================= Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:26:19 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: friday thanks DEBORAH SCHOTT sends a TCP of kellogg hits from 1977. tnx deborah, and say hi to your husband for me. gm ================= To: "Thanks \(OBC\)" Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:11:17 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" Subject: appreciations Thanks out to Mark Talbot for some great gridiron hits! SCP from 1969 - cuts the list to 7! SCP from 1970 - cuts the list to 7! SCP from 1972 - John Unitas!! - miles to go (can you say high numbers?) Nine-pack from 1973, including Deacon Jones & John Riggins Three from 1975, including Lynn Dickey and Ted Hendricks - 15 to go! Thanks for the great football cards, Mark! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:28:40 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: the never ending swap So it is written--so it continues. Mark Talbot and I have been at it awhile--so the never ending trade continues...... Thanks Mark--for supplying 30% of my 1975 football list. The count now stands in the low 20s. Seems I have to go back to the dup box and see what else I might be able to send your way. Peter Mead ================= Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:52:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "uthminsta1" Subject: thanks to DAN, LINDA, and T.J. OBC never ceases to amaze. Yesterday I got six cards from DAN ANGLAND from a recent offering he posted. They included individual cards from 1959, 1966 (Felipe Alou), 1967, 1968, 1970 (Tony Conigliaro), and 1974. Six sets take one step closer to finishing. Thanks, DAN. Then today I got two packages. First was from frequent mailer T. J. VALACAK, and he sent me a 1963, 1966, five from 1967, a 1968, and sixteen from 1969 including Bart Shirley and Orlando Cepeda. Oh, and nine unmentionables. Lots of really cool stuff that I totally wasn't expecting. Thanks once again, T. J. But the real kicker was what I got from LINDA FITAK. Of course there were cards from TRON, SUPERMAN, Michael Jackson and others, which are her trademark. And I really like the Tron and Superman; perhaps I will start working on those. But there was also a 1958, six 1959s, a 1961, 1970 Cubs Team, 1971, and a 1975 Mini, a 1979 TCMA card of Boston Brave Roy Hartsfield, and a 1980 Babe Ruth card that I'm not sure what it's from... and some unmentionables that she offered on the UVlist and more UV stuff from my wantlist... okay. That's plenty right there. But the biggest surprise of all was the 1951 Blue Back of Billy Johnson! That's the first of these cards that I have ever even seen! Thanks so much, LINDA! And thanks again, OBC. I'm constantly amazed at the volume of stuff that changes hands here. Thanks. ================= Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:52:18 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "b_betza" Subject: Mike Rich hits me BIG time Watch out when MIKE RICH promises a return package!!! Mike sends 3 high # '71's, a '59 Lou Groza and a '70 Gale Sayers........ oh almost forgot he also sent a '54 T RC of some guy named Lasorda!!!!!!!!! This is my first of the major cards in the set and will be treated with due respect!!! Mike-- the package and the OBC'er who sent it are both incredible!!! Brian Betza ================= Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:39 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Housley" Subject: Thanks to TJ Thanks are extended to TJ VALACAK for a DCP of 71/72 Topps Hockey. TJ, you have a package headed your way too - sent it this morning. Thanks for the hockey hits! Tom H. ================= Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:06:43 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "b_betza" Subject: Thanks TJ!!!! TJ VALACAK sends yet another package my way... this time a slew of late 70's Pirates to hack 9 from 76-77. Stennett, Doc Medich, and one of my favoite Bucs Richie Zisk. Thanks TJ!! Brian Betza ================= Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:54:16 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: The Bucks stop here Linda responds to my waiver claim for a pair of 1962 Topps BB Bucks; a $5 Shantz and a $1 Cardwell. Stars were put on higher value "money". I never realized Shantz was a higher star. These 2 put me just over 1/2 way on the set; need 48 of 96, but there is a variation for a set of 97. Of course, Linda sent along her usual selection of cards that many cannot ID. Thanks so much Linda. Mike Rich ================= Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 18:05:52 EDT To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Thanks to Mark Thanks to Mark Talbot for a big puffy of the following: > 52 Topps - 123 Yost EX/oc > `53 Redman - AL7 Joost EX > `53 Redman - NL23 Hacker EX > `56 Topps - 90 Reds Team WB VG- > `56 Topps - 177 Bauer GB EX > `64 Topps - 3 NL Pitching Leaders VG > `66 Topps - 515 Howard VG/EX > `66 Topps Ruboff - 120 Senators Pennant EX > `73 Kellogg's - 52 Kaline VG > `75 Twinkee - 4 Bando EX > `75 Twinkee - 10 Lehoud VG > `75 Twinkee - 46 Chalk VG > `77 Twinkee - 122 Fosse EXMT > `77 Hostess - 137 Fingers VG/EX > `77 Twinkee - 139 Singer EX > `79 Hostess - 75 Garner VG/EX Take care, ================= Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:16:53 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "b_betza" Subject: Andy puts me halfway to '64!! ANDY COOK sends a huge group of 24 '64 Topps including Mgr. Johnny Pesky, Matty Alou and a Twins RC with Tony Oliva!!!! The package puts me at the halfway point on the set!! Thanks a bunch Andy!!!!! Brian Betza ================= To: "obc thanks" Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 00:35:27 -0400 From: "ant" Subject: 9 spot Hello All, TJ Valacak sends along 9 each cards tot he 76 set. Anthony Arbeeny ================= To: Brockhattox@cs.com, OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com, drphil2b@wi.rr.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:10:25 +0000 From: talbot1@comcast.net Subject: Double play action in Southeastern Michigan Hello All, A couple of very nice additions to my collection arrived yesterday. A puffy from Brock Hattox and an envelope from Phil Chmielewski. Phil was kind enough to send me a couple of `53 Topps back variations - Willie "Puddin Head" Jones w/black lettering and Harry "Suitcase" Simpson w/white lettering. This quest is well on the way now and old friends like Phil make it a pleasure to collect. Brock always has good stuff to share and he does not disappoint. We set up a little trade and my surprise package arrived today. Brock sends a couple of triple plays - (3) T-205's (Austin, Sheckhard and Wiltse w/1 ear) and (3) Exhibit cards (Brandt, Marris and Runnels). Brock pointed out that the Brandt card must be a SP as it is very rare. Thanks to Brock it's not so rare to me and I will be adding it and the other to the collection. It was nice to have a stack of stuff for you Brock, I hope your quest for T-205's goes well. I will be off to a hip hip concert with my daughter an a few of her friends at a local outdoor concert venue (Freedom Hill) this evening, I'm not sure how this will turn out. I can say I'd much rather be at Comerica Park watching the hometown team take on the Rangers - Wish me luck and GO TIGERS!!!!!!!! BE WELL!!!! REGARDS --------------------- MARK ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:28:42 -0400 From: "Mac Wubben" Subject: A week of thanks Two packages arrived last week... Brock Hattox sends along 3 very nice t205's. I think Brock has pushed me past the half way point. Thanks! Andy Cook knocks the 64 list down to 10 with the addition of Gil Hodges to the fold. Thanks Andy! ================= Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:31:28 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Weekend thanks I just returned home from a trip to Columbus, Ohio where I watched the number one ranked Buckeyes take care of my NIU Huskies. A nice showing by our running back, Garrett Wolfe, but that was about it. Two envelopes were waiting for me when I got home. Thanks goes out to ED SCHOTT who sends out 4 hits to my 63 set, 1 hit to the 62 set, 1 hit to the 69 football set and 3 hostess cards. Thanks Ed! DAN ANGLAND sends me two 1960 football cards. Thank you Dan. Return fire will be out. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 16:35:42 -0700 From: Peter Iversen Subject: Tardy Thank You's Hello all - I just wanted to send out a couple of late thank yous for some wonderful Dodger cards received! Speaking of them - it looks like they may be on track to surprise everyone - including a lot of naysayers here in LA - I will certainly hope... TJ VALACAK - sends out a beautiful Kelloggs card of WIllie Davis - in perfect shape (nary a crack...) WIllie was always one of my Dodger favorites - I believe he was batting second in 62 and managed to hit to the right side on several occasions to get Wills to third and then leave it to T Davis to knock him in with a long fly ball. One run no hits no errors... Thanks TJ! LARRY GERSHBACH - finds a Fleer Words Series card for me - from 1952 - with Duke and Johnny Mize on the front - lovely card to bring a smile when I needed it! Thank you Larry! Good things in the mail box - I hope you are all enjoying your Labor Day - It is just about time for me to start up the BBQ... marcpeter/Peter ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:14:17 -0400 From: "Matthew Heilenman" Subject: Big Thanks !! Big thanks going out for 4 envelopes that arrived over the weekend while I was away . Thanks to Erik Greenwood for 2 great hits to my shrinking 1978 OPC baseballcards. Included was Yaz and Fingers!! Thank you very much Erik !!! Thanks again to Ed schott for 8 great hits to my Mike Schmidt list including a '79 OPC ! Also along for the ride was a great looking 1968 Topps Killebrew. Thank you very much Ed !!! Thanks to Andy Cook for 3 hits to my 1964 Topps' list including Bouton and a Phillie, Ruben Amaro !! Thank you very much Andy !!! Lastly, thanks to Jerry Coker for 12 really nice 1975 Topps' baseball cards!! Included was Gibson, Foster, McGraw, Bell, Forsch , Fingers and Koosman!! Thanks you very much Jerry !!!! Thanks again for the great cards gentlemen !!!!! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:52:38 -0400 From: "Bob Reed" Subject: Incomings! Time to catch up on some thanks! Met up briefly with Anthony Arbeeney at the White Plains show a while back and I arrived home to find a package from him in the mail. Inside was a couple of hits including a 55 Bowman high number. Thanks Ant and it was finally nice to meet you! Tom Housley hits the 1975 mini set 7 times with names like Zisk, Wise, Madlock, and Staub. Thanks Tom and congratulations on your daughter’s Thanks guys! -Bob Reed ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com (obcthanks) Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:34:21 +0000 From: obcbobd@comcast.net Subject: Thanks to Tim Tim Newcomb sends three hits to my type card collection; a 28 Exhibit of Virgil Barnes and two 1930's matchbox covers of Freddy Fitzimins and Clyde Shoun. thanks Tim! thanks OBC! ================= Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:07:58 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: DaPatriot1@aol.com Subject: Thanx to the Director Thanx go out to Tom Housley for sending 2 great hits to my newly added 65 topps embossed Thanx a million TOm Rob Gioia ================= Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:29:54 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: bdangelo@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Mark Hi gang, Big post Labor Day thanks to Mark Talbot, who sends me birthday greeting and a pair of 1977 Topps football cards -- a Packers checklist, and a card of former University of Tampa standout Freddie Solomon. Many, many thanks! Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ================= Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:33:57 EDT To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Thanks to Peter Thanks to Peter Mead for a T205 Gold Border card of Jiggs Donohue. Great surprise, Peter. ================= Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:47:13 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thanks Tom! Tuesday thanks goes out to TOM HOUSLEY. Tom sends out a six pack of 1975 minis. Many thanks Tom! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:44:03 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: From one tough list to another..... Thanks go out to Don Rice (whose list is harder to hit than mine)...... Don sends a couple 1971 supers Dick Allen and Felix Milan along with a solo 1961 Fleer footbalelr of Dick Bass. Many thanks Don! Peter Mead ================= Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:24:09 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Linda" Subject: Thanks Thanks to Gary Mandell for 3 1962 topps for my set including a combo card-Pride of The A's-Norm Sieburn,Hank Bauer and Jerry Lumpe. My next thanks to Bob D'Angelo for a 62 topps of Boog Powell. My next thanks to Chuck Paris for 2 1955 topps-Jim Pendleton and It is always nice to add cards to these sets. Thanks, Linda ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:31:43 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" Subject: test again sorry hello obc ================= Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:30:56 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Mark Talbot Big thanks goes out to Mark for a "deck" of cards. In that "deck" are 27 1968 Baseball Topps, including Ron Santo, Gene Michael, Sal Bando, and Mike Cuellar, a pair of 79-80 Hockey OPCs, and 23 "other cards". Mark also throws in 9 Detroit area team schedules. Very much ================= Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 22:59:11 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Subject: Not forgotten but very late Ahh, back to a desk, in my new office (new house) and finally the completion and reorganizing of the cards. If this saga of a move was over I would mention the forthcoming Ramble would be written, however my family and I have only reached the conclusion of yet another stage. This move has not been the smoothest of transitions for any of us... But.... In the unloading of boxes, I have gotten to the point to send out some LONG awaited thanks to a few members that have tried to keep up with me, and send me good wishes during this process. Mike Rich, John McLaughlin, Walker Guthrie, and EEK Thanks for the cards (some were put away by my kids thus some mixing took place and cannot individualize everyone) I will slowly get out some cards as time allows, thanks for the patience John Leroux ================= Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:07:00 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Cardboard over Glass Thanks out to BOB D'ANGELO & ANDY COOK for helping me beat my wife. Before you call 911, this is not a case of domestic violence, I'm talking postally. For the first time in weeks I actually out did my wife at the mail box. Recently she has been amassing Princess House crystal, for reasons I know not? Well yesterday I received 2 envelopes of cardboard to her 1 box of wine goblets. Andy sends 5 HOM/HOFers from the 64T set. With names like Pinson, Bruton, Flood, Bauer & OBC's Frank Thomas, these guys are far more valuable then empty wine glasses. I'll certainly enjoy putting them in that very special binder. Bob helps me out with 6 hits from a set that shines more then my wife's crystal so I can't discuss it here. Proper thanks to follow on that other server. We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:43:53 -0400 To: OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Gratitude Being the astute reporter that he is, Bob D'Angelo very recently pointed out that I will be celebrating 60 years this week. As I have done every birthday since 1972, I have been writing down those things that I am grateful over the past year. I thought it important to let you know that OBC is right at the top of my list. Since not all of you subscribe to the UV server, I wish to again express the deep gratitude myself and my family continue to feel for your thoughts, prayers and support following the death of my son. Your generosity in responding to the DZK Memorial Fund went well beyond the actual contributions providing a certain distraction from our pain and a measure of joy within the profound sadness. Not only will those contributions help to send needy children to Hockey Camp, it also gives our family additional meaning and purpose. I said all that, to say this. I indicated that I would provide you with updates regarding the children who were sent to camp via the Scholarship fund. We had hoped to send our first child to camp this past summer. In fact I had contacted Red Berenson's U of M Hockey School and reserved a session in late July. Arrangements had been made through the Director of Coaching at Iceland Arena to select a Scholarship recipient. Then came a call from the Hockey School. It seems that the School can only receive money from Scholarship Funds for certain age groups. Several conversations in legal language ensued with the bottom line being that the sessions for the age group in question were earlier in the summer. So, as per requested, we will be in contact with the U of M Hockey School early next spring to arrange to send our first Scholarship recipient off to Ann Arbor. Thank You again and always! We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:44:43 -0400 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks x Two Thanks today go out to two OBC folks. GARY MANDELL starts things off with a SCP from the 1974-75 Topps Hockey set. AARON SHIRLEY follows-up with five waiver wire hits consisting of Coke caps from Chicagoland teams. Good stuff! Thanks Gary! Thanks Aaron! Don Rice http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/ ============================================== ================= Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:54:29 EDT To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: Set killer Hi gang, A couple days ago Matt Glidden asked if anyone needed any 1980 Burger King Pitch, Hit and Run cards. Well, I had a partial set that I won on eBay ages ago. I stumbled across it with about 5 minutes left in the auction and no bids, so I ended up winning the lot - for a whole penny (plus a couple bucks shipping). Interestingly enough, the three cards that were missing were all New York players. I managed to pick up a Guidry (I'm pretty sure it was from an OBC'er) a long time ago and today the remaining two (Reggie and Taveras) arrived from a couple miles up the road. It's a good feeling to complete a whole set for a penny, even if it's only a 33 card set that barely qualifies to be posted on this server. THANKS SPIKE!! TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 23:20:19 GMT To: OBC-THANKS@YAHOOGROUPS.COM From: "kimballrw@juno.com" Subject: CARD THANKS Content-Disposition: inline thanks go out to: dan angland for some help with my soon to list phillies/eagles team sets,thanks ken goutsch who sends a hit to the 69-70 topps basketball set-smith,thanks ken! ant arbeeny who sends 1 hit to 69-70 basketball and 5 hits to 76-77 basketball-almost dont that one.thanks ant! ken morganti who sends 2 of the last 7 1959 topps cards for paiges set and its almost done so shes going to start 1964 next-list to follow very soon along for the ride were 3 hits to my 71 kelloggs set,almost dont those kelloggs sets,thanks ken! Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today! ================= Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:00:53 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "uthminsta1" Subject: thanks to DON and ANDY I sent DON RICE five Coke Caps that he is hoping to trade with other cap collectors, and he blows me away with over 100 cards in return! Let's see... there were five 1969s, eight 1970s, three 1972s including Tony Perez and Chris Chambliss, two 1973s, six 1974s including Joe Torre, and my favorite of the bunch... a 1975 Hank Aaron Highlight All-Time HR King card! Lots of stuff that you can read about on the UV server, too! Thanks DON! ANDY COOK responds big time to my request from his 1964 waiver wire, with THIRTY-ONE cards! The cool thing about these cards is that eleven of them have what I have come to call "ink-trades" where the previous owner decided they needed to be on other teams. There was even one special example: Len Gabrielson, who was shown with the Milwaukee Braves, has Giants, marked out, Indians, marked out, and Dodgers. I looked him up, and he actually played (after the Braves) for the Cubs, Giants, Angels, and Dodgers. Well, at least they got some right. But the Indians? Must have just been wishful thinking on the kid's part. We may never know exactly why these things happen. They always make me smile, though. For that, and for the cards themselves, I say... Thanks ANDY! I'm going to mark these cards off my lists now. How fun to see these lists shrink over the last few months. This is so much more progress than I would ever have been able to accomplish without being in this group... Thanks, OBC!! ================= Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:19:08 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "jimbo777777" Subject: Hilltown Hits Thanks going out this morning to: Walker Guthrie, quite belatedly, as he sweetens an ebay lot with six nice upgrades to my 69 and 70 sets. Thanks Walker! And, to Rob Gioia, for two nice hits to my 54 and 55 Bowman sets. Thanks Rob! ================= Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 17:36:54 -0400 To: "OBC Thanks" From: vabbguy@gmail.com Subject: Thanks and a minor league historical perspective Content-Disposition: inline Fellow traders, I have missed swapping cards as starting a new business is taking a tremendous amount of time. This is my second "I'm still here and I'll be back soon" email. Trading cards, attending shows, even my eBay buys have slowed down. It's temporary and I look forward to being more active I received cards today from OBC trader Robert Gioia in New York. He included a personal note asking me if I knew of the Mets having a minor league team here in the 1980's. Boy do I remember. I thought it would be neat to send Robert some info on the banner Lynchburg Met teams that played here and later for the '86 Mets World Series champs. I searched the web and found a treasure trove of information, not only on the Lynchburg Mets, but a comprehensive review of minor league baseball in Lynchburg by John Nagy. It's fourteen pages packed of detailed information about minor league baseball and how it has evolved. It's comprehensive, well written and packed fulled of tidbits of details. Imagine my excitement of reading this well written report of Lynchburg minor league baseball. I have placed a link on my website in case anyone chooses to read it. It's full of pre-ware and even pre 1900 details with Lynchburg's 1886 baseball entry. IThat's 1886. I'll bet you'll enjoy it if you enjoy baseball history. It's a great, well written article if you enjoy this type of information. If you read it or just a part of it, please let me know if you liked it. Thanks Bob Gioia for the prod. Russell McBride http://www.vintagecardtraders.org/wantlists/russell_mcbride/index.html ================= Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:19:26 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Rob Gioia Big thanks goes out to Rob for a pair of 1960 Baseball Topps, a pair of 1964 Baseball Topps, and 6 1965 Baseball Topps. Very much appreciated! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:37:14 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Subject: Thanks Rob This evening's thanks to Rob Gioia for an SCP from '56. Thanks Rob,Joe Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE Windows Live Toolbar Today! http://get.live.com/toolbar/overview ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:45:20 +0000 From: "John Scott Gray" Subject: Post-Move Thanks My friends, My wife and I are starting to really get settled in after our move to central Michigan. We even went down to Illinois and cleaned out our storage unit, and I was shocked to remember how many baseball cards I have in my collection. We only took a small percentage of cards during our year in California, so it certainly will be good to be back to my old collecting and trading strength. Getting all my cards in one place, as well as a large group of recent ebay winnings, should have me back in the trading high life again. Speaking of trading, I want to send some thanks to the following people who sent cardboard either to my old or new address in the last couple of weeks. Thanks to: Bob D'Angelo, who hits a list that cannot be named on this list (but the set style looks amazingly like the old Turkey Reds) -- thanks for the help Bob! Eric Greenwood hits my 75 Hostess set an amazing 15 times (10% of the set)! Included in the group were Ron Cey and Don Sutton -- great cards Eric! Linda Fitak sent one of her world-famous flats my way -- spear-headed with two 1966 Topps high number hits (how often do I see ONE of these, much less TWO?!?) Julio Navarro and the 1966 Cardinals rookie stars were accompanied by thirty-two non-sports and odd-ball cards that seem to span the full spectrum of possibility! Thanks for sharing the joy Linda! Marshall West sends along three 1963 Posties -- Tom Tresh, Bob Allison and Juan Pizarro! As if that were not enough, an autographed Marshall West card insures that this flat is A-OK! Thanks! Richard Kimball joins Eric in helping to create a Ron Cey collection, sending the 78 Kellogg's version of the third basemen! Thanks for thinking of me Fuge! Longtime trading partner and friend Peter Mead welcomes me to my new home with a two-sport flat that includes a 1970-71 Topps hockey hit and three 1955 Bowman football cards! Great stuff Peter! Mark Talbot sent a nice note talking about his recent trip to my new hometown -- sorry we missed each other. He did not, however, miss my wantlists, as he provides a six-pack of 1970 OPC hits! Larry Gersbach sent some vintage Milton Bradley cards my way nearly four months ago -- somehow the got lost on my desk and where not found until we moved -- its a good thing we did! Thanks for the DCP! Mike Rich added me to his recent rampage of OBC hits, sending along two 1966 Rub-offs, a set that he adds if fun to put together! Thanks to Mike, I am really have fun now! Kent Goto sent a group of four 61 Posties to my old, old address in IL -- they eventually made it into my hands, and they were a real treat, featuring two Yankees, Whitey Ford and Bobby Richardson! Thanks for the hits Kent! Ken Morganti placed some cards on the waiver wire a couple of months ago, and from that list I was able to cut my 1953 Bowman list down to just four more cards! Ken sent along Luke Easter (as well as a Ken Morganti, who unfortunately was left out of the classic 53 set for some reason....) Thanks for the big helper! T.J. Valacak brings this email to a close with a group of three 1973-74 hockey hits! What's amazing about these cards is that they literally look as if they were pulled from a pack yesterday! Great cards T.J. -- thanks for spoiling me! Thanks again all around! Be happy, John Scott Gray 7914 Schooner Lane Canadian Lakes, MI 49346 ================= Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:55:21 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "malsman250" Subject: Friday double header Friday thanks out to Rob Gioia, for a three pack of cards from 58, 62 and 66; and to Cap Sinclair, for 9 shots to the 66 set. Cap, I bet you didn't notice that you were sending one of the cards "home." Mike Hershberger was one of the few major leaguers from Canton, Ohio. We are better known for gridders (big surprise) and hoopsters. Much appreciated, guys. Bill Malson ================= Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:45:05 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "b_betza" Subject: Rob's been busy! Another ROB GIOIA thank you to report.... 3 64's and a nice '63 6th series checklist!!!! Thanks Busy Rob! Brian Betza ================= Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:13:14 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "uthminsta1" Subject: thanks to BILL and LARRY Thanks to BILL MALSON and LARRY GERSBACH! Bill sent me five 1960 Topps cards, including Ernie Johnson from after his Braves years. Thanks much, Bill! And it's always a good day if a Boston Brave comes to live with me. Sibby Sisti made his way to Milledgeville in the form of a 1950 Bowman, care of GERSH. Thanks, Larry. ================= Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 10:04:47 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Aaron Shirley Thanks to Aaron Shirley for the great birthday note, and wonderful adds to the Indians team collection. John Leroux ================= Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:19:10 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Jeff Sinclair Mystery solved!! Big thanks goes out to Jeff Sinclair for a great package of 7 1961 Baseball Topps and 1 1963 Baseball Topps. Very much ================= Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 13:09:20 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Sweendoger@aol.com Subject: Yosemite and the Magic of Cards I would like top thank Earl Kilbourn for helping my son, Wyatt with his quest for any Ron Cey cards. As usual, baseball cards provided some magic in my house the day when EEK's package arrived. On that day, we were getting ready to go away for the kid's first trip to Yosemite National Park. Wyatt had stayed home from school that day and was throwing-up, What should we do?.... Drag a sick kid away for the weekend? We were leaning towards just staying home. Well, when the mail arrived that afternoon, my older son tossed him EEK's package... all of a sudden he was smiling, feeling better, and up and excited to see all of the Ceys popping out of the package... That convinced us to drag him on the long drive to the park. We had to make three "emergency" pull-overs, and I was beginning to think that it was a mistake to have gone, but the next morning he was fine and we ended up having a blast. All due to the generosity and magic of Earl's cards. Pat (and Wyatt) Sweeney ================= Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:27:26 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Linda" Subject: Thanks Thanks to Cap for 3 1962 topps including 2 rookies,Ted Savage and Cliff Thanks to Rob Giola for 2 1960 Topps and 3 1963 topps including the old knuckle baller himself, Joe Nuxall- a youngster when he broke into the Thanks to these 2 traders for some fine cards, Linda ( it is also nice that i finally have a day off from work and am chatting with Rob right now on the computer) ================= Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 14:34:05 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Subject: End of the week thanks Hi all, Two packages arrived along with some eBay winnings to end the week in a big way! A couple days ago, I noticed a Shawn Adkins posting of T205's on the Network 54 boards and asked him to reserve one for my purchase. Shawn replied that he'd send me the card in exchange for just my address. The card is an AP Leifield with a Polar Bear back. The one I had in the binder had some paper loss in the bio - this one also suffers from paper loss, but it's at the bottom with the brand info. Definitely a huge improvement for a tough to find card. THANKS SHAWN!! Also arriving are two cards from Larry Gershbach's waiver wire. When he posted the 49 and 50 Bowman cards, I figured I'd have no shot at getting any hits to my list either because they were all gone by the time I replied or they wouldn't be the particular variation I needed. Well, Larry had two of the cards I was looking for. These really help cheer me up from not being able to win any on eBay... what's up with group lots of commons going for an avg. of $5-6 each in low grade anyway? THANKS GERSH!! The eBay arrivals were not nearly as noteworthy... two lots from Johnny Hustle that crossed off maybe 5 cards from my 63F and 64T FB sets and a single 52 Red Man Stengel that I got for cheap hoping it would be the expiration date variation I was looking for... well, I have a dupe to trade for the June date now I guess. I feel a ramble coming on. TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 15:21:26 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Shirley M Thankful As threatened in his e-mail of 9/4, AARON SHIRLEY causes an envelope to be delivered to Grand Blanc, MI the day after the oldest birthdate I've ever had. Along with his birthday greeting were a few pieces of old cardboard (& 1 new). Among the 7 Psychos Aaron sent a Vida Blue IA, a very young looking Darrell Evans & a semi hi. Just so my 58T set wouldn't feel neglected, he included a sharp looking Danny Kravitz. Thanks Aaron for the b-day wish and some much appreciated old cardboard. We keep what we give away! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 16:20:51 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Subject: An eye opener package Woke up this afternoon from a much needed nap when my wife handed me an envelope from Brian Betza. Inside were 2 hits to the 70 Fleer WS set, knocking this set down to an even bakers dozen. Thanks Brian!Joe Express yourself with gadgets on Windows Live Spaces http://discoverspaces.live.com?sourcehmtag1&locus ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:47:50 -0400 From: bdangelo@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Dan Hi gang, It's always tough for me to hit Dan Austin's list, so I was pleased to do so recently. Well, today Dan fires back with a 1951 Bowman card of Johnny Schmitz. Awesome stuff, thanks so much! Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:26:33 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Thanks eh! Dan Austin sends a few of those bi-lingual Canadian cards, eh! In an all OBC effort, my 1970 OPC set is nearing the 200 cards needed level. Dan sends three hall of famers including high number Bob Gibson, Maz, and Red Schoendiesnt. thanks Dane Gersh includes me in his 1950 Bowman distribution with John Lester Moss of the St. Louis Browns (at least that is the name some kid wrote on the front of the card). What a different generation--when most of the baseball cards of the early 1950s are pictures of veterens. Moss was in the Merchent Marine. thanks guys, Peter Mead ================= To: "OBC-THANKS" Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 22:11:09 -0600 From: "Marshall West" Subject: thanks BlankI received an inbound all the way from New York...Thanks out to ROB GIOIA for a Post Cereal card of Hal Smith! Thanks so much Rob! ================= Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:07:00 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Subject: Thanks to Aaron Thanks to Aaron Shirley for a big box of cards including a ton of Empire Strikes Back for one son, T3s for my other son; and a 63 Jello and the green C3-PO variation card for me! ================= To: Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:45:09 -0400 From: "Mark Holland" Subject: Andy Plays Thru Andy Cook yelled FORE and fired away. He sent FORE (uh FOUR) cards from the 196FORE set. Thanks Andy for the FOUR cards. Mark Holland Wantlist @ http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep16&ext1&groupid106917&ck ================= To: "obc" Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:43:02 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" Subject: Thanks to Bill Bill Malson- Sends a beauty of a scp from 61'....Lou Klimchock, Thanks verymuch, Ken Goetsch-OBC ================= Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:07:58 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Waiver Thanks I returned from watching my NIU Huskies embarras themselves to find two envelopes in the mail. A few waiver claims. The first goes out to the Fireman, ROB GIOIA. Rob hits my 65 set with a 5th series checklist. The card is pretty sharp, and a previous owner only checked off cards numbered 353-370. Thank you Rob! The other envelope received yesterday was from SPIKE GLIDDEN. This was another waiver claim. Spike sends out a 61 Rocky Bridges and he includes an autographed card of Spike himself. Nice hit Spike. Gents, thanks for picking my spirits up. I hope everyone enjoys the NFL schedule today. Be Safe ================= Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:22:00 -0700 (PDT) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: John Storman Subject: THANKS TJ A BIG THANKS GOES OUT TO T. J. VALACAK FOR A BEAUTIFUL BILLY MCCOOL FROM 1968. THANKS A LOT. JOHN Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:07:37 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx go out to: PETER IVERSON-Shines bright with a 1962 Post Cerael card of Jim Pagliaroni. JEFF DeLOTT-Of cards came in, 51T-Redback of Tommy Glaviano, 51B's of Joe Coleman & Ralph Branca and 52B's of Willie Jones & Ken Raffenberger. Luv those old Redlegs. KEN MORGANTI-Lts his wizards cap once again & conjures up a deluge of cards, 54B-Raschi no trade variation, and five neatly trimmed 50B's. Ken also tossed in the scarce #6 TV card of OBC's own Moraganti. Much appreciation gang, ================= Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:02:52 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "rayluurs" Subject: Schott on a list not posted ED SCHOTT hits my newly acquired idea but nor posted (will have up later)0f Twins teams cards. The 9 card included 3-61 ofEarl Battey, Paul Geil and Zorro(sic) Versalles, 2-62 of Same Mele and Don Lee, 1-63 of Jerry Zimmerman 2-64 of Mele and Battey, and a 65 of Gerry Arrigo. Thanks Ed for the start on this new endeavor ================= Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:26:01 -0700 (PDT) To: obc thanks From: Dan Angland Subject: Weekend Thanks! Big weekend at the mailbox and a big thanks to the following fellas. Spike Glidden comes over the waiver wire first with 5 hits including a 70 Brooks Robinson All-Star, 3 woodies from 62 and a High Number Dick Farrell from 1961. Thanks Matt. Great cards! Bill Malson follows with 5 horizontals from 1960 including former Brooklyn Dodger Don Elston. Love this set Bill, Thanks. Andy Cook, Mr. Consistency follows up with liquidating his 64 waiver with 28 hits, wow! Not only a Billy Williams, Hector Lopez, Giants and Twins team cards but some in the 500's and 400's. Your generosity never stops amazing me. Thanks Andy. Rob Gioia the fireman is back on the scene with a triple, 63,69, and a 59. Thanks Rob. Anthony Arbeeny various 60's stuff and 2 from 72, 2 from 65,4 from 69 and a 68 Tommy Davis from the birth year set. Thanks Ant. Great stuff team, Thanks. Dan Angland Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:01:49 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: TWIT's This week saw a few OBC packages arrive. Gersh responded to a waiver request with a pair of 1950 Bowman variations, including Tiger Ted Gray w/o copyright. Don Rice sends out 3 1966 Bills Coke caps. Don loves the Coke caps almost as much as I do. Ironically, as part of a requested assistance in a wswap, Gary Mandell sends me a 1963 Topps for my buddy Rocky, plus some UV hits, so thatI would send Don Rice payback for Gary. Don payback is coming, for gary and myself. Linda seems to have printed out my lists and been finding a few hits here and there. Linda sends yet another 62 Topps BB Buck of Tony the Tiger Taylor, as I am just over 1/2 way on the set. Linda then sends a 1963 Topps Stick On of Bob Rodgers without instructions on the back. I now have 1/2 the set without instructions and need only 4 more with instructions. Linda also sent a pair of 1976 Shakeys and a tough 1977 Shakey. Progress is real slow on all of the above sets, but especially the West Coast Shakey's issue. Of course there was some UV oddballs to keep them company, including a few Conlons getting the first series down to a sweet 16. Thanks everyone and I will try and get return fire out later this Mike Rich ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:01:08 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "uthminsta1" Subject: thanks to I was getting ready to post a thanks for some cards I got yesterday, and as I'm typing, the last few minutes are ticking away before we come into September 11th, 2006. And the coincidence is that I was posting thanks for some cards from a New York City fireman. So, okay, thanks ROB GIOIA, for the cards you sent. The cards are cool, your generosity means more... But even more than that... thanks also for being one of the many, many heroes whom we just don't thank enough. I salute you. Happy Patriot Day. Aaron Shirley ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:14:53 -0600 (MDT) To: "uthminsta1" From: wguthrie@axint.net Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] thanks to Hear, hear !!!!! I was getting ready to post a thanks for some cards I got yesterday, and as I'm typing, the last few minutes are ticking away before we come into September 11th, 2006. And the coincidence is that I was posting thanks for some cards from a New York City fireman. So, okay, thanks ROB GIOIA, for the cards you sent. The cards are cool, your generosity more... But even more than that... thanks also for being one of many, many heroes whom we just don't thank enough. I salute you. Happy Patriot Day. Aaron Shirley Yahoo! Groups Links (Yahoo! ID required) ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:34:33 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "mikesportsfan" Subject: A big hit Today I stayed home in part in order to reflect on 9/11. THANKS to all who help keep us safe. Since I was home, I got to the mail early. A pair of UV packages on the other server. However, Dan Austin, in a package graced by a Roy Campanella stamp included 2 hits for my effort to build a 1963 Topps FB dupes set, plus a 1962 Post Canadian BB #5. for those that do not know that is a Mantle. This is a tough set full of scarce shortprints. Although Mantle is not a shortprint, it is still pricey. Adding to that is that there are at least 3 variations of the card. Dan sent what I think is the rarest version A. Thanks much. Mike Rich ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:53:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thanks Peter Patriots Day thanks goes out to PETER IVERSEN for a 5 pack. Peter hits my 57 set with a pair of pitchers, Bob Friend and Wilmer Mizell. Tim Thompson and Art Schult are crossed off my 58 set, and Del Crandall gets erased from my 59 set. Many thanks Peter! ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:55:11 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Subject: Many folks to thank I'd like to thank a few different collectors for mail they've sent my way over the last few days - but before I do that, I want to echo what Aaron Shirley said about our OBC Fireman, Rob Gioia. Rob - THANK YOU for the heroic work you and everyone else in the FDNY (and the NYPD) do on an everyday basis - and for what your actions meant to everyone on that awful day five years ago. I know today is a somber day for everyone here in the USA, but I know it's even more so for those of you in New York, and especially so for the members of the FDNY. So Rob, here's to you, buddy - may you and your brothers stay safe from harm each and every day! Now, on to the cardboard. First, let's start by thanking ROB GIOIA for a birthyear SCP of a 1962 Post Chico Fernandez. Thanks, my friend! Next, a big THANKS to LARRY GERSBACH for sharing his recent waiver wire offerings. Gersh sends a SCP each of a 49 & a 50 Bowman. Great cards! Thanks are also extended to BOB CORVELLO. The Friar sends a 75 mini league leaders card my way, getting that set closer to completion. Gracias, Friar! Next on the list is ANDY COOK, Andy surprises me with a well-loved but greatly appreciated 1964 Topps Sandy Koufax! That helps to ease the sting of me somehow misplacing my 1962 Koufax (stinkin' gremlins.) Andy - thank you! Batting fifth in today's lineup of thanks is TJ VALACAK, who sends a 1968 Topps FB, knocking that list down to under 20 to go, and a 1954 Topps Wally Westlake. I wonder if Wally had a brother named "Beaver"..... hmm. TJ, THANK YOU! Tom Housley ================= Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:58:34 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Food for thought I need some assistance from the King off Oddballs, but first I really must extend a big Thanks to ERIK GREENWOOD for sending some really sweet cards in the form of 77, 78 & 79 Hostess. Obviously these were all Tigers, in fact Erik ate up my 77 list with all three I needed. Included among the 77's was the original ARod: Aurelio Rodriguez. From the 78 list came three more hits including two highly touted "future Super Stars" Ron LeFlore & Steve Kemp. Neither lived up to their billing as we FOOT folks remember all too well. The final Hostess was a 79 of Nor'leans native Rusty Staub. All this food talk reminded me I'll be doing a retreat in Cajun Country the weekend before Thanksgiving. I hope I recover from all the blackened catfish & shrimp creole in time for Turkeyday. OK, back to the Erik Thanks and acknowledge a Freehan Deckle Edge & an almost legal newer Cobb card. The frosting on the cup cake was actually a stamp on the envelope the second Greenburg within a week. Thanks a bunch Erik, some great hits to the Tiger collection that are very much appreciated.. Now, a question for the King of Oddballs, Mike Rich and his Court Linda "don't call me the Queen of Oddballs" Fitak and the Duke of Oddballs, Peter Mead. Are Hostess considered Oddballs? Since we refer to them as food issues, can they be in both categories. I think we, or at least I, need a tutorial on what criteria is used to designate Oddballs! (FYI Peter, thanks to Gene Chandler, my nickname was Duke for a few years.) I think I've wandered too far aFOOT here. Good night and be safe as Patriots Day nears and end. I'll be sure to say a prayer of thanks for folks like our own Rob Giola. We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:45:26 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "larrygersh" Subject: OBC Thanx OBC Thanx go out to: BOB D'ANGELO-And behold it's a 1962 Postie of Nellie Fox. Beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel on this set with only 36 more hits to go. Much appreciation, ================= Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:31:41 