam "Wahoo" Crawford and some guy nicknamed the Georgia Peach, Ty Cobb. What a package. Thanks Al & Brian. Made for a smile in a very tough week at the Mike Rich ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:14:58 EDT Subject: ED HITS THE 71s To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Thanx go out to Ed Schott for the 9 hits to my 1971 topps set.....Much needed, and i hope to be able to return the favor...... ================= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:44:48 EDT Subject: triple thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Thanks to Rob Gioia for a 5-pack of 1955 Bowmans! Thanks to Ron Perry for a 5-pack of 1960 Topps! Thanks to Joshua Levine for 3 great T205s! Great Cards, Thanks Everyone, ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:58:07 -0400 Subject: thurs mail From: richard a kimball hello all thanks to ROBERT NEILL who sends 2 54 bowman hits and 2 62 topps hits.thanks ROBERT GIOIA who sends waiver upgrades from 55 bowman to my mailbox.thanks JOHN STORMAN who sends his part of a trade wittch in cludes 80+ 6 topps,71 mays and 56 fox and ashburn. GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks Rob Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:35:31 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" A thank you to Rob Gioia for a couple 60 and 67 hits. Appreciate very much, MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: Subject: San Francisco meeting Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:13:56 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- I just got back from a week in one of my favorite towns - San Fran. This time it was even better as I got to hook up with Geordie, Ed , and Trips at Lefty O'Douls! What a great OBC atmosphere that place has - plenty of old pics, baseball on the tube, beer, food... After sitting down, we found out that politics was not the way to go, so we talked about Ed's new baby, David Kolenda's basement (Trips reported on that!), the screwing of the West Coast when it comes to Nationals, and retirement. There were also cards to be has, as Geordie presented me with a jaw-dropping Andy Koufax Rookie card!! Andy must be Sandy's brother, or maybe the S was clipped along the way - but what a gem! Ed popped my list with a TV Scooter Rizzuto and a very sweet Fleer Ted Williams on his way to Naval training among others! Trips wore a tie for the event, so I knew it was a special time going in. Thanks guys, for the cards and the comraderie! Off to tackle the mail pile and emails... Take Care, Geno ================= To: Subject: to Larry G. Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:19:53 -0500 From: "tim newcomb" Today a big thanks to Larry Gersbach who sends a puffy bulging with nice 1965 Topps, including several high numbers. Thanks Larry-- We enjoyed meeting you too! ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:47:59 -0700 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Triple Thanks From: Erik & Leticia Greenwood Thanks go out to: Rob Gioia for breaking the 20 card barrier on my 75 set. Thank you Rob! Yuk Chow for a plethora of 50's hits 3 57's and a 53 and 52 Topps. Thank you Yuk! Lynn Miller, for whom congratulations are in order, for a ten pack of 61 Topps. Thank you Lynn and congratulations are your new blessing! ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:43:03 EDT Subject: Friday thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thanks to two OBCers for wonderful cards this afternoon. Ken Morganti sends along the 71 Pete Rose off of his list of cards for sale. Can't beat the price--FREE! Thanks to all who passed this one up at the National. Also in the pile were 6 of the last 15 cards for my 1978 Topps set, highlighted by an Eddie Murray RC. Continuing with the theme of sending along some of the final cards in a set, Ken threw in 2 of the 4 I need to finish my 85 Topps set. Thanks for all the great cards, Ken!! Bob Neill sent a wonderful suprise puffy stuffed with hits to the 1968 Topps list. 23 in total including some rookie star cards, Fregosi, and Milt Pappas. Thanks for the suprise, Bob! Thanks, OBC! ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:37:16 EDT Subject: hoo do why oh? dwy erof coarse To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com BRIAN DWYER sends a big surprise package which included a 63 hi # checklist, an upgrade to my 65 embossed set (bobby allison, who i saw charge the mound with a bat in his hand), aaron and carew 70 all stars, and tops it off with 4 hits to my 2002 internet only set, including sox killer (who isn't this year?) and willie' s cousin, joe mays. tnx brian! gary mandell ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:55:19 EDT Subject: Overdue To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, jgreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hi gang, As some of you may or may not have read, I've been spending my typing efforts on other subjects I was going to put out a National report, but a lot of it has already been written. However, one thing no one else has typed up anything about is the stuff I brought home with me from Chicago. (Unless I inadvertantly took home something that didn't belong to me?) Anyway, since a lot of the cardboard came from various directions (and I'm suffering from memory loss), I have just a few specific thanks to dole out. If I miss anyone, my sincere apologies. Kent Goto handed me an envelope with some 63's for my set, then lightened up his dupes box considerably by starting me on about five basketball sets at the swap. THANKS KENT!! (for the 63's at least. I'm still deciding on whether or not I should thank you for adding all the hoop sets to my list ) Al "Queda" Cummings terrorizes my 63 list as well and adds a couple shiny cards from the back page to cut down a set I've been working on for about 8 y ears to just 2 cards. THANKS ST. AL!! David Kolenda - for providing a place to stay for the week, a couple good meals (including the one where he flew in a special chef from Nevada for the occasion) and allowing me unrestricted access to the card room. Not only did I get to go through the boxes of stuff he had lying around, but I got to take home a few things as souvenirs. Although it seems rather inadequate, I can only say THANKS DAVID!! Joe C., Yaz, St. Al, Sal, Trips, Gersh, Joel, Kent, Chef Topgolf, Jim, EEK, David K., Gary, Tim, Ron, Steve, Jeff, Doug, George V., Mike W., and Mac - whew! I hope I got everyone. Thanks for the pleasure of your company during the week. It's the people that make the trip fun and well worth the 14+ hour drive to Chicago. The cards and stuff are just gravy. THANKS for being there to share yourselves... and let's do it again real soon. THANKS!! Also gracing the mailbox the other day was an envelope from Yuk Chow. He sent five more 63's, most of which were still good hits to the list. THANKS Several Dealer Scum packages hit the mail the other day as well as a couple puffies I put together. I'm in the process of getting a couple more out right now, so I'll have to cut this ...short? TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:37:00 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Friday thanks From: "rayluurs" ROB GIOLIA send my way two tv Bowman and indirectly STEVE RITTENBERG finished my 59 set when he emailed out the Mike Wheat Card flyer. He sent a link to his other cards for sale and I was able to purchase the hard to get Norm Cash. Thanks go out to both Rob and Steve ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Joe Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:47:01 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to JOE ISAAC for 15 cool hits to 1972 Topps. Much appreciated !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:51:41 EDT Subject: The Corps Thanks Big Mac! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: MatShirley@aol.com Hello OBC! Thanks out today to Mac Wubben who no sooner than I think I pull almost even with puts me in debt yet again. Mac sends along four 59's comprised of two low numbers AND two high numbers. Way cool package Mac! Many thanks. I'm down to only 61 cards to go on 59, too bad they are all stars and high numbers. Ya'll have a great weekend. I don't have to work! God Bless America! Semper Fi, ================= To: Subject: Yazzified Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:18:05 -0500 From: "tim newcomb" Thanks today to Greg Conway for a great puffy of 1965 Topps and 2 1958s. Cool cards, Greg! ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:24:10 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Miller mounts anotehr attack From: "mikesportsfan" Lynn Miller had warned me that he was going to send me a package I think for E-mailing him a note. Lynn's package aas almost all of us know personally, NEVER disappoint. Maybe the excitement of the impending baby (now delivered) caused him to be even more generous than usual. A 1951 Topps Blue back, he says came from Andy Cook and 6 American League Red Man cards. 1953 #21 & 26; 194 #2 & 10 & 1955 #20 & 25. All had no tab, but aside from that were in great shape. My Red Man run the gamut from EX+ with Tab to Tipton Mint and lucky there is a card, do not worry about the tab. Thanks Lynn for the great hits. The 1953 hits get me down to 6 AL & 5 NL. Making great progress. ================= Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 20:18:04 -0500 To: Subject: Overdue thanks From: "Don Metz" After a hectic summer, thanks are due to: Larry Gersbach - a bunch of '74s and a super high number for the '62 set. Geno - sends a single card plearsure, a '74 Yaz! Actually Geno never sendsa single card pleasure and my APBA set is almost complete. Don Metz ================= Subject: recent thanks Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:43:31 -0400 To: "OBC Thanks" From: Matthew Glidden Overdue thanks to: Gary Mandell for a variety pack of hits last month Lynn Miller shoots a trio of 50s hits from across the sea. The new OBC hat is also safely resting above my bed, which probably counts as a fourth item from Lynn, so thanks again! OBC: Because every card is "one of one" ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:05:13 -0400 Subject: BIG thanks! From: Bob Saxton to Jerry Coker for two big puffies off the waiver wire containing 37 66Topps, 2 67Topps, 2 69 Topps, 62 70Topps and 14 71Topps. Much thanks, GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 09:16:15 EDT Subject: TWIBs To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: kwg0@aol.com Hi! All, This week in baseball cards thanks go out to: Dan Austin - belated thanks on the wrapper in my old age I forgot what year it was 56? did not mark it down. George Vrechek - variety pack of 52T- #115;53T- #33,39, and 86;56T- #39,102,104, and 171;and 58T- #28,39,81 and 267 Larry Gersbach - 53T- #26,43,89,157,185, and 202 and 54T- #38 and 51. Thanks guys, Kent ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: two bagger Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 14:02:25 +0000 From: "jeff sinclair" ROB GIOLA sends a variety pack with a 60 fairly rookie, an unmarked woodie checklist, 2 63's, a 75, and 8 76's. BRAD CHAMBERS,(good to see you back in action) chips in 2 doubles, 70 and 74, and a single 77 concepcion all star. thanks guys! MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 10:36:06 -0400 Subject: hunt auction thanks From: richard a kimball hello group special thanks go out to obc member HOWARD MORGAN who is the first member to who i have met from the group.we met up at the HUNT AUCTION in exton pa,me of course getting there 2 1/2 hrs before the auction to check this one out and i needed almost all of the time to do so. this part is for anyone who plans on meeting any member who you have no idea what looks like,what type of car they drive,what if any card supplies/checklist carrying devise they carry,color and type of ball cap and the such. GET THE INFORMATION FIRST-IT WILL TAKE A WHOLE LOT LESS TIME TO TRACK DOWN OR IN MY CASE FIGURE OUT WHO IT IS YOUR LOOKING FOR. lucky for me one of the only seats left was in front of me and he was wearing an initial belt(HRM)that pretty much gave me the first hint and of course he noticed that i was looking over at him with that i think he must be the guy im looking to meet up with,i did go over and ask,BINGO.also met a very nice colletor frind and his wife at the same howard is one of those guys that you just feel very comfortable talking with,and not just obc but family,work,ethics,great buys and hes had some,and tells a great joke(ask him to tell you the one about the skydiver when you see him).we had a light dinner and conversation then back into the auction for some other buys.he appoligized about being hurried and not bring any hits from my list but that wasnt nessasary but he pulled a nice 55 bowman mays out of a lot and handed it over to the cause witch bring that set down to 3(shameless plug bauer-banks-malzone).we soon parted ways with a strong handshake and promises of future get togethers.while driving my way back to denver pa and thinking of all those auction prices and howards words i couldnt help but think,WHAT IF STEVE RITTENBURG HAD MADE THE AUCTION,maybe next time. thanks for a great evening howard and keep the faith(obc). richard kimball GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= To: Subject: Multiple Inbounds! Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 09:01:26 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- While I was gone for a week, I literally got smashed with inbounds: Isaac: Joe sends along a sweet '59 AS Roy Sievers! Roy was a personal favorite of Richard Nixon back in the day, and also had the record of six games in a row with a dinger until passed by Mattingly. Thanks, Joe! Martens: Kevin comes up large with a super hit to my priority 1953 list with NY Giant Hoyt Wilhelm! The whole '53 set is really sharp, but this is one of the cards where the colors are just perfect - really a beautiful looking card that I had been looking at for awhile. Thanks again, Kevin! Cook: Andy continues to hit my list, this time with a very sweet '51 Red Back of ALlie Reynolds! Reynolds, a Creek Indian, was the first AL pitcher to throw two no-hitters in the same season. Thanks for the awesome hit, Miller: What can you say about Lynn, except that he has smashed my list again - this time with a T206 Konetchy, a '51 Bowman, and a bunch of Topps from 55-59! Konetchy was one of the few players to actually hit a ball totally out of Robinson Field in St. Louis, quite a feat in the dead ball era. Thanks once again, Lynn! Coker: Jerry hits me with a 1970 Bill Melton and Braves team card! Ah, those were the days when the Cubs were actually better than the Braves...thanks for the pair, Jerry! Gersh: Larry does some damage with a pair of TVs and a '59 Wes Covington AS! One of the TVs was umpire Hank Soar, so I guess he can keep tabs on all these inbounds I got and keep them playing by the rules...thanks for the great cards, Gersh! I promise to get at least that many envelopes out this afternoon... Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:30:27 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Mr. Dwyer From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Brian Dwyer for a 55` Jack LeRoy Shepard, a 62` Hi# Willie Kirkland, and a 63` Mike Fornieles. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:52:22 EDT Subject: weekend thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Thanks to KEN MORGANTI for a dealerscum T205 minor leaguer of Jimmy Frick that he packed with two psycho high numbers! Thanks to JOE ISAAC for a hit to my very short 75 mini list! Thanks to JOHN STORMAN for a great pair of 1955 Bowmans! Thanks to TIM NEWCOMB for swapping me a tremendous prewar package including 2 T207s, 2 T212s, T210-5, C46, Diamond Star Luke Appling and a 33 Goudey! Thanks everyone, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: triple thanks Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:08:46 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Several guys I need to thank for their generosity: A package from Grant Rainsley crossed the border with 3 hits for the 60 and 61 sets. I appreciate the cards, Grant. Thank you. Yaz Conway sends a suprise package of 6 hits spanning the 60, 66 and 67 sets, most notably a 60 Master and Mentor, my first Mays obc-style card. Thank you very much Greg! I met my first OBC'er yesterday - Bill Malson and I went to the M's-Indians game and saw an Indian rookie team of Josh Bard, Greg LaRocca, cereal man Coco Crisp and game board man Milton Bradley beat the M's with a HR in the 9th. Bill handed me a nice lot of 60 and 62's that will sit very nice with the other obc hits. Thanks a bunch Bill and look forward to our next get Thank you OBC! Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:18:47 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Scum Dealer thanks and others:-) From: "rayluurs" Funny how two words are said and ond the same person name keeps coming up. KEN MORGANTI checks in with witha 73 Jim York and an unmentionable high number Pete Rose and embarassinging sandwiched between them was the Dealer Scum card 59 Mickey Mantle All Star Card. Being the type on nice person I am I will be forced to keep it and because that set in now completed by ebay purchases I am going to keep it out of binder till last so you will be credited for officially ending the set. Cheating probably but it my set Thanks Ken for the help. BRAD CHAMBERS helps out most of my other sets with a 61 high number, a 63 Vetran Master and 3 71's upgrades to list Thanks to you also Brad for the nice contribution ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:23:28 -0400 (EDT) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com, obc-ramblings@yahoogroups.com Subject: incoming thanks and more AVAILABLES From: Jerry Coker Incoming thanks this week and some more availables below. Some of the availables were cards unclaimed from my previous waiver wire: Thanks to: John Storman - for (17) 57's and (2) 66's! Thank you John!! Al Crotte - for - (2) higher # 70's, (4) 75's, (2) 79's, (20) 80's, and a bunch of _UV_ 82-83 Topps! Thank you Al!! 1954 Topps: 18 54 111 116 1958 Topps: 385 469 1961 Topps: 5 13 31 39 54 55 60 69 72 73 74 82 195 508 1963 Topps: 11 13 19 21 23 24 26 29 31 35 38 41 48 51 55 60 61 62 64 67 68 70 91 100 104 108 109 116 122 134 140 147 149 156 157 160 162 166 168 170 171 175 177 182 187 192 207 268 280 298 1967 Topps: 81 1969 Topps: 14 19 44 45 1970 Topps: 4 15 28 32 35 41 49 73 76 77 78 79 84 86 94 98 106 116 117 122 123 131 132 143 155 161 162 165 173 187 233 259 266 267 269 276 283 284 287 291 293 294 295 298 302 316 319 327 337 345 351 356 385 431 1971 Topps: 6 13 24 28 32 33 42 48 86 89 101 111 121 130 200 376 466 1972 Topps: 7 27 31 63 83 126 151 193 205 1973 Topps: 6 13 14 18 21 37 52 74 76 83 88 111 112 118 128 141 154 155 157 163 173 182 186 189 214 229 281 386 452 1974 Topps: Starter Set 1975 Topps: 122 154 367 394 432 606 629 635 643 1976 Topps: 84 1977 Topps: 3 8 13 14 17 19 88 93 108 153 179 200 266 384 430 471 507 529 535 542 552 555 576 585 594 597 599 605 612 613 617 625 628 646 649 1978 Topps: 33 228 249 252 329 346 443 484 485 553 621 624 628 636 643 1979 Topps: 7 17 23 37 59 80 89 125 130 133 167 177 234 241 247 253 254 268 269 303 336 357 361 378 386 402 405 406 408 437 439 467 468 479 484 486 516 522 533 588 671 677 690 1980 Topps: 43 102 114 166 187 193 197 198 199 213 277 434 486 489 491 507 565 566 592 594 602 620 653 660 680 683 706 722 Jerry Coker Campus Information Technology Partnerships The University of Georgia ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:42:51 EDT Subject: Thanks to many friends! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: tply@aol.com My sincere thanks out to Geordie Calvert, Geno Wagner, Mike Wierzbicki, Brian Dwyer, and Larry Gersbach!!!!! Geordie, Geno and Mike met me at Lefty O'Douls (Ramblings from them have already described the great meeting). Geordie surprised me with a great 1957 Sandy Koufax!!!!! THANKS Geordie for the great hit to my list!!!!!!! Mike surprised me with a Bobby Murcer Booklet, a 1959 Willie Mays Reprint, and three 1956 Topps!!!!!! THANKS Mike for the grand old cardboard!!!!!! Geno surprised me with two high number 1966 Topps!!!!! THANKS Geno for the great Brian surprised me with three wonderful 1961 Fleer cards!!!!!! THANKS Brian for the great cards!!!!!!! Larry surprised me with two 1959 Topps (including Duke Snider), two 1960 Topps, and five 1962 Topps (including Gil Hodges, Roy Face and Hoyt Wilhelm)!!!!! WOW, THANKS Larry for the great hits to my "GOTTA HAV'EM" Another Baseball Quote: "Sure I believe Sandy Koufax has arthritis. But it doesn't hurt him form the first to the ninth inning. I know that." -------Roberto Clemente Tripleplay (Rick) ================= Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:45:27 EDT Subject: Innards To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: topgolf@aol.com A big thanks to Larry Gershbach who send along a super foursome from 59 to whittle the list down to 30. Thanks Gersh for the great cards! Rest well, ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Subject: Saturday Picker-Upper Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:49:11 -0700 From: "Dave Fallen" A package from KEN MORGANTI brightened the atmosphere in South Sound here today. Included in the package were four hits to my 1961 Post set. Ken also sent a '62 variation card (#176 Yost -batting). I still owe Grant something forgetting me started on collecting these variations. I'm not sure Grant really wants to collect on that, but I digress . . . Ken also sends 2 DSPs: a 1969 Reggie rookie, and a most beautiful McIntireT206. All in all, quite a haul (didn't know I was a poet, did you?). Thanks Ken!!! -Dave Fallen ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: The last few packages... Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:11:37 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" Well, the days in Atlanta are short. The big move is on tuesday (I probably should be packing now). A few packages have made the days a bit more fun. Larry Gersbach sends along a 53T and 3 68 Topps game cards including Yaz. Thanks Larry! Rob Gioia sends along a sharp 66 of Tommy John. Thanks Rob! Joe Isaac ships 2 73 Blue Checklists, a 68 game card and 11 78's for the second set. Thanks Joe! Thanks guys! MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:34:51 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Catching up on THANKS! From: Originaleek@webtv.net Whew, finally a Sunday morning at home. I've got a mug of coffee in hand and I'm surrounded by envelopes, cards and Post-its as I attempt to extend my appreciation to the many OBCers who have given or sent me cards this month. Since I am so far behind, it will require more then one post. The National: Epilogue I would like to thank all the OBCers I met at the National for warm greetings and accepting attitude toward this first year rookie. As many have said already, I felt I have known each of you for years. Thanks to TRADER DOUG for wearing his OBC hat my first day of the show. Thanks to ST. AL and SAL for touring Chicago with me while maintaining their sense of humor. Thanks to DAVID & DENISE KOLENDA for opening their house to us all. Lots of behind the scenes work in hosting untold numbers of adult kids. Thanks to MIKE HAIR for sharing his backyard culinary skills. Thanks to KEN MORGANTI for his free-bay auction. Thanks to WADE & GREG CONWAY for providing some great visual memories. My mug is empty.... We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 09:25:23 EDT Subject: OBC thanks, a trivia, and a minor ramble To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com The trivia question? What 2002 player hit a walk-off home run in his first big-league game? That would be Tribe catcher Josh Bard, in Friday night's game, which was the site of a small OBC event (just Joe Isaac and me) at Jacob's field. A follow-up trivia question - Who was the last major leaguer to accomplish the feat? Ah, that would be the never-to-be forgotten Billy Parker, who