================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 07:59:20 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Peter and TJ Belated thanks to Peter Mead for a stack of basketball tallboys including Jeff Mullins! Thanks to TJ for an scp 64 Lee Walls! ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:24:15 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: 55 topps COOKED Hello all, A few days ago Andy Cook askedif anyone was working on the 1955 topps set and asked for want lists, so I sent my want list thinking a couple hits would be Greatly appreciated. So today I come to my mail box and see a puffy from Andy, I was so excited. I open it and see a nice amount od cards I say to myself these cant be all 55 topps can thay? and I open the plastic and Yes it is all 55 topps. Andy Sends me 26 hits to my Newest Set. WOW am i Loving every card . Andy thank you Rob Gioia ================= To: "obc" Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:48:26 -0600 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: Thanks to BOB REED Bob Reed -Sends a big stack of Green Bay Packers cards....from vintage to-------current....My oh my Bob, that's the biggest hit I ever have had to my Packers wants list... Thanks very much! Ken Goetsch-OBC ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:09:57 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: thursday thanks on this snowy day to GERSH for a 65 upgrade of johnny "15 yard penalty for" klipp-stein. tnx gersh! gm ================= To: Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:22:57 -0500 From: Scott Earle Subject: 17 hits, all not even close to Tiptons BOB REED - sends me a great package of stuff today. A 1964 Topps Giant of hometown hero Al Kaline (what a great card!) and 2 hits to my Helmar list (down to 21 needed), 9 hits to my 79-80 Topps hockey set (love that set, the first hockey cards I ever collected), and 5 hits to one of my basketball sets (I'm only collecting 2 UV ones, and it's the newer of the 2,see, I thanked you without mentioning what shiny stuff it is actually so I'm safe. lol) Thanks a ton Bob, these cards are a great surprise, and in fantastic condition too !! GOD BLESS!! --Scott 'Squirrel' Earle- www.SquirrelsCards.net ================= To: Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:07:01 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: income! OBC keeps piling on the Helmars! Helmars in from Bob Reed, Peter Mead, NealThomas and Tom Housley. Bob Reed also sent a couple of Kelloggs, a '73 Bobby Bonds and a '75 Rollie Fingers. Another envelope from Shawn Adkins contain a pair of Nucard, Baseball Scoops. They featured the New York Giants andtheir 26th straight win and Christy Mathewson pitching 3 World Series shutouts. Thanks to all! A current list of the Helmars I still need is below. Greg (yaz) 2005 Helmar (13 left)* Baseball: Walter Ball, Chick Gandil, Pete Hill, Joe Jackson (Cleveland), Cecil Kaiser, Ted Radcliffe, Turkey Stearns, Kawakami-Chiba-Aota-Noguchi, Moses Walker, Buck Weaver. Boxers: Harry Grebe, Bob Sage, Max Schmelling. *Unscratched Please ================= To: "'Greg \(yaz\)'" , Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:12:00 -0500 From: Scott Earle Subject: RE: [OBC-Thanks] income! Yaz- I have a Helmar - Kawakami - coming your way From: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Greg (yaz) Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:07 PM To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OBC-Thanks] income! OBC keeps piling on the Helmars! Helmars in from Bob Reed, Peter Mead, Neal Thomas and Tom Housley. Bob Reed also sent a couple of Kelloggs, a '73 Bobby Bonds and a '75 Rollie Fingers. Another envelope from Shawn Adkins contain a pair of Nucard, Baseball Scoops. They featured the New York Giants and their 26th straight win and Christy Mathewson pitching 3 World Series shutouts. Thanks to all! A current list of the Helmars I still need is below. Greg (yaz) 2005 Helmar (13 left)* Baseball: Walter Ball, Chick Gandil, Pete Hill, Joe Jackson (Cleveland), Cecil Kaiser, Ted Radcliffe, Turkey Stearns, Kawakami-Chiba-Aota-Noguchi, Moses Walker, Buck Weaver. Boxers: Harry Grebe, Bob Sage, Max Schmelling. *Unscratched Please SPONSORED LINKS card supply card display case card protector card holder ryan baseball card baseball cards YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "OBC-Thanks " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:36:27 -0500 From: Bob Saxton Subject: Thanks to........... T.J. Valacak for a nice pair: 76 Topps checklist that takes my wantlist down to only 4 in that set, and a 62 Topps Bobby Shantz. one of my favorite players from the days when I frequented the bowling alley he and Joe Astroth owned. And from Andy Cook seven 1955 Topps to cut that want list to 32 cards. Thanks guys! Very much appreciated. Have a great weekend everyone ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:11:01 EST To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, From: biggies@aol.com Subject: thanks BH thanks out to BROCK HATTOX for 2 fabulous Exhibit hits including a really nice 62 Stats Stan the Man and a tough to find Salutation variation, plus he throws in a '56 Topps white back variation. Great envelope. Thanks Brock (glad I sent you an envelope Tuesday................) Bob Bannon ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:20:40 EST To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, From: biggies@aol.com Subject: thanks KG No, not Kevin Garnett, thanks out to KEN GOETSCH for 11 hits to my quickly shrinking 70's lists. Thanks Ken, Bob Bannon ================= Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:25:35 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Peter Mead Thanks goes out to Peter for some nice hits to my 77 and 78 wants, plus a few others. Also thanks for the heads up on the 1986 Topps set not having #'s 51 and 171. I guess I would have been waiting a long time for those two numbers. ================= Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:34:27 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: PETER MEAD-Gives a Hoot with four 62T's, a triple greenie and an upgraded Wally Moon Batting variation card. GREG CONWAY-YAZ-OOks it's a 1962 Postie-Orlando Cepeda. ED SCHOTT-Me three very nice 65T's, Don Zimmer, Wilbur Wood and Art Shamsky RC. Luv those old Reds. Much appreciation guys, ================= To: "OBC-THANKS" Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:43:49 -0700 From: "Marshall West" Subject: thanks ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 19:23:59 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Randy Griffin" Subject: Cards In! A large package of football cards arrived from Tom Massimo. There were almost 40 cards in all from the 74, 76 and 77 sets. Included were Bob Griese, Terry Bradshaw and the 77 OJ/Payton leader card. Thanks so much, Tom! Peter Mead also sends some football cards from our lists. He sends two 69's and a 75. Also along for the ride were a couple of 75/75 BB cards including Westphal. Thanks, Peter! Thanks, OBC! PSCI WebMail ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:29:06 -0500 From: "Joe Isaac" Subject: Mead is everywhere I have also been a victim of Peter Mead recent mailings. A '57 Chico Carrasquel and a birthyear ('62) high number Bob Grim will be in their new place. Thanks Peter for thinking of me. ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:07:48 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Ant Thanks Mr. Arbeeny for hits to 1957 Topps, Partridge family (yellow series) and knocking both the blue and red Star Wars sets to a single card each! ================= Date: 2 Dec 2005 01:22:00 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: Peter Mead - who sends an "intoxicating" TCP with a Psycho nosebleeder, a 64 Sox Sockers with Yaz, and a TV set of Hobie Landrith. Three decades of cardboard!! Thanks Peter!! Have an error-free season. ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:46:48 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks guys Thanks to Ken Goetsch for a couple of 75s and to John McLaughlin for a slewof pack fresh ones. I'm getting close to the 2700 mark!! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:09:32 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: Thanks guys! Neal Thomas sends a pair of Helmars and a 1960 Topps Willie Kirkland Gary Mandell adds another Helmar. The wantlist is down to 19! Thanks guys! Thanks OBC!! ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:12:37 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Tom strikes Hello All, Tom Valacak sends 2 chips to the 1960 set Anthony Artbeeny ================= Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:28:58 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Huge thanks Hi all- Thanks today to two great incoming packages: BOB REED sends 6 nice Helmars, knocking that list down even more. ALong for the ride were a handful of 75 mini's, and a 61 Post Norm Cash. Thanks, Bob. Shawn Adkins sends a fantastic package my way: A Tudor electric football games from the 60's. My boys and I were playing last night and having a blast. Along for the ride was my first 34-36 Diamond Star. Thanks, Shawn. Thanks, OBC. ================= Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:25:53 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Several Thanks.... Coming home from work to multiple OBC envelopes is always a pleasure. Today I have a handful of thanks to pass out.... T.J. VALACAK starts it off with four hits to my 1975 and 1976 Topps baseball sets. JOEL FREEDMAN sends a wonderful SCP in the form of Kenesaw Judge Landis from the 1963 Bazooka All Time Great set. Chef ANT ARBEENY gets bestowed with hallowed set-killer status as he finishes of my 1974-75 Topps Hoops set with two cards, and "topps" it off with a SCP 1959 You'll Die Laughing non-sport oddball. Finally, PETER MEAD hits the 1952 Red Man set with Puddin Head Jones... that's two Red Mans in one week... a new record. Thanks guys!!!!. Don Rice WL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:44:53 -0500 From: "Bob Reed" Subject: Helmars and Hostess Here come the Helmars! Received my first 3 envelopes with a total of 10 The first envelope to arrive was from The Greenwood Family from my birth state of California. Erik knocks off three from the list. Thanks Erik! The next day 3 more Helmars arrive from Hamilton, Ohio, the state where I graduated high school and college. Thanks Gersh! And one day after that an envelope of 4 came from Palmyra Pennsylvania courtesy of Neal Thomas. I never lived in PA but I hope to visit some card show they’re having there in Fort Washington this Sunday. Thanks Neal! Final thanks go out to Bob Donaldson who allows me to split a recent Hostess lot he won on ebay. My almost 100 cards included names like Brett, Jackson, Yaz, Fisk, Bench, and Aaron. Thanks Bob! Thanks guys! -Bob Reed ================= Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 06:25:53 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Matthew Subject: 1971 OPC hits from Dan DAN AUSTIN sends a mighty ten-pack of 1971 OPCs, all high and semi-high numbers. An excellent pre-Xmas treat, thanks Dan! Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ================= Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:42:25 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: Thanks Peter! Thanks today to PETER MEAD for a pair of 1970 OPC, a 65T, and a 79 Burger King Nettles. Great cards Peter, thank you. Paul Biggs Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less ================= To: "OBC" Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:15:25 -0600 From: "Shawn Adkins" Subject: Incoming ! Ken Morganti hits my T205 set with a 13 card barrage including the Wallace no cap two line toughie. Thanks for the swap and all the advice on the purchase Ken !! More details on why this set is now on my website later this evening. Larry Tipton sends over a wonderful addition to my collection in the form of a 62 Post Carl Warwick. Seems little Guru needed the Carl's photo for a collage he was working on as it's neatly cut off the card. It looks MINT to me though, 4 (I mean 5) nice sharp corners, no ink, tape, glue and not a crease on the thing anywhere! Thanks for the great addition to my collection from yours Guru! Also included is my OBC Secret Santa package. All lit up with warning signs, bells, alarms letting me know that today is not the day, I have to WAIT until Christmas. Good thing I set my clocks to Nuku'alofa time, the current date and time is Saturday, 12/3/05 11:10am. :) Yes, Nuku'alofa is a real place, 1 hr ahead of Fiji time....doesn't everybody know that? Thanks again guys, ================= Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:45:35 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: Massive hits from Massimo Hi gang, Huge thanks go out today to Tom Massimo, who sends 141 hits to my recently started 1977 Topps football set. Awesome stuff, thanks so much! ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:15:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown Hits Thanks going out tonight to Shawn Adkins, who sends along my first tow Baseball Scoops! Thanks Shawn! ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:24:39 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Friday Thanks Thanks out to GERSH who hits my 67 set with 6 beauties, almost pack fresh. He tops it off with a 75 Aaron. A nice surprise indeed. A package from DON RICE was in the mailbox today as well. Don hits my 59 set with 4 hits, and tacks on 5 for my 60 set. What a great start to the weekend. Thanks guys. ================= To: Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:34:25 -0800 From: "Mike Diamanti" Subject: Bob Reed Bob Reed is everywhere ! Since there were more than 20 =93thank yous=94 in the OBC Thanks server today, figured I better get me thank yous out there as soon as they come in, or I=92m going to get behind, which I cannot stand during the holiday season.. Back to Bob =96 Bob sends me some sweet =9254 Topps cards and some sweet Helmars. Thank You, Bob! Wow! Mike Diamanti No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/184 - Release Date: 11/27/2005 ================= Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:36:13 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Thanks to Ed Thanks to Ed Schott for a Hank Aaron card for my HOF collection. Take care, ================= To: "vct" , Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:01:19 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Steve auto Hello All, Steve Rittenburg sends a 72 milner rc leaving 2 standing & munson rc. But the best was an auto of himself on a 55 bowman matting Anthony Arbeeny ================= Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:48:16 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: (no subject) Thanks to JOE GRECO for another Helmar - this one of boxer Sam McVea. Thanks Tom Housley ================= Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 23:55:11 EST To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Wite3@aol.com Subject: Huge thanks to Shawn Adkins Biggest thanks to Shawn for knocking a HOFer off the T205 list. He sent along a T205 Duffy essentially for information about the set. Thanks so much Shawn...this drops the set down to just four cards...anybody want to be a big hero :)? T-205 NEEDS: Hoblitzell(no stats), Hoblitzell(no "Cin" after '08), Kleinow, Wilhelm (no "r" in suffered). ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 15:39:00 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown Hits Two terrific OBC packages in this morning. From Kent Goto, a '54 Bowman beauty of Jack Dittmer, resplendent in his great old Milwaukee Braves hat. Thanks Kent! And, from Bob Bannon, a wildly varied variety pack, 21 various upgrades to my beloved 60s and 70s Topps baseball sets, an unopened Topps pack (win a trip to spring training!), topped off by a Cordially Yours Exhibit of the great Ernie Lombardi. Wow! thanks Bob! ================= Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 11:06:00 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Subject: Thank you To Peter Mead for 18 big hits on my '70 OPC wantlist! Much appreciated, Peter. ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:17:56 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: BOB REED-Em and weep, 66T-Whitey Ford, 53B-Souchock, 48B-McCahan 50B-Chesnes, 64T-Hi# Mets Rookies & 5 Helmars. KENT GOTO-Luv what he sends, two 1967 Laughlin WS cards, 1910 and 1952 World Series. Much appreciation guys, ================= Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:21:38 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Thanks to Yaz Hi all- Yaz checks in today with 4 Helmar cards, as well as 3 74 Kelloggs. Thanks, Yaz. ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:35:54 -0500 From: Scott Earle Subject: 2 Saturday Thanks KENT GOTO - sends over cards from 2 of my fav sets in all collecting - (1) single hit to my 63 Fleer, unfortunately he sends me a dupe of #35 B.Purkey :-( But, hits me with (3) cards from one of my other favs that I needed from the 63 Fleer set !! Thanks a bunch Kent for thinking of me and sending cards YAZ - sends me over a couple nice surprises.(2) 70T hits, and (9) hits to my Helmar set, bringing that set down to only 12 more needed. Thanks Yaz, say hello to your son for me please. Did he get a XBOX 360 yet? :-) GOD BLESS - --Scott 'Squirrel' Earle- www.SquirrelsCards.net ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:40:11 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out for today's incomings to: KEN GOETSCH-What came in the mail? Sixteen upgrades to the 1980 Topps set. Much appreciation Ken, ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:23:16 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Saturday Thanks Thanks out to BILL MALSON who sends out a waiver wire 1960 topps football John Crow card. He also includes a 1960 Billy Klaus as an unexpected bonus. Thank you Bill ================= Date: 4 Dec 2005 01:54:24 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: Kent Goto: who "waivers" a couple of beauties my way, a 50 Bowman Howie Fox and a 52 Topps Bobby Young, both of which put to shame any of these in my binders. Thanks Kent. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:34:04 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: Thanks Bob! BOB REED sends a nice package my way: a pair of Helmars, a 1977 Kellogg's of Bert Campaneris, 2 of the last 21 cards I need for my 1972 Topps football low series, & a 1962 Don Drysdale. Wow! Great stuff Bob, thank you! Tom Housley ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" , Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:32:36 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] 2 Saturday Thanks Actually, he did get an xbox 360 about a week before they went on sale.How? you ask. He won it from a Mountain Dew bottle cap. He then proceeded to sell his other xbox (modded), his playstation2 and his gamecube on ebay.He took that money and bought a 50" hitachi rear projection LCD off the internet for under $1000. It was refurbished but has a 1 year warranty and had free delivery from Georgia. I remember paying about $500. for a 'Pong" game and playing it on a 15" TV back in the day. Greg (yaz) ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Earle To: OBC-Thanks Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 1:35 PM Subject: [OBC-Thanks] 2 Saturday Thanks KENT GOTO - sends over cards from 2 of my fav sets in all collecting - (1) single hit to my 63 Fleer, unfortunately he sends me a dupe of #35 B.Purkey L But, hits me with (3) cards from one of my other favs that I needed from the 63 Fleer set !! Thanks a bunch Kent for thinking of me and sending cards YAZ - sends me over a couple nice surprises.(2) 70T hits, and (9) hits tomy Helmar set, bringing that set down to only 12 more needed. Thanks Yaz, say hello to your son for me please. Did he get a XBOX 360 yet? J GOD BLESS - --Scott 'Squirrel' Earle- SPONSORED LINKS Baseball card supply Baseball card display case Baseball card protector Baseball card holder Nolan ryan baseball card Topps baseball cards YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "OBC-Thanks" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ================= Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:56:54 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, From: Sean McGowan Subject: Thanks to Erik Greenwood Erik Greenwood drops 2 TV's in my mailbox, including Andy Pafko of the braves... isn't it funny how a '52 Andy Pafko of the Dodgers can be "valued" so high?... Nice story about his mom and a Grandslam on the back of the '55 bowman. I love reading these things. Thanks Erik! ================= To: "OBC-THANKS" Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:21:37 -0700 From: "Marshall West" Subject: thanks ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 05:51:42 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Subject: Thank you Kent Goto also hit me big time with his waiver distribution - a wonderful package containing two '60 Leafs (Frank Lary and Ken Boyer), two '61 Post Cereals (Tommy Davis and Johnny Podres) and a '63 Fleer Vada Pinson. Thanks again, Kent. Very much appreciated. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 09:12:13 -0500 From: "Matthew Heilenman" Subject: Ft. Washingtonm Thanks !!! Made the trip to Ft. Washington with the Fuge on Saturday . Had a great time and bought lots of cards at the show . Managed to put 6 sets to bed withthe help of my OBC friends. So, here are my thanks form the pizza shop gettogether after the show. Thanks to Anthony Arbeeny for a 1972 Topps John Riggins and a cool looking Yankee Stadium card. Thanks to Rob Gioia for some hits to my 1969 Topps baseball set. Thanks to the Fuge for the last 2 hits to my 1972 Topps baseball set (really glad to put that set to bed), 4 1970 story books, and a good satck of 1969 Topps baseball, 1 Batman card, and 11 1977 Pepsi discs with gloves. Thanks to Ken Morganti for 2 of the last 3 1977/78 Topps basketball cards Ineed and for dealer scumming me 9 hits to the 1972 Topps football hi numbers, and handing me 5 1955 Topps to get me on my way. Thanks to Steve Rittenberg for Star Wars cards and stickers, some Superman , a huge stack of basketball hits, 1974 Kelloggs Nolan Ryan, some Battlestar Galactica , a large stck of 1974 Topps baseball, and a big satck of 1980 Topps It was great to meet with George Altemose and newcomers Ant Arbeeny and TomMassimo. I hoepp I havn't forgotten anything . Thanks again to all for a great ================= To: "obc" Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 08:46:39 -0600 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: Sunday Thanks Yaz Conway- for a great booklet of Petrocelli, thx a bunch Yaz. Peter Mead- another nosebleeder from 70', and a 70 poster of Sonny Jurgensen. Bob Bannon- and another high number of Tug McGraw from the 69' set. THX Guys Ken Goetsch-OBC ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 09:47:52 EST To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: LUURSCJG@aol.com Subject: Ken Goto Hits Me Yes the waiver wire circuits hit Colorado when KEN GOTO hits me with 2 1961 Post of Gene Freese and what you need with a Freese, none othe than a good (Jim) Coates. Comining along for the ride was 62 Post of Bill Bruton. Thanks Ken. ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:25:04 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: FT WASH (SORRY IF YOU GET IT AGAIN< NOT SURE IF IT GOING THROUGH) Hello all, The Day started for me at 4:30 am got showered and dressed and coffee then hit the road. Hit Grand Central at 6 am and met New Comer to OBC Tom Massimo, then Anthony Arbeeney came into view. Ant came Baring gifts in the Food Sence. We had Bagels, Candy Power bars, nutz fruit you name it we had it, then there was the cooler filled with Juices and waters, Ant That in itself was a Great thanx. Now to the ride over to FT wash, Usually its a semi long boring trip, but this time with the company of 2 great obcers (friends) the time flew, although we did make FT wash bt 8am FLEW . OK The show Wow the show was dam good, BUT for the first time i stuck to my game plan to finish 1 set and well try to finish another and bang out hit to other priority sets. and YES i did that. We Met up with George Altimose, Howard Morgan, Steve Rittenberg, Ken Morganti , Fuge, and Mat Heilman. We all had a great B/S'n around. After B/S',n it was time to get to those tables. I can finally say I finished my 2nd set while in OBC yesterday with the 69 Topps going to bed. The one thing I did notice was the price of 50's commons went up a bit. Last year I was able to get 57's for $0.50-$0.75 this year they were $1-$1.25 for beaters. the 54 bowman's were at most places $1.25-$$1.50 each also ok ok....but I did get a deal. I think I did my most damage to my 54 bowman yesterday. I got 50 hits, 40 of which I bought at Bill Hendersons King of Commons table and he wound up charging me $0.75 each SUCH A DEAL, I was very happy about that. I saw some Real nice cards there but held out on a lot because I needed to spend my $$ on My priority sets. Ok Now TO the After Party, We all went over to The Pizzeria and noshed on OK pizza and chatted and swapped for like 2 hours fun time It Seemed Ant And tom had a good time, But I can only speak for my self. NOW to the THANX part of the Ramble...... SUPER THANX go out to Ken Morganti, Matt Man, and Ant Arbeeney for PUTTING my 69 Topps set to res with the Last 3 cards I need Ken comes through with Earl Weaver, Ant Comes through with Denny Mclain, and Mat comes through with Tug Mcraw AWESOME THANX . Also thanx go to Tom For hitting my 73 High #S set, and a couple hits to my 71 topps set Tom Than Ant Arbeeny For Finishing off the set but also hitting my 56 topps with the Reds Team Card. Thanx ant Steve RIttenBerg For a bunch of 54 bowman's and 57 topps all in all like 30 hits to those 2 sets THANX A BUNCH Steve Oh wait I forgot to add in the AWESOME ultimate variation card ive ever gotten. Steve sends the 1961 Vida pinson with no picture or stats just the color of cardboard, and the name was written in I'm guessing some computer generated printing because well it was on the card, but oddly in pencil....hmmmmm still a variation...LOL thanx steve Thanx TO MAtt for hitting my 58 topps and also again with the Helping of the 69 set Ken well what can I say thanx For the WEAVER AWESOME MAN OK I think this is one of the longer rambles ive ever written I hope you all enjoy it, I'm sure ive left out a ton of details but oh well. there is only so much my brain can process. Thanx ALL and Ant and TOm I had a great time Take care and be safe Rob Gioia ================= Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:24:46 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Fort Washington Thanks I attended my first card show on Saturday and I had a great time. I would like to extend the following thanks. Rob Gioia: thanks for hits to my list, the ride down, the advice of how to attack a card show and the start of 50's trading for me with the 1955 Bowman hits. It was a pleasure to finally meet you after chatting many times. Anthony Arbeeny: thanks for the hits to my list and the advice on how to attack a card show. Steve Rittenberg: thanks for the hits to my 73, 75 and 79 lists, the box of supplies and the other start of my 50's trading with 54T cards. Matt Heilenman: thanks for the package of cards and the 71T Baseball. Richard Kimball: thanks for the various hits and for finishing off my 81T with the Valenzuela rookie card. Ken Morganti: thanks for the hits to my 71 and 73 wants and for the OBC hat, I think it saved me some money with the dealers. Also it was a plesure to meet and chat with George Altemose and Howard Morgan The show and the pizza after with all the guys was a great time. ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:33:05 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Ft. Washington Hello All, After a 7-8 years I finally got to go. I happen to be a killer day for 5 sets. I drove up with Rob Gioia & Tom Massimo with no problems. We were first in line & last to leave. During the show Rob was on a 69 topps quest & found out what I needed and ended up coming back all day with hits to finish the set. Big set to ice.He also help track down some 72 topps which put me in range to have some else ice. Meet George Altemose & Howard Morgan during rest time and then back to the cards. Matt Heilenman went into action just as we were leaving the show with a 72 #309 clemente to ice the 72 set which lands me done with the entire decade.He then follows during pizza with killing my 76 fb set with a lanier, several 74 fb team hits leaving 1 standing & 4 each 60 topps chips Steve Rittenberg shot a pile of 61 & 62 post to include mays & snider along with killing my 77 yellow series of the Star Wars set. That was during pizza. After that he throw 6 each 54 topps ,1 74/75 hoops & 3 -76 hoops chips into the pile . I made the comment that it is time to start the 54 set. Now I will really have to Richard Kimball during the pizza gathering had a nice box of dupes which hepulled several hits like star wars, empire & galactic hits , handfull of 76-77 hoops . When he heard the 54 topp s quest coming soon he followed up with 7 strikes to the set. Ricard Kimball also brought a pile of dupes..about the same as Steve....maybe alittle shy...and helps with a chip to the 74 fb variation & a 62 post short print of lynch.also got an auto card of him. Tom & I did not think to bring dupes along for the others that we may meet up with. I got lucky with picking up some dupes at the show which made homes to most. I met everyone for the first time except Rob. It was a good time. ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:08:53 EST To: obc-ramblings@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: FT WASH THANX AND RAMBLE Hello all, The Day started for me at 4:30 am got showered and dressed and coffee then hit the road. Hit Grand Central at 6 am and met New Comer to OBC Tom Massimo, then Anthony Arbeeney came into view. Ant came Baring gifts in the Food Sence. We had Bagels, Candy Power bars, nutz fruit you name it we had it, then there was the cooler filled with Juices and waters, Ant That in itself was a Great thanx. Now to the ride over to FT wash, Usually its a semi long boring trip, but this time with the company of 2 great obcers (friends) the time flew, although we did make FT wash bt 8am FLEW . OK The show Wow the show was dam good, BUT for the first time i stuck to my game plan to finish 1 set and well try to finish another and bang out hit to other priority sets. and YES i did that. We Met up with George Altimose, Howard Morgan, Steve Rittenberg, Ken Morganti , Fuge, and Mat Heilman. We all had a great B/S'n around. After B/S',n it was time to get to those tables. I can finally say I finished my 2nd set while in OBC yesterday with the 69 Topps going to bed. The one thing I did notice was the price of 50's commons went up a bit. Last year I was able to get 57's for $0.50-$0.75 this year they were $1-$1.25 for beaters. the 54 bowman's were at most places $1.25-$$1.50 each also ok ok....but I did get a deal. I think I did my most damage to my 54 bowman yesterday. I got 50 hits, 40 of which I bought at Bill Hendersons King of Commons table and he wound up charging me $0.75 each SUCH A DEAL, I was very happy about that. I saw some Real nice cards there but held out on a lot because I needed to spend my $$ on My priority sets. Ok Now TO the After Party, We all went over to The Pizzeria and noshed on OK pizza and chatted and swapped for like 2 hours fun time It Seemed Ant And tom had a good time, But I can only speak for my self. NOW to the THANX part of the Ramble...... SUPER THANX go out to Ken Morganti, Matt Man, and Ant Arbeeney for PUTTING my 69 Topps set to res with the Last 3 cards I need Ken comes through with Earl Weaver, Ant Comes through with Denny Mclain, and Mat comes through with Tug Mcraw AWESOME THANX . Also thanx go to Tom For hitting my 73 High #S set, and a couple hits to my 71 topps set Tom Than Ant Arbeeny For Finishing off the set but also hitting my 56 topps with the Reds Team Card. Thanx ant Steve RIttenBerg For a bunch of 54 bowman's and 57 topps all in all like 30 hits to those 2 sets THANX A BUNCH Steve Oh wait I forgot to add in the AWESOME ultimate variation card ive ever gotten. Steve sends the 1961 Vida pinson with no picture or stats just the color of cardboard, and the name was written in I'm guessing some computer generated printing because well it was on the card, but oddly in pencil....hmmmmm still a variation...LOL thanx steve Thanx TO MAtt for hitting my 58 topps and also again with the Helping of the 69 set Ken well what can I say thanx For the WEAVER AWESOME MAN OK I think this is one of the longer rambles ive ever written I hope you all enjoy it, I'm sure ive left out a ton of details but oh well. there is only so much my brain can process. Thanx ALL and Ant and TOm I had a great time Take care and be safe Rob Gioia ================= To: Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:24:35 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: income! More Helmar income. These from Erik Greenwood and Joe Greco. These things are kinda tough to mail, I guess. Joe informs me an envelope I sent to him with 4 Helmars in it arrived, but empty. Dang! Thanks guys! Greg (yaz) 2005 Helmar (13 left)* Baseball: Walter Ball, Chick Gandil, Pete Hill, Joe Jackson (Cleveland), Cecil Kaiser, Ted Radcliffe, Turkey Stearns, Kawakami-Chiba-Aota-Noguchi, Buck Weaver. Boxers: Harry Grebe, Bob Sage, Max Schmelling. *Unscratched Please ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 11:28:29 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: DUSTIN First allow me to apologise for the initial message sent regarding the death of my son. I can't type and read so well at the same time. So I type then edit and make corrections via spellcheck. I inadvertently hit send instead of spelling on my webtv & you got somewhat of a garbled Most importantly, Phyllis and I would like to express our gratitude for all the messages of condolences received from OBC members. In spite of my informing her in advance of the overwhelming response we would get from my e-mail, she was her self overwhelmed and deeply touched. Please know that it is a great comfort to be in the thoughts and prayers of all the kind and thoughtful people in the OBC family. Thank you very much! We keep what we give away! ================= To: Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:18:27 -0800 From: "Brian Lindholme" Subject: I was Robbed then Cooked !! OBC World, I must report a Robbery. I must also report a Cookery. ( Hey, Dave Fallen started with this lame humour today 8>) Rob Gioia mailed me a 67 Dean Chance, 58 Paul Giel and a 58 Wes Covington !!! Great cards, Rob !!!! THANKS VERY MUCH !!! Andy Cook responds to a waiver claim with a shocking 10 hits to the 1955 Topps quest!! Because I only needed 27 to complete this set, I am floored (naw, Cooked!!) to have that many hits at once to the set!! 3 were high numbers!! Wow , THANKS VERY MUCH ANDY !!! I'm off to find appropriate returns and a lil' sumpin' sumpin for my OBC Santa OBC Forever ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:22:13 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ChicoD1@aol.com Subject: Innies, outies, thanks, catching up Well boys, It's been a while, I guess the snow was telling me it's time to slow down and get back to the fun things-- like cardboard! The last few months have been pretty crappy... I lost an uncle to cancer (while he was trying to settle the estate of my great uncle who passed earlier this year). Some of the work fell in my lap. My 82 year old aunt took a fall in Florida and had to be operated on (Wasn't sure she was going to get thru, but that woman is a real battler), along with other assorted things that tend to make you wonder, I've finally sat down at my desk to give thanks to guys who have sent me stuff along the way. Even though the thanks are extremely late, those packages did wonders. They always seemed to arrive at the right day! I have literally hundreds of emails in my filing cabinet that I have not read yet, but will get to as time allows. In no particular order (some I may have thanked already, but you can never say that enough) John Leroux- nice attacks on the 1960 list- I think I am like under 20 on that one (next snow day, I'll try to sort that out) Gary Mandell- A huge hit to the embossed set- Clemente! Larry "the Gersh"- NICE mixture of cards that filled in holes on the Jets and Knicks quest Bob Donaldson- AwwwRight! a Piece of Bazooka!- Oh yeah and his auto OBC card and a 2-** Cubs team checklist- UNMARKED Terry Dietrick- Obviously wants me to get moving on the 67s with 7 great hits! Mark Talbot- (I still think his OBC/VRT card is one of the coolest and autographed) sends a pair of "Totally Tipton" 52Bs! Ray Luurs- One of the "Chicago Twins" also wants me to get that 67 set rolling with an 8-pack of NON-tiptons. Bob Reed- finds my sup list and performs some major damage on that one, I haven't added a "classic" card to my set in ages among other oddballs. Don Rice- A nice little brick of 1975 SSPC Mets. You just gotta love that set! Steve Manson of VCT found my list on the web and also made some great hits in the psychos, hopefully I can find his email and thank him properly. Can someone with dual citizenship in VCT pass along my thanks? On the OUTbound list- the ever patient Bob Bannon will have a package arriving at his door sometime this week. Once again, I can't thank you guys enough. You remember "the healing power of cardboard". There were many days you guys did just that. Sometimes life has to be put in perspective, tell you to slow down and watch for the things passing you by. I thank all of you for helping me to slow down some. My want lists are a mess, so dont go by them. I have a stack of cards I need to put up for waviers to find new homes. Maybe it will really snow and I'll get that together! Thanks again guys, for patience, understanding, and mostly your ================= Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:41:47 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Robert Neill Subject: Cupcakes for all Slightly belated thanks to Ed Schott for a great 6 pack of 1979 Hostess cars, including future Phil, John Denny. I realize I have been less active this last year, but am hoping I can get a flurry of activity in between Christmas and New Years. I have a doubles box that needs a little ================= Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:58:57 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: More Massive Hits From Massimo Hi gang, Another box arrived today from Tom Massimo, who is determined to singlehandedly finish off my 1977 Topps football set. Tom sends 90 more to go with the 141 he sent a few days, so he has accounted for nearly half the set. Awesome, stuff, and I can't begin to thank you enough! ================= Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 14:21:14 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: Sundays Thanks hey everyone, I hoped you enjoyed the weekend. Thanks goes out to: T.J, no last name needed, for a nice six pack envelope of cards from the 1970 set. Included were a Frank Robinson all-star, Clete Boyer, and a Joe Torre. Nice hits! Ed Schott continues his generosity with a four pack from the 60's including one 63, a Met from 65, and two 67's including a Grant Jackson rookie card. Much appreciated Ed! Gersh sends a lovely three pack of 56's including Bobby Morgan and two Pirates. Great cards Gersh. Thank you, Dan Angland Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:41:04 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: 1978 Thanks I would like to thank T.J. Valacak for a three pack to the 1978 x 9 set quest. The first have of what I have is in sheets and the havelist is updated. The sets will take two five inch binders and 363 sheets with the cards back to back. Erik Greenwood ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:44:17 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: Double Thanks I would like to type Bob Reed for a great package. Bob includes two hits to the 67 Topps set, a smattering of type hits, and a three pack of Helmars. Thank you Bob! I would also like to thank Peter Mead for a great SCP in the form of a Rick Monday RC. Thank you Peter! Erik Greenwood ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 19:32:16 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: Weekend thanks Bill Malson sends a pair of 1960 BB rookies and a 50's FB card for the type collection. Thanks Bill! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:10:05 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, hoot-owl@comcast.net, david.fallen@comcast.net From: Jerry Coker Subject: incoming thanks Some recent incoming thanks to: Dave Fallen - for (2) 59T's (Cepeda & Furillo), (4) 60T's (including Robin Roberts), and (3) 64T Beatles Color cards. Thank you Dave! Peter Mead - for (2) tall boys, Happy Hairston and Jim Barnett. Thank you Peter! Thanks OBC! Jerry Coker Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. ================= Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:04:18 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks, Fuge Thanks go out to the fugitive RICHARD KIMBALL, who sends two early hockey wrappers that will make nice additions to "master" sets. Thanks, Don Rice On-line WL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:43:51 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: Thanks to Ken Hi gang, Big thanks today from Ken Goetsch, who sends a six-pack of 1977 Topps football, including Jan Stenerud. All in wonderful shape, too. Simply awesome, thanks so much!! ================= Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:51:32 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: Thanks! Thanks today to ANDY COOK for a nice pair of 55's - Parnell and Baumholtz. Great cards Andy, thanks. Also thanks to LARRY GERSBACH for a nice variety pack including 4 Posts, 4 Topps Embossed, and 3 67T. Super stuff Gersh, thank you. Paul Biggs Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ================= Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:09:58 -0800 (PST) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: The Fuge Strikes Again! OBC's "Fugitive" RICHARD KIMBALL takes time from finding the mysterious One-Armed Man long enough to send four hits to my wantlist. A 1960 SCP that may have been the roadmap he's been using (but still welcome in the binder) and three great three great hits to the 1967 Topps set...Boog, the Mantle CL and a Leaders card with Kaline, Oliva and Frank Robinson! Thanks Fuge! Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. ================= To: Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:36:05 -0800 From: "Mike Diamanti" Subject: More Cards inta Coupeville Guys and Gals: Erik Greenwood impresses with a beautiful type card, SCP of Alfredo de Oro (Alfred of the Day?) a T-something card of Champion Pool Player, Alfredo de Oro. Very interesting stats and records on back. Thanks for the unusual, I don=92t-have-one-of-these-cards, Erik! Peter Mead checks in with 2 great-looking Helmars and 2 wonderful Vikings FB cards. Those Vikings =96 brings back a lot of painful memories of Super Bowls But thanks for the cards, Peter! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.11/191 - Release Date: 12/2/2005 ================= Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:31:40 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: THE FUGITIVE-Captured a couple of tuffies, 54T-Willis brought that set down to only eight more & 55B-nosebleeder Sid Hudson brought that set down to only four more. GARY MANDELL-Ights in sending home the 73T Indians blue team card. That set is down to four to go. ERIK GREENWOOD-You believe, yes he hits me with another Helmar card, Dave Jones of Detroit. Much appreciation guys, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:39:45 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Monday Monday! A few ebay packages and a dose of OBC good will makes for a fruitful MOnday (and then sadly, I read about Doug). Here are the thanks: Kent Goto for a stack of Laughlin Famous Feats. The Fuge for a bunch of early football--high numbers from the 55 Bowman set, a few 64 shortprints, a 1962 checklist. Neat package Fuge--glad we could exchange some John Morrison extras. Erik Greenwood sends a Helmar of the Barnstorming House of David team. Marshall West sends three more Helmars. And last but not least--Gersh surprises me with a 52 Topps black back Ferris Fain. thanks OBC-- Peter Mead ================= Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:34:52 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thanks Dan! Monday thanks to DAN ANGLAND for a waiver wire claim of a 1964 Jim Coker. Much appreciated. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:34:19 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: Multitude of Thanks I received four packages in one day. I can't recall receiving so many OBC packages at once in a few years thank you guys. Ed Schott for a SCP Bench Dell Stamp - thank you for the type card. Marshall West for a three-pack of Helmars. Thank you Marshall. Greg Conway for a five-pack of Helmars. Thank you Yaz. Brian Lindholme for a stack o' 78's for the 78 x 9 quest. Thanks Brian. Erik Greenwood ================= Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:37:11 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Joel Freedman Subject: UV thanks Thank you to John Leroux for a handful of UV stars! Thanks, John! ================= Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:48:21 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: Thanks to the Fuge! Thanks today to RICHARD KIMBALL for 3 1968 Topps Football. That set's down to under 30 to go now - thanks Richard! Also, my Helmar set is now COMPLETE! A pair of non-OBC'ers, Bill Scott & Todd Feher, combine to knock off the last 5 cards of the set. Thanks to everyone in OBC for helping to put this baby to bed; I opened 2 cases worth of cards & ended up with less than 30 cards (and a ton of dupes) in the set, & in a month's time this great group has helped me to finish it by sending almost 40 cards! THANK YOU OBC! (Now, I can't wait until Helmar Series 2 comes out in the Tom Housley ================= To: "OBC-THANKS" Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 17:38:54 -0700 From: "Marshall West" Subject: thanks ================= Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 04:06:03 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Subject: Thank you Thanks to Gersh for a Hall of Fame card in yesterday's mail - a '62 Richie Much appreciated. ================= Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:59:25 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: Lots of action Big day at the box, I scored more than the Seahawks last night. Bada bum. The Fuge starts the attack with 6 hits to the 68 birth year set including a Mike Torrez Rookie. Bill Malson follows with a DCP of a couple of foot from the 60 set off the waiver wire. Bill Wilson and Jim Gibbons. Ken Goetsch chisels another hit of the 1980 baseball set Thanks Ken. Doug Djong makes good on a package off the waiver wire 3 big hits to the 57 set. Including 2 high numbers with one being a Dick Hyde rookie. Also tosses in a 59 to boot. Eddie Pike sends a nice puffy of 50 pretty cards from the 1972 Psycho set. Rivers, Kingman, and Matlack rookies!. A bunch of in action and playoff cards. Yankees team card and a Boog Powell. Wow Ed, Thanks! Outstanding Monday guys,Thanks! Dan Angland Yahoo! Personals Let fate take it's course directly to your email. See who's waiting for you Yahoo! Personals ================= Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 20:38:52 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: More Helmar thanks Hi all- Bob Donaldson sends a handful of Helmars which just about put this set to bed. Thanks, Bob. Also, thanks to Tom Housely (I think it was Tom) for sharing his new-found Helmar collector friends with us. Non-OBCers Bill Scott and Todd Fehr responded in true OBC-like fashion with simply sending a few cards I needed. Now I have to see if they are true vintage collectors, cause they certainly seem like OBC material to me. Finally, another plea for the final card, even though it seems to be on everyone's list. If anyone has an extra Herb Pennock, I will be eternally Finally (again), can someone send me the most up to date Helmar list. I think I have all but the elusive Pennock, but I know there were a few wantlists circulating, and I hope I am using the complete one. Thanks, OBC! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 00:05:16 -0500 From: Scott Earle Subject: Apology/Thanks I owe MARK HOLLAND a huge over due 'Thanks' and that leads to my apology. I was moving boxes around my office (due to being outta work I decided to re arrange the office) and found a big box of 76T with a note from Mark. I wasn't sure if I sent out a thanks or not so I looked at my list on my front page of my site that lists all who I've traded with from the internet and mark wasn't listed so I'm assuming I didn't thank him, I'm sorry mark. I updated my w/l but didn't thank you. You are now listed on my site :-) GOD --Scott 'Squirrel' Earle- www.SquirrelsCards.net ================= To: , Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 06:35:43 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Yahoo Server Problems?? OBCers -- I think there are some problems with the servers at the moment. It seems like many of the messages are not going out. I don't think it's just me, because other guys have missed messages as well. I sent out a note on Ramblings to highlight it, but I didn't get the email back through the server. I'm only getting about 2/3 of the emails right now I think. Of course, the quandry is "how do you tell people the email isn't working if the email isn't working?" I have decided to send this out to all the servers hoping that some will get through to alert folks to the potential problem. Again, it could just be me, but I don't think it is. If you haven't seen the emails about EEK and Grant's upcoming auction, please log onto Yahoo and check out the news. I'd hate for anybody to miss out on another OBC project to benefit one of our own! Sorry for the inconvenience of multiple messages, but I think it needs a bit of troubleshooting! Take Care, Geno ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 09:35:22 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Catching up I need to catch up on my Thanks before I fall any further behind... Thanks to Joe Greco for (as usual) welcoming me into his home for the Ft Washington weekend. Thanks to Ken Morganti for the company during the weekend. Thanks to Howard Morgan for the company and the HUGE box of cards he brought for me. Lots of it is UV and will be donated but plenty of it will go into my collection. Thanks to Fuge for a bringing everything he promised he'd bring -- which I did not do. Fuge wiped up most of my E-120 set with a bunch of hand-made diecuts and then gave me boxes and boxes of wax to play with. Thanks to Tom Massimo, Ant Arbeeny and George Altemose for the chance to meet you guys. Later during our pizza/swap, I got some 75s from Tom and some 55 Bowman FB from Ant. One list is lonnnnng and the other isshort but the hits are appreciated regardless. And thanks to Matt-man fora big stack of 75s plus helping me clear out some space in my dupes box. Thanks to Rob Gioia for keeping me humble by busting on me continuously and remembering every goofy thing I've done since I met him. All these are "live" thanks. My mail has slowed down so I better start mailing stuff out if I want to change that. ================= Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:21:18 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you John McLaughlin Thanks goes out to John for 5 hits to my 1970 wants and 36 hits to my 1971 wants, including a 70 Jim Palmer! ================= Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:34:06 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thanks Anthony! Wednesday thanks out to ANTHONY ARBEENY. Anthony sends out 2 hits to my 76 list, a single hit to my 74 list, and 4 hits to the 68 list. Thanks Anthony! http://www.oldbaseball.com/wantlists/valacak.htm ================= Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:41:14 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ddejong@everestkc.net Subject: More thank you's! Came home from a trip to New Mexico to find snow falling down, and three great envelopes to make me forgot all about the cold! Peter Mead sent a trio of 71's including a pair high numbers! Thanks Peter. Bill Malson sent a 59 Topps, a 60 Topps, and a pair of 76 Kelloggs....thank you Bill! Shawn Adkins sent a pair of 1961 Baseball Scoops! Thanks Shawn. Now, I have to go shovel my drive. Stay warm! ================= Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:09:04 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Wednesday Thanks x 2 Thanks to Marshall West for completing my Star Wars blue series with the elusive #52 Who Will Win the Final Star War? Thanks to Gersh for a 3-pack of hits to 1978 Football! ================= Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:12:52 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Thanks, T.J.! Thanks out to T.J. Valacak, for a trio for the 66 set, including Bob Uecker - all much appreciated. Bill Malson ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:04:57 EST To: OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Wite3@aol.com Subject: Birthday thanks out to... Bob Neill...longtime trading buddy and friend sends along a three nice '53 Topps...all needed and all perfect. Thanks a bunch Bob.... Mark Talbot also sends a birthday greeting which included a trimmed '55 bowman and a '71 Topps Coin Tom Seaver. Also included was Mark's OBC card, a welcome addition. Thanks Mark. Take care all, ================= Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 21:28:43 -0800 (PST) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: Pearl Harbor Day Thanks A package was waiting for me when I got home today. It didn't contain a single card but BOB SAXTON sent me something that was much better: A back copy of Smithsonian magazine with an article about Eddie For those who don't know, Grant was the former Giant/Phillies player who died while trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion" in the Argonne Forest in WW1. As a person who has written about ballplayers who served in the military, it's a big deal to me. And the fact that it arrived on Dec. 7th (different war, but that doesn't matter) makes it stand out more. I enjoyed reading it and wish I'd had it when I wrote my article for Old Cardboard last year. Thanks Bob. Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 22:48:36 -0800 From: "Geordie Calvert" Subject: appreciations Thanks out to Tom Massimo, who sends a baker's dozen from '76 Topps football, including Pat Tommay, Alan Page and L.C. Greenwood. Also included were two from '77 Topps football. Thanks Tom! ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:32:44 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: frosty mini treats OK, a bad pun proving i watched too many commercials as a kid. let me know if you need a translation ;-) anyway, thanks today from frigid chicago to ANTHONY "ANT" ARBEENY for 4 dozen hits to my newly posted 1975 topps mini set. tnx ant! more hits to the same set, as GERSH delivers 2 dozen more hits. MIKE WIERZBICKI sends my first 2 umpire hits to my other new set, the 55 Bowman TVs. tnx all, gm ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 13:05:18 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: BELATED THANX THANX GO OUT TO BAMMA MAN WHO HITS ME WITH 2 nice OBC loved 1933 Godeys THANX BAMMA I lov ethem ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 14:38:36 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Long overdue thanks Hi all, Most of these have been sitting on my desk since before I went to Florida... or was it since I got back from there? Either way, it's still been far too long since I've posted to this server. In fact, I'm probably going to have to guess at what came in some of these envelopes. The first one is from Don Rice, dated Oct. 29th, which means I probably got it when I returned from the sunshine state. The envelope is empty and I didn't have the foresight to write down what was in it, probably because I anticipated sending out a thank you note earlier than a month after it's arrival. I'm guessing that there were Helmar cards in it though. In any case, THANKS DON!! The next envelope off the pile is from Bob Donaldson. I do remember what was in this one though, as my 1955 Red man set gained two HOF'ers. My end of the trade was finally mailed out the other day - so I'm late on two accounts this time. I hope the level of embarrassment decreases as I get deeper into the pile, but I'm not optimistic. THANKS BOB!! Next off is Dave Fallen's submission. More Helmars? Perhaps, although it's hard to tell from the barren puffy. THANKS DAVE!! Tom Housley checks in with a puffy. This time there's at least a note inside, which I've determined implies that there were Helmar cards in this delivery too. THANKS TOM!! The last of the puffies has a return address from Shawn Adkins. Most likely, this had T205's with the much desired Polar Bear backs from our swap. It's always a pleasure to cross those off the list. THANKS SHAWN!! Now for the envelopes. I found this one buried DEEP in the mess that is my desk. Andy Cook sent it so long ago that I'm afraid to say what the postmark is, although it is from this autumn. Andy was the first to hit my football sets - actually it was his idea to add the sets to my list. His picture has replaced Kent Goto's and Steve Rittenberg's on my dart board for getting me into this mess. I do appreciate the cardboard though. THANKS ANDY!! OK, at least I KNOW what Peter Mead sent me, because the card is still in the envelope. It's an SCP Helmar of Jenkins. I kept it in there because it ended up being a dupe somehow. I probably claimed it off two different waiver wires. THANKS TOM!! Marshall West sent me Helmars. I sent Marshall West Helmars... although it was much later than this envelope got here. I think I'm down to a half dozen for the set now. THANKS MARSHALL!! Now here's a second delivery from Shawn Adkins - this one's insured, so I'm guessing that this is the Polar Bear T205's and that the other puffy contained Helmars - a big bunch of them. It's all coming back to me now along with a recurring message: THANKS SHAWN!! Joe Greco mailed me Helmar cards just a day or two before I drove down to see him. I very strategically saved the ones I had for him until I arrived at his house, so I wouldn't show up empty handed - plus I'm cheap and didn't want to use a stamp THANKS JOE!! Neal Thomas sent me stuff too. I wish I could figure out exactly what that stuff was, but there's nothing in the envelope. My poor CSI technology (along with my poor memory) make me guess that Neal kept with the trend by chipping away at the Helmar set. THANKS NEAL!! And FINALLY, we've reached the bottom of the pile with yet another delivery from Dave Fallen. This time, there's a note explaining exactly what's in the envelope (or WAS in there). Dave sends along some Beatles cards I requested, plus some tipton Red Man cards which found empty binder slots right away. THANKS AGAIN DAVE!! A week or so ago, my OBC Santa gift arrived from the North Pole via Biscuitland or vice versa. I have taken the liberty of X-raying it before placing it under the tree. Now I get to stare at it for a couple more weeks. THANKS SANTA BAMA!! (Sounds like someone who was at the Alamo, doesn't it?) Now before I sign off, I have to dish out one more thanks - and it's an up to the minute current thank you! :::pause to let you catch your breath or regain consciousness::: Recently, I said I was starting Philly football - all years, all cards. Gary Mandell attempts to be the first to hit my list, but due to a miscommunication on my part (or trying to live up to the 'smartalex' moniker on Gary's part), I have recieved some cards I have no use for. I'm still a Pats season ticket holder and fan, so these Eagles cards miss the mark. I was referring to the COMPANY, not the TEAM when I said I was collecting Philadelphia football. THANKS GARY for trying though. If you've read this far, there should be some sort of prize, so I'll offer up the dupes I got in an eBay lot that arrived today. I paid a small fortune for a group of nine 1961 Post cereal cards that had the incredibly elusive Dick Farrell in it. (The set now stands at 3 cards to go: Stobbs, Estrada and Mathews - same as everyone else's list) The following 1961 Post cards are up for grabs, FCFS: 61 66 78 79 88 120 122 and 124. Thanks for reading and for your patience with me if you sent something. TAYL, Ken M ================= To: "obc" Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 15:35:21 -0600 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: Thursday Thanks Richard Kimble-Sends a great 4 bagger of 61's football and a scp from the 62' gridiron set. THX Fuge. Sean McGowan- sends a 7 pack from 70' baseball....all high seaters.....and scp's from 62' and 77'. Thx a bunch Sean. Ken Goetsch-OCT ================= Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:39:25 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx It has been snowing like crazy since early this afternoon. My normal 25 minute commute took 90 minutes. My nerves are shot as the defroster & windshield wipers were not working real well. But waiting for mw when I got home was two OBC packages so all is good here in SW Ohio. OBC Thanx goes out to: BOB NEILL-Deals me a great package of eleven 64 & 71 coins. He triples the number of coins I have of these recently started sets. Highlights 64T AS coins of Mays & Marichal and 71 coins of Perez & Pinson. If that isn't enough, a 54 Redman-Curt Simmons comes along for the ride. SHAWN ADKINS-Erts a 1961 Nu-Scoops #436, Umpires eject the entire White Sox bench. Only the manager & trainer were left plus the nine players on the field. The date was July 16, 1946 in Boston. The Chisox had the last laugh, winning 9-2. Great packages both. Much appreciation guys, ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 18:54:46 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Digest Number 1694 In a message dated 12/8/2005 3:24:18 PM Central Standard Time, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com writes: Recently, I said I was starting Philly football - all years, all cards. Gary Mandell attempts to be the first to hit my list, but to a miscommunication on my part (or trying to live up to the 'smartalex' moniker on Gary's part), I have recieved some cards I have no use for. I'm still a Pats season ticket holder and fan, so these Eagles cards miss the mark. I referring to the COMPANY, not the TEAM when I said I was collecting Philadelphia football. THANKS GARY for trying though LOL great ken, but i have no record of sending you anything. gm ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:56:13 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Rog strikes Hello All, Rob G. sends along 1 each 56 snider and 4 1960 hits all ending in the #5. ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 20:13:00 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: biggies@aol.com Subject: thanks SD thanks out to SAL DOMINO for a nice stack of 52 Bowmen and a tough to find 1956 Topps Klu gray back variation. Thanks Sal, Bob Bannon ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:02:14 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: two quick thanks-- A couple of quick thanks and then I have to dig up a few auction lots-- Second package from Gersh in two days--this time a bunch of 1975 football cards from his waiver wire. Thanks Gersh. Marshall West surprises me with a TCP--a Helmar Weaver, a 63 Jello Curt Flood for my mixed Jello/Post set and a 51 bowman of his Uncle Fred Sanford. So Marhall I would be curious if your Uncle can supply me with any Jim Konstanty stories? Thanks! Peter Mead ================= Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:19:44 -0800 (PST) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: TWO Great OBC packages! It's been a long time since I got two OBC packages in the mail, but here they were...and both were First of all, MARK TALBOT remembers my recent birthday with a card cubed. No, Mark didn't cut the card into a cube, he sent two cards as gifts inside a birthday card...the two cards inside -- appropriately enough -- were from my birthyear set. Cesar Geronimo and Jimmy "Toy Cannon" Wynn. High #s too! The other package was from BOB NEILL and had a trifecta of 1963 Topps and some 1979 Phillies. I knew right away that they were BKs by the numbers...but as I was getting ready to see which Phils he sent, I saw the note he wrote me: "Glad to give that extra BK set a home." Sure enough, Bob started my set and killed it with one single package! That effectively closes my 1979 wantlist ('79 was the first year I collected)...unless I decide to begin a Hostess or Kelloggs' set. It was great to cross all those cards off my list. Now I get to place them in their new homes! Thanks so much to both of you. Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:46:21 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Thanks ot Bob D. Wed. thanks out to Bob D'Angelo, for an SCP from my 57 Topps Football Browns shortlist - just 2 to go. ================= To: senthi@earthlink.net, ochiai@mindspring.com, kimballrw@juno.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:26:43 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: Some thanks to a few fellas!!! Hello All, I've been quite busy of late, and it's all I can do to get my birthday cards out. A few items have arrived in the past few days (or a week or so). I would like to acknowledge: Chef Anthony Arbeeny for (9) nicely trimmed `60 Fleer Football cards. DeLuca, Asad, Lucas, Schaffer, Dee, Matheny, Johnson, McFarland and Collins are all neatly stashed with the other gridiron heroes of old. Thanks Ant-man!!! Robert Fitts send me some oddball Japanese issues, (4) to be exact - I don't know who these guys are but it is cool to have them as a part of the collection thanks to Rob!!! "Fuge" Kimball sends me a couple of early 80's Wax Wrappers from Topps Hockey sets. I really like these and have picked up a few here and there - I think I will be adding wax wrappers to my list some day (but not TODAY). Thanks Richard!!! Thanks to all in the group - I will be "out of town" this weekend and getting to the "outbound" stuff is once again going to be a challenge, but I hope to get to some of it on Sunday evening. BE WELL!!! REGARDS ----------------- MARK ================= To: Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 06:22:19 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Re: OBC Santa Bill -- I've received your emails and answered them, maybe you're not getting mine for some reason. I must admit I'm beginning to question how my email works as of late. Anyway, I did indeed receive it and am patiently waiting until Santa comes to drop off his loot so I can open it! I've included the Thanks server in this message in case you don't get it straight from me. Thanks, my friend! Take Care, Geno ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 1:36 AM Subject: OBC Santa > Geno - Apologies if you recieve this multiple times - been trying > various methods and everything seems to bounce. > Not to ruin a surprise, but I am your OBC Santa. Your gift was shipped > by a third party (Texas postmark), hopefully labeled "Do Not Open > Until Christmas." Should be getting there by now - please let me know, > so that I can rest easy. > AND DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!! > Bill (Santa) Malson ================= Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:17:45 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks T.J. Sending thanks on this snowy Friday to T.J. VALACAK who knocks my 1974 Topps baseball set down to ten needs with five hits. That's a .333 batting average... not bad! Thanks T.J.! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:38:34 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Fugitive Fugitive completes my Star Wars red series with the elusive #104 "Luke's Uncle and Aunt". He included three hits to my Partridge Family Set! I admit it, I like that show. ================= Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:49:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you John Leroux Thanks goes out to John for three hits to my 79T wants. ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 17:52:58 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks Tom Massimo!! Thanks to Tom Massimo for a huge puffy stuffed with 75 Topps. Woohoo. Steve R ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 21:20:33 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Bob Send some recipes Hello All, Bob D'angelo sent along some cooking quotes which are very interesting which it would take a chef to understand.. Anthony Arbeeny ================= To: Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 21:25:46 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: income! Six Helmars and a Marshall West rookie card in from Utah via Marshall West himself. Thanks Marshall! The Helmar list is down to six. 2005 Helmar (6 left)* Baseball: Chick Gandil, Joe Jackson (Cleveland), Cecil Kaiser, Turkey Stearns. Boxers: Harry Grebe, Bob Sage. *Unscratched Please Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:54:01 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: I wasn't left MT handed MT in this case stands for Mark Talbot. Last week some of us thought there was a local card show (reality is that the show is this Sunday). I realized in time and did not go. Mark Talbot, unfortunately drove out to the show to find out it was this week. On his way back home, he detoured to my house and left a packge in my front door, since I was not home. Included were a Quaker Oat Hockey Photo, circa 1960. A T218, as I continue to make progress on the set, Mark started me off on. I saw a post that Fug gave Matt H. some 1977 Pepsi Glove discs. Well Mark gave me 18 of those himself, as I near the 1/2 point. The amazing addition was 50 of the 60 1974-75 Fleer Fb patches. Another set to add to the list! Thanks as usual Mark. Mike Rich ================= Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 04:44:57 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Friday Thanks Thanks out to MIKE WIERZBICKI who sends out a nice 7 pack of hits to my 77 list. Also, thanks out to BOB D'ANGELO who sends out a nice waiver wire football claim. Bob knocks 8 cards off my 69 list and also knocks off 2 cards from my 68's. Thank you gentleman! ================= To: Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:54:18 -0500 From: "Joe Greco" Subject: Multiple arrivals Thanks to Bob Reed who spans 50 years with 3 hits from 2005 Helmar and 3 from 1955 Bowman. Greg Conway sends two more Helmars. Bob and Greg knock my set down to 3. Gandil, Jackson Cleveland and Pennock. By the way, all you looking for dupes Helmars, talk to Steve R. I gave him all my doubles because he was nice (foolish?) enough to volunteer to act as a clearinghouse for the group. Also belated thanks (about a week old) for 4 of the nicest Post cards I own, including The Killer. Whoever cut these from the box must have had very steady hands. Thanks guys! From snowy East Greenville Pa. Joe Greco Upper Hanover Montgomery County Pa ================= Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:19:29 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "kevin71058" Subject: Flash Back Hi all, Mark Holland sends me a Tipton 1956 Topps card This card has it all scotch tape, creases and a rip. My kind of card, as you know some kid had this card in his back pocket as he went to school, as this was his favorite player and, or he did not want his big brother to take it from his collection. Mark, How did you know I was that kid and this was my card?lol Thanks for the card and bringing me back to the days when I brought my cards to school (In my back pocket) to flip during lunch hour and also to show my friends what I pulled from a pack the night before. Happy Trading, Kevin Martens ================= Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:23:46 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Robert Neill Subject: Twins, and then some Bob Gioia hits my 1956 with 4 great ones--including two Eddie O'Brien cards--a white back and a grey back. Kind of ironic, considering the O'Briens were featured together on a card once, 1954 I believe. Thanks Bob ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:25:18 +0000 From: obcbobd@comcast.net Subject: Thanks Ken! Ken Morganti delivers an unbelievable package - Six T205's all in. All in reasonably nice shape. I can actually read the backs! thanks Ken!!! thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:41:29 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thanks Don Saturday thanks out to Don Rice for a 13 pack of 73 topps off the waiver wire. Included was a Brooks Robinson card. Many thanks Don! http://www.oldbaseball.com/wantlists/valacak.htm ================= To: , Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:04:00 -0800 From: "Brian Lindholme" Subject: Re: [OBC-Ramblings] Try THAT on eBay Well, Ken it's not snowing here on the Oregon Coast, but with your help I figured out something amusing to do on this sunny day... Earlier this morning I spent 2 hours in front of a local department store...( well, actually, it's a 100 mile round trip drive to that store)...ringing the bell and collecting money for the Salvation Army ! That was very rewarding, but I was also rewarded with an OBC envelope...from 2 Outstanding hits to my T205 set !! Paskert & McIntyre !!! That leaves just 27 of the cards to go for the set !!! Unbelievable!!THANK YOU KEN !! Here is my source of amusement...I'm going to save Ken even MORE money on shipping by bidding on these two cards! Since I don't want to lose this auction, I will bid silently and send the money to the OBC treasurer and consider it a WINNING BID !!! YAHOO!! I WON TWO CARDS IN THE EEK / DZK AUCTION !!! You see, I have been noticing the great cards being offered up and decided that I could support the auction better just by bidding. I already found the two cards I wanted !!!! Thanks for the great auction opportunity !!! Look for the $$$ from a paypalpayment later tonight, Bob. You guys are amazing!!! OBC FOREVER ----- Original Message ----- From: cardclctor@aol.com To: OBC-ramblings@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 4:51 PM Subject: [OBC-Ramblings] Try THAT on eBay Hi all, I just put in a $20 bid on the T205 Clarke that's in the DZK auction. The beauty of this is that it's the card I put up for auction... boy, am I gonna save some cake on postage if I win! I might move it from one side of the desk to the other and consider it shipped. As soon as Grant installs some kind of feedback system, I'm going to leave some glowing comments for myself too. The best part is that I'm winning my own card back for less than Ipaid for it the first time! Sweet! Of course anyone can still ruin my planby putting in another bid, as I've reached my maximum on this lot. The things I do for amusement on a snow day... Ken M YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "OBC-Ramblings" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ================= To: , Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:37:19 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Two packages and my Xmas gift! OBCers -- Three inbounds on a beautiful English Saturday topped off a very wonderful afternoon. We started off with lunch at the village pub, then popped across the street to pick out a tree, and then home to find these gems: Malson: Bill, rest easy - the OBC Xmas gift has arrived! It came via Texas and is the first package to sit under my tree! I can't wait...thanks, my Duffy: From Hazleton, PA, Joe sends along a hit to my 1951 Bowman set, which it seems has gone ages since seeing a hit! The one thing about these cards that bugs me is the sentence fragments on the back. Here's an example off this one: "Hitting .359 about a month after the opening of the 1951 season. Up among the League's leading hitters. Hit .310 for Sacremento in 1950. In 110 games." It continues like that throughout the whole card - who wrote these things?!? What kind of sentence is "In 110 games" for God's sake? Thanks for the great card, Joe! D'Angelo: Riverview, FL checks in with a big package - Bob sends along a book about the greatest team ever - the 1985 Chicago Bears! It even comes with a CD of the Super Bowl Shuffle - my kids will love that! I'll never forget that season - one of the best memories was actually of the game they lost. I was a freshman at the Univ of Illinois and we had a Physics mid-term that night (Monday) as they took on the Dolphins. The test went from 6-9, but football started at 8. I did the best I could to get it done in two hours, but it wasn't going to happen. I got up to turn it in at about ten minutes to 8 so I could run home, knowing full well it would hurt me on the grading curve. However, to my surprise, almost 80% of the kids in the class followed me up to the desk and we all tore off to the dorm to watch the game (I ended up with an A in the end)! Thanks, again Bob - I love the books you send!! That reminds me, Bob sent me a book awhile back called The All Americans. It's about the players in the 1941 Army-Navy game, both highly ranked teams. A week after the game, Pearl Harbor was bombed. The book is a great sports book, as well as a great story of personal heorism as it follows the players on their wartime adventures - I highly recommend you find it in the local library if you want some Christmas reading. Take Care, Geno ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:56:10 -0500 From: "Matthew Heilenman" Subject: Thanks ! Thanks going out for 2 packages that arrived this week I just havn't had time to get to. Thank to Tom Massimo for a 1969 topps and a '73 Topps Carlton! Thank you very much Tom ! Thanks also to Ray Luurs for 24 1969 Topps including Tovar, Torre , Mauch and Boyer. Thank you very much Ray !! Thanks again for the great cards !!!! ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:37:04 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: HOF Sunday I received three packages in the mail yesterday, all with HOF'ers. Aside from an ebay package, Gersh sends an SCP for my 66 set - Whitey Ford. Thank you for the great hit Ed Schott sends eight 78 HOF'er cards for my 78 sets. Thank you Ed! ================= To: "OBC THANKS" Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:25:25 -0500 From: "Larry Tipton" Subject: Secret Santa My Secret Santa gift arrived yesterday. Return address was a San Diego address, but postmarked Cincinnati OH? Looks like I'll find out Dec 25th! ================= To: larrytipton@alltel.net Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:44:56 -0500 From: Bob Saxton Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Secret Santa My Secret Santa gift is under my tree, also. Bob Saxton On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:25:25 -0500 "Larry Tipton" writes: My Secret Santa gift arrived yesterday. Return address was a San Diego address, but postmarked Cincinnati OH? Looks like I’ll find out Dec 25th! YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "OBC-Thanks" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:43:20 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: Creamed Filled goodies, called Twinkies are where the 4 cards Ron Perry gave me, came from today at a show. 1977 variety. Mike Rich ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:37:50 -0800 From: Peter Iversen Subject: great cards! I got a couple of wonderful packages at the end of November early December - I wanted you to share my joy! PETER MEAD - sends along TWO of the 1972 high numbers - hard to find these and the two Peter sent are most welcome - I got Gail Hopkins and Jim Hart. Fine cards in fine shape - even though I did not do so 'fine' on the quiz on the back - missed both answers... KIT OKAMURO - finds a 1962 Bell Brand (dodger of course) of Norm Sherry (Larry's brother - one of the few Brother Batteries in baseball history...) - this is not only a card in the kind of shape that only one or tow of my Bell Brand cards are - it is still in the cellophane wrapper it came it when it was inserted in the potato chips back in 1962!!! A rarity and a really beautiful card.. ALERT!! - Also - I got my SANTA PACKAGE a couple of days ago. It feels great and gives me all kinds of ideas - I have had it buy the computer to look at and touch but I have not succumbed to the urge to open it (or even shake it much...). Thanks Mr. D'Angelo for being Santa to me this year - I can hardly wait for the 25th of December!! Thanks to Peter and Kit for some really wonderful cardboard - and to Bob for ???? - and happy holidays!! Peter / marcpeter ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:45:22 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: xtrjmx Subject: Thanks to Ken! Hi all... just got my mail from the weekend and wanted to thank Ken Goetsch for an awesome '69 Topps of the great closer Tug McGraw. One of my favorite quotes from Tug occurred when Tug was asked by a reporter if he liked artificial turf better than grass. His response: "I don't know. I've never smoked artificial turf." Any bets on whether he inhaled? In addition to the great '69, Ken includes a *gasp* UV-infested card of collector great Ken Goetsch!! Autographed, too! That's my third from the OBC set... gotta make a checklist! Thanks a ton, Ken, for the great cards. Hope everybody has a great week, ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:01:37 -0500 To: "geno.wagner" , From: "Hitzeman, Steven A." Subject: Re: OBC Santa I've lost my OBC Santa e-mail. Can you help me out? Just got back from a busy 2 weeks away and want to find my OBC member a nice find for Christmas. ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:58:44 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: PETER MEAD-Gives a Hoot with a 1970 Fleer WS triple hit including the 1919 Black Sox Series in which my beloved Redlegs became world champs. DON RICE-Nice twice with two packages. First is a Helamrs six pack & then more importantly a puffy which said do not open till Christmas. Oh, Boy!!! ERIK GREENWOOD-You believe two more Helmars hits. Much appreciation gang, ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:39:49 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: A Wagner arrives! Hi all, Imagine my excitement when I opened up the envelope from Shawn Adkins and discovered a Wagner inside! OK, so it wasn't Honus from the T206 set, but the T205 version of Heinie, which has proved to be almost as difficult for me. In fact, I've probably seen more of the T206 Honus Wagner cards than this one (including 10 or 12 together at one of the Nationals I attended a couple years ago). This card coupled with a recent eBay buy of Kleinow leaves me just EIGHT cards short of the complete set. Granted, all the ones left will probably be a long time in coming and I'll probably never finish the set with all Polar Bear backs (there's still a couple dozen or so that I haven't even seen yet), but this one is pretty special. Also included in the envelope is a gold border Flynn with a Polar Bear back, which is way better than the one that was in the binder. (Anyone want the old one?) THANKS SHAWN!! TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:36:34 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown HIts Thanks going out to Don Rice, who sends seven big hits to my Helmar list, including the rare blank back of Billy Rogell. Thanks Don! Loosely related funny story: I picked up a big lot of 1947-66 Basball Exhibits from ebay last week, they came in tonight. Included was an odd one of boxer Primo Carnera, must be part of some other set. For some reason the name sounded familiar, but I couldn't place it. Then, when I was checking off my list for Don's package....there he was - on the Helmar list. Unbelievable. Now, I must know - who was Primo Carnera?!?!?!? Heading off to research..... ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:00:22 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Kevin Martens Thanks goes out to Kevin for six very nice looking hits to my 1976 Baseball wants including a Robin Yount! ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:26:57 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Jim and Kev Two very nice envelopes greeted me as I hauled my sorry butt through the front door tonight. Fellow upstate New Yorker JIM BEAUCHEMIN provided two of the final five Helmars needed to complete the set (the others have been promised to be on their way). Jim just couldn't bear the thought of sending a three pocket sleeve with just two cards, so he added a great looking 1951 Topps red back of Ferris Fain. Thanks Jim! KEVIN MARTENS then kicks the Christmas spirit into high gear with a RAOK.... Holiday wishes were accompanied by a 1958-59 Topps hockey card of Bronco Horvath (now that's a tough sounding name) from my hometown team .... the presently feeble Boston Bruins. Thanks Kev! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:07:49 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: Super Thanx to a Newcomer Thanx Go out to OBC newcomer Aaron Shirley who sends a super puffy with a hit to my 55 bowman #261 walt Moryn 2 hits to my 71 topps and a Awesome OBC loved 1909 T206 Marshall from THe Broklyn Dodgers Thanx a million Aaron Rob Gioia ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:14:21 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Bob D'Angelo Five Times! What a great surprise to come home to 5 different, great packages from Bob D'Angelo. Thank you for all 5! Package #1: 4 hits to my 1967T wants and 6 very nice looking hits to my 1968T wants. Package #2: 4 more very nice looking hits to my 68T wants and 5 hits to my 71T wants highlighted by a Tom Seaver! Package #3: 3 very nice looking hits to my 67T, 7 more hits to my 68T, 2 hits to my 69T including Ken "the Hawk" Harrelson and a 76T Cleveland Indians Team card. Package #4: a 1966T CL and 4 more hits to my 67T Package #5: 1 hit to my 66T, 4 to my 67T and 4 to my 68T. Great stuff Bob! Thank very much. ================= Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:32:07 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Helmar set done Hi all- Chef Ant checks in today with the last cards needed for the Helmar set: Pennock. Thanks a ton to Ant and all the OBCers who contributed to this set. ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:55:48 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: T J VALACAK-Tually sends a great hit, contrary to his admonition that the card was damaged. He sends a Tipton mint 50B-#4-Gus Zernial. A perfect hit to my birthyear set. JIMBO-Lsters the Helmars set with seven more bingos. GRANT & THE AUCTION GANG-Busters!! Job well done!! Much appreciation guys, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:43:25 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: OBC Thanx Quick thanks to Erik Greenwood for a couple of Helmars--including the elusive Joe Jackson-Cleveland. Here is my revised short list: 2005 Helmar Potato Chips Betto, Pennock BOXERS—Grebe, Johnson, Ketchel, Nelson, Robinson Peter Mead ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:57:03 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: tuesday thanks good pal KEVIN MARTENS sends a half dozen hits to my newly posted 75 topps mini list. tnx kev! gm ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:15:51 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: Post Vacation Thanks! Hi all, Came home to some outstanding packages from some outstanding OBC friends. Don Rice sends me a ton of 1973's. 90 hits to put a nice dent in that set. Along came stars, Torre, Marichal,Walter Johnson, and a great action shot of Nettles. Thanks so much Don! Andy Cook sends me a wonderful stack of 8 1955's. Wally Moon and a Gus Triandos rookie card lead the way. Very Appreciated Andy! Good stuff guys, Dan Angland Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:16:56 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: dsh46@aol.com Subject: Way overdue thanks Hey gang: Boy, I've had some cards here for a while now that deserve some thank you's. Actually, we've been dealing with my son's broken collarbone and the usual post Thanksgiving Xmas rush and it's been tough to sort through the mail but my wife finally tackled it and then all these fine cards sat on my computer desk for the last week or two. Blorg. Anyhoo-Mark Talbot sent along 53 Color Bowman of Bod Addis and a 56 Gilliam, but as a birthday present. Plus, there's some weird 55 Bowman thingy witha guy named Talbot pictured. Very strange.....and I never realized anyone could be born in Bristol, CT I just figured it was a satellite dish farm for ESPN......Thanks Mark! Gary Mandell sent 3 1963 mets along, plus two of those tough 73 topps team checklists. All in very nice shape-wow! Many thanks Gary! Plus, the Mandell Group return addy impressed my wife. I thought there was another envelope but I'm sure I misplaced it. Blah! Well, hope everybody is done with their holiday shopping. I'm sure not..... peace out, ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:27:47 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Tj hits Hello All, TJ Valacak sends along 4 chips to the 1960 set. Anthony Arbeeny ================= Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:06:18 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Ron Perry Subject: Inbound Thanks Shawn Adkins sends two nice 1961 Nu-Card Scoops, one of which features the 1945 Detroit Tigers and Hal Newhouser. Shawn, let me know when you get your wantlist back on the website and I'll send something back your way. Eight outbound packages in tomorrow's mail. Some are catch ups for cards sent, and a few are just outbounds. Ron Perry Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: 14 Dec 2005 02:03:47 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: T.J. Valacak - who sends a TCP to the not warm Southland, consisting of a 64 Murtaugh/Virdon, a 65 Bob Chance and a66 Dodger Team card. Great hits to heat things up a bit here. Thanks T.J. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:17:47 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thanks Andy! Waiver Wire pick up from ANDY COOK. Andy placed some 55 Topps on waivers. I let Andy know that I would take whatever was not snagged. He hits me with 4 cards to my unofficial 55 list. SLowly, I am gathering some 55's. Eventually, I will add them to my wantlists. Many thanks Andy! ================= Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:12:46 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown Helmars My Helmar list went down substantially this morning, as Anthony Arbeeny (8) and Neal Thomas (4) send along some big hits. Haven't totally done the math yet, but I think that brings me down to about 10 baseball and a handful of boxers. Thanks guys! ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:58:49 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: Double Thanks I would like to thank: Bama for a DCP for the type collection with a pair of 65 Topps Embossed. Thank you Bama! Jim Beauchemin for a trio of Helmars. Thank you Jim! Time to update the Erik Greenwood ================= Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:36:15 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: Helmar thanks Thanks today to NEAL THOMAS for 4 great hits to the Helmar set - Crutchfield, Evers, Noguchi, and Tucker. Great cards Neal, thank you. Paul Biggs Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:45:14 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks Ant! Today I received THREE envelopes full of Helmars cards from Ant. Wow. That brings my list down to just a few, with some more promised by Ant (again!) Steve R. ================= Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:00:42 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: catching up on thanks... A few envelopes arrived while the auction was going on. I thought our inboxes were probably full enough with auction traffic, so I held back on sending this til now. By the way guys, another amazing OBC performance. One thing you can always count on - the amazing folks in this group. High fives all around, with extra cudos to Grant, and Bob, and everyone else who did the leg work for this. On to the thanks: To RICHARD KIMBALL for some cool Topps hockey wrappers - 80/81 and 81/82. Now if I could only finish those sets to go along with the wrappers! Great items Fuge, thanks. To BILL MALSON for a 60T football card of Jim Dooley. Those old footballers were so small! Great hit Bill, thanks. and to BOB DONALDSON for 9 76T football and a 70T baseball poster. Super stuff Bob, thank you. Paul Biggs Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ================= Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:04:31 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Jerry and Ant ANT ARBEENY has become my own personal set killer. He just put away his second set for me within a two week period by filling the final three holes of the much ballyhooed Helmar set. Thanks, Killer! JERRY COKER sends a 75T baseball, then digs deep and sends my first hit to the 1939 Play Ball set. I just added this set to my WL less than a week ago, and Jerry jumped all over it. Thanks Jerry! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:01:36 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: helmar attack Hello All, I recieved 3 chips to the set by don rice . Neal Thomas sends 4 chips as well. Anthony Arbeeny ================= Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:11:43 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Football cards in from Peter Mead Hi all, Peter Mead is persistent. A couple weeks ago, Peter had some Helmar cards on his waiver wire. I e-mailed Peter and requested one, only I addressed the e-mail to someone named Tom (I had the address confused with Mr. Housley's somehow). Peter Mead sent the card despite the slip up. THEN, after finally getting around to thanking Peter Mead, for the card, I wrote "THANKS TOM!!" anyway. I'm not sure if the second misstatement was intentional or not... I'm pretty sure it wasn't. This sent me into a worried frenzy that I was losing my mind. So the other day, Peter Mead sends along a puffy with some football hits to my just posted lists (only about 2000 cards to go!), probably hoping that I'll get it right this time. I have already appropriately titled the e-mail and mentioned Peter Mead's name at least a half dozen times (mostly for my own benefit), so I will be thanking Peter Mead and no one else but Peter Mead in this e-mail. Ahem... THANK YOU PETER MEAD!! There, that wasn't so difficult, was it? Thanks for sitting in on my therapy session. TAYL, Ken M (erase before hitting 'send' -->) Peter Mead in not named Tom. Peter Mead in not named Tom. Peter Mead in not named Tom. Peter Mead in not named Tom. Peter Mead in not named Tom. ================= Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:59:26 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: SANTAS FROM CALIFORNIA? Got a Package that's says DO NOT OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS, and its FROM CALIFORNINA....Gee i thought Santa was from the NORTH POLE, i guess he stopped in Cali..... THANK YOU I CANT WAIT TILL 12/25 to open ROB Gioia ================= Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:58:39 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Thursday Thanks Greetings again gang, Today the postal carrier delivered a package from Jim Beauchemin along with an anticipated eBay delivery. Jim's waiver wire yielded a Helmar hit for me (McVea), leaving the list at just 5 to go. Three of those have been promised by Ant, so I'm still on the lookout for Jackson-Cleveland and Ketchel. Any heroes out there? THANKS JIMBO!! TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:23:42 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown Helmars Erik Greenwood continues the steady assault on my Helmar list, sending along three nice hits today. Thanks Erik! ================= Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:28:25 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: ANT-Icipation of completing the Helmars set inches closer with three hits from Anthony, only sixteen more to go. Much appreciation, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:35:17 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: OBC Thanx Thanks to Ant for a couple more Helmars--down to the final few. Thanks. Thanks to Bama for a couple of 1980 Fleer world series stickers. Guess I will attempt to fill out the 1970s from this set. Thanks OBC, peter mead ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:11:31 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: thanks times 3 Hello All, An obc day for sure: Rob Gioa keeps it comming with 4 nice 1960 strikes. Greg "Yaz" sends an 8 "pack" of helmar's and also could not resist to hit the 1960 set as well with 3 clean strikes. Mr Greenwood sends 3 more Helmar's. Good day Anthony Arbeeny ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:42:29 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: Thursday Thanks Chef Anthony whittles down the Helmars list with a group of cards including Herb Pennock. Rob Gioia sends a nice Christmas card with a 64 Russ Nixon. And a package from Virginia marked do not open till Xmas !!!!! Thanks Guys! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:17:49 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: Double thanks Hi gang, Thanks today go out to Anthony Arbeeney and Randy Griffin. Ant sends a bunch of 1968 Topps football including John Hadl and Joe Morrison, while Randy sends a 1965 Philadelphia card of Fred Cox. Awesome stuff, thanks so much! ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:14:38 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Obc Auction Hello All, Spike Glidden sends a 78 set my way. My first year of collecting. ================= To: "obc" Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:19:23 -0600 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: OH MY...THX Steve Rittenberg Steve sends at least 250 cards from my just posted 1972 Baseball set quest. Including a Mays, Fisk, and a whole bunch of dups.....Park of the deal fromSteve is that I make the dups available to the guys......NO PROBLEM. I will send out a list on another server. Thx for then huge kickoff on thisset, Ken Goetsch-OBC ================= Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:44:03 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: DCP's Hi all, Thanks goes out to a pair of guys who delivered some DCP's this week. Rob Gioia sends a 1958 and a 1960 Ray Boone. T.J. continues to assault my sets with a pair from 59. Thanks guys, enjoy the weekend! Dan Angland Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= To: "OBC THANKS" Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:51:15 -0500 From: "Larry Tipton" Subject: Yaz Ken Morganti sent me a 1963 Fleer Yastrzemski claimed from the waiver wire. This thing is a real beaut! Also included was an auto'd Morganti card from the 05 edition. Much thanks Ken! ================= Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:10:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown Hits Thanks going out tonight to Ron Perry, who sends along a nice Exhibit of Andy Seminick. 196 down, 140 to go. Thanks Ron! ================= Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:10:19 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: What a package!!! Card trading has been fairly slow for me lately, but today's mail brings a blockbuster package from Ken Morganti -- 2, that's right TWO 1948 Leaf Harry the Hat Walker and Danny Murtaugh were both included. These are the first short prints I have added in several months. THANK YOU KEN!!! Take care, PS. I should mention the autographed 55 Bowman of Ken himself that was ================= Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:00:31 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Ron Thanks to RON PERRY, who surprises me with fourteen hits to various Hostess sets, highlighted by the human vacuum cleaner, Brooks Robinson. Thanks Ron! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= To: Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:37:19 -0500 From: "Joe Greco" Subject: Last One, Thanks to Ant Like many of you, I need one Helmar, Jackson Cleveland. The last two I needed were sent by Ant. Thanks Ant! Now if only someone could pull a bunch of Jackson's, like I had of Jesse Lee Joe Greco Upper Hanover Montgomery County Pa ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:45:55 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: Football thanks Hi guys, Some nice thanks today go to Matt Heilenman, who sends four hits to my 1974 Topps football set to bring that set to 8; and 33 hits to my 1977 Topps set. Thanks also to Don Rice, who sends some 1967 Coke caps as part of the DZK auction. Wonderful stuff! ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:51:42 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Rob Gioia Thanks goes out to Rob for starting me on the 1960 Baseball Topps set by sending me 11 cards. ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:35:56 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Erik Thanks go out to ERIK GREENWOOD, first for contributing his partial 1943 M.P,. & Co. set to a worthy cause, the DZK auction. And secondly, thanks for sending it so quickly. This is really a neat little unique set... the first time I've actually held any in my own hands. Thanks Erik! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= To: , Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:40:14 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Anyone for Tenace? OBCers -- An envelope arrived today from Rennsselaer, NY from Don Rice with some pre-Christmas cheer - a trio of 73s! Paul Lindblad leads off in a horribly-colored Topps paint job. Check it out on card 406 - the colors are flourescent. Next was a WS card featuring Johnny Bench about to score in the Reds Game 6 win over the A's. Finally, my favorite non-Cub growing up - Gene Tenace. He was my favorite American League APBA guy for some reason, not quite sure why...thanks for the great hits, Don! Take Care, Geno ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:54:20 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: Thank You Ant Ant knocks my Helmar set down to one with the delivery of Pennock. Thank you Ant! ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:42:54 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Michael Wierzbicki Subject: Recent Thanks! Hi, Guys! Thanks go out to Mashall West, who sent a 3-pack of hits to my Post/Jello sets. Commons all, but very much appreciated. Thanks, Marshall! Mike W ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:48:47 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: biggies@aol.com Subject: thanks BS Giant thanks out to BOB SAXTON for 5 hits to my 52 Bowmen and a 1951 Richie Great holiday greeting Bob, Thanks, Bob Bannon ================= To: Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:06:13 -0500 From: "Mark Holland" Subject: 2 bagger The mailman brought 2 OBC hits yesterday, Bob Saxton sent along a much appreciated hit to my 79T set while OBC Santa from Coupeville, Wa sent me a "thick" puffy of goodies. But he put a note on it that I can't open it untilChristmas. Now I remember how the kids feel. Thanks guys! Mark Holland Wantlist @ http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep16&ext1&groupid106917&ck ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:52:37 -0800 (PST) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: Twin mailings! Two very special OBC packages arrived in the mail The first one one of my winnings from the Dustin Kilbourn Auction. From BOB D'ANGELO, a book about the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers (my all-time favorite team). I'm looking forward to reading this cover to cover. The other package is from ROB GIOIA. I was about to open it up until I saw the note on the back telling me to keep my paws off until Christmas. So, under the tree it went. But I should have realized...who here but a firefighter would know how to properly deal with chimneys and fireplaces? I'll let the group know what's inside the envelope next Sunday. Take care, Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:06:48 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Auction thanks Hi all- First set of auction booty incoming today, with Spike Glidden sending a huge stack of 71 OPCs. Thanks, Spike. ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:59:30 EST To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: LUURSCJG@aol.com Subject: My auction thanks I too would like to send thanksfor my auction purchases from ROB GIOLIA, ERIC GREENWOOD , SPIKE GLIDDEN and GRANT RAINSLEY for their prompt and courteous service which I received yesterday and today. Also wish to thank Grant and his great staff for running a very successful auction, it is why I am glad to be part of this group ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:12:50 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks guys A. In person thanks I met up with Ed Schott and Peter Mead at the monthly show today. Ed let me help myself to the cards he had for sale. I picked out a Fernando card, and a 1975 Munson and Yaz. Thanks Ed! Peter Mead snuck out of the house and spent an hour with us today. We didn't trade any cardboard but thats secondary. I'm always happy just to hang out. B. Mail thanks Brock Hattox sent me some auction winnings of very high grade cards. Wow. I never owned such beauties. Ant continues his assault on my Helmar set with a Joe Jackson-Cleveland and a Walter Ball. Just two to go!! Cobbin and Hamilton. And 100 thanks to Brian Dwyer for 100 hits to my 1975 sets.Woohoo. Its great fun to check cards off and finish up a full page of asingle guy. Just a mere 2300 cards to go on this project. ================= To: nthomas@pol.net, galtemos@suffolk.lib.ny.us, mheilenman@comcast.net, obcron@yahoo.com, dkrice@nycap.rr.com, obc thanks Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:32:07 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: The cardboard keeps flying in here!!! Hello All, A few items have made there way via the USPS to Southeastern Michigan. I would like to thanks: George Altemose send (4) T-218's my way. Included were (3) Olympian back variations I needed and a single billiards player. This is my favorite pre-war set and I have been having a blast collecting it. It's great to get some in the mail as well - Thanks George. Matt Heilenman sends along a full dozen cards for my `77-78 Topps Hockey collection. In the bunch were The Leaders card for Scoring, Harper, Bouchard, Davison, Jarvis, Lambert, Bordeleau, Daigle, Henning, Houle, Guevremont, and Greschner. Thanks to for the signed PTC Matt - I now have (6) autographed cards from that set. Don Rice sends along my DZK auction win - a big old stack of Hostess cards. Two of them actually hit the list, Dave Cash and George Scott from the `78 set. It looks like the others will find there way into other collections. Thanks Don for getting them to me so soon. Ron Perry surprises me with (5) Redman cards - one from `52 (Wertz), one from `53 (Wilhelm) and 3 from `54 (Lollar, Rosen & Vernon). I believe these sets to be among the most attractive of the era and it's great to get (5) hits all at once - Thanks Ron!!! Neal Thomas sends a 6 pack from the `50 R-423 Vending Strip Cards set. This was part of the DZK auction stash that I came away with so I wanted to mention a new set that has been added to my list thanks to Neal!!! Finally, I just wanted to mention a meeting I had with a non-member Rob Church today. Rob likes to collect "beater cards" like many of us, he often "downgrades his collection" and offers the better cards to me. I walked away with a `61 HI number Barry Latman and (10) assorted Kellogg's cards from `77 and `78. I've often talked to Rob about our group but he is too busy to entertain trading over the Internet at this time. Nonetheless, I may be adding Rob's list to mine someday (Like Mike does for his buddy Rocky) just to help him out. Happy Holiday's to all in OBC - I wish for you and yours the very best!!! BE WELL!!! REGARDS --------------------- MARK ================= Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:13:19 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Thanks to Kevin Hi all- Kevin Martens surprises me today with a nice 1957 Elston Howard. Thanks, ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:43:45 -0500 From: "Joe Isaac" Subject: thanks Tom A puffy arrived today on a warm day in NE Ohio (finally around the freezing point) from Tom Steinbroner, who sent 4 '56s and 5 from the Uecker seats from '60 and '66. Thanks very much Tom! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:02:02 -0500 From: "Bob Reed" Subject: Incoming Richard Kimball knocks off two from the 1960 football set with Yale Lary and Tom Tracy. Thanks Richard! Ed Schott sends over eight Hostess’ from 1979 including tribesman Rick Manning who I saw play quite a bit during that period. Thanks Ed! Tom Housley knocks off 3 from the Helmar set with Knox, Rogell, and Sage. Thanks Tom! Anthony Arbeeny decreases the Helmar set with 4 more hits including KiKi Cuyler and Jack Dempsey. Thanks Anthony! And Matt Glidden gives my 10 year old son an early Christmas present with four baseballs for his collection. He also sends an OBC personal trading card. Thanks Spike! Happy Holidays All! -Bob R ================= To: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" , "Thanks" Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:18:37 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks guys I tried to trade a card with Steve--but he didn't need the one card I brought with me--a 1975 Johnnie Bench. As always--it was great to see both Ed and Steve. Ed also allowed me to take a few cards from his table--including a high number 55 Bowman football Colt. I came home to an envelope from Ron Perry--two 1953 Redmans, Robin Roberts and Warren Hacker. I will second Mark Talbot's observation that these are simply beautiful sets. Thanks OBC!!! peter mead -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Steve Rittenberg (Earthlink)" A. In person thanks I met up with Ed Schott and Peter Mead at the monthly show today. Ed let me help myself to the cards he had for sale. I picked out a Fernando card, and a 1975 Munson and Yaz. Thanks Ed! Peter Mead snuck out of the house and spent an hour with us today. We didn't trade any cardboard but thats secondary. I'm always happy just to hang out. B. Mail thanks Brock Hattox sent me some auction winnings of very high grade cards. Wow. I never owned such beauties. Ant continues his assault on my Helmar set with a Joe Jackson-Cleveland and a Walter Ball. Just two to go!! Cobbin and Hamilton. And 100 thanks to Brian Dwyer for 100 hits to my 1975 sets. Woohoo. Its great fun to check cards off and finish up a full page of a single guy. Just a mere 2300 cards to go on this project. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "OBC-Thanks" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ================= Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:11:46 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Erik... again Two auction puffies from ERIK GREENWOOD arrived on consecutive days. The 2nd consists of a varied type card lot, including my first examples of a 1967 Venezuelan Topps, 1970s Indians postcard, 1971 Dell Today's Teams, '92 Wiz Classic Yankees, and a '91 Topps Desert Shield embossed card. Not to mention a 55T Double Header that I needed for a set. Neat! All are very nice additions. Thanks again, Erik (and everyone else) for your Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:44:26 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: A pair of thanks Thanks are extended today to ANDY COOK for a half-dozen hits to my 1955 Topps wantlist, and to our favorite NY firefighter ROB GIOIA for a Christmas card from his family - and SCP's from 58 Topps & 55 Topps along for the ride. Andy & Rob - thanks for thinking of me! Tom Housley ================= Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:52:01 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: Big Helmar Thanks Thanks to DON RICE for a whopping 14 Helmars. This set is so cool! Thank you Don. Paul Biggs Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:08:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: Thanks Geordie Hi gang, Geordie Calvert delivers my DZK auction winnings, a 1957 Topps card (#400) of the Dodgers' sluggers. Wonderful stuff. Geordie also sends some shiny stuff that deserves to be acknowledged. Thanks for both ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:30:55 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: DZK Thanks I would like to thank all the fellow donors and bidders for joining in this project. This is one of the few times I enoyed being outbid on an auction, although ironically it was often by folks who I frequently swap with anyways. I have already received 5 of the 6 lots I was the top bidder on. Andy Cook donated a lot of 4 1910 T212 Obaks that I won. Interesting that there are 3 years of the T212s. I now have 8 from 1910 and none from the other 2 years. Bama donated numerous lots, including 4 lots I was again top bidder. A 1941 Goudey (I am now past 10% of the set), a Tattoo Orbit (have over 1/4 of the set now), a 1947 Tip Top in really nice shape. That is a set that I rarely here much about and have never heard anyone trying to collect the whole set. I am up to 4 cards. Last card was a biggie for me. Paul Waner from the 1933 Canadian Goudey set - french version, nicely trimmed all around. This is a set that comes in an all English version or with both French and English text on the back. I may not go after both versions on this set. LOL. Mike Rich ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:58:38 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: more thanks Thanks also to Dan Angland for a 6-pack of 78 Topps football! Rob Gioia for a 6-pack of 58 Topps! TJ Valacak for 3 hits to my Topps basketball set and my first hit to my 80-81 Topps basketball set! Thanks everyone, ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:55:15 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Auction Thanks to Spike Glidden for an RC Can of Steve Garvey! to Don Rice for Patriots Coke caps! ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:48:09 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Randy Griffin" Subject: Santa Arrives! The OBC Santa package has made it's way south to Indiana. Thanks, Santa! PSCI WebMail ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:02:26 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Helmars & more Hello All, Steve Rittenberg sends along 10 helmar hits . Robert Donaldson sends 2 chips to that set along with razor sharp 61 fleer cards.I makes the rest of the set look silly. Thanks for an obc day ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:07:43 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Randy Griffin Thanks goes out to Randy for 2 1955 Bowmans and a nice holiday card. ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:08:32 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Dan Angland Thanks goes out to Dan for a hit to my 1960 Baseball Topps wants. ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:11:26 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Subject: Auction Thank You To Erik Greenwood for three 1960 Jay Publishing Tigers. Much appreciated. ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:05:37 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Bama Another DZK Auction thank you goes to to JOHN HARRELL for a nice lot of seven 1961 Nu-Card Baseball Hi-Lites... they're in terrific shape! Although I have a full set of the Scoops, I very really come across the Hi-Lites, so these are much appreciated. Thanks Bama! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:20:18 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: Monday Thanks Mike W sends a 53 color Bowman Hoot Evers TJ Valacak send a few 60 Topps including Gene Conley Thanks Guys! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:52:02 EST To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDrJ@AOL.COM Subject: Thanks for the Generosity of OBC from JOHN BALL Auction Dearest Friends: There are really no words to express the thankfulness and gratitude that the Ball family feels for all of you OBC folks. My long delay in writing this note is not a reflection of my deep appreciation for the extremely generous gift that you have sent to me from the auction proceeds that you held in my dad's memory. The money is an amazing amount, and I am overwhelmed, as is my Mom and sister, that you all would be so sweet and caring. Thank you for thinking of us, and helping me at such a time as this year has been. Our loss of my father has been a deep and painful one, but it is kindness such as yours that has helped us to see God's goodness and care in each day since his passing. To think that you all held him in such esteem that you would donate your cards and time and be such enthusiastic bidders, that you would raise so much money. You have been more that helpful to me with your gift. On behalf of my family and myself, we thank you for your gift, and the honor you have given my dad, John Ball. He would have been very touched by your wonderful gift, and so appreciative of your help to me. He really loved you guys, and the fun of baseball, it's stories and memories. We have his several books of cards full of collections from the years of his boyhood, and we will treasure them just because we know how much they meant to him. Thank you for sharing your memories of him earlier this year too, your words are very touching and comforting. With much affection, Martha Ball, and my Mom Phyllis and sister Laura ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:20:42 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Recent inbounds Hi all, Yesterday brought three packages to my door. That added to the small pile that had built up at the end of last week, so I'd better get these thanks out before my next note becomes a very lengthy one... not like that's ever happened before. Anyway, thanks go out to: Dan Angland for a SCP football card of Terry Barr. Never heard of him? Well, he played halfback for the Lions and it says on the back that he worked for a division of an automobile company during the offseason. Nowadays you have halfbacks that could OWN divisions of automobile companies. THANKS DAN!! Bob Donaldson also checks in with some football hits including the first woodies in my collection. Well, I have complete sets of 1955 Bowman and 1962 Topps baseball and even 1966-67 Topps hockey, but I didn't have a single card for my 1966 Topps football set until Bob's package arrived. THANKS BOB!! Next up is a package from Anthony Arbeeny that was supposed to complete a UV set, but somehow contained two I needed and two dupes. I'm guessing someone else ended up with the Pennock and Sugar Ray Robinson, since I now have dupes of Cuyler and Knox. Three to go on the set though. THANKS ANT!! Peter Mead sends a puffy of football cards, obviously for getting his name right in my last thank you note. This makes two in a row. I might be cured! THANKS PETER!! I also want to note that my DZK item arrived from EEK and now sits along with the note in a place of honor in my house. THANKS EARL!! I'm sending Grant 26 pages of positive feedback for this transaction shortly. :-) My parents dropped by the house yesterday and despite my urging, failed to take my OBC Santa package with them to put under their tree (since I'm s pending Christmas at their place). So it remains here taunting me, mocking me every time I walk by for another five days until I finally get to rip it open... but it's not something that's constantly on my mind or anything. TAYL, Ken M ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:50:11 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Early Christmas!! Wow. Two great packages arrived today. Dan Angland sent a great batch of75s my way, highlighted by Terry Crowley. On the back of Crowley's card, there is a picture of a gopher getting smacked in the head by a baseball. The question leading up the picture is "what is a gopher ball?" I hope they were able to film this in one take! Today's other package is from Bob Bannon. I found a large box delivered byUPS outside my back door. Inside the box is a treasure trove of 75s, plusa cd called "Baseballs Super Heroes" which it seems is the recordings fromthe Auravision records from 1964. How cool is that? Thanks guys for the awesome unexpected gifts. ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:10:40 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Double Thanks Thanks out to Santa who left a package in my mailbox today. also, thanks to Gersh for sending out two lots that I won in lat weeks auction. Thank you guys! ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:18:35 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Matthew Subject: Two lots from George GEORGE ALTEMOSE sends my auction winnings, a nice batch of HOFers like Banks, Mays, and Palmer. For good measure, he includes a T205 type card and animal Hassan cigarette card. Nice group of cards for a good cause! Thanks George! Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:35:49 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: thanks To: OBC-Wantlist@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:26:37 EST Subject: [OBC-Wantlist] thanks home for 2 days between trips to cleveland to be with my mom who had 2 heart bypass surgeries last week. she is doing well now, and should be out of ICU by week's end. just enough time to thank SPIKE GLIDDEN for what looks to be about 175 hits to my topps 75 mini list. thanks spike! TJ VALACAK for a hit to the 55 Bowman set. tnx tj! thanks to GEORGE VRECHEK for saying hello at o'hare baggage claim on sunday evening. got to meet his wife and see his daughter. happy holidays to all! will return next week! ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:36:59 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: forgot one LARRY GERSBACH sneaks under the UV wire with an 80T of nolan ryan. tnx gersh! gm ================= Date: 20 Dec 2005 23:46:17 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to the following: Brock Hattox - who sends a big Ole Miss "Hoddy Toddy!!" in the form of a TCP with a 65 Bob Kennedy and 2 51 Bowmans, Buddy Kerr and Stan Lopata. According to his card Buddy once held the ML record for concsecutive errorless chances handled at short, 383. Not bad for an old Boston Brave. Thanks Brock Joe Duffy - who continues the 51 Bowman barrage with a duo of Ted Beard and John Pramesa, who both lost 3 years of their career to WWII. short careers but great service. Thanks Joe. Also arriving was a nice lot of 6 52 Bowmans from Dustin's auction with Ralph Kiner. I lost my auction list so I don't know who to thank but the cards will always have special meaning to me. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:57:48 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: RON PERRY-Scopes out my 53 Redman want list & reduces it by two, Bob Lemon & Johnny Mize. Auction winnings came in from Peter Mead & Bama. Kudos for the quick mailings of the auction items. ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:36:32 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: More auction thanks.... ....go out to Peter Mead, who sends an autographed picutre of the greatest moment in Pittsburgh sports history (better than the Immaculate Reception!)..Bill Maz crossing home plate. This will look great framed in the basement, Peter. Thanks, ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:37:17 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Marshall hits hard Hello All, Marshall West sends 2 strikes to the helmar set & fits some extra stuff in the evelope starting with an Auto of his card, Jazz schedule & 1 chip to the 77 1st series star wars set which knocks the set off. Antholny Arbeeny ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 02:53:33 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "rayluurs" Subject: Santa in Colorado OBC Santa arrives in Colorado but I have to wait to thanks him on Sunday :-) ================= To: Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:57:52 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: Income! Some pre-Christmas income from Ant. He sent a pair of needed Helmars, Turkey Stearns and Joe Jackson from Cleveland. As many guys that are missingthe Clev. Jackson, I feel quite special getting one. Thanks Ant! Now, he also threw in a little vintage, a '55 Topps, Ed McGhee and a six-pack of 16 year old cards with names like Ryan, Sandberg and Canseco. Quite a nice pre- Christmas gift! My secret Santa has delivered. A puffy from Plymouth, Mn. is here and goes under the tree tonight. Thanks OBC! My updated Helmar list: Baseball: Chick Gandil, Cecil Kaiser. Boxers: Harry Grebe, Bob Sage. *Unscratched Please Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:24:03 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Subject: Thanks x2 Thanks to Fr. Pat Wattigny, for his flat full of 1975's and a AU OBC PTC card, learned some great stuff of the smiling "Padre" Also thanks to Secret Santa via Middlebury Conn.... I have one gift under the tree now! John Leroux ================= To: Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:08:43 -0800 From: "Grant" Subject: Squirrel Earle... Puts my Helmar set to bed with the elusive Joe Jackson=85.yet another All-OBC set. (Plus, I now have an auto=92d OBC card #2=85) Thanks Scott! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.2/208 - Release Date: ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:34:54 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: some early gifts Presents arrive early this week.... Spike Glidden sends over a large box of plastic pages. Thanks Spike I really needed these! Geno Wagner adds a wonderful SCP of Bert Blyleven from 1973. Nasty, Nasty curve ball. Thanks Guys! Dan Angland Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:08:58 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Package of the year! Greetings gang, Today's mail brought two noteworthy envelopes to my door. Actually, it was three, but the one I got from Upper Deck doesn't count because it was a UV hockey card of a player whose name I can't pronounce (Phaneuf - is it the same backwards?) On to the OBC inbounds: The delivery of a T205 Polar Bear back is always enough to make my day and Shawn Adkins' delivery of a sharp looking Ewing does the trick. THANKS SHAWN!! Now for the package of the year. Aside from the Santa package that I haven't opened yet (honest!) this one should take the unofficial award simply by crossing off one card from my list. *RAMBLE ALERT: Several months ago, I sent Brock Hattox a 48-49 Leaf SP on his list (probably retaliation for a package he sent last year, but fortunately for everyone reading this, my memory doesn't go back that far). He responded back then by sending TWO SP's that he told me I could use to trade for ones either he or I needed. Well, I finally got around to sending him back a couple he needed two weeks ago... finally even or so I thought. Anyway, Brock takes a look at my list and e-mails me saying he just happens to have THE McCormick in his set and since he doesn't collect the variations, would I be interested in swapping a dupe, so his set would remain complete. Now, if you don't know what THE McCormick is, then you haven't looked at my list in the last ten years or so. However, for the sake of education - It's a 1968 Topps #400 with the team name in white - one of the rarest cards of the 1960's and nearly impossible to find, especially without a price tag of several hundred dollars on it. How I envied the few of you who stumbled across one of these in a bargain box! That was always a dream of mine. So Brock just so happens to have this one in his set? I immediately thought it was like saying, "You know, these Spanish dubloons keep washing up on the beach in my front yard. Want to trade a wooden nickel for one? I can't read Spanish." I don't know how I didn't injure myself or destroy the card getting the regular McCormick packed up and shipped out to Brock. Plus (as if that wasn't enough), Brock adds four '71 Kellogg's no copyright variations, two '72 Kellogg's statistical variations, one of the two 1963 Post Cereal variations on my list AND two of the sharpest Red Man cards I own (both from the '55 set). I've already put away all the cards into their respective binders, save one, which I'm parading around the house amid cheers of delight which probably have the neighbors wondering what's going on next door. I figure it took me a dozen years to get one of these, I might as well enjoy it awhile. HUGE THANKS BROCK!! I'll end this here as I have an indoor parade to attend now. TAYL, Ken M - PS - anyone have a nice looking dupe of 1968 Topps #400? Yellow team name is OK :-) ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:31:49 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: STEVE RITTENBERG-Auction package arrived. I volunteered to forego a 1956 dupe when Steve posted that he did not have enough 56T's to fill all the orders. I completed that set at the Chicago Nat'l with the acquisition of 56T-#316 Yankee Jerry Coleman. Steve replaces a 56T dupe with a 52T card that I need, #237-Yankee Jerry Coleman. Is that a weird coincidence or what? Much appreciation Steve, ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:22:36 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Auction Thanks Thanks out to Peter Mead for an auction package containing some old Red Sox programs along with an AL playoff program form 1996 featuring New York and Baltimore - the series where the little kid reached over wall to pull in a Yankke homer. Thanks Peter! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:40:30 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: T205s from Shawn Shawn Adkins sends a great package. Not one...not two...not three..but FOUR T205's; Oakes, Tannehill, Ewing and Maddox!!! Thanks Shawn!!! Thanks OBC!!! ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:41:47 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Helmars Hello All, Bob Reed helps on this costly set with 3 nice chips Anthony Arbeeny ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:44:31 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: Santa has arrived in SW Ohio Santa dropped off a huge puffy today. Actually Santa mailed it from Greendale Wisconsin :-) Can't wait until 12:01 am Sunday to rip into it to find out what Santa has in there for me! ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:55:29 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: 50s thanx to the Padre Thanx go out to Father Pat, who sends a wonderful Christmas card and if that wasn't enough he also sends over a few cards inside from the 50s. Father Pat hits my new 53 topps Jim Fridley # 187 2 hits to my 54 topps Heine Manush #187 andAugie Galan #233 an excellent 1956 topps Carl Erskine #233 and a hit to my 57 topps Billy Hoeft #60 WOW great hits and the best christmas card. Thank you Padre Rob Gioia ================= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:21:28 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Subject: Great hits from Steve Rittenberg Steve's package from the auction came in today, with a top 10 hit off of my list with the 1954 O'Brien card, along for the ride were some great additions to the Cleveland Indians list and some nosebleeds from the 1962 set. Thanks for that great listing Steve. John Leroux ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:41:01 -0800 From: "Geordie Calvert" Subject: appreciations Got some late thanks to pass out: Gersh sends some great '76 footballers - the '76 set has to be one of my all-time favorites. I remember opening lots of these packs at my Uncle Bill's after he'd take me to Bernie's Liquors in Merced to get some deli food (and restock his liquor supply). Wish I still had those! Anyway, Gersh sends 19 big hits, including Jan Stenerud, Phil Villapiano, Terry Metcalf, MickTingelhoff, Hacksaw Reynolds (traitor!! - shown as a Ram, later to win a Super Bowl as a hated 49er), Bill Kilmer and Ray Wersching. Thanks Gersh!! Bot Neill sends a trio of tough hits: '70s nosebleeders of Duffy Dyer and Bob Priddy, and a '74 Washington variation team card. Thanks Bob!! Bob D'Angelo sends a trio of '69 football, including the Steelers' Clendon Thomas pictured in a Rams uni. Thanks Bob!! Whew, glad to be caught up! ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:55:32 -0800 From: "Geordie Calvert" Subject: appreciations Forgot one - thanks out to Rob Gioia, who sends a very nice Christmas card,plus three hits to the '65 list. Thanks very much Rob!! ================= Date: 22 Dec 2005 15:35:09 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: Shawn Adkins - who, after I opened the envelope, I thought must have forgotten to put the OBC Santa designation on it. As what to my wandering eyes should appear but 4, yep 4 t205's (Beck, Hemphill, Kroh, and Richie). I ain't seen that much gold in one place since my last visit to the dentist. What a pre Xmas treat!!! Thanks a bunch Shawn. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:12:41 -0500 (GMT-05:00) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Brett Domue Subject: Cards in... ...From Steve Rittenberg, a pair of Diamond Stars! ...From Mark Talbot, a pair of birthday hits with a warm birthday greeting. ...From Santa Claus...I'll find out on Sunday when I open it... Thanks Guys!!! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:35:30 -0500 To: From: "Hitzeman, Steven A." Subject: Auction Hits from Steve Rittenberg OBC Thanks goes out to: STEVE RITTENBERG -Auction package arrived. Some great hits for my lists THANKS STEVE Steven A. Hitzeman OD FAAO Director of Clinics Indiana University School of Optometry ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:44:37 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Auction Thanks A big thanks out to Bob Reed. In addtion to the 7 1972 football cards I won in the auction, Bob throws in an addtional 8 cards. Thanks for knocking down my list Bob. Happy Holidays! ================= To: Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:39:58 -0500 From: "Joe Greco" Subject: No More Helmars Erik Greenwood finishes off my 2005 Helmar set with the Jackson Cleveland. Erik, thanks for the early Christmas present! Joe Greco Upper Hanover Montgomery County Pa ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:48:39 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: auction & more thanks Auction thanks to Bob D'Angelo for a Redskins book and a 1968 A's media guide! Spike for two Steve Garvey store model bats! More thanks to George Vrechek for 56 and 57 baseball as well as Jerry Lucas and Nate Thurmond from 70-71 basketball! ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:49:52 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: more thanks Thanks also to JSG for 6 hits to 57 Topps! ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:02:19 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks x2 Thanks to Mike Rich for a couple of 1975s, including the last Tom Hilgendorf. I love my 1975 Topps project. Its like 660 separate sets with a celebration after each "set" is complete. And because Im a geek, I've charted and graphed my progress but I won't bore you with the details. And thanks to Peter Mead for meeting me for lunch today at the National Press Steve Rittenberg ================= To: "obc" Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:16:50 -0600 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: Thursday Thanks Randy Griffin-Sends a 4 bagger from 72'. Thanks Randy....OOps forgot the great Christmas card also. Brock Hattox- Sends some very sharp cards..including a dcp from 65' nosebleeders to boot.......a tcp from 63' and a 5 pack from 61'. Thanks for the great cards, Brock. Ken Goetsch-OBC ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:05:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Auction thanks Auction thanks out to Bob D'Angelo for three neat Ohio-themed books, and to Steve Rittenberg for a "Steve Special." I was amazed that Steve was able to hit 4 of my fairly tough lists - with some big names, like Musial and Gibson. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:09:59 -0800 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Subject: Auction Thanks I would like to thank Steve Rittenberg for a great package including a Drysdale. Thank you sir. ================= Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:19:19 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: More auction thanks The Steve Rittenberg 10 pack hit the mailbox today, and included great hits from 1953-1962, including my HOMer Don Zimmer. Thanks, Steve ================= Date: 23 Dec 2005 03:26:38 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to the following: Ken Morganti - who sends a fine t205 waiver of John Flynn plus a Santa package to be placed under the tree for Xmas morning. Can't wait!! Thanks Santa Ken. John Storman - who sends a dainty package from the the Emerald Coast. I kinda did a double take when I opened it, then realized it was a real 66 Mantle, intact in all its radiant glory. Zowie!!! Mickey three days before Xmas. Unbelievable, except for OBC of course!!! Thanks are hardly adequate Have an error-free season Bama (it's certainly been error-free here today) ================= To: Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:41:53 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: income! DZK auction stuff came in today. A seven pack of 51 Topps Redbacks, (Whitey Lockman, Larry Jansen), from the wonderous Stan Hack and 28 cards plusan auto'd Steve Rittenberg from the man himself, Steve Rittenberg. Haven'tyet figured out how many of the cards from Steve are hits yet but some notables are, '62 Topps Musial special, a '59 Dodger special with Drysdale, Posres and Labine, a '59 Gil Mcdonald and a '53 Bobo Newsome. There are several Hi#s in there as well that I think may be strikes. I also received a Christmas card from up the highway, my pal Randy Griffin. The Christmas gift inside the card was, (Surprise!), a card! Actually,2 cards, one for me, (a '63 Fleer, Tom Cheney) and one for Wade, (an earlymodel Ken Griffey Jr.). Nice Cardboard day guys. Thanks to all and Merry Christmas! Greg (yaz) ================= To: , Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:39:33 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Absolutely smashing!! OBCers -- Shawn Adkins has been making the rounds on the Thanks server, and I must say he didn't leave England out of the equation - he hits me with two 1933 Goudeys and four 1934-36 Diamond Stars!! What a great bunch of hits for the 'ol binder! Included in the mix was a pretty good Cubbie - Billy Herman, who it says the Cubs had to pay $50,000 for. They probably spend that much on batting helmets today. Thanks a ton, Shawn - these really brightened up a rainy day and will help while away the hours until Santa comes! Take Care, Geno ================= To: Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:38:44 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: overdue Turkey Day thanks Both Christmas and Hanukkah are in a couple of days and I need to pass along thanks for a package that made it to the area around Thanksgiving. Chris Stufflestreet spent an overnight at Mr. Rittenberg's and left a small package for me. What is it about good things coming in small packages? I think the not said--" I still need 200 of these. So here are a couple of high numbers from my set!" Wow--where else but in OBC. Two nose bleeder 1955 TVs--the count on my 1955 Bowman set is a mere eleven cards. Chris also includes an almost high number 52 Topps--#307. But the best part of getting this package was having lunch with Steve. I have had an incredibly busy fall--and we just haven't been able to get together. Steve handed me a Phil. Inquirer Jim Konstanty piece--but enjoying lunch with an OBCer was the real holiday treat. Thanks Chris and Steve--and all of OBC-- Peter Mead ================= To: Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:06:13 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: another overdue thanks Hadn't forgot this one--just hadn't remembered to post my thanks. John Scott Gray sends an SCP from my favorite 1940s set--the 41 Double Play. Dick Bertell and Pinky Higgins joins a few friends in the binder. Thanks Doc! peter mead ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:25:51 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Belated Thanks ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:20:05 -0500 From: Bob Saxton Subject: Sat. thanks! The Steve Special arrives with an interesting mix of players from '53-'62. If they comprised a team it would be one loaded with infielders (Dick Groat, Jerry Lumpe, Tom Carroll, Billy Goodman, Ferris Fain and Clem Koshorek) and pitchers (Turk Lown, Gene Fodge, Ray Monzant, Joe Jay, Stu Miller, Ted Wills, and Joe Hatten) with only a lone outfielder (Bob Nieman) to patrol the pasture. The personally autographed card of Steve "Hamer" Rittenberg far outclasses the otherwise motley contingent. Thanks Steve! ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:59:43 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: I've been embossed! Thanks this morning to DR JSGtY for 7 hits to my 1965 embossed wantlist (over 1/6th of what I needed!), PLUS a hit to my not-so-sane 1956 variation wantlist - a white back of some no-name skipper named Alston. Walt's home was right here in the Buckeye state - an hour away in Darrtown (that's near Oxford, home of Miami University - my sometime-employer, for those trivia buffs out there). Tom Housley ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:21:47 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Carl Mura Subject: Auction Items & Holiday wishes Thanks to Spike and John for their speedy delivery of the auction items. Truly appreciated. I was quite impressed with the condition of all of the cards. I thought this is the OBC. Apparently not all cards meet the conditional criteria!! (HA). I would especially like to thank Spike for offering up the 72 Topps set as an item: it was an amazingly generous thing to do. (I think amazingly is a word in scrabble). While I am at it I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah and healthy 2006. Maybe this is the year the Tigers return "from the dead"! One can only hope. Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= To: Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:01:27 -0800 From: "Grant" Subject: Thanks Brock! Brock hits with a =9256 Hank Sauer, and probably the nicest card in my set=85very thoughtful, Brock. And my Rhode Island Santa puffy is driving me nuts. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.5/212 - Release Date: ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:47:43 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Subject: Auction thank you Major thanks to Steve Rittenberg for 20 great cards, including several hits on my tough wantlist (highlighted by a '52 Eddie Stanky, a '53 Fred Hutchinson, and a '62 evil empire Clete Boyer) and some great additions to a dupes box in desperate need of being replenished. Much appreciated, Steve. Knowing you, I figured you would come through big time - and I was definitely not disappointed. Thanks again. ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:20:52 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Friday thanks Thanks out to Ken Morganti, for quartet of 61 gridders, an autographed Morganti TV, and a 56 Harvey Haddix that apparently is part of my "Rittenberg special" package. Haddix was actually one of my uncle's closest friends. They lived near each other in Ohio, and they both moved to the same mobile home park in Florida late in life. Almost had a chance to meet him once - but he wasn't home. And from T.J. Valacak, a quintet for my 66 set - all much appreciated. Hope everyone is done with their Christmas shopping, and keep you hands off those OBC Christmas packages..... Bill Malson ================= Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:31:40 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx goes out to: KEN MORGANTI-Lts his wizard's cap & conjures up two great hits, 53B-Colored #29-Roberto Avila and 61 Post #122- Ken Walters. Much Appreciation Ken, ================= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:32:30 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: The Secret is Safe with me as my package from Santa arrives. I do have a bit of a dilemma however as my package says: "Do Not Open Until Christmas Eve!" In Santa vernacular, just when might that be? I certainly want to be POLEitically correct here and not violate the spirit least I find a lump of coal in my stocking. So I'm seeking the wisdom of my most trusted OBC family. When can I tear into my puffy? We keep what we give away! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:30:04 -0800 From: Peter Iversen Subject: DZK Auction winnings Thanks to ED PIKE for sending a couple of great T cards - these are runners and they look wonderful for my TYPE card collection - one is a Mecca Series of Champions card and the other a BW blank backed card that looks really great. Thanks Ed for donating to the auction and for the great cards! ================= Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:01:44 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Secret Santa arrives Hi all- My secret Santa obviously knows me very well, as he didn't give me too much time to stare at the package--I only have about 12 hours to hold out as it arrived just now. Thanks, Santa Mark. Report on the package contents around ================= Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:44:36 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you John Scott Gray A huge thanks goes out to JSG for a big package of Topps Baseball cards from 1970, 1972, 1975 and 1976 including stars such as Hank Aaron, Mike Schmidt, Carl Yaz, Tony Perez, Harmon Killebrew, and Ferguson Jenkins! Also he throws in two 1979-80 Hockey Topps of Tony Esposito and Bob ================= Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:58:51 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: biggies@aol.com Subject: thanks JS thanks out to JOHN STORMAN for a Christmas Eve 1949 Bowman hit. Thanks John, Bob Bannon ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 05:58:32 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: pre-holiday hits I signed on tonite to read all the Holiday Helper hits. I figure I should wait until sunset to open mine for the first nite of Hanukkah. In the meantime, Mark Talbot stopped by my office yesterday (to pick up his daughter's stocking stuffer) and gave me a holiday card filled with a T-220 Moore. My 3rd from the set. When I got home, an envelope was waiting from Don Rice, my mentee, who finished what I believe is now my oldest complete set: 1943 MP & Co. with a HOF Mel Ott. I think Don picked this up in the DZK auction. So truly an OBC experience. I have only finished about 6 sets this year, so to finish one before year end, and my oldest set, is a true pleasant surprise. Thanks so much everyone and have a Happy and Healthy Holiday season. Mike Rich ================= To: , Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:05:59 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Christmas Thanks OBCers -- Bill Malson was my Secret Santa this year and really came through with a gem! As most of you know, I started a collection this year to work on type cards in conjunction with each year's World Series roster. To make it look cool in my binder, I've been making color copies of the WS Program each year as sort of a header page. I had considered actually buying the programs, but hadn't quite made that leap yet - well, Bill made the leap for me! Bill sends along a very cool 1975 World Series Program!! It was obviously printed before the playoffs ended, as it features the Reds, Pirates, Red Sox, and the A's. I haven't read it all yet, but there are some great features, including Bill Madlock winning the All-Star Game MVP. It's not often you find one of my Cubbies in a WS program, after all. Now the dilemma - do I start looking for more programs? I'm beginning to feel an addiction coming on...after all, I got an Ebay gift certificate from my mother-in-law just waiting for me to type in a search... Thanks a bunch Bill, I really love it! Merry Christmas to everybody and don't forget to say a prayer for the soldiers/sailors/airmen who are on patrol today in various parts of the world and not home with their families! Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:43:25 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob Farrell" Subject: Merry Christmas and Thanks to Secret Santa. Thanks to Peter Mead, my secret santa, for hitting my impossible 50 years of topps cards wantlist. With the arrival of a 1951 Blue Back Same Mele my quest is now down to 213 cards to go. Thanks very much Peter. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Bob Farrell. ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:49:32 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob Farrell" Subject: Auction Thanks to Ed Pike Thanks for the track and field tobacco cards. My two youngest sons are track athletes and the cards were for them. They were suprised to see such old cards and even more suprised to see track athletes depicted. They really liked them. ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 07:51:15 -0500 From: Bob Saxton Subject: Santa thanks! Big thanks to my Secret Santa with the Wilmington, NC address for a 1960 Topps Willie Mays! Thanks, Mark, and a very Merry Christmas to all! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:27:39 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Santa thanks Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah--and for the politically correct Happy holidays. Thanks go out to our resident retired Mountie--Grant Rainsley who hits my short lists. Grant and the Family Toad got me started on the green tint quest--I am not certain what that says about them or me, but now Hank Foiles joins his off color friends. Then, in the spirit of OBC, Grant sends a couple of Tipton 56 Topps, HOFer Bob Lemon and Dodger Carl Eskine. Finally Grant hits my short 55 TV set with a couple of those pesky high numbers. Thanks Grant and everyone in this fine group and my best wishes for the new year. Peter Mead ================= To: Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:56:25 -0500 From: "Mark Holland" Subject: Thanks Santa Wow, Santa likes vintage baseball AND football. The guy in the red suit from Coupeville, Wa sent 5 hits to my 72T FB set. And all I needed were highnumbers. My present (the first one that I opened) included the likes of OJ Simpson, Johnny Unitas, Tommy Nobis, Milt Morin and Horst Muhlmann. As a kicker he added another 6 hits to my 71T baseball set, again all high numbers. Santa included a note that he really likes to "Wow" his OBC following. I'dsay that this rates a solid WOW on Santa's feedback form. What do you guysthink? Merry Christmas to all & thanks Santa Mike! Mark Holland Wantlist @ http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep16&ext1&groupid106917&ck ================= To: "obc" Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:03:58 -0600 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: Christmas thanks T.J. Valek-sends a great group of 55- 72' footballers....Thanks a bunch T.J. Bob Corvello- sends a leader card from 72' and great card of "stretch" McCovey....67 variety...I can still see him swinging that big piece of lumber....geez he was strong. Thanks Friar. Ken Goetsch-OBC ================= Date: 25 Dec 2005 14:15:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: Santa's da man If you ever get Ken M. for your OBC Santa, hold on to your hats/caps. I got an innocent looking but nicely wrapped packet several days ago which contained a separate gold bordered waiver card. This morning I arose (which is a good thing) before the rest of the house to let out the dog, let in the cats, and turn on the coffee. I figured this was as good a time as any to appease my curiosity as to what is in the mystery packet. So I got a mug of coffee, grabbed the packet, and headed for the computer, a very innocent beginning. I opened the wrapper and found 3 cards, an Ellie Howard 55 Bowman (RC), a 52 Topps Country Slaughter, amd a 53 Topps Herm Wehmeier. Wow, Nice packet!!! However accompanying these 3 was, according to Ken's note, a 1983 Topps wrapper with more inside: a 51 Bowman Luke Easter, a 57 Jim Hearn, a 59 Billy Martin, a 60 Cepeda, a 62 Drysdale AS, a 64 MAYS (Say Hey), a 65 Petrocelli RC, a 66 Eddie Mathews, and a 69 white letter Twins rookies. Fifteen cards for the 12 days of Xmas!!! Of course, to top it off came an autographed OBC card of Ken himself and a piece of 2001 Topps gum. An unbelievable way to start Xmas day. We don't have a usable chimney but Santa Ken found a way to deliver the goods, and deliver he did!!! Thanks are puny so I'll see if I can find something to fill a hole or two for you. I've already had an error-free day. ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 14:33:15 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Santa Thanks! Santa tiptoed through the wantlists, and hit a bunch of them. One from the rarely (well, never) hit 56 football list, a 58 Killebrew, a 61 McCovey, a 66 Brooksie with 3 other 66s to keep him company, and one All apparently made a stop in Eureka, California - and I'm not sure who made the delivery to Ohio. Whoever served as Santa, thanks a ton - drop me a note, so that I can finish up the thanks properly!! Hope all of you have a happy holiday, and like Geno said, give a thought to our men and women that are spending this day in less pleasant circumstances. ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:00:39 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Santa Mike visits Paradise Well, Santa arrived on Christmas Eve in the form of Mike Rich, AKA Stan Hack, delivering an AUTOGRAPHED Mike Rich 1955 Bowman. I sure hope the autograph did not degrade the value of this card too much!!! This card is so valuable that Mike used a T205 Gold Border Larry Doyle to protect it!!!! Also included was Mike's typical friendly note, suggesting some additions to my want list, with which I will comply. Thanks for everything, Santa Mike!!! It is a beautiful day in Paradise -- we opened our Christmas stockings this morning with two of our grandchildren out on the screened porch (in front of a nice fire). My best gifts were Ole Miss headcovers for my woods and a 21 foot long (extendable) ball retriever -- if I can see the ball, now I can get it!! When you play golf as much as I do (6 1/2 rounds this week), and hit as many balls in the water (4 yesterday, but interspersed with 8 pars), it can get expensive if you don't use someone else's lost balls. Now it is off to church. A few couples without much family around are coming over for pot-luck Merry Christmas to all of my OBC buddies, ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:14:27 -0500 To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Sean McGowan Subject: Santa Strikes! I was soooo sick last night, that it wasn't until each of my children had opened a gift that I remembered about my OBC Santa (George Vrechek)! Wow. In case you are wondering, it was just a passing tummy thing...yuc. but I'm fine now, thanks for asking :) George (Santa) hit my '52 topps list with a Del Crandal that makes the rest of the cards around it look 100 years old :) Thanks a bunch Santa! (George!)... What a great place this OBC :) Happy Holidays, Seasons Greeting, Merry Christmas! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:35:22 -0500 From: "Bob Reed" Subject: Merry Christmas My Santa envelope arrived on the 24th which meant I only had to suffer through one day of anticipation. It arrived without a name but a few days after I sent my Santa package to Warwick RI, I get one back with a Warwick RI postmark. Kind of like a homing PIGEON! Upon opening the envelope I discovered that ˝ of my 1956 set has been eliminated. Two very nice cards of Gil Hodges and Bob Feller leaving just the Yankees team and Charlie Neal left to finish the set. The end is near!!! Thanks Santa (whoever you are ;-) for the HOFer and the “should be” Happy Holidays All! -Bob Reed ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:39:54 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: Santa Arrives in Hamiltton Santa apparently got his list mixed up because he definitely had the impression that I was an extremely good boy this year. Santa Don Rice sent an amazing package down my chimney. Two 48B,s-Fain & Johnson, 49B-Vico, 52B-Raffensberger & Stallcup, (Luv those old Redlegs), and then clobbers my birthyear with five hits, 50B-Rigney, Pesky, Hatten, Berry, & Fowler. WOW!!! Much appreciation Santa, ================= To: Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:58:06 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: OBC Santa income! My OBC Santa this year is Carl Mura. Carl, of course is one of our members that specializes in 'early 20th century cards'. I've never actually seen Carl's wantlist because he doesn't post it on the page but I'm sure it would be an adventure for me if I were in fact his 'Secret Santa'. However, Idigress. Carl sent me two cards, naturally, from the 'early 20th century'.The first card is a hit to my fledgling T205 set, Ira Thomas. Ira was a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and probably a pretty decent one. He threw out Ty Cobb 5 out of 6 times in the last Detroit/Philly series of 1910. Probably a feat worthy of repeating for the rest of Ira'a life. The second card is tiny, about the size of half a seasonal postage stamp. It comes slabbed and graded, listed as a 1905 Spalding #24-14 Nick Altrock, Chicago White Sox. (Carl assures me that Altrock pitched 3 games for mybeloved Red Sox. I wonder if he won?). I can't find any referance to this card in the Standard Catalog. My guess is that it was a cutout set from thefamous Spalding Baseball Guides of the time. Anybody Know? Thank you Carl, for a couple of cool, unique gifts. Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:41:28 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Michael Wierzbicki Subject: Christmas Thanks! Hi, Guys! My OBC Santa was Peter Iverson, who sent a very nice package. He sent two Gus Zernial cards--a hit to my 1952 Topps set and a 1953 Red Man card, designed to get me to start a new birth year set. Peter also sent a wonderful Imperial tobacco card of Spencer Tracy. Peter is an actor, and so must value the old Film Stars cards more than most OBCers. What is especially nice about the Spencer Tracy card is that he is a Milwaukee native! What Peter didn't know is that Spencer Tracy and I attended the same high school (about 35 years apart)! Thanks, Peter, for the thoughtful gift! Best wishes, everyone! Mike W ================= To: "OBC THANKS" Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:55:48 -0500 From: "Larry Tipton" Subject: Secret Santa My Secret Santa was Larry Gersbach. Larry sent me three cards, and one poem. 1951 Bowman Enos Slaughter 1963 Fleer Willie Mays 196? Topps All-Time Great Dazzy Vance For OBCs own Guru It's Merry Christmas to you Avoiding UVs glaring glint I found a few Tipton mint Now down south from Ohio Way from all that thigh high snow Well Enos Mays and Dazzy Think Florida is just snazzy So heres to you and all your crew Happy holidays from me to you And now before it gets much Wersh? I say adieu from OBCs Gersh THANKS LARRY! MERRY CHRISTMAS OBC! ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:40:29 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: Santa Mike Delivers! My Secret Santa was Mike Wierzbicki. Mike's generous puffy to me included some reading material I'm really looking forward to: George Will's "Men At Work". I've never read it, but I've heard it's outstanding, so I'm hoping for some quiet time later on to dive into it. If that wasn't enough, Mike also sent a pair of higher-number 1966's, a half-dozen 1961 Post, and then caps things off with FIVE high-number hits to my 1960 Topps set. Wow! Mike - thank you VERY much for the package. I hope everyone in OBC has a happy & satisfying holiday! Tom HO HO HOusley ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:48:40 EST To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Wite3@aol.com Subject: Secret Santa One of my favorite OBC traditions is the Secret Santa...this year my Secret Santa was long time trading partner and friend Steve Rittenberg. Steve sent along a set of 1977 Phillies Playing cards. I tried to shuffle them and two other items fell out. A 1955 Topps Double Header of Bolling and Ortiz and a 1982 Fleer stamp of Madlock and Carlton. Both hits to my Phillies list. Thanks so much Steve, you certainly started my holiday off nicely. Happy Holidays to ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:49:26 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Sweendoger@aol.com Subject: Thanks Santa Brett for a pair of Bob's! I was lucky enough to get Brett Domue as my Secret Santa. To no surprise, Bret was more than a little generous. He sent along a few 1960's, 1966's, and 1963 Footballers. Oh, by the way one of the 1960's was Bob Clemente and one of the 1966's was Bob Gibson. Thanks Brett! Pat Sweeney ================= To: Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:09:47 -0800 From: "Grant" Subject: Santa Farrell.... Bob declares that =93everyone should have a copy of my fave Topps card of all-time.=94 This just happens to be one of mine too Bob, the =9252 Gus Zernial, with all those balls attached to his bat=85.and now I have one! Along for the ride were a couple of Billy Hoefts and a =9263 almost nose-bleeder of Jim Landis=85 Thanks Santa Bob! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:20:08 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Santa Josh Thanks to Santa Josh Levine for a beautiful 1931 Zeenut of Steinbacker - this is a huge upgrade to the one in my set. Thanks Josh, ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:44:15 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Subject: Thanks Secret Santa Secret Santa remains anonymous but he sent me some great looking 1973s for the Indians run. I believe its Bob Bannon though John Leroux ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:52:32 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Carl Mura Subject: Santa Geordie My "Secret Santa" was Geordie Calvert. It would appear we need to remind Santa about the "$5.00 rule"!!! Santa sent me a hardcover book Smithsonian Baseball. It is a book on the various private collections of baseball sports memorabilia. I haven't got to the chapter on Geordie's collection (unless he is using an assumed name) (HA). This is an unbelievable present and one I will get many hours of enjoyment (envy) from. Thanks a million. Plus it was professionally wrapped which put my wrapping efforts to shame again this year. Thanks again Geordie and you have fulfilled your "Secret Santa" duties for the next 5 years as well!!! Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:28:40 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Santa leaves me speechless I received my Secret Santa package a few weeks ago and it sat there on the tv set day after day. Given how tough my list is (only scarce and/or expensive cards), I didnt expect much. Boy, was I wrong. I opened up the envelope and found a 1953 BOWMAN COLOR YOGI BERRA inside. Wow. I can't believe it. The card finishes my set -- its one of just 3 Bowman cards on my list. I had seen some on ebay but I was waiting for one at a ridiculousprice. Someone tried to trade the card to me but I didn't have enough return ammo so I didn't trade. Now I get it in the mail. I think I know who sent it, but the sender left no return address and there is not even a legible I'm grateful for the card and the thougtfulness behind it. I wish I could say more but no words are coming to me. Thank you very much, Santa. Steve R. ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:39:13 EST To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: LUURSCJG@aol.com Subject: OBC Santa I was a really good guy this year or Santa wasn paying attention either way.........I received a bootleg OBC PTC of Santa (all i need is the auographed version to complete set). Along with the card came seven 1961 and eleven 1962 Post Card. This especially great because I finished my Topps run except the 1952 high numbers and the variations my list is getting harder to hit. But the peice de resistance' is a 1978 RC Cola (one of my favorite drinks)can......drank :-( but it is still cool because it has Bert Blyleven on it. MY wife is still shaking her head as i open the package and my first comment is how am I going to get this to Minnesota when we move without getting dents in So special thanks go out to MY SECRET SANTA (TOM HO HO HOusely). Thanks for he generous gift. For those of you who know me patience isnt one of my vertues and waiting for my 18 year old son to wake up at 2 in the afternoon on Christmas almost had me wishing I had stopped after two girls. Happy Holidays to all ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 16:05:25 EST To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Bama Claus Hi gang, Just a quick note to let you all in on my OBC Santa gift which came from John Harrell (who by coincidence(?) was my draw in the pool.) My gift was not surprisingly the first one I opened this morning. The note on the back of the envelope (along with the obligatory opening restrictions) hinted that it was for 'those of us with good taste', so I was thinking that it might be a food issue, but I guessed wrong. The card is a SCP hit to my 1955 Red Man set by virtue of a #1 AL'er Ray Boone with tab. So I guess Santa does have good taste when it comes to picking out which set to hit. THANKS to BAMA CLAUS!! TAYL, Ken M ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:03:28 -0800 From: "Geordie Calvert" Subject: Christmas appreciations First, wishings for a blessed Christmas & Hanukkah to all! I hope everyoneis having as great a day as I am. My Santa was my old friend Geno Wagner, who claims he is in England. Whilesome of us aren't so sure he is actually there, Geno did his best to further what may be a myth by sending me a great book from a little-visited corner of my wantlist. As an avid book reader (I am never without something toread), I have developed a list of favorite authors, one of which is Dean Koontz. One of the books I have been searching for for quite some time is one of his novels from the late 80s entitled Lightning. Geno found this book, and it was the British version, which is very cool indeed. Now Geno knows that a good book needs a good bookmark, so in among the pages were several of those, including several that I'll have to research to find out exactly what they are. The ones I recognize are a couple die-cut (by Geno) cards from the Sporting News Conlon Collection (Gabby Hartnett and Lefty Grove) and two footballers from 1977 (Fran Tarkenton and Jack Lambert). Some others that will take a little research are a postcard of Steve Yeager, a Yeager card from one of the L.A.P.D. police sets, and a couple cards from most likely the mid-70s featuring Andy Messersmith and Steve Garvey.These cards have some sort of puzzle on the back. And Geno, you'll be interested to know that since I did indeed wait until 3a.m. Christmas morning to open your gift, I do NOT have to watch an soccer. Thanks for a wonderul Christmas gift!! ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:20:46 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: My Hanukkah Holiday Helper pakage was Heist(ed) Now that the first nite of Hanukkah has started I felt I could open up my Holiday Helper package, which was courtesy of Catfish Parker. Catfish enclosed a note saying that there are no longer any card stores at the North Pole, so he said that, "Since your lists included so many "oddballs", I included the oddest card in my collection, a 1958 Union Oil PCL card." Turns out it is a 1958 Union Oil Sacramento Solon Al Heist. Not only is this a type card but this represents 10% of the set of the oldest Union Oil set issued. I have type cards from some of the other Union Oil sets, and earlier this year purchased a PCL collection, so this is a true fit in my collection. The card was used as a bookmark for me also. The coffee table book is, That Old Ball Game. Filled with some great stories and photos of the early players and founders of the game we all love. Thanks Catfish for putting a smile on my face this Holiday season. Mike Rich ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:53:24 -0800 (PST) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: Holiday Treats from my OBC Santa and the Wife Tonight was the first night of Channukah. Though I'm not Jewish, we're raising our daughter in the faith and give her gifts for eight nights. We still have a Christmas tree, though -- not because I insisted but because Ellen likes them. Since the first night of Channukah fell on Christmas Day this year, I waited until this evening before opening the gift from my OBC Santa. This year my Secret Santa was ROB GIOIA...and since Rob is a firefighter he'd certainly be able to handle himself around a chimney. Which makes him an ideal Santa. The envelope was loaded with hits to my wantlists from 1959 and 1967 and a note: "This year, Santa went shopping at Ft. Washington." Since the last Fort show was held on my birthday (Dec. 2nd), it was a double treat! Rob sent 25 cards in all to pare down the Tonight, as Melissa opened her Channukah gift Ellen brought a box for me to open as well. Inside were exactly 100 cards. Most were from the 1960 Topps set and were much better than most of what I had conditionwise. Also tagging along were a few 1957 (including one from the scarce mid series!) and '65 commons, as well as a trio of 1970 All-Stars (Frank Robby and Pete Rose from Topps, Johnny Bench from Nice surprise. Thanks to both Rob and Ellen (who I realize is not *technically* an OBC member...but she allows me to be one) for the Holiday cheer! Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 21:08:48 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Christmas in Paris Just returned from my holiday road trip to Boston, and found a most enticing envelope from CHUCK PARIS marked "Do Not Open Until Christmas". Luckily, being on the road to visit relatives made this an easy order with which to comply. Chuck hit a grand slam slam with my burgeoning type card collection by sending four cards I did not even recognize. Some detective work allowed me to identify an English tobacco card, a 1913 National Game card of Cincinnati Red Dick Hoblitzel, and a 1908 American Caramel Allen Storke of the Pirates. Wow! The fourth card I can't even identify, even after a page by page wallpaper match with pictures in the SCD catalog. It looks to be a early-20th century blue tint game card of a Cleveland player, with a series of numbers and possible outcomes (ex. "One Base Hit", "Out Stealing 2nd". etc.) on the back. I may have to submit a scan for group help on this one. In the meant time, thanks so much Chuck! Merry Christmas, and Happy-all-those-other-holidays to everyone! Don ================= To: Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:47:22 -0800 From: "Mike Diamanti" Subject: CAN-EX cards inta Coupeville Well Guys and Gals: Have been spending some super quality time with my best friends since this past Thursday. Weather has been windy, rainy, but unseasonably warm here in the PacNorwest. Friday night I grilled some pork chops and made pinto beans. Saturday night we had salad and homemade pizzas. Tonight we did a ham, yams, rolls, salad, and giant relish tray. I can now give proper thanks for my OBC gift =96 my Secret Santa was Tim Newcomb and Tim laid two precious Canadian Exhibit cards on me =96 one of Hammerin=92 Hank and one of Tiger, Al Kaline. CAN-EX exhibit cards are tough to find and Tim completely surprised me with this Christmas present. Thanks Tim! Now it=92s time for more coffee, chocolates, and a movie with my friends. Happy Holidays!! Mike IslandCoffeeGuy Diowemontee No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/2005 ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 02:52:36 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Arizona Thanks Secret Santa thanks out from the beautiful state of Arizona, where I am visiting my in-laws. My Secret Santa gift arrives via Fr. Pat and Dave Skoflund. The package contained two books. The first, titled Hitting into the Wind, by Bill Meissner. The second titled Baseball by Vincent Scilla. Combined, both books also contained 49 hits to my wantlists. 4 hits to my 598 list, 1 to my 59, 9 to my 60 list, 2 to my 61 including Elston Howard, 1 63 fleer hit, 7 hits to my 64 list, 11 hits to my 65 list, 5 67's, and 9 hits to my 68 list. I can't wait to get back to Chicago so I can put these guys with their cardbaoard buddies. Happy Holidays! ================= Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 23:15:12 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: Christmas Thanks Wow, what a wirlwind. Three boys, the oldest being 7, can ransack a house on Christmas day. What a blast. I did open my secret Santa package at midnight, but am now just getting to the computer. Santa Mark Talbot sends a great package of around 50 cards from the 1975-79 Hostess set. Great cards and players. Along for the ride was a VCR tape of the MLB Generations of Heroes. My boys are happy it doesn't have Johnny Damon on it--he has turned into vilian #1 in our house! Thanks, Mark. And I hope everyone is having a nice holiday season. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:28:29 -0800 From: Peter Iversen Subject: Another Santa...? I received an envelope on Christmas Eve that looked like an OBC one - I read the return address ---- SHAWN ADKINS - I knew that name. I thought for about 12 seconds about leaving it until morning and opening it with my OBC Santa gift - but decided to get right to it - after all it would be the only gift I opened on Christmas Eve - I was amazed. Shawn sent me a BEAUTIFUL Gold Border card - yep one of the 33 cards I needed from that most favored set! The card is of Louis (Lou) Criger - catcher for the New York Yankees (formerly Highlanders). Another something that was a Yankee... But then mention on the back a couple of interesting things. First, he was already retired when they printed the card - says his last Major League game was 1910... And Lou caught Cy Young in several games in the Championship Years of 03 and 04 for Boston. This is a gem Shawn - and one that will be going into the T205 binder tomorrow. I have not added a card to this set for some time - so I am delighted to be doing it now - to be doing it before the New Year comes. The interesting thing is I started this set Christmas 1997 - when Jim Montgomery sent me a card with my OBC Santa gift from him. It was all related to a story I had started writing. Well here it is Christmas again and here I am - after a lapse of almost 6 years - writing this story again. I wanted to finish it before the New Year but the characters won't cooperate - so I will keep working and let you all know when I finally finish it off. In the mean time I will continue my Christmas Celebration with Denice and family and friends - and continue to be grateful for my OBC family and all the things about love and grace I have learned over the years from the generosity and selfless support I have personally received through many of you. Thank you Shawn and I hope your Christmas was filled with surprises and ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:14:24 -0800 From: Peter Iversen Subject: OBC Santa Thanks!! It has been a long day and just now I have been able to get time in front of the computer to tell you all how much I enjoyed and am enjoying my OBC Santa gift! I got it several weeks ago - it was the first Christmas Present in my house actually, the first one waiting for a tree and the first one under the tree when we got it. I have been wondering all along the way what it was - and now --- I know! My Santa stand in comes from Tampa Florida - with an AKA (according to his 2005 OBC card) of 'TAMPA BOB' (it is a signed card of course -that makes three that I have - I would like ALL of them... Must make another Want List). Mr D'Angelo has sent me a wonderful new DODGER book that I have never heard of - but one that I would have wanted desperately had I heard of it -- PRAYING FOR GIL HODGES is a memoir by Thomas Oliphant about the 7th game of the 1955 World Series. I have started to read the Acknowledgements and Introduction and it looks like a lot of other topics are going to be touched on the way to and along through the end of that historic game. It looks like a really good read. Wow! Bob - what a thoughtful and great gift. I will enjoy and savor every minute of it! Only one thing remains a mystery... Bob, on your card your birthplace is listed as Brooklyn New York and yet on the photo on the front of your card you are sporting a Yankee cap... Were you "traded" or perhaps someone was paid off to open the package you sent and airbrush your hat before it got to my door? I can think of no other reason for a Brooklyn born boy like you to be wearing the 'NY' and not the 'B' on your head. Or perhaps, could it be -- that since you were born only 6 weeks before the Brooks left Brooklyn for good - you don't feel like their possession - birth in the city that did not have a team when you were old enough to notice made you send your loyalty to another borough --- is that it...? Whatever the case is - I am eternally grateful for the book and if the Yankee hat is a true reflection of your sentiments - then I am doubly impressed that you would send me a book depicting a game that was a big disappointment for them and all their fans. THANKS! Santa Bob - Merry Christmas to all and to all a --- good night... Peter / marcpeter ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:35:51 GMT To: OBC-THANKS@YAHOOGROUPS.COM From: "kimballrw@juno.com" Subject: santa thanks plus 2 Content-Disposition: inline thanks to my obc santa ray luurs and his elf helper grant rainsley with twopackages containing the same gift cards from 60 and 61 fleer starters in sweet shape might i say shipped from 2 diff locations to keep the fugitive off the trail and they did so very well might i say-thanks ray and that was a great joke! also thanks to santa rittenberg for 2 hard hits the paiges 59 topps set with yanks team and kaline as comming in this week along with 20 hits to my 60s football list-thanks steve-cookies are comming! matt-man for sending more hits to my just started 76-77-78 topps football lists and some star cards fof the 74 set and a killer rookies from 77 topps,thanks matt ans see ya soon! thanks to all who made this year a great one again in obc- the fuge. ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:46:56 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Santa revealed..... After posting my thanks below on Christmas morning, I used my powers of deductive reasoning (and the OBC Map) to prove, without question, that my OBC Santa was John Scott Gray. All cards have been filed appropriately, all much appreciated. Santa tiptoed through the wantlists, and hit a bunch of them. One from the rarely (well, never) hit 56 football list, a 58 Killebrew, a 61 McCovey, a 66 Brooksie with 3 other 66s to keep him company, and one All apparently made a stop in Eureka, California - and I'm not sure who made the delivery to Ohio. Whoever served as Santa, thanks a ton - drop me a note, so that I can finish up the thanks properly!! Hope all of you have a happy holiday, and like Geno said, give a thought to our men and women that are spending this day in less pleasant circumstances. ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:06:31 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Randy Griffin" Subject: Secret Santa Secret Santa, T.J. Valacak, completely floors me with a huge Christmas puffy. According to tradition here, the OBC package is always the first to be opened on Christmas...Vicki and Kyle are almost as curious as I am, What a wonderful surprise this one turned out to be! There were almost 150 cards total spread across the three major sports: FB, BB and Baseball! He sends the 59 Topps Phillies team card plus eleven 68 Topps including Giants Dietz and Cline plus the Jim Hunter card. Also included were late 70's cards of Walt Frazier, Tomjanovich, Monroe and Goodrich along with others. The major damage was done to our Football lists with over 60 cards from the 80's lists. The 77 OJ Simpson card plus 1970 cards of Deacon Jones and Ray Nitschke highlighted the 50 plus cards from our 69-76 lists. Thanks so much, T.J. for taking so much time looking over our lists! A Very Merry Christmas season and a Happy New Year right back at you! Thanks so much, OBC! PSCI WebMail ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:20:45 +0000 From: "John Scott Gray" Subject: Secret Holiday Treats My friends, I opened my secret Santa present yesterday morning, and I wanted to send thanks to Gary Mandell, who sends 34 hits to a list that can not be spoken of here, as the set was printed ten years after the groups 1980 mandate. Perhaps there is another server where more could be said....? Thanks Gary, John Scott Gray ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:53:21 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: Santa thanx This year Santa hailed from Santa Clara California Pat sweeney was my santa this year and he send a nice package i waited and waited, then finally it was midnight. I ran to my computer room and opened my inside i was hit 6 times to my 59 topps 5 times to my 71 topps and 10 times to my 72 topps WOW great package Thanx Pat Rob Gioia ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:07:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "kevin71058" Subject: Santa Came!!!!!!! Hi all, Santa came and I know who Santa is.. Santa sent me a nice looking super high number #571 Billy Pierce ALL- STAR) from the 1960 set. Santa also hits my 1962 Topps set with the Stan the Man card, a Bill Skowron and a Johnny Keane card. I guess I was extra good this year as he also sent 4 1967 Topps cards. Santa sent me the Bengal Belters (Cash/Kaline) great card as 1 of my favorite teams is the Tigers and 2 of my favorite players on the Tigers are Kaline and Cash (Only Santa would of know that!), a Batting Leaders card, a Tony Conigliaro and one of my Damm Yankee favorite players , Joe Pepitone. Thank you Santa Kimball. ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:07:20 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, familytoad@charter.net From: Jerry Coker Subject: OBC Santa thanks to Famiytoad Special thanks to my OBC Santa Brian Lindholme for a great puffy with the following: Obak Wiggs, Oakland, a 54T (Joe Jay, Braves), (8) 56T's, (4) 57T's (including Klu and Harridge/Giles), a 61T higher #, (4) 62T's (including Roberts & Spahn), (5) 63T's (including Woodling & Debusschere's RC), and a 64T higher # Mincher! What a fantastic package!! Thank you Brian!!! And thanks OBC! I hope everyone is having a great holiday. Jerry Coker Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ================= To: Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:14:22 -0500 From: Subject: Thanks Santa Santa Bob Reed almosts wipes out my short 1968 list. Bob sends what should be the last 8 of the 9 cards on the list. As we all know when the list gets that short it's all big names or numbers. Great hits. Thanks Bob. Thanks OBC ================= To: Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:19:26 -0500 From: Subject: Thanks Rob Gioia & family sent holiday greetings along with a handfull of hits to 1958. Thanks Fireman. T. J. Valacak sends a hometown hit in the form of a 59 BoSox card. Thanks T.J. Thanks OBC ================= To: Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:21:36 -0800 From: "Brian Lindholme" Subject: It's a Baseball Card Christmas! OBC World, the holiday season was a bright one here on the Oregon Coast...led by OBC of course!! I was able to spend a few hours Christmas Day with best buddy DigDugDig (DOUG CHAMBERLAIN) who trekked east the 14 miles towards Chez Toad. Lots of fun talking about Christmas and traditions, etc. He watched as I carefully tore into my OBC package from Indiana's RANDY GRIFFIN. Griff dissected my list!! He took time to look over each line and mailed out a smorgaborgee of goodies!! Six(6) Dan Marino cards lined the envelope, inside was a nice Christmas card holding a 1971 Topps #186 Jim Kiick (the holy grail card !) Moving on to the wrapped-up gift, I revealed a stack of cards that really helped me cross off the list. 77 HOFers George Brett, Lou Brock and Willie Stargell!! A 55T Harvey Haddix hit a short list, 57 Jim Pisoni, 58's Pete Whisenant and Carlton Willey, 63T Don Dillard...just lacking the Partridge in the Pear Tree!!! WOW !!!! Thank you Santa Griff !!!!!! Now the story keeps going...as a few days before I received what feels likea winning lottery ticket from SHAWN ADKINS...he mailed the very tough, elusive, expensive, rare and scarce T205 Bobby Wallace w/o cap (2 lines 1910 stats) !!!!!!! As I tried to tell Shawn thanks, I ran out of words....very impressive offering Shawn !! Thanks again !! The Familytoad Female Parental Unit/Spouse also hopped into action this year!! She intercepted a Kit Young catalogue, called the big dealer guy and arranged delivery of over 40 hits to my Toad WL !!! Hits from 1951 through 1959 abound including some serious damage to the 51Bhigh numbers !!! A bunch of HOFer's were included too...Early Wynn and Larry Doby, Nellie Fox and Richie Ashburn , Monte Irvin and Bob Lemon from various sets !!! All in all, I was able to knock a bunch of tough cards from the list, spendthe day with friends and family, have a nice dinner, sleep late this morning and generally ENJOY life....I'm heading for the coffee pot for some moreof that IslandCoffee to really top it off !! Thanks everyone!! GOD BLESS and OBC FOREVER, ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:49:24 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: post xmas thanks hope all had a wonderful holiday! in addition to sending along my DZK auction winnings, both BOB REED and MIKE RICH send along hits to my unattached 4 in 1 football stamps from the 1969 topps mini albums. only 13 to go to finish this one up. tnx guys! ================= To: "OBC" Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:01:39 -0600 From: "Shawn Adkins" Subject: Santa wuz here Well, things are finally starting to calm down a bit and I have gotten a few mintues to myself to "think" about getting caught up again. Before I get started on that, let me first say... Thanks to Santa Guru for a wonderful 51 Redback of Gil Hodges ! This is by far the nicest one I have and looks quite out of place with his bindermates. A great addition to the set, even though he is the envy of all the other kids on the block. Thanks again Larry for the great Christmas present !! Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Christmas, ================= To: "OBC" Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:23:42 -0600 From: "Shawn Adkins" Subject: Catching Up As I have alrady elluded to, I'm a little behind and making an attempt to catch up again. Thanks extended to the following for some great cardboard the last few weeks. John Harrell drops off a beautiful hit to the 33 Goudey list with a low number Ted Lyons! Thanks a bunch for the card Bama, a wonderful addition !! Chuck Paris hits my T205 list with the Foxen card bringing the list down to a mere 25 to complete. Thanks for the hit Chuck, a wonderful addition to the set !! Neal Thomas floors me with a wonderful 33 Goudey of Bill Herman and 5 (yes, FIVE) 55 Topps High numbers ! WOW Neal, Thank you very much !! Erik Greenwood hits me with a pair of prewar goodies, well actually one Goudey :) (1933 Gaston) and a T207 (my first) of Leach ! Thank you very much Erik, love 'em !! Geno Wagner hits me with a beautiful 1929 Churchman's Babe Ruth. WOW ! Thanks so much Geno, it's a wonderful card !! Mark Talbot sends over a very thoughtful Birthday card with an assortment of insert hits; 70 Scratch Off Marichal & Allen, 69 A's Stamp Album, 69 Checklist variation and a 71 Scratch Off of Bando. Great package Mark, the Birthday card takes the cake though !! Thank you very much ! Bob Bannon sneaks one in via UPS which promptly gets left in my barn each time they arrive as I'm never here to see the driver. Found this on our large snow day as the tracks leading to the barn were an obvious giveaway. Inside I found a trio of hits to the Kids 70's list (inc Bonds & Rose), a pair of 75 Minis with Torre, a four pack of vintage variations including two checklists and an unopened pack of 89 Topps baseball cards. Thanks so much Bob, great stuff !! Ken Morganti delivers a trio of T205 goodies including the tough Jimmy Collins minor leaguer! Thanks a bunch for the toughie Ken, it's sure nice to cross a HOFer off the list !! Erik Greenwood delivers my DZK auction winnings of a nice smattering of 70's Cardinals Post cards ! Love these Cardinals items and was pleasantly surprised that there were quite a few I didn't already have. Nice additions to the collection for sure ! Thanks Erik !! Whew, I think that's all of 'em. Of course, please let me know if I have missed someone and I will get that corrected right away ! Thanks again guys, ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:31:57 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: Belated thanks Mark Talbot sent a Birthday card to me last week. He was a little late (Dec 11) to my birthday and I am a little late with my thanks. His bday card included 5 60's and a Mark Talbot Auto OBC card ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:54:01 -0500 To: KEVINM38@aol.com (kevin71058) From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Santa Came!!!!!!! Another Tiger fan comes out of the closet, that is the second within a week, with Carl Mura being the other I believe. Of course with their miserable record of the past too many years many of us hometown fans are ready to go into that closet. OBC at large: just got back from "up north" were Phyllis and I spent the past couple holid-days visiting two of our daughters and 5 of our 8 grandchildren including the newest edition. I'm only halfway through my e-mails, so I'll be write back with my Secret Santa delivery. We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:55:02 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "xtrjmx" Subject: Santa was VERY GOOD this year!!! Hi all... The day before I left Nebraska to come out east for Christmas, Santa dropped a package in my Omaha mailbox. That night, I nestled it between two very cushy sweatshirts, anxiously anticipating when I could open that little box. I know some of you open your packages at the stroke of midnight, before all of your other Christmas gifts, but not me. I save it for last, as I KNOW it won't be yet another tie or pair of socks and that I KNOW it will leave me filled with good cheer for the rest of the day. Santa Donaldson certainly continued the run of perfect finishes to the opening of presents! He used a box the size of a wallet, which really left me puzzled as to what might be inside. It was awesome! There were hits from all over my wantlist. FIVE of the final 15 cards needed for my '55 Bowman set, including ump Hank Soar! One single '34-36 Diamond Star Stan Hack that replaces the one I sent off as part of the starter set I contributed to the DZK auction. A half-dozen gorgeous '66s, a stellar '69 Killebrew, a '72 Kelloggs of Willie Davis, a trio of '76 Kellogg's including Rod Carew(!!!!), and four '77 Kellogg's. And that's just the baseball cards! There was also a trifecta of '74 Topps football cards and a sweet stack of 16 '77 football cards as well. To top it off, there was a terrific AUTOGRAPHED card of the legendary OBCer Bob Donaldson and his sweet daughter, Sara! Thanks a ton, Santa Bob!!!! On top of all the fun I had with my Christmas package, I'm now at the Rittenberg Museum of all things cardboard, where Steve has not only graciously granted me entrance without an admission ticket, but he has proceeded to pummel my wantlists (and is continuing to do so even as I type...). Thanks to Steve for the great cards and even better company! I hope you all are having a great holiday season and I look forward to catching up with everyone when we arrive back in Omaha in '06. Take care and have a great week... ================= Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:10:42 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: Bowled over on Boxing Day I just returned from the 9th Annual Motor City Bowl where Memphis hung n to defeat Akron in an entertaining game. Mark Talbot joined me for lunch and the game. Mark was kind enough to give me a Hanukkah present of a T220 Boxing card of Jeffries plus another T218. Mark has been a major contributor to both of these sets for me. Mike Rich ================= To: "0thanks" Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:22:20 -0500 From: "Rick & Deb" Subject: OBC Santa Mystery OBC Friends...Happy Holidays! ...and here's to a super 2006!! I opened my OBC Santa package to find a phist-phul of phorty Phabulous Phils! Topps cards from 67 to 73. I love havin 'em, I just wish I knew where they came from. The package was mailed from an Iowa zip code. Thank you Mysterious OBC Santa...these Phillies cards are right where they're supposed to be. Thanx...Rick Svetecz...The Biggest Phillies Fan this side of the Lehigh River (Ph06) ================= Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:14:03 EST To: OriginalEEK@webtv.net From: KEVINM38@aol.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Santa Came!!!!!!! My favorite team is still the Mets..but I also have liked the tigers since They are my number 2 team, I always look at the box cores to see how they did..and the last few years has been poor..but being a Mets fan I am use to Happy Holidays, In a message dated 12/26/05 6:54:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, OriginalEEK@webtv.net writes: > Kevin, > Another Tiger fan comes out of the closet, that is the second within a > week, with Carl Mura being the other I believe. Of course with their > miserable record of the past too many years many of us hometown fans are > ready to go into that closet. > OBC at large: just got back from "up north" were Phyllis and I spent the > past couple holid-days visiting two of our daughters and 5 of our 8 > grandchildren including the newest edition. I'm only halfway through my > e-mails, so I'll be write back with my Secret Santa delivery. ================= To: "mikesportsfan" , OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:32:17 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: Motor City Bowl with Motor Mouth!!! Hello All, I had the pleasure of attending my 1st Bowl game today - the Motor City Bowl held at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. Accompanying me was none other than "Motor Mouth" - Mike Rich. We met up a a central location and drove downtown together and had lunch at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Greek Town, a nice place that I will certainly go back to again. Mike must have felt sorry for me (my Secret Santa gift has yet to arrive) so he made sure that I had some "Holiday gifts". Mike presented me with a T-218 back variation of Emilo Lunghi, a couple `70 OPC cards featuring Tom Seaver and the N.L. Pitching Leaders card (again w/Seaver), a couple `64 Topps coins - Brinkman and Mantle AS-batting right (YEAH) and a `68 Detroit News poster of my HOM'er Stormin' Norman Cash (one very cool item!!!). Off to the game where we managed a couple of $15 tic's for $10 a piece outside the stadium and watched a good college level football game. The "home-town" MAC team the Akron Zips fared well but in the end the Memphis Tigers sent them home packin'. I was pleased with the experience and enjoyed Mike's company as I always do. Thanks Mike for a great afternoon and the "Holiday gifts". As for shameless begging, Mike's generosity leaves me with (2) `64 coins remaining Eddie Mathews and Tommy Davis, so are there any heroes out there? Happy Holidays to all in our group - I wish you all the BEST!!! BE WELL!!! REGARDS --------------------- MARK -------------- Original message -------------- From: "mikesportsfan" I just returned from the 9th Annual Motor City Bowl where Memphis hung n to defeat Akron in an entertaining game. Mark Talbot joined me for lunch and the game. Mark was kind enough to give me a Hanukkah present of a T220 Boxing card of Jeffries plus another T218. Mark has been a major contributor to both of these sets for me. Mike Rich SPONSORED LINKS Baseball card supply Baseball card display case Baseball card protector Baseball card holder Nolan ryan baseball card Topps baseball cards YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "OBC-Thanks" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ================= To: ehpiii@aol.com, jedward@aol.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:50:18 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: Belated Thanks!!! Hello All, Before the holiday's a couple of OBC friends sent their well wishes and some cardboard. They sit here on my desk as I have yet to publicly thanks them - so let me get to that. Ed Pike sends a back variation of Joseph Jordan from the T-218 set. I got started on this set a few years back and it has become quite an obsession. I have been collecting back variations for some time now including Factory number variations which has transformed a 153 card set to well over 600 card quest. I will be updating my list soon to include the more subtle variations I seek. Thanks Ed for feeding my "habit" on this set. Fellow "FOOT" member John McLaughlin chimes in with (20) very shiny insert items from the past few years of Topps production. Not a great deal that can be said about them here but I insist on letting you all know how grateful I am to John for sending them to me. The Santa thanks have been GREAT and have become an enjoyable part of my holiday celebration and tradition. I am grateful to be a part of such a generous and spirit filled group. I will continue to read the "Santa Thanks" with great delight as you share a bit of your holiday with all of us. Happy New Year to all in our group - BE WELL!!! REGARDS ----------------- MARK ================= Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:13:15 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: HMorgan707@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Secret Santa strikes in Wayne Pa!!!! From: Pencoydlp@aol.com Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:44:00 EST Subject: Secret Santa strikes in Wayne Pa!!!! To: HMorgan707@aol.com To Steve Hitzeman, Grizzly's secret santa Once again, I am thrilled and overjoyed with my Secret Santa's outcome. So........as you well surmised, I am happy to take the leap into other, non-baseball, non-sports vintage cards such as you were kind enough to deliver for This Hit Stars is absolutely great, and unless I miss my mark completely, represent a collection of artists from the mid-50s, with whom I identify I have vivid memories of flipping up my 45 RPM player and wailing to the songs of Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence (You'll never Get Away), crooning a "Moon River" solo with Andy (Howard) Williams , and dancing to the R and R of The Coasters, Jerry Lee Lewis and 'Lil Richard. Wowee! What memories! I have started a new set, thanks to you and only 62 recording and 37 movie Why, I am better than 20% home already! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:55:46 +0000 From: david.skoglund@att.net Subject: Secret Santa Thanks - "Thanks Mac!" My Secret Santa was Mac Wubben. He included a number of wonderful gifts in his holiday package. 21 - 64T including Harmon Killebrew (my all-time fave player) 4 - 60T including Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, and Harmon Killebrew 3 - 62T including Harmon Killebrew and Al Kaline. The 62T Kaline is graded "1 - Poor" by Beckett Grading Services. My kinda card, although the holder will be broken into so Al can join the rest of the set in the binder. The 60T Killebrew has some lovely burn marks on the left edge which can only mean that it came to Mac by way of Mark Atnip and his fire sale collection. I got a number of these cards from Mark when he was in Minnesota, and they're actually some of my favorite Tipton treasures. I'm grateful to get another one for my collection. ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:13:00 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks Jim Wiehe Thanks to Jim Wiehe for finding time to visit me during his holiday trip tohis outlaws, err, in-laws. Jim came bearing cards for me. He passed along a couple of "Adventures of Captain Jack" non-sport cards that I had neverseen before plus other non-sport cards from the Uncle Sam set and Jets Rockets & Spacemen. As I kept after Jim to pull up his wantlist on the computer so we could find cards for him amidst the debris in my house, Jim kept insisting that we search for cards for others. Jim won out at first, as we dug into my boxes and boxes passed along to me from Howard Morgan and DanAustin. I am becoming a clearinghouse of knowledge of who collects what and my house is becoming the repository of stuff no one else wants in theirdupes box. Thankfully, Ed Schott has told me about a "Cards for Kids" program he's set up for a school near him. Much of my surplus will eventually make his way there. Jim was helpful to me with this project because I had to get my cards sorted before he'd check any lists. Now that they are sorted, I can make another check on people's lists and then move out the remainder. Eventually we both became too hungry to continue so Jim treated me a to a pizza at the local chain that I hit each week for their Monday special -- 16" pizza for just $5. Can't beat that! Back to my house for more swapping after dinner. And we did some ebaying. I told Jim that the last card I need for one of my Parkie hockey sets was ending that night. Jim insisted (and appealed to my cheapskate nature) that HE bid on the card and win it for MY set. Wow. The card went for a bitmore than I expected but Jim stayed in the bidding and won the card. It will be great to wrap this set up. THANKS JIM. Eventually our eyes got tired from all the card pulling and sorting and list checking so Jim called it a night. As always, I had a great time with Jim. Even if we don't swap any cards, the friendship grows and I learn a little bit more about me and about life each time we get together. ================= Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:18:52 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: santa arrives a few days late, but much appreciated just the same. must have been enjoying the jacksonville warmth too much to hurry up to chitown. but he brought great goodies. a very nice looking ollection of super bowl ticket replicas as well as a dozen hits to the 75 mini set, including harmon thanks santa! ================= Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:58:24 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: A huge Thanks to Father Pat Wattigny A huge thanks goes out to Father Pat for an unbelievable package containing 28 1967 Baseball Topps, 1 1968 Baseball Topps, 67 1969 Topps, a very nice Christmas Card and the Father Pat OBC Card! ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 19:47:34 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: Auction cardboards Hello All, Mr. Leroux sends along a 54 bowman & 55 bowman Wilhelms. Anthony Arbeeny ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:00:16 -0500 From: "ant" Subject: First strike Hello All, Bob neill sends along a first strike my way with 1/2 dz hits to the 1960 set including baue,furillo WS,& indians team...all in great shape Anthony Arbeeny ================= Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:50:46 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Threesome to thank Three envelopes awaited as I returned from the hospital (work, not a patient!) today. PETER MEAD sent an SCP 1961 Post Andy Stynchula (why do I like that name?) that he almost apologetically notes "is better than most he picks up". It is pretty nice..... Thanks Peter! Another SCP comes from RICH ROBINSON in the form of a very nice 1979 Topps Mean Joe Greene, sans Coke bottle. Rich and I had trouble finding slim pickins from each others lists.... Rich claiming my list is slimmer than his. (Note to self: fatten up the WL with easier hits). Thanks Rich! Finally, JIM WIEHE sends a DZK auction lot, seven 1934-36 Diamond Stars. It's not often I can increase the size of one of my sets 7-fold at one time, and for a good cause to boot. Thanks, Jim, for donating to the cause. I love 'em! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:28:30 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown HIts Thanks going out tonight to Bob Bannon, who sends along a beauty from the 1947-66 Exhibits set, Bobby Thomson! And, to Bob Neil, who sends along two beautiful upgrades to my beloved '73 Topps set, Willie McCovey and Bert Blyleven. Thanks Guys! ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:12:36 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: OBC Santa arrives Hi gang, My OBC Santa's package arrived today on a Riverview reindeer, which means that the reindeer stopped off for a drink at the Smokin' Dog lounge near my house before delivering! Longtime OBCer Rick Svetecz was my OBC Santa, and the wait was well worth it! Rick sends an awesome Christmas card that depicts his family in several different pictures -- nice group, by the way -- and then sends some great cards. All football, too -- a 1975 Jim Hart, a 1977 Lyle Alzado, and mid-60s cards from the Philadelphia company, eight in all. Really cool. There was also a picture Rick sent of Mickey Mantle being greeted at the plate after a home run. The oddity is that the man greeting him is wearing No. 7. To explain, Mantle wore #6 the first half of his rookie season; #7 was worn by Cliff Mapes. So that's a young Mantle on the road after an early career homer. Pretty cool stuff. Thanks a bunch! ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:13:24 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Bob D'Angelo" Subject: Auction stuff in Hi gang, Thanks go out to John Leroux, who sends some OBC auction winnings -- four tinted cards from the 1962 Topps set. Thanks, John! ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:57:45 +0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Lynn Miller Subject: I Ended Up With A Secret Santa After All Hi All, Been wonderful reading about everyone's OBC abundance. I didn't participate this year because I have not been very active of late. Sorry to say. Lots always seems to be going on in my life that somehow doesn't allow much time for OBC anymore. I regret that very much. So I was content to read about everyone else's joyous cardboard moments. I should have realized after all these years there is nothing that will ever surpass the benevolence of this "second family" to all of us. So it was quite a pleasant surprise today when I received an envelope in the mail from good friend Mike Rich. It was all "Hammer" stuff. For those that are new and don't know me, Hank Aaron is my personal hero. Mike has been very responsible for a large portion of my collection over the years. His many trips to Canada have garnered me those rare issues from the north. And his fascination, or driven passion, for oddballs has made me the beneficiary of many duplicates that he has come across. Today is another memorable day in all that history. An original copy in excellent shape of the May 1974 issue of Sport Magazine dedicated to his passing Babe the month before. Some great articles and photos of course. But it even came with the original 60 cent cash register receipt. Now that's a collectors item for sure. This is a nice companion to the Baseball Digest I have (sorry Glenn you can't have that one). But there were a few bookmarks as well. A brochure prepared by the Braves PR department prior to the season starting that gives the history of every one of his HR's up to that point 701, and leaves blanks for 702-715 to be completed. Has a nice bio and some other stats on his career to that point. This however, is a dupe and if there is another "Hammer" fan that would want this, be glad to pass it on. But there are a couple keepers. 8x10 color poster with early Topps cards and coins inserted. But doesn't look like the inside of County Stadium in the background. Hmm, mystery where it was taken but best guess based on the austere accomodations would be a spring training ballpark somewhere. Then there's the piece d'resistance if I have identified this correctly. A vintage hit to my Hank list, 1958 Braves Jay Publishing #2. Am I correct Mike? Wow, it's been tough getting hits to that this and this is really a great surprise. Thanks so much Mike for thinking about me and bringing some great holiday cheer. My Christmas was brightened immeasurably and I hope your Hannukah was just as joyful. And as an aside. I resigned my position with the company I have worked with here for the past 3 years. I do not particularly care for new management's style and left amicably before any trouble developed. So looking for work again, possibly back to Diego Garcia or looking to the Middle East and contractor work. So here's a shameless plug for something I've been working at on the side for over the past year. Internet Marketing, and is there anyone else in the group into this? Happy New Year to all, you will get my traditional first greeting of the year since I believe I still hold the honor of being the first to celebrate it. Take care good friends, Lynn Lynn Miller, The "Bubblehead" From the Philippines Skype: pibubblehead Email: lynnm@piol.net "Keep Your Money, Use Mine to Create Income" http://ads.profitrally.com/c7cd8/obc ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:06:51 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Not so Secret Santa Even though I had permission from my OBC Santa, ED SCHOTT, to open my puffy on Christmas Eve, I did not get to it until Christmas Day. Whether playing Santa or not, I can always count on some hits to my Tiger lists from Balmer. True to form Ed sends a variety (Topps, Fleer, Kelloggs & TCMA) of Bengals from the 70's & 80's and even throws in B-Ballers "Big Foot" Lanier & Joe Duuuuuumars. Santa Ed was not done yet as he sends 3 hits to my 58T set and over 40 hits to my 72T set, including several hi's. Too Cool Santa! Thanks We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:28:18 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Matthew Subject: Stamped and delivered PETER MEAD sends an excellent SCP, a 1969 Topps stamp of Ernie Banks. It knocks my list down to two, Stargell and Rose. It hasn't arrived yet, but Mike Rich already said Stargell's on the way, so only one left! Thanks Peter! TIA, Mike! Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. ================= To: "xtrjmx" , OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:50:54 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: DZK Auction items arrive Hello All, Jim Wiehe sends out a copy of the 2nd Sports Illustrated ever published which he was kind enough to offer in the DZK auction. A great item with some interesting articles wruiten back in the week of August 23, 1954. This collector had not yet stepped foot on the planet on that date, nonetheless I am enjoying these stories. It is interesting that the address label indicates that the original owner was a Mr. Harding of Sunderland Street in Detroit MI, wonder if he is still around? Well the magizine has made it back to the Detroit area thanks to Jim - Many thanks kind sir!!! REGARDS ----------------- MARK ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:22:27 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Subject: More auction thank you's Two more auction packages in today, and I need to thank two more OBCers. John Leroux sends 26 '74 Topps in great shape. Ed Pike not only sends what he promised, '50 '77 Topps, but he throws in 5 more to boot along with a '75 mini that I need and a EA Sports CD sports game with a Homerun Derby kind of theme. Much appreciated. ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:27:33 -0500 From: Bob Saxton Subject: midweek thanks to......... T.J. Valacak for a couple dozen waiver wire hits to my 1963-66 Topps lists. Many thanks, T.J. ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:46:42 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Birthday Thanx OBC Birthday(55th)Thanx goes out to: T.J. VALACAK-Indly sends a 1969 Opeechee on my date of birth. MARK TALBOT-Wraps up the year with a birthday card, included therein - five 1970 Opeechee's. Much appreciation guys, ================= To: "OBC THANKS" Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:55:49 -0500 From: "Larry Tipton" Subject: Birthday Thanks Mark Talbot remembered my birthday with the best kind of card. Baseball cards! Mark sent me three hits to my early Bowman W/L 1950 Maurice McDermott, 1951 Eddie Kazak, and a 1952 Walt Dropo. Mark also enclosed his 2005 OBC baseball card, and a real nice note. I really do appreciate it Am I really 52 years old? ================= Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:22:53 -0500 (EST) To: From: Subject: More auction thanks John Leroux sends some auction booty: 1959 team card of the Pirates and the Yankees. The Pirates were on top, maybe symbolic of what happened in 1960? Thanks, John. ================= To: , Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 07:05:21 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: TJ and Peter send goodies OBCers -- Tis the season to pass the plate of goodies, and I got just that through the mail slot today! First, from Hoffman Estates, IL comes a batch of cards from T.J. Valacak! T.J. not only hits me with some cool 1973 World Series cards, but a few for the 1966 World Series roster set as well. One of the cards was ex-Cubbie manager Jim Lefebvre, who drove in half of the Dodgers' runs in that World Series loss to Baltimore - unfortnately it was only one RBI! That's right, the Dodgers only scored two runs in the whole tamale, with power hitting Lefebvre having the fourth highest BA in the lineup at .167. That would have been tough to watch as a Dodger fan - thanks a bunch, T.J.!! Speaking of Dodger fans...Next up, from Northridge, CA, was a real cool photo album page from Peter Iversen! It seems that somebody went to Wrigley Field back in the 1930's and put the ticket stub and a few photos onto a scrapbook page that fell into Peter's hands - and now mine! The pictures are great - the buildings are all the same as they are today! The hats are definitely different - why don't we wear hats like those anymore? I've got to figure out the best way to display this page, since it's defintely a great addition to the collection - thanks a ton, Peter! Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:08:47 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: DZK Auction Thanks Thanks to JOHN LEROUX for donating a hefty stack of 1976 Topps baseball to the cause. As is often the case, I was able to upgrade many of the cards in my collection from this nice lot... many of you probably know the feeling! Thanks John! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:36:51 -0800 (PST) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: Catch up thanks! Great,happy warm and fuzzy's added to the holiday spirit from some great OBC'rs. Ken Goetsh sends an SCP off the waiver wire, a Darrel Chaney from the 72 set. Thanks for the hit to a humongous set Ken. JSG the younger sends over 30 hits to my all OBC set from 74. Included in the mix were Horace Clarke and I believe what appears to be a Cecil Cooper auto card? Wow! Ken Morganti includes an auto card of himself as well with his package, a high # 80 checklist and 3 hits from the 72 set. Ken also pitch hits for Steve Rittenberg and he smokes a single down the line of a 56 Bob Cerv. Nice Hit Ken. Steve Rittenberg sends over his more than generous auctions winnings. 35 hits ranging from 53 to 62. A 53 Luscious Luke Easter leads the way, with a 57 NY Giant Ruben Gomez, and yet another auto of Steve himself. Thanks Steve. TJ Valacak closes it out with a nice puffy off the waiver wire of 30 hits. A 64 Frank Thomas was in there along with a 66 of Willie Horton and Chico Cardenas. 30 hits to the 65 set as well. Thanks so much TJ. Generosity rains down on me this holiday season. May the New Year bring good thingssss guys. Dan Angland Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:35:31 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Michael Wierzbicki Subject: Auction Thanks Hi, Guys! Bob D'Angelo sends an auction lot--the biography of Al McGuire. I was a student at Marquette during the early 1970s, in McGuire's heyday when Marquette was a national basketball power (did you know that, from 1968 to 1978, Marquette never dropped out of the top 10?). I was in the band and sat in the 4th row at home games. It was a geat time, to watch a powerhouse team and to go on many NCAA tournament trips. Thanks, Bob! Mike W ================= To: Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:15:48 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: More auction thanks All present and accounted for---- thanks to Gersh, Bob D. and Grant for their contributions to my addiction through the recent auction. A good cause and cards stayed within OBC...... what could be better--thanks again and Happy New Year! ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:48:04 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: Thanks Bob! Thanks to BOB NEILL for a nice 7-pack of 69's, including Mauch, Tug, and Reggie Smith. Great cards Bob, thank you. Paul Biggs Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:59:49 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Subject: Santa wuz here Santa arrived in time for Christmas. Thanks to Santa Mike Wierzbicki for a nice 1961 Fleer #1. Awesome card Mike, thank you. Paul Biggs Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:38:22 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Thanks to Ken If you send Ken Morganti a card he needs, he certainly responds in a big Today I received a 1968 Topps McCormick, a 1964 Topps Maz hi#, a Duke Snider from the 1954 Red Man set, a Mickey Mantle exhibit, and T205 Gold Borders of Clarke and Mordecai "3 Finger" Brown. Thanks for the great cards, ================= To: Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:44:30 -0600 From: "Greg \(yaz\)" Subject: Income! Three hits in to the newly posted '55 Topps set. First, Bob Neill sent out a pair, Bill Renna of the Kansas City version of the Athletics and Chuck Stobbs of the 1955 version of the Washington Nationals. Thanks Bob! Next, I recieved a DZK auction piece from Tiger Dave with help from Grant Rainsley, a '55 Topps Hank Aaron. A nice addition indeed! Thanks all! Greg (yaz) ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:01:10 -0500 From: "Matthew Heilenman" Subject: Today's Thanks!! A couple of packages in today. Doug DeJong sends my Secret Santa packge of 3 real nice 1968 Topps game cards including Killebrew and Frank Robinson. Thank you very much Doug !!! Father Pat sends 35 hits to my 1969 list including many hi numbers, Checklists (Drysdale, B. Robinson), many rookies , All Stars, and so much more. Also included was a great OBC card of Father Pat himself. Thank you very muchFather!!!!! Thanks again for the great cards arriving today, very much appreciated. Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year !!! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:36:37 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: Big super duper thanks Goes out to Todd Knowles for a mini cracker jacks reprint of Harry Hooper and some 1960 BB including Carl Yastrzemski's rookie card!!! Wow this will go in page 1 of my Yaz binder! Thanks Todd! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:53:23 -0800 (PST) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, rdn56@nc.rr.com From: Jerry Coker Subject: incoming thanks To Bob Neill - for a DCP 54T Sid Hudson and a 56T Curt Simmons. Thank you Bob! Thanks OBC!! Jerry Coker Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:28:46 -0500 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks Tom TOM MASSIMO sends a surprise package with several hits to my 1975 and 1976 Topps sets, highlighted by a 1976 Mike Schmidt. Thanks, Tom! Return fire has already been pulled for you.... they just need to find their way to the mail box! Don Rice 3 Rockefeller Blvd. Rensselaer, NY 12144 On-line WL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:11:25 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Subject: a Friar of a thanx Thanx go out to Friar Bob Corvello who sends 2 packages with 3 1953 topps beauties. I love these cards its a great set that ive gotten my self into. thanx BOB Rob G ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:57:25 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: Test for Marshall West This is a test message for you - email me if you get this text from the Thanks server. REGARDS ------------- MARK ================= Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:51:23 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ddejong@everestkc.net Subject: Santa makes it to Kansas! My Secret Santa package arrived yesterday (which is a mystery as it was post-marked December 19th and I know they don't rely on covered wagons to get here anymore) via John Leroux, and it was definitely worth the wait! Santa nails holes all over my want list with 6 59 Topps, including a great Philly's team card and a Schoendienst, 4 69 Topps including the Aparicio and Huenn, and 17 64 Topps some of which look like Santa just opened the packs before sending to me. Thanks Santa! Doug DeJong ================= To: Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:00:13 -0500 From: "Mark Holland" Subject: Thanks to Bob Neill Bob Neill has been on a roll. He must be hitting all of the lists. My fellow North Carolina collector sent me 6 nice 62T. I now have 45% of that set. Didn't have a single one when I joined OBC. We're making progress. Bob, you are 2 hours away. Let's go see the Mudcats or Ktribe next summer. Thanks again! Mark Holland Wantlist @ http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep16&ext1&groupid106917&ck ================= Date: 30 Dec 2005 16:25:28 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: Neal Thomas - who savagely attacks me by hurling 24 TV sets at my WL. Fortunately these were the "mini" variety and didn't "hurt' as much when they hit. Among this marauding group were Robin Roberts and Ralph Kiner, who sure looks strange in a Cleveland uniform. These hits take my TV list to near the halfway point. Revenge is sweet!! Thanks Neal and watch for Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:25:29 -0500 To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jdelott@aol.com Subject: Huge 50's hit Today's mail brought a heavy envelope laden with fourteen hits my '59 WL from Dave Hornish. Thanks much. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:44:26 -0500 From: "Joe Isaac" Subject: I've been Neilled also Today's mail brought an envelope from Bob Neill, a '66 Mathews and a '67 hi Al Weis. Thanks very much Bob. Happy New Year to all! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:10:52 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: a starter set Thanks go out to rookie Tom Massimo for a nice little starter set of 1976 footballers. The set need to go from a have to a needs set. Thanks! Peter Mead ================= Date: 30 Dec 2005 22:11:29 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to th following: Joel Freedman - who sends a DCP with a 53 Topps and a 62 nosebleeder of Jim Golden. That cardboard sure looks golden!! Thanks Joel. Erik Greenwood - who pounds me with not one, but two packages all at once. The first contained 14 of the new Helmar cards, my first real glimpse of them. Wow!! These cards truly have that vintage look and spirit. I especially liked the cards of Happy Felsch, Ray Chapman,Johnny Evers and Jesse Lee Tally. His second package had 5 51 Bowmans, including Keller and Owen, 2 53 Topps and 5 TV sets. Thanks for the great hits Erik. Have an error-free season. ================= To: "OBC-THANKS" Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:20:55 -0700 From: "Marshall West" Subject: test ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:26:45 -0500 From: "Mac Wubben" Subject: (late) OBC Santa Thanks Just got back into town. Of course the first thing I did was tear into my OBC exchange gift. Sean McGowan was playing the role of Santa this year and he didn't disappoint. He sent along a HOF Rookie in the form of a 66 Sutton...and included a 78 Murphy/Parrish too. Thanks Sean! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:33:32 -0500 From: "Mac Wubben" Subject: Monster hit from Shawn! Shawn Adkins drops some huge hits on the ol' wantlist in the form of 3 T205's! Wow! Wiltse, Camnitz and Delahanty now reside safely in the binder. Thanks Shawn! Also, get those lists back up! You can't just start sedning t205's around and not let people get back at you. ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:29:51 -0500 From: "Steve Rittenberg \(Earthlink\)" Subject: Thanks guys Thanks to Tom Massimo for yet another BOX of 75s and to Erik Greenwood for some Wacky Pack stickers. ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 09:28:39 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Thanks to Ken Thanks to Ken Goetsch for getting me off to a good start on the 1969 Topps decals by sending NINE of them. Take care, ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:01:14 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Subject: MASSIve hits Thanks to Tom Massimo for a great package that came in with 42 hits off of the Indians listing, and throws in a couple of the MVP cards off of my 1975 list as well. Thanks Tom John Leroux ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:40:47 -0500 To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Sean McGowan Subject: Tom Massimo sends '78's (not 33's or 45's!) Tom Massimo sent along half of my '79 want list... A Dodger Playoff card, a Redsox team card and a common... Thanks a bunch Tom! Go OBC ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:18:14 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Randy Griffin" Subject: More Holiday Cheer! A very nice Birthday card filled with some 70's basketball cards arrived from Mark Talbot. He also included his 55 Bowman OBC card. Thanks so much for remembering me, Mark! Tom Massimo sends the 76 FB Ken Anderson card plus the 77 FB Franco Harris card. Thanks so much, Tom! I was also included in Bob Neill's mailings. He sends a 61 Post Kluszewski plus a 62 SN AS Aparicio card. Thanks so much, Bob! Finally, Ken Goetsch, sends a group of 79/80 Baskeball cards including Dantley and Thompson. Thanks, Ken! Have a safe New Year's Eve and a Fantastic 2006! Thanks, OBC! PSCI WebMail ================= Date: 31 Dec 2005 19:06:05 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "obcjohn@knology.net" Subject: A tip of the OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: Bob Corvello - who "friars" up a tasty DCP with a 52 Bowman of Johhny Groth (my HOM guy) and a 59 Lou Burdette. Little did the Yanks know what they had in 1950 as Lou when on to win more than 200 games. Thanks for the goumet treat Bob. Have an error-free season. ================= To: "bb thanks" Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:18:33 -0500 From: "jeff sinclair" Subject: Santa thanks plus overdues Happy New Year to all My secret Santa remains a secret as I have yet to go through the directory in search of an address, this mystery Santa sent a 1971 Clemente (my boyhood hero) super. Great addition to my "Great One" collection. Thank you Santa! I have received several packages over the past couple of months which I have been either to busy or to lazy to send thank yous for. As reward for winning a contest a while back, Bob Donaldson sends a Ted Williams autograph and adds a trio of 65 hits to the prize including Smoky Burgess just after he left the Buccos. Bob hit me again later with an OBC Special of the Boston Bashers and a 67 Gary Geiger. Rob Giola added another Pirate to the fold in the shape of a Tom Parsons woody. Mr. Leroux added to the hits with a 9 pack from 1960 including a Deron Johnson Steve Manson hits with a 63 1st series checklist Don Rice sends a variety 9 pack from 64, 65, and 66 with a 66 Norm Cash Thank you to all of these fine gentlemen. Do you remember the feel of the candy store steps? ================= To: "OBC-THANKS" Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:40:21 -0700 From: "Marshall West" Subject: late thanks ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:09:27 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: Thanks Bob! Thanks go out today for the last cards I'll receive in 2005: BOB NEILL sends a pair of 1962 Post, a 1965 Topps Embossed, & 2 hits to my shrinking 1965 Topps main set, including a high number & the NL Batting leaders card (Clemente, Carty & Aaron.) Thanks a bunch, Bob! Tom Housley ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:23:57 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Joel Freedman Subject: a tardy santa Well, my Santa says he is "very sheepish" 2004 Santa. But I don't care! I love my SS gift! SS takes aim at my my top ten red sox want list and sends a Post Monboquette and a Piersall Bowman RC! Thank you Santa! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:07:38 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: End of Year Thanks The last thanks of the year goes out to Brock Hattox who sends a 53 Redman Sauer and a 76 Hostess Jeff Buffoughs. Thanks Brock! Thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:51:16 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Joel Freedman Subject: Hostess thanks Bob Neil takes a look at my Hostess wants and sends along five hits. May, Sanguillen, Vail, Yount and Garvey all have find their way into the binder. Thanks Bob! ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:00:54 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Robert Neill Subject: Thanks to Ant Anthony Arbeeny finishes off my 2005 collecting with two great hits. A 1956 Stan Musial (ok, it's the Cards team card), and a much needed high number 55 Bowman of Bill Wight. I NEVER dreamed I'd have a shot at finishing the 55 Bowman set, but with only 53 more to go (okay, 52 and Mantle, lets be realistic), it's no longer impossible. Thanks, and I hope everyone has a great 2006! ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:02:30 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: JEdward@aol.com Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards Before I get into the thanks part of this letter I'd like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year! May the cardboard continue to flow throughout the New Year. Allrighty then... Ed Pike sent my DZK auction winnings and included three '77 Topps plus a couple Hostess Twinkies cards form that year as well. As for the cards from the auction, they are going to make a good start on the '72 Topps set. I think I had around 50 cards from that set, so Ed just about doubled that with this lot. Thanks Ed. Arriving in today's mail I find a large puffy from Tom Massimo. Tom sent a '75 Topps and 80 cards from a newer set. All very much appreciated, thanks OBC, it's an attitude http://hometown.aol.com/jedward/myhomepage/index.html ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:07:33 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] End of Year Thanks My last thanks of the year falls under the catagory of WOW. Dave Hornish sends "one from your lists." Only Joe G.'s childhood chum from the Italian neighborhoods of St. Louis--none other than a 1957 Yogi Berra. Nothing quite like deja vu all over again. Thanks Dave and all of OBC--and my best wishes for the Happiest of New Years! Peter Mead -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Bob Donaldson" > The last thanks of the year goes out to Brock Hattox who sends a 53 > Redman Sauer and a 76 Hostess Jeff Buffoughs. > Thanks Brock! > Thanks OBC!!! > Yahoo! Groups Links ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:36:48 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: double 56 thanks Thanks to Dave Hornish for 4 hits to 1956 Topps! Thanks to Steve Rittenberg to follow up with the 1956 1/3 Checklist! ================= To: "Thanks" Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:43:37 -0700 From: "Todd Knowles" Subject: Auction thanks Thanks out this week to Steve Rittenberg and Bob D'Angelo for items won in the DZK auction. Another successful OBC undertaking! Thanks Bob and Steve and all who participated!! I never met an OBCer I didn't like.... ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:47:54 EST To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: biggies@aol.com Subject: thanks DA End of year thanks go out to DAN AUSTIN who sends me 3 hits to my 1952 Topps list. Thanks Dan, Bob Bannon ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:24:41 -0500 From: Bob Saxton Subject: Year end thanks to............. Tom Massimo, who provides a very nice pair of '77 Topps....Rookie Infielders, andRecord breaker Minnie Minoso, the oldest player to hit safely, at age 53 in 1976. Thanks Tom, and I wish healt and happiness for all in 2006! ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:28:43 -0500 (GMT-05:00) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "toppsrun368@peoplepc.com" Subject: Thanks to Steve and Ed Thanks to Steve R. for auction winnings in the form of 10 cards from 53-62. Steve hit my lists with some nice cards. Thank you!! Thanks to Ed Pike for a four pack of track and field cards from 1910ish. Great Irish American runners from that time. Thanks Ed!! PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com ================= Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 02:00:29 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "b_betza" Subject: Thanks for the welcome! Thanks to LYNN MILLER who sent some great welcome cards my way which knocked over 2 dozen off my lists and PETER MEAD who sends a nice welcome package as well including a 68 Sutton and ED SCHOTT who sent a nice note of welcome when I first applied to the group as well as some nice cardboard! Thanks also go out to OBC for allowing me to join this great group!! Brian Betza ================= Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:27:05 -0800 (PST) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: Year-end Thanks Three OBC packages arrived to help me see out 2005... PETER MEAD sends off some cards from the 1966, 1971 and '72 (birthyear) sets that all go in the sparse last several pages in each binder. A package from the DZK auction gives me a Woody AS card of Don Drysdale. Thanks to SEAN McCOWAN for the thoughtful donation. Finally, KEN GOETSCH sends down an SCP and really knows how to stick it to this longtime Yankee fan...it's the Cardinals TC from '65. It shows the squad that sent them down in the 1964 Series (and the Yanks weren't going back to the Big Show again for another 12 years). Despite the slap in the face, it still fills a hole in the binder and is greatly As 2005 comes to a close, I'd like to express my gratitude for all my fellow OBCers, but specifically to Ken Morganti for allowing me to show off my little corner of the world when he came down for the Super Bowl and killing my 1973 and '75 Topps wantlists at the National; Steve Rittenberg for doing the same thing to my '76 Topps and '78 Topps sets and for letting me crash at his place during my recent trip north for Thanksgiving; Bob Bannon for the beer outside Alltel Stadium before the Super Bowl; the OBC gang who made the Chicago trip memorable; and to Col. Wagner, USAF for his service as "le gran fromage" of the OBCAC. Finally, I wish to express how proud I am of this group after the John Ball and Dustin Kilbourn auctions for helping our extended family. Here's to a happy and healthy 2006. Now I just need to get used to writing '06 on my Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. ================= Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:20:10 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "xtrjmx" Subject: Thanks to Steve and a major announcement: '68 Topps.... FINISHED!!!!! Hi all... OK, I'm not sure whether to post this in Thanks or Rambles so it's going in both. JUST in the nick of time, local trader MJ Carol (who some of you old-timers may remember) gives me a call and offers to trade his '68 Frank Robinson to me, as he knew it was the last one I needed for my set! Two hours later he delivers the final card for my first completed set from the '60s!! I started the set back in '93, just before I joined OBC, with a handful of cards that were left after I had helped a guy from my church sell off his boyhood collection. No one wanted the '68s (or the '70 Topps football cards) because they were in "too poor of shape". I loved 'em and so when he gave me the option of keeping them or throwing them away, I started my first Tipton set. As I look at the cards, I think back over the great contributions from this group and so many wonderful stories that have happened along the way to completion (I'll see if I can find my old posting for the Fu Manchu Mays that graces the set). At any rate, more thanks to JSG for the awesome trade for that pesky Koosman rookie, and all the others who have contributed. I'm happy! :-) While I'm delighting in the completion of the '68 set, I wanted to thank Steve Rittenberg for opening his doors to me and providing respite from my inlaws last Monday. While the break itself would have been more than wonderful, anyone who has passed through his doors knows that it is quite literally impossible to leave without being blessed with a stash of cardboard gold. While I don't have the boxes (yes, boxes!) of cards in front of me, I clearly remember him handing me a big package with a 1958 Mickey Mantle All-Star card (GULP!!!), the '58 Yanks team card (gulp, again!), a slew of nonsport cards for my typecard collection, and a batch of spectacular off-beat Twins and an oh-so-cool Christopher Benjamin nonsport card guide that has many of the bread, food, and candy issues listed in detail!! That was a nice starter (yeah, right!!!). Next, he lulls me into conversation about nonsport and before I know it he has handed me a near-set of '66 Batman cards and a trio of Goudey Pirate Pictures cards for my son, Ben, a wonderful starter set of Topps Look N See for my daughter, Sarah, and adds in a small stack of T29 Hassan Animal cards that I just started thanks to the DZK auction. Next, we started hitting the short UV list for my Secret Santa recipient (who will soon receive his supplement to the first package sent). Somehow, the focus on his list led to Steve insisting on me helping him "organize" his cards. His idea of organizing is doling them out by the handful to me. He kept telling me about all the postage he was saving by my taking them now. It was all I could do to reach over his shoulder, push him out of the way and let me enjoy the pleasure of bidding on a final card for his hockey set. I enjoyed winning the card for him just about as much as I enjoyed the stack of cardboard (and other stuff) he shared. Sometime in the middle of our cardboard endeavors we enjoyed the best deal on pizza in town. Of course the best part of the day was just getting a chance to visit and share more good times with a good friend. My only regret for the day was that it was too short and I didn't even get a chance to peruse through some of his amazing collection. Next time I'll have to clear a few days for visiting, rather than just one. Thanks so much, Steve!! (Why is it that I'm ALWAYS certain I've missed something when posting thanks to him despite a Morganti-esque length Well all, I just saw the ball drop on TV in NYC so HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! I hope that 2006 is the best of years for all of you. Take care and have a wonderful weekend!