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Linda" Subject: Oddball Classification - I don't consider the Hostess Twinkies set oddballs because it is just too common for me to designate it as an oddball.I don't collect the set or have a single card so i really cannot make much of a judgement on the set.For those interested in acquiring a complete set of the 1977 Twinkies of 150 cards there is one available on ebay right now- ebay # 150000120554 ================= Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:12:54 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: DaPatriot1@aol.com Subject: thanx Thanks go out to russell Mcbride who send a nice little package today. It consisted if a hit too my new 65 topps embossed, a hit to my 55 topps and a few 70 topps hits....thank you russell ================= Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:29:30 -0700 (PDT) To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Subject: It's Billy Cox! Thanks to GERSH for sending along one of the cards he placed on his waiver wire recently: A 1950 Bowman card of Billy Cox. I didn't even have to look on the back to know it was Billy Cox, either. How did I know? Was it because the 1950 Bowman has the same image of Cox as his 1951 Bowman card? Since I don't have that '51 Cox, I wouldn't be able to say Was it because of his standing as a member of several great Dodgers teams that lost a bunch of series to the Yanks? Considering the last season the Dodgers played in Brooklyn was 15 years before I was born, I can't say his face would trigger that sort of reaction. Was it because Larry sent an email telling me which card # he was sending my way? Well, Gersh did that, but I never looked to see who was on the card. So...how did I know it was Billy Cox without flipping it over? Simple. A previous owner decided that having Cox's name on the back of the card wasn't enough, so he wrote the name "BILLY COX" right across the picture. And this well-loved beauty is now making a home in my 1948-'50 Bowman binder. Thanks for the hit, Gersh! 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: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:04:08 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Thanks Brock Brock Hattox is kind enough to share a little of his dup box with me. Five beautiful 1953 Bowman colors can now be scratched off the wantlist. Great card of Bobby Shantz in his post MVP season--having gone 24-7 for the lowly Philadelphia A's in 1952. And for all of us average Joes--Bobby was only 5' 7" and 150 pounds. thanks as always Brock-- Peter Mead ================= To: Originaleek@webtv.net, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:33:44 +0000 From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Food for thought The Crown Prince of oddballs Don Rice has been quiet so far. I would have to agree with Linda. Mid 1970s Hostess sets are practically mainstream--finding themselves on the back of Ho Hos for a solid five years. When I think oddball--I think coke caps, milk duds, Arco (which I just added to my lists), Bell Brand, Wilson Franks, Post Canadian, Rodeo Meats, East Hill Pirates, Johnston cookies, Lake to Lake Braves, Hires, Dan Dee Potato chips, Red Heart dog food, and other food and regional issues. All are smaller, more obscure sets than Hostess. Peter Mead -------------- Original message -------------- From: Originaleek@webtv.net I need some assistance from the King off Oddballs, but first I really must extend a big Thanks to ERIK GREENWOOD for sending some really sweet cards in the form of 77, 78 & 79 Hostess. Obviously these were all Tigers, in fact Erik ate up my 77 list with all three I needed. Included among the 77's was the original ARod: Aurelio Rodriguez. From the 78 list came three more hits including two highly touted "future Super Stars" Ron LeFlore & Steve Kemp. Neither lived up to their billing as we FOOT folks remember all too well. The final Hostess was a 79 of Nor'leans native Rusty Staub. All this food talk reminded me I'll be doing a retreat in Cajun Country the weekend before Thanksgiving. I hope I recover from all the blackened catfish & shrimp creole in time for Turkeyday. OK, back to the Erik Thanks and acknowledge a Freehan Deckle Edge & an almost legal newer Cobb card. The frosting on the cup cake was actually a stamp on the envelope the second Greenburg within a week. Thanks a bunch Erik, some great hits to the Tiger collection that are very much appreciated.. Now, a question for the King of Oddballs, Mike Rich and his Court Linda "don't call me the Queen of Oddballs" Fitak and the Duke of Oddballs, Peter Mead. Are Hostess considered Oddballs? Since we refer to them as food issues, can they be in both categories. I think we, or at least I, need a tutorial on what criteria is used to designate Oddballs! (FYI Peter, thanks to Gene Chandler, my nickname was Duke for a few years.) I think I've wandered too far aFOOT here. Good night and be safe as Patriots Day nears and end. I'll be sure to say a prayer of thanks for folks like our own Rob Giola. We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:11:37 -0400 To: hoot-owl@comcast.net From: Don Rice Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Food for thought Just sittin' back watching the show! I have learned over the years that the less I say, the more people may think I know! Conversely, the more I say... well, less just say some major weaknesses may be unnecessarily exposed! Time for a Twinkie, me thinks.  :-)   DR
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================= To: dkrice@nycap.rr.com, hoot-owl@comcast.net Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:03:23 -0400 From: LUURSCJG@aol.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Food for thought Reminds me of an old adage I will stay quiet and let people think I am stupid than talk and remove all doubts:-) -----Original Message----- From: dkrice@nycap.rr.com To: hoot-owl@comcast.net Cc: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Food for thought Just sittin' back watching the show! I have learned over the years that the less I say, the more people may think I know! Conversely, the more I say... well, less just say some major weaknesses may be unnecessarily exposed! Time for a Twinkie, me thinks. :-) DR hoot-owl@comcast.net wrote: The Crown Prince of oddballs Don Rice has been quiet so far. Peter Mead Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:08:52 -0400 From: bdangelo@aol.com Subject: that quote Yes, that was Abraham Lincoln who said it -- "It is better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt." It's still appropriate these 140-some years later. Great quote, fun discussion. Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ================= Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:11:55 -0700 (PDT) To: obc thanks From: Matthew Subject: #5 and TVs DAN AUSTIN sends a pack of cards, including two #5s, 1970 OPC Wes Parker and 1976 Isaly Lou Brock. Accompanying them are several 1955 Bowman TVs. Nice way to wind down the regular season...almost to the playoffs! Thanks Dan! Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================= Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:25:56 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "b_betza" Subject: Kimball ADDS some to the wantlist!! Thanks to RICHARD KIMBALL for sending 4 Pirates Isaly Discs... Stennett, Oliver, Medich and Candelaria!! Since I now am adding that set to my wantlist I think this is the first thanks I've ever sent for making my wantlist BIGGER!!!! Thanks Richard!! Brian Betza ================= Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:39:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Thank you Jerry Coker Big thanks goes out to Jerry for 9 nice looking 1964 Baseball Topps including Boog Powell and Jim Perry. Very much appreciated! ================= Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:36:14 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Originaleek@webtv.net Subject: Our Future is Assured Thanks out to future OBCer WYATT SWEENY for putting quite a dent in my 72 set with 35 Psychos. These vintage gems were in response to a few cards of the shiney variety I had sent him. This confirms a suspicion I have held that the OBC spirit is genetic in nature. Not only is he a generous trader, but from our correspondence it is obvious that he is a personable young man of sound character. Thanks again Wyatt for the MASH (Much Appreciated Solid Hits) and if I am still around then you can be assured that I will whole heartedly support your application to our fine We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:23:34 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Subject: Thanks to Geno Thanks to Geno Wagner for 1975 Hostess Tolan and Rojas, along with a 1967 Topps Bob Chance. Hope you are doing well, Geno, thanks very much. ================= Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:53:47 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "T.J. Valacak" Subject: Thursday Thanks Two envelopes todayfrom OBC members. The firs is from ANTHONY ARBEENY who sends out a DCP for my 67 set. Many thanks Ant! The next envelope comes from Jerry Coker who sends out a 9 pack of cards to cross off from the 79 set. Goose Gossage highlights the nine pack. Thank you Jerry! Great job gang! http://www.oldbaseball.com/wantlists/valacak.htm ================= To: "Thanks" , Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:15:34 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" Subject: Eagle eyed Shawn Adkins.. ...sends a 1968 Topps baseball Milton Bradley yellow back variation (as opposed to the normal gold backs) #149 to help me chip away at my list of obscurity. Thanks Shawn for going to the trouble of finding this one. George Vrechek ================= Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:46:52 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: "Tom Massimo" Subject: Great Package from Spike! Huge thanks goes out to Spike Glidden for a great package containing 77 1961 Baseball Topps and 44 1962 Baseball Topps. Very much appreciated! ================= Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:26:43 EDT To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: half weeks thanks been out at a conference for 2 days, and came back to find 2 great flats: LARRY GERSBACH delivers a nice hit to my fledgling, and as yet unposted, 1949 bowman set. larry was so worried he may sen dout a card he really needed, that he neatly wrote "extras" on the back of the card so he would be sure to put it in his dupes box. ingenious! tnx larry! KEN MORGANTI sends a great Junious Buchanan rookie card from the '64 topps set. Junious, better known as Buck, was the last non-SP i needed aside from the expensive don maynard in that set. tnx ken! ================= To: Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:24:16 -0400 From: "Chuck Paris" Subject: Huge Thanks to Chris !! I'd like to thank Chris Stufflestreet for 10 awesome T206 cards including aHindu back !!! Chris, return fire is in the mail. ================= Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:29:50 -0400 To: Thanks OBC From: Don Rice Subject: Thanks TJ Thanks go out to T.J. VALACAK for two unsolicited hits, one each to the 1975 Topps Baseball and 1975-76 Topps Hockey sets. The baseball hit brings me down to two needs for that set... who else but Brett and Yount. No problem. Hah! That may take a while....    Thanks T.J! Return fire will be in your mailbox within the week! DR
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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:57:26 +0000
From: hoot-owl@comcast.net
Subject: football thanks