did in in 1971 for the Angels. Unfortunately, Mr. Parker only hit one more homer in his career. The thanks? Out to Joe, who provided a nice pile of 60s and 70s Tribe cards. And the highlight of the evening? Probably sitting behind Don Mossi - or at least that's who Joe claimed it was. Fortunately, I am fairly tall, so I could see over the ears. I think his friend was Ray Narleski, although I am not sure of that. Hope to do it again someday, and maybe some more OBC members can join us. Bill Malson ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 09:25:49 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: More Thanks! From: Originaleek@webtv.net OK, here is my attempt to match the OBCer with the cardboard I've At the National: KENT GOTO extends one hand in an introductory greeting, & hands me an envelope with the other. A Tiger Trio consisting of a 55 Bowman & a 56 & Much appreciated Kent! ST. AL at some point sneaks in an envelope with a 49 & 50 Bowman. Al you are Saint! JOE CURELLO provided the new oldest card in my collection with my first T207. He follows up later with a 50 Bowman. I was/am truly overwhelmed. Thanks Joe. TIM NEWCOMB provides a 39 Goudey Premium of Rudy York. Too cool! MIKE WIERZBICKI gave me a very neat book by Troy Soos, "Hunting a Detroit Tiger". Troy wrote several mysteries with a baseball theme. I recommend them highly. Thanks Mike for introducing me to Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries. Thanks to GEORGE VRECHEK for providing us with the HOF posters, it was very thoughtful and generous. Thanks to all who shared their dupes boxes with me, I got several needed cards from I'm not sure who? My apologies to the folks I did not thank who gave me cardboard. I promise I will do better at next years National. (Beware Al, I've devised a "system" for remembering who gave me what.) We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 09:27:47 EDT Subject: More from '74! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Jrhatchjr@aol.com Latest kudos for the new set pounding goes out to Larry Gersbach, who sends along 39 hits! Cool stars of the day are included here like Boomer, El Tiante, Boog and Catfish! Thanks a bunch for the great bunch of cards Gersh! Happy Collecting! ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: A BIG Weekend for cards! Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:25:55 +0100 From: "Glenn Codere" Two packages graced my doorstep this weekend. A pair of small unassuming envelopes, neither of which, on the face of it looked any different from many others I've received from OBCers in the past. Contained within, however, were small pieces of cardboard which were to have a huge impact on my collection. First up was an envelope from my compatriot in OBC's International Division, Mr Lynn Miller. Lynn sends a wonderful birthday card (#42 comes up in 1 week!), which had 7 baseball cards tucked into it - 4 semihi#s from the birthyear set (1960), a 1975 Johnny Bench, and........2 1974's - Brooks Robinson and Dave Winfield - which FINISH OFF THAT SET!! WOO-HOO!!!! So anyway, I'm feeling pretty good about things at this moment, and in this great frame of mind move to open the second envelope, which is from Ken Morganti. the envelope it self is decorated with a wonderful stamp depicting my all-time favorite building, Tiger Stadium. Inside the envelope in a clear holder were three cards. On top was a '63 Rookies card featuring Gaylord Perry and underneath was a '63 of Tiger catcher Mike Roarke. I popped the cards out to find out what was sandwiched in between.......a '68 Ryan/Koosman.......a real one.........in my hand.........Maureen said 'Why have you gone so quiet?'. This was the first time that I had had one of these in my possession since 1973, when the majority of my collection was left in the States at the time we came over to Scotland to live. This card is in fact part of a deal that I have with Ken's doppelganger, a certain Mr.D.Scum. We had worked out a deal whereby he would hold on to the card for me until I got back from vacation in October, then we'd square things away. Little did I realise that Mr Scum's lay-a-way plan involved actually taking possession of the goods prior to payment being made! In all seriousness, thanks Ken! The card looks great, and you can rest assured that it has come to a loving home. Who knows? One of these days, I might even get Jerry Koosman to sign it! Both Lynn and Ken have made this a memorable weekend here in Glasgow, and a huge thank you goes out to both of you! Cheers for now!! Glasgow, Scotland ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:52:32 EDT Subject: Thank you To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com To Kevin Martens for two medium hi '63s and a hi # 65 To Lynn Miller for a wonderful package containing a '54 Bowman common, a '70 McCovey RBI League Leader card, a '70 Nolan Ryan playoff card, a '70 Reggie Jackson All-star, and a hi # '71. Also thanks to Lynn for the nice note about ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 20:03:34 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Hatched, Collected, Purchased and Cooked From: "mikesportsfan" A grand slam of packages arrived to cheer me up yesterday. I had hoped to go to Cleveland for teh weekend to meet Joe Isaac adn Bill Malson for the Indinas gamel, but work prevented it and I stayed in Detroit. 4 packages arrived Saturday. 1. Jim Hatch sends cards from 2 sets, I often misidentify. 1943 (not the 1949) MP & Co. Reiser and 1969 (not 1972) Milton Bradley Bench and Mays. The Reiser gets me down to 10 and 2 HOFers. Thanks 2. Ken "Card Collecor" Morganti dealer scums a 1953 Topps Billy Martin, bringing me to within 30 of completing the set. 3. An Ebay purchase that I wrote the check July 10, finally showed up on August 24. 10 of the 17 1961-62 York Hockey I need, including 4. Andy Cook served up the last, but best package, that included a 1933 Ice King, my second, since Andy sent me 1 last year. A 1973-74 Nabisco Sugar Daddy Pro Faces of Dennis Hull. Surprisingly, this is a type card for me. I have the complete 1974-75 set and a couple of the 1976-7 cards. Some cards that sent me scrambling to the big annual guide to identify and are mainly type cards for me. A 1963 Pepsi-Cola Tulsa Oiler #9. I am not sure I have even seen 1 of these before. A 1910-11 Sporting Life (M101-4) #50 Doolan, but blank backed. Andy knows prewar infinately better than I, but was not sure if this is a Type 4 or 5. Being the expert I am, since this is the only 1 I own, near as I can tell it MUST be a type 4. Although, neither type is blank backed. Anyone have any suggestions or comments? A 1910-11 Sporting News (M116) #220 Richie (my second in this OBC set. Carlos Alcazar provided the first). Brian Dwyer is asking what set to build as all OBC and is settling on 1964 Topps. I choose this 1, so feel free to hit the list. LOL! Another hit to 1961 Bell Brand (again my 2nd in the set, both from OBC). 7 1953 Johnston Cookies. Finally 3 more 1954 Red Man American Leaguers. After Lynn Millers 2 earlier this week, it means I got 20% of the American League cards (not counting variations) in 2 surprise OBC packages in the same week. I only had 5 before this week, so I am now at 40%. Thanks Andy to another unbelieveable package. These are the types of oddball cards I love. I have been in OBC for just over 2 years now, and this ranks up there as possibly the best OBC day of packages I have had. Thanks everyone. Mike Rich ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Yaz Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 17:14:25 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to Yaz for 6 nice '72 Topps hits !! Much appreciated !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 21:49:42 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Another OBC Gathering From: Originaleek@webtv.net Well it was just two of us but as they say where ever 2 or more are During my trip to Minnesota last week, Ray Luurs responded to my e-mail and called to set up a time and place to meet. He said he would call Monday evening when he got to Rochester. Well in deed he did call giving me destructions to where he was. He obviously wasn't paying real close attention to the ramblings from the National. Then again, how was I to know that the two stores he gave me as landmarks are located together in three locations around Rochester. I went to the location nearest me and drove around the lot several times before coming to the conclusion: Ray ain't here! Without Al, my reverse dispatcher, I had to call Ray myself and finally figured out he was clear across town. The drive was well worth the trip, since Ray and I got along famously over some grub at Applebee's. We chatted about cards, kids, cats, cars, canines, coaching, chaos and more kids and cards. I think I drank about 7 or 8 cups of coffee so I was fine, but Ray had an hour or s drive ahead of him so we went back to his car (I only missed one turn, where is Sal when you need him). He showed me a couple binders with his collection of Bowman baseball and football cards. They were all there, the Mick, Stan the Man, Campy, Joltin' Joe, and I think even the Splendid Splinter! Since we don't have a football team here in Detroit, I'm not much of a football guy, but I recognized quite a few Wait a second, just in from my son Dustin, he says we Do have a football team. I asked him if it was professional? "Not usually" was his OK, back to Minnesota and Ray. Before he leaves he hands me a 54 Bowman, Ned Garver. Great card Ray, and better conversation. Thanks for the opportunity to meet another OBCer. I admire your courage and We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:38:09 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: More cardboard, more Thanks! From: Originaleek@webtv.net I get home from Minnesota and the wife says "some baseball cards came for you". Of course I drop the suitcase in the middle of the floor and check the mail. Sure enough, envelopes from YUK CHOW & RANDY GRIFFIN. YUK sends a 64 Maxwell, who looks weird in the Sox hat. He also sends a 70 Topps Super of con-man Denny McLain. Great stuff Yuk, Tigers from Paw Paw to Sing-Sing. RANDY sends two Bowman TV's, Al Aber and the ol' Yankee Killer, Frank Lary (rc). Randy also includes an orange plastic coin of Harvey Kuenn. Hey Randy, I give up, what is it? What ever it is, it is my first one. Thanks a bunch We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 23:22:08 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: To date, I'm up to date! From: Originaleek@webtv.net I can't say he didn't warn me, twice in fact. First he mentions in an e-mail how he loves birthdays, then a more recent e-mail warns me to watch the mail. Well Saturday "it" came. "It" being the birthday card(s) I have been hearing about from others since I joined OBC. In case there is still someone out there in OBCland that has not figured out who I am referencing, it is none other then the Navy Natal guy, LYNN MILLER. Wowzzers, what a b-day surprise. First is a great card expressing Birthday wishes and inside are a half dozen pieces of cardboard that finish off my Tigers sets from 69, 70, & 71. Hero status x 3. No ordinary cards are these! Hi #'s including a 70 Kaline and Lolich. He Topps it off with a 57 Maxwell. Good thing we don't keep score in OBC or I'd be in Debtors Court tomorrow. Thank you so much Lynn. I hope to meet you one day and express my gratitude face to face. Right now I've got typers tension and need to call it an evening. Sleep well all. We keep what we give away! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks... Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:53:06 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" Thanks to 2 of the 3 remaining Atlanta OBC'ers...James Moleta and Brock The meeting at the venture mall was as enjoyable as all the others. Brock handed over a stack of 52's including a high number and a Billy Martin RC among other great things. James handed over a bunch of 54 Bowmans, some t205's and a couple other misc Thanks for the cards and the company! Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 07:58:09 EDT Subject: Thanks to Mac and James To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com At a pleasant get together to say goodbye to Mac, I was handed 1964 Topps of Robinson and Stargell, a 1966 Topps Kaline and the last 1970 Topps poster I needed- Johnny Bench. We will miss Mac in Atlanta. Thanks to James Moleta for 1934 Goudeys of Stripp and Hogan, a 1948 Leaf Hermanski, and a 1954 Bowman Gus Bell. Take care, ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:05:40 +0800 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Bombed! From: Lynn Miller By none other than the "Dealer Scum" himself. Arranging the OBC hat deal was great for the group. Hope most of you agree you got a great hat at a super bargain. But it did cost me a little out-of-pocket over the initial amount Ken sent me. He wanted to send me the difference from the fund. I countered with, "why don't you just try to find me something at the National with it?" He said OK and at the same time said he had a UV set for me that I needed and would send them together to a friend of mine who was visiting the States and would be returning here. That friend handed over the package to me today. There ain't no way that what I spent out of pocket amounted to anywhere near what arrived. Two hi 67's (they've been tough to come by), 2 high 61's, Brooks and Rajah AS's (super tough as well), and a 55 Gil Hodges (Yogi where are you?)!!! Talk about hits galore!!!! Ken, your generosity and kindness are unparalled. Thanks for saving these from the "Free-Bay" auction. I also want to take a moment and thank Ken for his timely dissertation (anytime he writes something you feel like your in a college campus classroom taking copius notes) on OBC. We have a lot of new members and they needed to hear from a respected old-timer what this is all about. And as a gentle reminder to any of those who may have lost the focus for the moment. I think most of you know I feel the same way as Ken does and I'm sure most agree as well. For the benefit of the new ones (sorry if this is redundant to the older ones), my time in OBC has been one of the most pleasant experiences in my life and God willing, will continue for many more years. It's what's behind the cards that counts. I came in needing 3,000+ to complete my 52-79 run of Topps regular cards and you all know where it's at now, 100 or so! True not all from OBC, but about 75% or greater I would guess (I haven't kept score either) is from OBC. And some memorable ones, my first big card was shortly after I joined from my mentor, Jim Beauchemin, a very tipton 56 Mantle. Still one of the most revered cards in my collection simply because it had personal meaning to Jim and that has been conveyed to me. Same for the 54 Snider I got from Dave Skoglund that I still have the letter that came with it tucked behind the card in the binder page, where Dave describes how he obtained this Tipton beauty when he first started collecting and it had been with him ever since and that he was proud that it could find a good home with me. And the time Ken sent me a package of 60 or so cards that were all HOFers from the 50's and 60's that filled a whole lot of big holes. And there have been so many others just like this. I'm not so modest as to think that my own contributions have not been significant. But like Ken, I do it for the sheer joy I know it brings to the many really good friends I've made in this group (and have actually met zero). I owe so much to this group because of those friendships and the support you gave me in a very trying time in my life. And others have gone through the same sort of personal crises in one form or another. Not something you can measure with a price guide. And I will continue to do this even after my wantlists are complete because I want to. Steve said he's mailing me the 52T Mantle SCP so that my Stanley wouldn't wail anymore, and that will really make my list achievable much quicker than I had ever thought possible :>) We all have our own levels of OBC participation and no one can or should expect to try and "match" others. As Ken said, do your best and be as conscientious as you can possibly be. But I think that if you are in this soley for "even-up" trades, you're in the wrong place. Don't get me wrong, trades are fun and can be the only way to get tough cards. But that shouldn't be the only participation you have. I think I've even done one or two maybe, can't remember specifically, the gray matter is getting a little hazier as I get older. So for the new guys and gals, it's OK to be apprehensive about this adventure but it all comes out in the wash in the end. You just have to trust. And finally, the same friend brought me back a 2000 SCD from Steve Rittenberg. Wow, is this loaded with sets I've only heard about and even sets I've never heard of before. My old Buckett only covered half this stuff. Lots of oddball sets (hey Mike how come some of these aren't on your list :>) And I've also discovered I'm missing a few more vintage Aaron's from my list. Oh No!! 1966 Pure Oil Atlanta Braves #1, 1968 Topps Discs #1 and who knows how many more I'm going to find! And I'm thankful for this??? But really, thanks a ton Steve for adding this great encyclopedia of knowlege to my collection, coz now I can relate to some of the stuff I read about on the servers from you all and for some of those pretty obscure items on some wantlists :>) Well I think it's my turn for the shift with "Stan the Man". OBC - It Doesn't Get Any Better Lynn ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:13:01 EDT Subject: Thanks to Ken To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Ken M for a 1960 LEaf Korchek hi #, and a 1933 Goudey of Bob Great cards!!!! ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:17:53 EDT Subject: Thanks to Jim Hatch To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thanks to Jim Hatch for a Monday mail suprise. Jim sent (8) 68s, (3) 69s, and (7) 70s my way. Willie Davis and a 4th Series CL from 69 and Lou Brock and a sharp Santo AS from 70 were the highlights. Thanks, Jim! ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 15:45:32 EDT Subject: great start to the week To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com LYNN MILLER practices what he preaches by surprising me with a dozen hits to the 61-unmentionable sets including a 65 kranpool upgrade, a 61 jr gillaim and 68 cards team and skipper red. thnx lynn, and thanks also for a great email this morning as well as all your work on the OBC National hats. one of the best hats i ever received. YAZMATAZ CONWAY sends a 4 pack including the 56 cardinals team and a 57 tiger kuenn (at shortstop?). yaz, u mixed me up when identifying those photos at national, but it was great meeting you anyway. glad i made such an impression! tnx yaz! ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 20:46:01 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Geno From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Geno Wagner for a nice 66` Chicago White Sox Team card and a Lancaster Jet Hawks vs. San Jose ticket stub. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 17:32:24 EDT Subject: MONDAY THANX To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com thanx go out for a great monday from OBCers Ken Morganti Who sends out a box full of cards...Ken Hits my 76 topps w/ 56 hitts, 68 hitsto my 73 topps, 150 hits to my 71 topps, and 36 hits to my 69 topps...thanx Ken Eric Greenwood sends hits to my 76 topps Yuk Chow sends hits to my 57 topps/71 topps..... Roger Neill hits my 73 topps set as does ed schott Thanx all you guys ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:55:27 EDT Subject: ...and the number of the counting shall be three! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Jrhatchjr@aol.com The mailbox was chock full of OBC treats today! First comes an envelope from Mike Rich. Mike read my ramble on the National and my inability to find some low grade keys to my 1969 Topps set. Inside his envelope was one of those keys...a Reggie Jackson rookie!! If this isn't an SCP, I don't know what is! Mike notes that "at least the centering is not too bad and there are no rips or writing" which puts this one in much nicer shape than many others I own :-) This Reggie has found a happy home here in New Hampshire! Thanks Mike! Next up is Brian Dwyer. Brian sends along 17 hits to the new (and rapidly shrinking) 1974 Topps list. My favorite is Red Sox Spaceman Bill Lee! The odd thing about this incoming is that Brian and I crossed packages in the mail whithout even knowing about each other's package! Where else but in OBC?? Thank you Brian! Speaking of the rapidly shrinking 1974 Topps wantlist, Brock Hattox has taken it upon himself to nearly wipe it out. Brock sends me a box of 283 (yes - two hundred and eighty three) cards!!! When I opened the box, I was tempted wear my work gloves so as not to get paper cuts all over my hands because these cards are SHARP! Also, folks should know that Brock offered these to me by breaking his own set, asking for nothing in return!! Again, where else but in OBC?? Thanks an awful lot Brock...I'll hit you with something someday! What an OBC day! What a group! Happy Collecting! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: Lots o' thanks Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:38:29 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" a number of great packages arrived today. Ed Schott sends a 67 Don Drysdale! Brad Chambers sends two 1970 Supers; Dennis McClain and Larry Deiker. Brian Dwyer sends a 51 Bowman and 78 W/S card w/ Reggie! Thanks Guys! Thanks OBC! ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:43:51 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Bombed! To: lynnm@piol.net, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: tply@aol.com Lynn - Well said and I could not agree more! You Ken and others have stated the "Spirit of OBC" very well! As one of the "Old-timers" I can honestly say the spirit of OBC is how you described it and perhaps we have to do more for the newer OBCer's to understand the true meaning of OBC as we know it. I can honestly say the group was founded on the spirit of giving without expectation of anything in return with the exception of the recipients helping who they can when they can! I have completed full sets from 1968 to 1980 (with the exception of a few High Number 1970 Topps) primarily from the generous packages from OBC. I can recall meeting Larry Tipton, Terry Woods, Josh Levine and several others on the message boards at Prodigy and the early days of AOL and sharing wantlists. I proceeded to mail Larry 1959 Topps with a return receipt requested and he wrote me to save on postage and not ask for a return receipt because it was only cardboard. Even I was skeptical of this OBC spirit at first, this soon disappeared and I really got the spirit and understood what this group was all about. When I first joined this group we were a small group of a dozen or less collectors with identical interests in collecting old baseball cards in beat up condition. I even swapped wantlists with Bob Neil (Thanks to Larry) via snail mail at a time when he didn't have a computer. We sent cards back and fourth without being concerned about "even trades". We became friends without ever meeting each other in person and when I did meet these people in person I was never disappointed! I went years before I met many of the 60 or so OBCer's I have met in person. For instance I have been friends with Sal Domino for well over ten years and I just met him in person at the National. I recall his girlfriend contacting me once via email and asking me to help surprise him for his birthday with a Mets Bobblehead Doll. I was happy to help and he was surprised! I recall showing up for Vegas 2 (I think) on my 40 something birthday only to be thrown a surprise party all expenses paid and receiving five incredible artist signed drawings of Hall of Fame Ballplayers! I cannot imagine what the OBCer's paid for those