I also need to thank T.J. for some suprise hits to my 1976 football set including Jack Tatum.

Ken Morganti sends along an SP from the 1964 Topps set with a DS out of register Jack Kemp.  As to Gary's reference about Junious Buchanon--I bet only his mother got away with calling him Junious.

Peter Mead
=================

Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:34:03 -0500
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: Yaz 
Subject: Income!

A '59 Topps Warren Spahn and a '58 Virgil Trucks were sent by Ray Luurs
and are happily received! Ray also sent along a four pack of 70's cards
that may have accidentally slipped into the envelope and may be destined
for another mailbox soon, and #22 from the OBC set featuring, of course,
Ray 'Oak' Luurs. Thank you Ray!

Greg (yaz)

=================

Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:53:45 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "yukchow" 
Subject: Way overdue thanks to Mike Rich

Received a trio of cards from Mike Rich quite awhile back.  They are a
55B Warren Hacker, a 66T Joe Moeller and my favorite in the bunch: an
autographed OBC TV card #3 of Mike himself. Now I have two cards in
this series (the other one is #12 Mark Talbot).

Thanks so much Mike for these cards and the many wonderful cards you've
sent me in the past.

=================

Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:54:43 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "uthminsta1" 
Subject: several mid September thanks

Thanks to ED, KEVIN, ANDY, and SPIKE!

Thursday three packages arrived.  Friday brought one.  And today, one
more special package.  Here goes.

ED SCHOTT sent nine hits to my 1970 Topps list.  That set's taken a lot
of hits in the last few months from a lot of you.  Thanks, ED for the

KEVIN MARTENS sent some cards for the UV server.  Check it out.

ANDY COOK sent me my oldest Brave, a W516-2 Hank Gowdy.  In fact, it's
now my oldest card of all, since I sent off the last of my T206 and
T205 cards.  Boy, these Boston-era Braves are sweet!  Thanks, ANDY!

SPIKE GLIDDEN sent a hefty stack of 1980 Burger King Pitch, Hit and Run
cards - all but 5 of the 33 card set!!!  So I went from none to all-but-
five!  Look for that wantlist soometime this weekend.  He also included
a solo hit to my 1971 Topps set.  Thanks SPIKE!

And finally, today I got my first package of cards from SIMS CLASSIC
SPORTS.  A buncha Braves from Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta!  And some
other stuff, too!  More about this on the Ramblings server.

Thanks again to everyone.

=================

Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:14:46 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Tom Massimo" 
Subject: What a package from Brock Hattox!!!

Huge thanks goes out to Brock for a great package containing 5 1966
Baseball Topps, including a Sandy Koufax! (that is the first Koufax
card in my collection)and two 1967 Baseball Topps.  Very much

=================

To: 
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:50:48 -0500
From: "George Vrechek" 
Subject: Big Thanks to Ken Morganti

who sends his rookie card and 7 hits to the tough 1964 Topps football set.
George Vrechek
=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:21:32 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
To: 
From: "Joe Duffy" 
Subject: Thanks

Thanks go out to Andy Cook for a real nice group of 21  1964 Topps.=0D
Thanks Andy!!!!!!!=0D
=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:35:57 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Double Thanks

Saturday mailbox brought two great OBC presents.  The first from JOHN
STORMAN who sends out an SCP from teh 57 set, Fred Hattfield.  Many
thanks John!

The second package is a puffy from KEN MORGANTI.  Ken sends the book
titled Baseball Card Flipping, Trading, and Bubble Gum.  THis book
looks loaded with info and some nice shots and it is a pleasure to add
it to the collection.  But Ken doesn't stop there.  He inserts four
cards in the book as well.  2 from the 74 set with the names of Willie
McCovey and a Hank Aaron highlight.  That brings my 74 set down to 9 -
single digits!  He also adds a 76 George Brett, bringing that set down
to one lone card.  FInally, Ken adds a 55 OBC of #6 himself, Ken
Morganti, autographed!  WOw!  Great hits.

Thanks guys!

=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:54:41 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "rayluurs" 
Subject: You Betza I was Schott at again

ED SCHOTT starts off the week just like he ended last week with another
10 cards toward my Twins' team sets with 8 79's with the like of
Killebrew, Serum, Redfern, Holly, Ford, Cubbage and Johnson.  Two
1980's of Wynegar and Cubbage along with another Schott (Pun intended)
of a UV Blyleven card.

BRIAN BETZA send another seven of the Team set witha 64 Dailey, 1966 of
Merritt, 4 1967 Pitching leader with jim Kaat, Jom Perry, and KOsco,
and Russ Nixon  and a 68 Ted Uhlaender.

Thanks Brian and Ed  I hope to make this a true OBC sets.

=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:26:14 -0400
To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: Dan Austin 
Subject: Thanks to Aaron!

Thanks go out to Aaron Shirley who sends along an SCP for my b-day -
a nice '79 Hostess George Brett upgrade!

Thanks OBC!

Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com
Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com
"How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world."
- William Shakespeare

=================

To: "OBC-THANKS" 
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 15:08:28 -0600
From: "Walker" 
Subject: A Year of Thanks

Extremely overdue thanks to Guru who sent envelopes into Golden not once, not
twice, but three times while I was down and out.  They contained hits tomy
sixties wants and those hits were no Tipton's either.

Awesome, Larry; THANKS !!!!!
=================

To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:09:21 -0400
From: "Mac Wubben" 
Subject: Thanks to Gersh!

Larry Gersbach sends along a 50 Bowman SCP.  Peanuts Lowrey now tucked away
in the binder.

Thanks Gersh!

=================

To: "OBC-THANKS" 
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 15:22:01 -0600
From: "Walker" 
Subject: Thanks, Continued... ... ...

More overdue thanks to Hoot Owl, who sent a color TV into Golden, also during
my dark daze of past months.

Thanks, Peter !!!!!
=================

To: "OBC-THANKS" 
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:01:17 -0600
From: "Walker" 
Subject: Still from the Overdue pile ... ... ...

Moving forward with more extremely overdue thanks, Griff sends another color
TV into Golden, giving me something more to watch while I was down.  Thanks,

Gersh sends an envelope with a 1970 NOSEBLEED in it from back in the day when
Seattle was called the Pilots.  Where in the world did they ever get that
name, anyway.  Was that taken as a theme from the Space Needle ???  A sweet
hit, indeed !!!

Joe Isaac fills up a fistful of '65's.  A couple of them look like they were
pulled from a pack just last year !?????!

Bob D'Angelo also sends multiple envelopes to Golden so many times that I've
lost count, each containing a variety of goodies from the 1960's.

Chuck Paris dates his hits back about forty seven years to the 1959 release.

... ... ... more to come !!!

=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:22:23 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Tom Housley" 
Subject: Saturday Surprises

Thanks are extended to LINDA FITAK for a flat filled with goodies - a
1954 Topps rare "traded" of Wes Westrum; a 1963 Topps, a 1960 Leaf; 9
Conlon collection ("new" cards but old-time players), plus a variety of
non-sports including Marilyn, Charlie's Angels, Tron, Superman, I Love
Lucy, Star Trek (yes! I am a Trekkie!), X Files, Michael Jackson, Happy
Days, & Twilight Zone; plus some oddball baseball a pair of mini FB
inserts I'll need to more precisely identify, a 1955 Topps reprint of
Roberto Clemente - the closest I'll ever get to a real 55 Clemente.

Thanks Linda - a fun & entertaining package, as always.

Also thanks to all of the OBC members who stayed up & voted until Wayne
vs. Northmont won the WHIO-TV & Dayton Daily News Game Of The Week

=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:53:31 EDT
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com
From: typecard@aol.com
Subject: Thanks to Brian

Thanks to Brian Betza for 2 high number hits to 1962 and two hits to 1979

Andy C

=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:53:07 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "mikesportsfan" 
Subject: FOOT thanks to Mark Talbot

Ron Perry, Mark Talbot and I met up at a card show today.  Mark had a
package for me with a pair of 1969 OPC BB upgrades, a pair of my HOMer,
Willie Horton and a Wheaties mini box with Babe Ruth on it.
Ron was able to find 3 of the side cards from the 1969-70 Bazooka BB
set for me at one of our fav dealers, Mike Sandles.
Mike is setting up in Cinci next week for Gersh to go through.
Thanks Mark and good to see Ron was able to avoid a car accident and
meet up with us this time.
Mike Rich

=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:27:01 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "rayluurs" 
Subject: You Betza I got Schott at again

ED SCHOTT starts off this week as he finished last week with ten cards
9 for my new Twins set series including 8-79's of Killebrew, Serum,
Redfern Holly, Ford Cubbagge and Johnson and two 1980 of Wyneagar and
Cubbage along with a UV of Bert Blyleven

BRIAN BETZA sends a seven pack to same set wih a64 Bill Dailey, 66 Jim
Merritt, 67 League leader with Jim Kaat, a Jim Perry Andy Kosco, and
Russ Nixon and a 68 Ted Uhlander

=================

To: 
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:30:55 -0500
From: "Mark Z" 
Subject: thanks to ed schott

for a cool 71 charley taylor auto   (the real kind not the uv kind!)

thanks alot, ed..

skins could have used charley tonight against the hated cowboys!

=================

Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:43:18 -0700
To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: 
Subject: distant thanks

OBC team,
I'm still living apart...
From my wife and kids and also from my cards.
There is a certain separation anxiety, but that was made better by a visit up here in VANCOUVER,WA. by my family and them bringing me some of my mail !!
Inside the pile was a couple awesome 50B's from Gersh and a pair of hits from the YouthMinister Aaron !! Gosh, I miss my cards :)
(I call home everyday so I am keeping in touch with the humans at home:)
Thanks guys!
OBC FOREVER

=================

To: "mikesportsfan" , hoot-owl@comcast.net, larrygers@aol.com, obc_spike@yahoo.com, cardclctor@aol.com, obcron@yahoo.com, uthminsta@hotmail.com, obc@marshallwest.com, mzentko@earthlink.net, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:12:01 +0000
From: talbot1@comcast.net
Subject: Recent and belated thanks!!!

Hello All,

About a week ago I emailed Peter Mead and thanked him for an envelope he sent and told him I would be posting group thanks shortly.  As it was I was behind in thanking people and I needed to get my public acknowledgments out.  Well, you know the old story - "Life gets in the way".  Finally, I am sitting at the computer with far too many acknowledgments to make, could be some great late night reading for the insomniacs among us.  Here goes:

Former member Ralph Genova sends a nice assortment of cardboard, with a `69 Topps Steelers Stamp Album, a `69 Topps Football 4 in 1, a `51 Bowman card of Leo "The lip" Durocher, (3) `61 Nu-Card Scoops with Banks, Kaline and Mazerowski, a `61 Topps Baseball card of Del Crandell AS, a `66 Topps Rub-off of Ed Kranepool, a `69 Citgo coin of Ron Swoboda, a `69 Pin back of Frank Howard and a `73 Topps candy lid of Chris Speier.  You guys know how much I enjoy the "oddball" and unusual sets so Ralph's offering was a lot of fun to go through.  Very kind of you Ralph!!!

Larry Gersbach allows me to enjoy his windfall with so many other OBC'er and sends me a `49 Fleer Bill Johnson card and a `50 Bowman Bob Cain.  These are welcomed additions to the collection Larry and thanks so much for allowing me to share in the wealth!!!

Peter Mead sends a dozen cards with a couple of `62 Post Canadians (Ditmar & Flood) and (10) Hockey cards with singles from `70-71 (Mahovlich), `71-72 Booklets (Plante), `72-73 (Hadfield), `73-74 (LaPointe), `74-75 (Kelly) and (5) unscratched cards from `80-81.  The "never-ending trade" continues just as sure as tomorrow's sunrise, Thanks Peter!!!

Ken Morganti connects with (9) solid hits to my `64 Topps Football set.  Ken bought a large lot on eBay (some 60+ cards) and only came up with a few hits.  Thanks to this mailing - it looks like I did rather well on Ken's auction win. I got to cross off Cappalletti, Eisenhauer, Paterra, Husmann, Grayson, Hunt, Klotz, Gibson and the Raiders Team.  Thanks for taking my list down a few pegs Ken, even if the eBay lot was not as profitable for you.

Ron Perry joined Mike Rich and I at the Redford show today and he picked up a `64 Stand up of Johnny Romano for me.  I must say that Ron's appearance was a surprise to me so I was w/o cardboard for him but we did scavenge around a bit together and helped each other find some nifty vintage gems for our collection.  Great to see you today Ron and thanks for the SCP!!!!

As previously mentioned I met up with Mike Rich today at the Redford show and Mike had an envelope containing (3) `47 - 66 Exhibits for me.  Now part of the collection are Dean Chance, Nellie Fox and Norm Siebern.  Mike also includes a Vermont Lake Monsters Sked that I think came from Spike Glidden - so thanks Spike!!!  Always great to spend time with you Mike and thanks for the cardboard as well.

Aaron Shirley sends retro UV cards that included names like Mathews, Ruth, Killebrew, Ruffing and Thomson - a dozen in total.  Nice of you to think of me Aaron!!!!

Marshall West sends a couple for my `52 Look & See collection with Christopher columbus and Luther Burbank.  Marshall is just starting this set and sent me some singles for some dupes I will be sending him.  Very kind of you marshall!!!

Finally, Mark Zentkovich finds a SCP and sends it my way, a `70 Milton Bradley card of Tom Seaver.  What a great addition to the collection Mark!!!

The novel-like entry is drawing to a close, I must add that I am terribly behind in my Birthday wishes and the September Birthdays that have come and gone will be receiving belated wishes from me shortly.  The beginning of a new school year, starting new college coursework and family issues have kept me away from the hobby but I am will be making an effort to get stuff out to though who have been patiently waiting for me.  To all - BE WELL!!!!

REGARDS ----------------------- MARK
=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:40:42 EDT
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: smartalecx@aol.com
Subject: weekend thanks

KEN MORGANTI loans me the Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum
Book.  Once I get through it, Gersh is next.  Also, Ken included some
"bookmarks" in the form of 4 hits to the 1972 Kellogg's All Time Greats  set.  tnx ken!

SHAWN ADKINS sends an upgrade for my 64 Topps set.  tnx shawn!

=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:12:58 -0700 (PDT)
To: obc thanks 
From: Dan Angland 
Subject: Thanks to Ant the Chef

Anthony Arbeeny sends a nice envelope over the weekend that included 2 1967's and a 72 from Baseball.  He also gets me ready for some gridiron (not quite there yet) with 3 1972 Footballers including John Brodie and Bobby Douglas.  Also a nice 66 Philly as well.
Thanks Ant!

enjoy the week, Dan Angland

Get your email and more, right on the  new Yahoo.com
=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:22:46 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Bob D'Angelo" 
Subject: Shawn sends a beauty

Hi gang,

Huge thanks today to Shawn Adkins, who sends along a 1952 Clyde Vollmer
card in, gasp, almost NM condition! Holy cow, it is gorgeous. The other
cards are gonna be jealous.

Thanks, Shawn!

=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:45:36 -0700 (PDT)
To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: Chris Stufflestreet 
Subject: The Wantlist Crumbleth...

I need to say a very heartfelt Thank You to CHUCK
PARIS for a box he sent me today.  Actually, this was
no RAOK like most OBC packages have been for me...this
was his end of a trade.  Several months back, he
mentioned that if I had a few T206s to send him, he'd
be glad to make it worth my while.