at the time however, they are still proudly hanging on my office wall and I am reminded of the OBC spirit every day when I look at them! STAN HACK and DON HOAK have made many mysterious mailings of star cards and hard to find collectibles to many member of OBC and to date no one knows the identify of STAN or DON and if they do they have kept the secret for years! Perhaps it is time for STAN and DON to become active again and before you speculate that it may be me let me tell you I could not have possibility found and mailed all the cards over the years that have been sent from all over the country under an assumed name. I have a theory that their is a little STAN in all of us and he/she had to have had help to pull off many of the incredible "Random Acts of Kindness" over the years! I will stop now and hope everyone has read this. If any of you would like recounts of additional "Random Acts of Kindness" please email me and other "Old Timers" and I am sure you will hear plenty! I will never forget the weekend we completed a 1975 Topps set for a dying friend so he could present it to his son before cancer took him away! Another Baseball Quote: "When it's over, I want to say, Hey, I made a pretty good run. I gave it all I had. But until that day, I'll never ever be satisfied." --------Mike Piazza Tripleplay (Rick) ================= Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 20:41:12 -0700 To: Yahoo Thanks Subject: Thanks, sorta From: I think he made a mistake; Sal sent a 52B to me last week and I know he has already sent his card for the year. This will put him way over quota as he averages sending me 1 card every 3 years. ( 3 mailings in 10 years?) Thanks Anyways Chico! Also Dealer Scum Morganti sends a couple commans; no names like Scooter and Jackie. I guess we all make sacrifices to help out POOR Ken. The check's in the mail. Big Al in Seattle ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Ken Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:46:59 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to KEN MORGANTI who smacks down my '65 and '72 lists today with 70 some hits !! (Yes, you read that right, seventy). A very large package that yielded much joy indeed. I'm not even a new member, but I continue to be overwhelmed at the generosity of this group. I believe I announced that I was working on the 72 set only about 3 weeks ago........and already I have some 360 of the set's 787 cards. Unreal. I can't think of anywhere else that this kind of thing happens. Thanks so much Ken, I really appreciate it. John C. Collins ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:53:34 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks, sorta To: alcattle@earthlink.net, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ChicoD1@aol.com Careful Al, I have your wantlist now ! ========Original Message======== Subj: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks, sorta Date: 8/26/2002 11:42:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: alcattle@earthlink.net Sender: alcattle@earthlink.net Reply-to: alcattle@earthlink.net To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com (Yahoo Thanks) I think he made a mistake; Sal sent a 52B to me last week and I know he has already sent his card for the year. This will put him way over quota as he averages sending me 1 card every 3 years. ( 3 mailings in 10 years?) Thanks Anyways Chico! Also Dealer Scum Morganti sends a couple commans; no names like Scooter and Jackie. I guess we all make sacrifices to help out POOR Ken. The check's in the mail. Big Al in Seattle To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Your use of Yahoo! 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To: OBC Thanks From: Roger Raum Yuk Chow bombarded my 64 and 65 wantlists with over 40 hits and therefore made my day. Thanks. Roger Raum ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Subject: appreciations Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 06:59:31 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" Thanks out to Geno, who sent some more great hits to the '66 set including Alvin Dark, Terry Fox, Woody Fryman RC and three Dicks (McAuliffe, Stuart &Schofield). Along for the ride was a '70 hi#, Dave Ricketts. Thanks Geno!! http://www.interviewwithgod.com/newmovie.htm ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Huge thanks to many! Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:46:30 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Monday was a wonderful day. I had 4 massive packages on the table waiting to be opened. Ken Morganti - Wow, with a huge puffy, Ken knocked down the 75 mini set in half with more than 100 cards. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you Ken! Wow!! Brad Chambers fires back with a puffy full of 22 66 hits and 19 68 direct hits. These sets have been taking a beating lately. Brad, thank you very much for the cardboard and note!! Brian Dwyer sends an assortment of hits from 55, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 67. Thank you Brian and yes, OBC is wonderful and a ton of fun! Yuk Chow passes the torch with 61 and 67 hits. Thank you Yuk! And, most important, thank you OBC! MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: "'OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com'" Subject: 65 roger Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:37:29 -0400 From: Ed Schott Howdy Gang It is seldom that I send out thanks on this groups page Matter of fact this is the 1st time However I wanted to say THANKS to Gary Mandell for a grand salami of a I sent him 8 - 1972 hi #s (no stars) and in return Gary sent me a cherished 1965 Roger Maris along with some other cardboard. The 65 set is the one that I've been trying to complete for about 13 years and the Maris brings me down to 2 cards needed... the Mantle and the Catfish rookie. I am speechless when trying to describe the generosity of all you guys and gals. Our group is just to COOL. Again, GM, thanks a million ED in Baltimore ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:31:50 EDT Subject: thanx go out to Jim Hatch To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com. From: Celenox@aol.com Tuesdays thanks go out to Jim Hatch who sends a great envelope with 6 hits to my 71 topps and 15 hits to my 72 topps.....thank you very much Jim very much appreciated. ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:22:09 EDT Subject: Arrival To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Nice package in today from Al Crotte filled with 15 of those '70 & '71 Fleer Laughlin World Series cartoon cards. Thanks Al and also thanks for the tips concerning your wantlist. I will be hittin' some of those holes. ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:50:14 EDT Subject: A French baseball card! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: WMDpks@aol.com Got a great package from Yuk Chow last week, a day before I left for a mini-vacation in Pennsylvania. Two 1933 Goudeys, Irving (Jack) Burns and Walter French. They're both in flat-out lovely condition, nice VG, colorful, no creases, just great cards. When I started work for IBM in Lexington, Kentucky (cough, mumble) 22 years ago, my first team leader was named Jack Burns, not the same guy though as Burns the baseball player would have been 73 years old in 1980. Also, a very interesting item about the Walter French card is that it's one of the 1933 Goudey minor leaguers, and I believe this is the only card I have of a player from the Knoxville Smokies. Both are, without a doubt, the best-condition 1933 Goudey cards I've got, and I'm going to keep them out on my desk to enjoy for a week or so before I put them in the album. Thanks so much! Wayne Delia, WMDpks@aol.com Delta Iota Chapter Advisor, Phi Kappa Sigma at Marist College "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived." (Ted Williams, 1918-2002) ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:55:45 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: 2 bagger From: Dan Austin BRIAN DWYER stays busy by hitting me with a '57T Bunning! and KEN "D.S." MORGANTI tosses me 4 T205s (note to self - hurry up and mail that $%^& check!) And his alter ego, KEN "Anti-D.S." MORGANTI hits me with 2 '56 Topps back variations and a '76 Hostess Brown Back! (Am I the only one insane enough the be collecting the black/brown color variations on the Thanks OBC! Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:59:11 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Rich strikes! From: Neal Thomas Hi all- Mike Rich strikes today with a huge box of OPCs. These cards are hard to come by in central PA, and Mike takes a huge bite out of my 70 and 71 lists. Thanks, Mike. ================= Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:08:13 EDT Subject: Big Huge Thanks to Andy Cook To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Wite3@aol.com Thanks go out to Andy Cook who hit my Phillies list hard this week. We have been sending cards back and forth the last couple of weeks and I sent him a three T-205s...in return he drops a few Phillie goodies on me including the last E-121 I needed. In addition, he sent along a nice Crofts Candy card (Sent a Crofts Cocoa to me last week), and a Collins McCarthy of a HOFer (Cravath). Pretty cool stuff...btw, with the addition of the Collins McCarthy card...my type collection has reached a new height...I now have over 100 different (101) pre-war type cards. Anyway...thanks again Andy. ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:07:00 EDT Subject: obc wednesdat thanx To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Thanks have to go out today to Trader Doug Smith. Doug sends a great package over with 6 hits to my 55 bowman TV set and a great T206 #281 Paddy Livingstone Sweet Caporel card..... Doug thank you very much I love them ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:28:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: My First Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Hey OBCers, A great big thanks for two wonderful packages received on Tuesday: Thanks Ken Morganti for a nice puffy filled with a bunch of 64's and 74's. Also thanks to Lynn Miller for a massive puffy packed with hits to many sets - 61, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 74T, 75, 78, and 79. I really appreciate it guys, it made a dreary day so much better. Paul Biggs Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes ================= To: "Thanks" , Subject: Thanks Brian! Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:28:33 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Brian sends out a great envelope with a few more hits to my '77 set and therest of what I need for my 1995 Topps Red Sox team set. Thanks much!! ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:33:58 EDT Subject: Thanks to the Friar To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Thanks to Bob Corvello for a great waiver wire envelope. A single card from '53 of Walt Dropo, 2 '69s incl a hi #, a '70 NL Pitching Ldr card, 6 psychos incl. an NL HR Ldrs card w/ Aaron, and a single '74. All much needed hits to shrinking lists. Thanks, Bob! Brian Dwyer ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Incomings Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:12:40 -0400 From: "Robert Reed" Some late summer packages to be thankful for..... A box of goodies arrived from Al Crotte. Inside was some upgrades to the 1970 set, three hits to the 70/71 basketball set, and a few more hits to some football sets including Mick Tingelhoff. Also included was a nice looking plastic mug featuring fellow Kent State Alum Lou Holtz. I don’t know whether to use to mug or display it. Thanks Al! Rob Gioia hits the 1954 Bowman three times with Clint Courtney, Don Lenhardt, and Jim Dyck. Thanks Rob! Jeff Delott adds my 3rd 1951 Bowman with Art Houtteman, a 1970 upgrade, and four nice looking 1958’s including Chuck Tanner and Elmer Valo. Thanks Old Buddy Lynn Miller sent along another of his appreciated packages. Inside was a 1959 Baseball Thrill of Stan Musial, 1 from 1961, and 4 more hits to the 1954 Bowman set including Bobby Avila and Ed Fitz Gerald. On Ed’s card we learn that the Indians won 33 night games in 1952. At the time that was probably pretty impressive but if a team did that now they most likely would finish in last place. Thanks Lynn! Thanks guys! Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:56:28 EDT Subject: hump day thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com MIKE "made me" RICH sends an incredible package full of stars. on the baseball side, there was brock, perez, brooks and catfish. in football, blanda, mean joe, franco, butkus, snake, staubach and killer (not harmon, but o.j.) tnx mike! gm ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:42:01 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: THE WIZARD MORGANTI-After loading me up at the National Swap Nite, he comes back & sends out a large puffy which slams my Topps run with 90 hits, spraying hits from 1958 thru 1972. 13-Hi# 72's hi-lited the assault. GENO WAGNER-The hit parade continued with 9 bingos, 61T #48 Pitching Ldrs, 70T willie Davis & seven 66T's. YAZ-Three clutch safeties. 69T Joe Torre, 67T Gil Hodges & 67T #417B. Yaz also handed me a Yaz in Chicago, 68 Game Insert Card. ROB GIOIA-Chips in two super 51B's #'s 93 & 130. Great looking cards! BRAD CHAMBERS-Plates a half dozen. Four 60T & two 62T. Hi-lite 60T #115 Face & the recently departed knuckler Wilhelm. Much appreciation guys, MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC-Thanx Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:27:02 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: BRIAN DWYER-Kudos & tip of the hat to my fellow OBC classmate. My third OBC set, 1973 Topps, bites the dust with the contribution of card # 472, Lou Gehrig. Also included in the pack was 51B #29, 63T #63 and a real nice 66T Chisox Clubbers. Much appreciation Brian, MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================= To: Subject: Overwhelmed! Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:44:22 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" The generosity of OBC shined through today with an envelope and package! Brad Chambers sends two 53 Bowmans (Loes and Astroth) and two 54 Topps (JoeBlack and Phil Rizzuto)! Thanks so much for some great cards, Brad. The package from Ken Morganti was beyond belief! He sends 27- 55 Topps (including Giants Hofman, Gomez, Irvin, Lennon and Amalfitano), 40-56 Topps (including Giants Thompson and Lockman and Team cards for the Phillies and Indians), the 59 Cubs Team card, 60 Frank Torre, 61's Norm Cash and Howie Nunn, a lucky 13 cards from 62 including Harmon Killebrew and two Babe cards, a 76 Traded Ken Henderson and a 72 high number Willie Crawford. Lots of memories here! Thanks so much for this fantastic group, Ken. Thanks, OBC! What a great day! ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:13:11 -0700 To: Yahoo Thanks Subject: waiver wire non=thanks From: They are really thanks but they are for non-sports so ... non-thanks. Bob 'Friar' Corvello send a packet full of Star Wars cards. My daughter is a Star Wars nut. I tend to go for Star Trek but enjoy the cards just the same. Thanks Bi Al in Seattle ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 19:25:07 EDT Subject: Card Accessory To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jdelott@aol.com Bob Corvello sends along a 1954 Topps Joe Black. To assist those unfamiliar with Joe Black, the card was emblazoned with "R.C." on it. Thanks much. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks from Glasgow Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:46:20 +0100 From: "Glenn Codere" Thanks out today to Greg Conway for 3 cards (a pair of '65s and a '63), and a "Play Ball" plaque of Alan Trammell which, according to the packaging, is good for Age 4 and up. I think I may just qualify for that! Thanks, Greg! Glenn Codere Glasgow, Scotland ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:03:35 -0400 Subject: thanks From: richard a kimball hello all. thanks go out to obc members. who sends out 4 55 topps in super condition as upgrades to my obc finished set. YUK CHOW who sends 2 woodies and 2 56 topps hits with r. gomez. who sends a 67 high,69 hit,2 woodies and 3 72 highs. KEN MORGANTI who send a ton of hits,4 79 topps with yaz and winfield,27 hits to 78 with carter,carlton vl,morgan,8 hits to 68,3 hits to 70,2 75 mini hits,18 72 topps high hits,and 24 woodie hits. AL CUMMINGS who send the dig gun,58 topps #1 ted williams(the one i emailed him about bidding on ebay-he did say if he won hed send it)4 68 topps hits,25 70 topps hits. thanks to all obc members who send cardboard to the fugitive family home. "the fugitive" richard kimball GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:26:43 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Corvell-o-yeah! From: Dan Austin Thanks to BOB CORVELLO who surprises me with an awesome '34 Goudey of Oral Hildebrand! Thanks, Bob! Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: thanks to Brian Lindholme Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:36:11 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" Brian sends 1951 Topps Magic Football card Dick Gregory 175 lb half back from Minnesota. The number one man in the Gophers attack. ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 03:24:54 +0000 From: "jeff sinclair" mentor GENO WAGNER for an scp '67 casanova FRIAR CORVELLO for an scp '69 scott thanks guys! Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks Paul! Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:23:02 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" A package from north of the border, Paul Biggs sends a 3-pack of uv infected Aaron heroes. The reflected light almost blinded me, forgot to wear my sunglasses. Down to around 40 UV's to put these bright, shiny, non-cardboard sets to rest. Thanks Paul, return fire will be on it's way real soon! Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: sorry Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:05:48 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Hi everyone, I posted a thanks to this server this morning for some uv stuff. I don't want to annoy anyone, so I apologize to those who may be offended. I am relatively new to the group and I admit my mistake. Thanks for listening and I will use the uv server for all uv stuff in the future. Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:38:36 EDT Subject: Thanks to Brian To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Brian Lindholme for sending a 1940 Play Ball "Hot Potato" Hamlin to Take care, ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 13:02:59 EDT Subject: he may be DS, but he's ok with me To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com KEN MORGANTI follows up with some incredible hits at the obc cookout with another puffy puffy. included were a 54 moose skowron (embellished with some wonderful "makeup"), a 57 frank robby, 58 cardinals team, 67 bunning and 69 barry's dad. also included was a 63 mets team, featuring our own frank thomas, who lead the team in rbi, hr and hits. al jackson lead the team with a 4.40 era. don, i bet they could still give this year's team a run for their money. tnx ken, and thanks for the ramblings since national. i think this has been a very useful dialogue, and has shaken a few trees, both old oaks and young saplings. well done! gm ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 13:24:59 EDT Subject: Thursday thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, jgreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hi gang, A trio of packages arrived at my doorstep this afternoon. The first is a package from Geno Wagner, who I must've made feel guilty in of my recent notes. Geno sends the obligatory APBA card of Jonathan Trumpbour "Jon" Matlack and one of the tougher T205's on my list - spitballer Arthur Raymond. THANKS GENO!! Now I owe you! :-) In on of my most recent mailings, I sent Brian Lindholme a single card on his list. Today in return I got ten hits to my grey back variation 77-78 basketball list, cutting a full 1/3 off of what's remaining. I don't know what it is about these, but they seem to be kinda tough to locate. I wish I could've found two other cards on Brian's list now - he might've finished it off for me THANKS BRIAN!! The final arrival comes from Dave Fallen. A 'Dealer Scum' payment is accompanied by a gorgeous 1961 Post of Roger Maris! Dave notes that the picture is a bit fuzzy and calls the card 'pathetic', but I beg to differ - it looks great on that first page in my binder.. a LOT better than that empty space that was there before! THANKS DAVE!! Kit Young's catalog also arrived, so I'm gonna take a brief look at what I won't be buying now. TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:17:01 EDT Subject: Three Thanks to Share To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com The three envelopes that made their way to Poughkeepsie this afternoon were very successful in brightening this cold, rainy day. YAZ CONWAY sends a sharp looking 61 of Rocky Burgess, 5 hits to the 1970 list including the Braves team, and 2 of the last 5 scratchoff cards I need--Rich Allen and none other than Yaz himself. Great hits, Greg! Thanks! SEAN McGOWAN sends a DCP off the waiver wire. Included was a 1970 Fleer WS card and a Red Sox Rookies card from 1972--a Carlton Fisk RC! Thanks a lot, GENO WAGNER delivers another waiver wire envelope filled with 2 more 1970 hits of Santo and Petrocelli AS cards along with 6 cards from 1966. Bud Harrelson's APBA card accompanied these great hits. Thanks, Geno! Thanks, OBC! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:14:34 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- thanks to BRAD CHAMBERS for 3 1966 topps for my set -ALL cards in the 500's including John Edwards and a 1964 topps of Dodger Doug Camilli- thanks Brad ================= To: Subject: thanks to Greg Conway and Brian Lindholme Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:31:05 -0400 From: "ochiai" 2 hits on the same day! Thank you Brian for 2 great 1941 playballs- I LOVE these cards! And thanks to Greg for a really nice 1958 Vic Wertz! Thanks also for reminding me about OBC. I've been inactive for so long, I had almost forgotten! Now to just get my butt in gear... rob fitts ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Trader Doug strikes again Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 13:32:31 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner"

OBCers --
Doug Smith is a continual culprit at pounding my mailbox, although I'm not sure why since I don't think he has too many APBA cards stacked up in his house from my inbounds!  Today he fires a TV Umpire at me - W.F. McKinley (wasn't he a President?)!  The first sentence on the back of the card is "Irishman."  That's the whole sentence - "Irishman."  I could just see the Bowman writers pleading with the boss - "Does it have to be complete sentences...."  Thanks once again, my friend!
Take Care, Geno
Geno Wagner
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================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:09:19 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks to Sean and Linda From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, A big thanks today to Sean McGowan and Linda Fitak for two really nice packages. Sean sends a waiver wire request, a high number 1962 card of Johnny Logan. Linda sends her usual eclectic package, starting with the stamps (Mt. Vernon, Bunker Hill), then adds a 1955 Bowman Granny Hamner, a 1954 Topps Mike Blyzka (sounds like someone shortchanged him a vowel), a 1956 Ray Crone and a 1958 Jim Gilliam. Plus her usual assortment of oddball cards that cannot be mentioned here but are still quite interesting nonetheless. Thanks to both of you! ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:21:33 EDT Subject: Double header thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks out to the Friar for a woodie hit, and to fellow Ohioan Gersh for a 7-pack from the 69 and 70 sets. All much appreciated, Bill Malson ================= To: Subject: Thanks! Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:06:28 -0500 From: "wierzbickim" Hi, Everyone! Thanks go out to the following OBCers who sent packages to Wisconsin in thelast week or so: BOB CORVELLO sent two waiver wire hits--1953 Lou Sleater and 1956 Del Ennis. Thanks, Bob! LARRY GERSHBACH sent 4 1954 Bowman hits, including Don Newcombe!!! GREG CONWAY sent a bunch of hits to my 1950s sets, including 1956 Vic Wertzand Eddie Stanky. Thanks, Greg, Bob, and Larry! Mike W. ================= Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:53:44 EDT Subject: thursday thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com ok today was a great day eventhough it rained and poured all day. OBC brightend my day with 4 great packages in the mail. Larry Gersh hits me ith 27 hits to my 1969 topps all cards in great Yaz hits me with 11 hits to my 69 topps including a Mickey Mantle Checklist...great addition. Brian Lindhome hits my 72 topps with 12 hits all great cards. Neal Thomas hits my 9 times from my 72 topps set....all great cards THANK YOU GUYS for making today alot better than it was ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: my messy desk Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:02:20 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" Found some cards mixed up with my bills, things are a bit mixed up but I think it goes like this; Trader Doug Smith sends a 60 Fleer of Chief Bender Mike Rich sends 2 1954 Red Hearts of Jim Hegan and Bob Lemon Paul Biggs sends 3 72 Footballs Yaz sends 1 65 and 2 64's including Willie McCovey. Thanks Guys! Thanks OBC!!! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:45:28 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: NEAL THOMAS-Scores a six pack of 66T. Hi-lited with a Tommy Helms Rookie Stars card. Love those old Redlegs. Much appreciation, Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ================= To: Subject: boxes Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:06:32 -0700 From: "Greg Conway" Boxes poured into Evansville yesterday. They weren't addressed to me either. Wade, (my son), received two big boxes. One came from the State of Washington and the other from the State of Texas. the names on the return addresses, Al Cummings and George Hay,make me jealous right from the start andI can hardly wait for Wade to get home from school so I can help him tear into Turns out, George has heard that ARod is Wade's favorite player, (true), and Wade collects those Bobbleheads. Lo and behold, a Bobblehead of ARod!(Texas uniform of course). Well, Al has discussed matters with Wade, (at the National), and has found out that Ichiro is Wade's second favorite player and he plays on his favorite team, the Mariners. Voila! 2 different Bobbleheads of Ichiro along with an autographed ball and some kind of Ichiro baseball keychain. I'm reading the note that came in the box while Wade is digging out a stack of cards when I suddenly tackle him screaming, "Al says let your Dad have the old stuff!!!" I wrestle away the cards and yes, they are old stuff but first I find a couple of Ichiro cards that I give to Wade and he's satisfied so I look at the Old stuff. Hmmm, Post Earl Wilson? no, it looks a bit stubby must be a Jello from '63. Cool, he was still Bosox then. Four '55 Bowmans I see a young Vernon Law in there. Wow! a '59 K.Boyer AS and a '59 Roger Maris This is getting serious. Not done yet though. (8) 1962 woodies,Early Wynn, Colivito and a slew of nosebleeders. Wade and I were both winners. Thanks loads guys!! Greg (yaz) ================= To: Subject: Thanks to Trader Doug and Brian Lindholme! Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:38:09 -0500 From: "tim newcomb" Doug helps the cause of 59 Topps with a great puffy-- And Brian very generously checks in with a M101 Block & Kuhl back of Ernie Shore. Brian, yours should be there anytime now-- Best to both! ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 03:38:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Brian & Bob From: "yukchow" Received earlier this week from: Brian Dwyer a SCP of 60T Master & Mentor. Bob Schaub a six pack of 56T highlighted by Giant's team card. Thank you gentlemen for the terrific hits. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks Neal! Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:20:21 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Neal Thomas sends my way a handful of 66 hits. Thanks Neal! Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:04:28 EDT Subject: friday thanks To: Smartalecx@aol.com From: smartalecx@aol.com thanks to the players and owners for getting their heads out of wherever they were (i have an idea) and settling the strike. now i can complain about the cubs as a ballclub and not as a bunch of selfish players and management. BOSOX THOMAS (same address as neal coincidentally) sends a couple of 55s. tnx bo! (how did you get that name living in the middle of pennsylvania?) BROCK HATTOX sends a couple of commons from 53 through 66, including campenella, koufax, aaron and one superstar, bob veale. great hits brock, have a wonderful holiday weekend everybody! gm ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:47:07 EDT Subject: Three more thanks to share To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: toppsrun368@aol.com Another three envelopes from OBC reached my house this afternoon. These ones each helped out with a different "milestone"... Trader Doug checks in with a puffy full of hits to my 100% OBC set. (20) great cards from 1964, including an Indians team card and a 3rd Series CL. Trader Doug is the first to hit this list. Bob Schaub sends another puffy, this time with (15) hits to my 1975 Topps set. Sharp cards of Fergie Jenkins, Frank Tanana, Dave Kingman, and four of those MVP cards. Bob's hits bring this set under 100 to go. Gersh delivers an envelope jam packed with amazing cards. (19) total hits to the 1969 list. An NL K's leader card with Gibson, Jenkins, and Singer, an Al Kaline, an unmarked Brooks Robinson 6th Series CL, (10) semi high numbers including an Oliva CL and the "Ted Shows How" card with Ted Williams and Mike Epstein. These cards bring me over the 50% mark on this set in just about three months. Thanks Doug, Bob, and Larry for the great cardboard!! Brian Dwyer ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:41:06 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com hi- this is Linda- thanks to RICK ELLISON for a star card and 2 tough hi#'s for my 60's set's - a 64 topps Lou Brock and a 66 topps # 513- Camilo Carreon and a 67 topps # 582- Jim Owens-thanks Rick Next i have a big big thanks to SASSY SCHOENROCK for sending me a Complete!!!! set of the 1982 Davco Publishers Hall of Fame set- This very obscure oddball set has been on my want list from the beginning of me joining OBC and i hadn't been able to find even one card from that set- i wanted just one for my type set of "modern" old timers- Sassy sends me the entire set and it is a great one-i think the Mantle card in this set has to be one of his most difficult cards to obtain- i have seen Dan Dee's , Red Hearts , Topps, Bowmans but i have never seen this scarce card until now- many thanks Sassy ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: thanks john Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:59:31 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" John Storman sends a 4-pack of 1950 Bowmans thanks John! Thanks OBC!!!! ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 19:08:11 EDT Subject: Thanks, Big Al! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks to Big Al for a quintet of 1970 Tribesmen, plus a pair from the 1962 Post set, including my childhood favorite, Vic Power. All much appreciated, Bill Malson ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:13:13 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks t o Rob G. From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Rob Gioia for 59`s of Bob Lillis and Pedro Ramos and a nosebleeder 69` of Andy Etchebarren. I`ll load up a puffy for you this weekend Rob. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 19:46:07 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Friday thanks to Yaz From: bdangelo@aol.com Hey gang, A big Friday thank you goes out to Yaz, who sends three from 1956 -- Curt Simmons, Gene Stephens and Fred Hatfield. awesome stuff! ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:03:27 -0700 To: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] friday thanks From: One part of Baseball did not change today. The Cubs Lost! On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:04:28 EDT smartalecx@aol.com wrote: thanks to the players and owners for getting their heads out of wherever they were (i have an idea) and settling the strike.  now i can complain about the cubs as a ballclub and not as a bunch of selfish players and management. ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 00:52:11 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Weekly Thanks!!! From: "markstalbot" Hello All, I have been a bit busy with the start of classes, the students arrived on Monday and I think I was in the office a total of 5 minutes each day this week. Instead of the usual paperwork I was omnipresent on campus taking care of glitch after glitch. Perhaps things will be smooth next week. Well while I was working the postman delivered some nice stuff this week so I'd like to thank: PAUL BIGGS who sends me a group of OPC cards that knocked my socks off. I have not had a hit on the OPC cards for nearly a 1/2 year since Mike Rich last went to the Toronto show so these 40 hits to the Canadian section of my wantlist were greatly appreiciated. Included were posters of Dawson and Parish, as well as names like Jenkins, Sutcliffe, Tanana, Oliver, Griffey and Tramell. Very nice stuff Paul, Welcome to the ranks - Thanks!!! REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK "Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * * Sterling Heights, MI. * * 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net * ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Linda !! Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:10:54 -0400 From: "John Collins" A belated thanks to LINDA FITAK for some very cool mail offerings: a couple of different 1956 and '65 Topps hits, all very much needed for my sets. Included also was Linda's normal assortment of oddball (and a few UV) cards, including this time Michael Jordan !! But to top it off, and I must admit, I have never in my life seen this before........an authentic silver coin from the Republic of Liberia, with NOLANRYAN on one side !! I guess the Liberians think pretty highly of our all-time K king !! Thanks so much Linda !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:14:14 -0400 (EDT) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: incoming thanks From: Jerry Coker Bob Corvello - for a 54 Topps, a 59 Topps, (3) 65 Topps, and a 66 Topps! Thank you Bob!! Lynn Miller (fellow Brave's and Aaron fan!) - for (10) 61 Topps, (6) 80 Topps, and a bunch of UV's! Thank you Lynn!! Joe Isaac - for (31) hits to my 80 Topps set and some UV! Thank you Joe!! Erik Greenwood - for a 70 (Carew), (2) 75's (Reggie Jackson and Frank Robby), (4) 77's (Morgan, Stargell, Palmer, & Perez), and a 80 (Morgan)! Thank you Erik!! Thanks OBC!!! Jerry Coker Campus Information Technology Partnerships The University of Georgia ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 13:00:51 EDT Subject: Great cards and more into Fremont (West)! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: tply@aol.com My sincere thanks out to Linda Fitak and Bob D'Angelo!!!!!! Linda surprised me with a wonderful 1952 Topps Al Zarilla, a wonderful 1953 Topps Harry Simpson and a wonderful Bob Keegan!!!!!! THANKS Linda for the grand old cardboard!!!!!!! Bob surprised me with three wonderful baseball book that included "Breaking The Slump Baseball in the Depression Era", "The 3,000 Hit Club" and "Barry Bonds Baseball's Superman."! THANKS Bob for the great books and I will enjoy every minute reading them!!!! It is ironic the books arrived the day Bonds hit three home runs in one game!!!!!!!! Another Baseball Quote: "I'm sure, I'm positive, I know there were people who changed their lives because of the Miracle Mets. People felt better. It was a good thing." --------Former Mets infielder Ed Charles Tripleplay (Rick) ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 13:05:52 EDT Subject: weekend tnx To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com thanks to RANDY GRIFFIN for 10 hits to the 80 football set including ken anderson and the assassin. tnx randy! have a great holiday! gm ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 14:35:59 EDT Subject: Leftovers To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, VCT@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com The following (and a few additions) were not claimed from my waiver wire last week. FCFS They need to find good homes. 1959 #'s 498vg 1964 #'s 208vg 274f(marked checklist) 1967 Dexter Press 250 (Santo) 293 (Pepitone) 1968 #'s 15vg 29ex 57vg 301f 357vg 1968 Game Cards #'s 11vg 11f 12g 12p(badly trimmed) 15vg 18g 24ex 24g 24f 28vg 32g 33f 1969 #'s 29vg 333g 369g 1970 #'s 9f(heavily marked checklist) 16vg 26g(McGraw) 81g 161g 173g 178g 181f(Sparky Anderson) 183 247f 356vg 1971 #'s 6g 24g 25vg 41g 44g 46g 51vg 56g 59vg 77g 85g 87vg 92g 103f 106vg-ex 114g(Billy Conigliaro) 115g(Clendenon) 126vg 153g 174vg 186g 211g 252f 273vg 373vg 374vg(Clete Boyer) 374vg(Clete Boyer) 377vg 379g 382g 387vg 395vg 396g 397vg 401vg 402vg 417vg 419vg 483vg 505vg 681vg 1972 #'s 10g(Otis) 15vg 17vg 30vg(Petrocelli) 34g(Billy Martin) 48g 53g(B. Harrelson) 58f(trimmed) 62vg 68vg 72g 76vg 76ex 78vg 81g 82vg 90g(Melton-Cash-R. Jackson) 105vg 106vg(Brewers) 114vg(Buckner rookie) 122g 135vg(Pinson) 160g 167g 177vg 209f(Rudi) 219g 235f-g 262p-f 1973 #'s 11vg 19vg 27g 29vg 34vg 36vg 39vg 43g 46g 56vg 71f 83vg 94vg 106vg 111g-vg 114f(miscut) 116vg (Houk) 117vg 121g 125g(Fairly) 133g 144vg 146vg 147g 156vg 162vg 164vg 164vg 172g 184vg 188g 192g 198g 198vg 211g 212g 215f(Dusty Baker) 223g(Harrelson) 231g 234vg 244vg 249vg 251vg 254vg 263vg 1974 #'s 9g(Lolich) 82f 509g 659g Red Sox team checklist 42T vg 319T vg 544T ex 649T ex 1975 #'s 1f ('74 Highlights - Aaron) 33g (Baker) 86vg 140g (Garvey 159vg 160f (Nettles) 173g 185g (Carlton) 263vg 308g(RBI leaders Burroughs Bench) 550g 1976 #'s 5f-g (Seaver RB) 7vg 36vg 95g (B. Robinson) 178vg-ex 385f (Lolich) 507vg 510g (Otis) 576vg 1977 #'s 74g (A's Team) 231g (Brett RB) 327vg (Astros Team) 356 vg (slightly marked checklist) 371vg (Royals Team Checklist) 418vg (White Sox Team checklist) 426vg 428vg (Rangers team checklist) 518vg (Cubs team checklist - diff. format) 546vg (Orioles team checklist) 546g (Orioles team checklist) 621vg (Tigers team checklist) 647 (Expos team 1978 # 230g (Hrabosky) 239f 298g 477vg 1979 #'s 61vg-ex 146vg 168vg-ex 168vg 511g 554f 657f 704f 705g 720vg 1980 #'s 1 (Brock/Yaz HL) 1982 # 163ex (LL Schmidt/Murray) 1983 Donruss # 326nm (Yaz) Fleer # 200nm (Yaz) # 200nm (Yaz) 1989 Fleer #258 (Mattingly) ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:07:27 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks to gary From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Gary Mandell ends my August with a 1963 Fleer Jim Landis! Happy holiday, indeed! Thanks Gary, ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: belated thanks Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:12:39 -0400 From: "John Collins" I have several thanks that need to go out for cards received this week thatI just haven't gotten around to this. I apologize, because some great folks have really sent me some great cards: JIM MOLETA: a very tall stack of 1972 Topps, including Dock Ellis, a youngDarrell Evans, and the rookie card of Mets outfielder Leroy Stanton. Leroy was traded to the Angels at the beginning of the '72 season, along with ayoung righthander named Nolan Ryan. NEAL THOMAS (and family): contribute 9 '72 Topps, including an angry looking Billy Martin in a Tigers uniform. I am guessing that this was one of Billy's first managerial jobs. JIM HATCH - 6 more '72s (was this a good week for psychos?) including Braves hurler Cecil Upshaw, who I swear has the same pitching pose on every single baseball card that was ever issued of him. Last but certainly not least, MIKE DIAMANTI of Coupeville, WA contributes 8awesome cards from 1956 Topps. You may have heard of some of these guys: Hank Bauer, Carl Furillo, Bobby Thompson (he of shot-heard-round-the-world fame), Del Ennis of the Phillies, and MONTE IRVIN, HOFer and longtime negroleaguer, in a Cubs uniform. What a week for cards ! I think it was even more special now that we know baseball will continue to be played this year. Thanks to all of you who helped maked it special with cardboard as well. I also wanted to say that I know I am now pretty heavily into the "debt" area of OBC, meaning that I have received much more than I've given over the past couple of months. I am going to try to take some time during this long weekend to go thru the dupes box and at least try to turn things around alittle bit. Thanks again to all of you who have hit my wantlist recently.This is a very special group, and everything is indeed very much appreciated. Have a good holiday !! John C. Collins ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: ...not done yet Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:15:03 -0400 From: "John Collins" Just when I thought I was done for the day, I checked the mail to find an envelope from Bob D'Angelo. It was a hall of fame package all the way, with 2 1972 Topps cards: Orlando Cepeda of the Braves, and Gaylord Perry still sporting his Giants uniform, but with a title over his head that says "Indians." 2 much needed additions to the psycho set. Thanks Bob !! John C. Collins ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:44:07 EDT Subject: Innards To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: topgolf@aol.com A big thanks to Mike Diamanti who continues his assault on my breakfast. I am still drinking the coffee that he sent to V02, and he adds 5 Post Cereal cards, all direct hits to the sometimes forgotten but always appreciated Rest well, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Today's thanks Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:35:02 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Two guys deserve a round of thanks today. Sean McGowan fires along a waiver of Curt Flood from 61. Thanks Sean! An envelope from the Mandell Group hits me with a Johnny Callison embossed and an assortment from 61, 66 and 67. Appreciate the hits, Gary! Thank you OBC! Have a safe weekend everyone. Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:05:22 -0400 Subject: mail thanks From: richard a kimball thanks go out to RANDY GIFFIN who sends out 2 69 deckles to help along with that set. GENO WAGNER who sends 1 apba baseball and 3 63 topps waivers with 2 checklists. NEAL THOMAS who sends 9 78 topps hits to that dwindling set with morgan and jackson. BOB CORVELLO who sends 1 53 topps,3 56 topps,1 63 fleer,3 65 topps embossed,6 65 thanks to all who send cards to the fugitive family home. richard kimball GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= To: OBC-THANKS@YAHOOGROUPS.COM Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:01:24 -0400 Subject: meeting and thanks From: richard a kimball hello group thanks goes out to: ED SCHOTT(my second obc member i have met): ed and i spend the better part of the day at the granite run mall in media pa,for card show trade session and tug mcgraw autographs.met up with ed at 10:30,to where we exchanged hellos and got to know each other and my girls who were along for the trip south.we decided to "gang up" on some dealers ,made out quite well at the first table where we both picked up some buys and trade fodder,on to the next table where we made out again with hits. to lunch we go,a dennys up the road would suffice for table space and trading goes full boar after a quick bite,we exchange some uv along with a nice bunch of 65-66-67 ,and some 73 highs for my second set and a bunch of 70s phillies for team sets. back to the mall for some late day buys where i pick up 2 much needed 55 bowmans to almost finish up the set(2 to go)got a banks and bauer. 5;30 rolls around and we say our goodbyes till next show where we plan on getting back together again if time permits.we had agreat time and hope to get some other obcers next time to make the trip so we can overtake more then just 3/4 feet of dealer table space with obc wantlists. ed for a great day and some fine obc welcome packages. richard kimball GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ================= Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:51:11 EDT Subject: thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Thanks to BIG AL for a huge puffy of a 1962 Post hit, several 1955 Bowmans and 1955 Topps and whole mess of 1962 Topps! Total is about 40-50 hits! Wow Thanks to BRIAN LINDHOLME for a super nice T205 Pfeister and a T218 Thomas O'Callagahan which is one of the last T218 athletes I need. Great hits! ================= To: Subject: "trade" thanks Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:58:09 -0400 From: "Sean McGowan" As a result of my not-so-regular availables, I got way too much back for what I sent out. Here is what has arrived in the last couple days: James Moleta sends his half of our trade... a '62 high #, 2 '61 Yanks, Ford! and the team card! and, 3 '51's, 2 of them blue backs! Great Stuff James! Thanks for the swap! Linda Fitak, even though I had nothing left from my "trade" list, still sent along 2 '61 highs and a '33 Goudey that is about the nicest one I own! Can this Woman be stopped? I hope not! :) She also had some vintage Easter seals and boys ranch stickers on the envelope... and, of course, a Christy Mathewson stamp on the front. Nice work Linda. Thanks! Eric Greenwood gave a small contribution to the ripken "mail-a-round" that will start soon. Thanks Eric. Anyone who wants in on the you still have time to let me know if you haven't already. Mike Rich sends along a '52 high for the one I sent him, and just happened to notice I needed the '67 Wills he had hanging around! Very cool! Thanks a bunch Mike for the trade. You kids are the best! Sean - OBC ================= To: Subject: long weekend thanks Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 23:36:04 -0700 From: "Brian Lindholme" Great cards in this week ! Jerry Coker responds to a waiver wire claim with a stack of 64's ! Thanks Jerry I'm building up this 1964 stack with some eBay help, and I'm going to surprise my buddy with a nice starter set...he loves baseball cards, but hasn't done any sets since he was a kid. He's gonna love these simple, but elegantcards ! (other assistance gladly accepted too...)! Al Crotte hit my Dan Marino list with some oddballs, added some of those excellent 71 Topps FB inserts and packed 'em up nicely in a puffy. Hey Thanks AC !! Tim Newcomb overdid his end of a trade, but I'm pretty sure that he meant me to have the M101 Block &Kuhl back card of Jack Lapp. His extra contribution of a T205 Fred Merkle and a pair of Diamond matchbook covers is above the call of duty !! Big Thanks Tim ! Joe Isaac surprised me with a trio of HOF Cool Grey 1970's !! Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepada and Fergie Jenkins really helped out !! Thank you Joe...nice to meet you! Let's all have a great Extra day off and enjoy ! ================= Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 02:40:31 EDT Subject: sat thanx To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Saturday thanks go out to Big Al Cummings,who sends over my way 47 hits to my 71 topps Bob D'angelo who sends a Brooklyn Dodger Don Newcombe card Art Wainwright who hit my 71 topps 16 times, and also sends 3 8X10s, 1 of Home Run Baker, one of John McGrawand my Favorite Nap Lajoie. Thank you guys OBC gotta love it