So, after several emails and some time, I ended up
sending him all but one of the T206s I owned.  He sent
back nearly 100 hits to my wantlist, spanning from
1956 to 1975.  But they weren't just hits to the list
-- I really need to explain what they were.  So
indulge me for a moment:

Among the Highlights:
-1956 Topps Warren Spahn.
-Five 57 Topps, all from the hard Mid-series.
-1958 Topps Eddie Mathews AS card and Vada Pinson's
-My first '59 All-Star card -- Yankee Bob Turley!
-Four Hi # 1959 Topps.
-1960 Topps of Series hero Mazeroski.
-1961 Topps of Bunning, Mathews, Rogers Hornsby and
two more reminders that the Pirates beat the
Yanks in '60.
-1962 Topps Babe Ruth and Billy Williams. And 2 Hi #s.
-1963 Topps Richie Ashburn and a High #.
-1964 Topps Tony LaRussa RC.
-Bunches of hits to my easy 1963-'65 lists.
-1967 Topps with Morgan, McLain and Wilhelm.
-1968 Topps of Morgan, McLain and Maris.
-1969 Topps of Carew and NOLAN RYAN!
-1970 Topps Reggie Jackson
-Two '71 Topps Hi #s
-1975 Mini Robin Yount!

And those are the "Highlights" of the package!  Wow!

I'll be heading over to my bookshelf right now to put
these in their new homes.

Take care,

I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards.  To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html

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=================

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:07:21 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Tom Massimo" 
Subject: Thank you Shawn Adkins

Big thanks goes out to Shawn Adkins for a pair of very  nice looking
1961 Baseball Topps.  Very much appreciated!

=================

To: "obc thanks" ,
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:19:26 -0400
From: "ant" 
Subject: A 6 pack kit

Hello All,
Kit O sends shots to  the 76 set.

Anthony Arbeeny
=================

To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:19:54 -0500
From: "Fr. Patrick Wattigny" 
Subject: James Moleta passes the Post!

Hi all!

JAMES MOLETA gets back and active in collecting by sending me 7 Posties
from 1961 and 62.  Great hits all, James, thanks!  Please send me some
wantlists for you so I can return the favor!

Father Pat Wattigny

=================

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:09:29 EDT
To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com,
From: biggies@aol.com
Subject: thanks SA

thanks out to the enigmatic SHAWN ADKINS who sends along a most excellent  52
Topps specimen in the form of Chet Nichols.

Thanks and good to hear from you Shawn,  Bob  Bannon

=================

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:48:46 EDT
To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: cardclctor@aol.com
Subject: This week in thanks

Hi gang,
A pair of packages arrived outside of my eBay winnings. First was a nice
puffy from Mark Zentkovich that I almost earned as my half of a trade. I say
almost because I only sent Mark a grand total of two cards on his list. I also
sent him a Mark McGwire item a couple weeks later. In return, I got nearly
FORTY hits to my list. There were plenty of HOF'ers in the pile too (as well as
non-HOF'ers like Rose), but I can't go into much more detail, since the cards
were all from the aforementioned McGwire's once insanely coveted rookie year.
All found spots in my ::wink, wink:: 'secret' UV 9-set project. THANKS MARK!!
Yesterday saw the arrival of a pair of eBay lots plus one innocent looking
envelope from James Moleta, which also came indirectly from eBay. Unbeknownst
to me, James had outbid me on a group of 1949 bowman cards ...well, he pretty
much sniped them from me - however, I got the better end of that deal, since
it cost him another $35-40 to win the lot and I STILL got four hits to my
tough gray back list including a Bobby Doerr! AWESOME! THANKS JAMES!!
Mr. Moleta's envelope forced me to finally go through my 1949 Bowman
binder and I noticed that I may have accidentally erased a few cards from my
wantlist without actually acqiring the cards. So while I got to cross off four
numbers, I had to add three back on (#'s 1 5 and 10 with any back, any condition)
and I discovered a dupe (#58 gray back if anyone needs it). TAYL,

Ken M

=================

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:37:12 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Tuesday Thanks

BIg thanks out to DON RICE who hits my 1962 topps set with 9 big
hits.  The 62 set runs a close second to the 63 set in terms of cards
needed, so it is great to get some hits.  Thanks Don!

KENT MONTGOMERY hits my 67 with a pair including a Clemente checklist,
and hits my 68 list with a pair also, including a nicely trimmed high
number. These cards were hidden among a number of unmentionables.
Thanks Kent!

Way to go guys!

=================

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:35:30 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "uthminsta1" 
Subject: thanks to James Moleta

Seems that maybe JAMES MOLETA has gotten the bug again.  By my count,
this is the third thanks posted to him within just the last few posts.

Okay, James.  Thanks for the 1940 Play Ball of Eddie Miller; it's my
first from that set.  Nice little hole, that doesn't detract from the
picture.  Thanks for the 1951 Bowman of - get this - BLIX Donnelly.
Blix.  Both were Boston Braves.  Er, excuse me, the Play Ball was a
Boston BEE.  Thanks also for three hits to my 1962 set, including
another Brave, of the Milwaukee era.  And yeah, my condition
requirements are pretty much "I like cards."

So, Mr. Moleta is getting back in gear.  And thanks for the kind note
that was included... It's nice to "meet" you.

Aaron Shirley

=================

To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com (obcthanks)
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:39:16 +0000
From: obcbobd@comcast.net
Subject: Thanks Jerry

Jerry Coker sends a puffy with 5 64's and 3 67s.  It's great to see the 67 "Impossible Dream" set getting down to a reasonable size.

thanks Jerry!
thanks OBC!!

=================

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:40:19 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Wednesday thanks

Today's thanks go out to ANTHONY ARBEENY who sends a pair of 60's.  A
1965 Jim Wynn and a 1966 Bill Mazeroski.  It's always nice to get a
HOFer and it's even nicer to get a hit to the 66 set.  Thanks ANT!

The second package comes from PETER MEAD.  Peter sends out some waiver
claims.  A 1970 Topps Super of Tommie Agee.  Peter also sends out 4
hits to a building 68 set, as well as a 60 football of Jim Dooley.
Thanks Peter!

Nice job guys!

=================

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:59:28 EDT
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: typecard@aol.com
Subject: Thanks to Joe

Thanks to Joe Duffy for a pair of beauties - nose bleeder 1960 and 1962
Warren Spahn!

=================

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:26:51 -0400
To: Thanks OBC 
From: Don Rice 
Subject: Mid-Week Thanks

Two OBC envelopes graced my mailbox today. Opened first was an SCP from
ED SCHOTT's waiver wire offerings... a 1976 Hostess Jim Palmer. Thanks
Ed! This was followed by a neat puffy from GARY MANDELL via MIKE RICH,
where Mike sent (on Gary's behalf) a mixed bag of great football
oddballs from the 1969 Topps four-on-one set, 1962 Post football, and a
1966 Coke Cap featuring Jim Prestel of the Giants. Thanks Mike, er, I
mean Gary, I mean... well, thanks to both of you!  DR

Don Rice
http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/
==============================================

=================

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:40:10 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Linda" 
Subject: Thanks

Thanks to Kent Montgomery "who noticed i collect non sports cards" and
sends me a great selection of 31 cards including the Monkees, Sgt.
Pepper,Bionic Woman and my first!! Green Hornet cards from the 60's.The
3 cards he sends me are the 1st i have ever owned from this set.
Thanks, Linda

=================

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:20:06 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Thursday Thanks

Thanks go  out to JAMES MOLETA who sends an eleven pack my way.  James
hits my 79 set with 8 hits including HOFer Robin Yount and brings my
79 set to 13 cards needed.  James also throws in 3 from teh 68 set
including HOFer Harmon Killebrew.  Great hits James.  many thanks.

=================

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:37:33 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Tom Massimo" 
Subject: Thank you James Moleta

Big thanks goes out to James who continues his assault on OBCers
wantlist by sending me 2 1955 Bowmans (the Lou Limmer looks like it
came from a 2006 pack!), 4 1966 Baseball Topps and a pair of 1967
Baseball Topps.  Very much appreciated!

=================

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:10:37 EDT
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: DaPatriot1@aol.com
Subject: 2 thanx for today

Thanks go out to   TJ VALACAK and Bill  Malson

Bill sends over 3 hits to my 70 topps and a big hit a 54 topps  Ray  Murry,
thank you all the cards look like they just came out of a fresh pack  Thank you

TJ sends over 4 hits to my 70 topps set thank you TJ

Still this loss of my 70 topps is driving me crazy...I think i will repost
the cards I have and just absorb the fact that I lost 1/4 of the set
Thank all

Rob "The Fireman" Gioia

=================

To: "OBC Thanks" 
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:54:56 -0400
From: "Matthew Heilenman" 
Subject: Thanks Again To Ed !!!

Thanks again to Ed Schott for 9 more hits to the old Mike Schmidt list. Thank
you very much Ed !!!

=================

To: "obc thanks" 
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:27:16 -0400
From: "ant" 
Subject: Thanks

Hello All,

James Moleta sends a stack of 59 fleers along with 2 chips to both the 66 &60
set and finishs the pile off with 13 78 strikes

Anthony Arbeeny
=================

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:28:37 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "b_betza" 
Subject: Joe has me thinking it's October!!

JOE DUFFY sends and awesome envelope with Mr October-a 71 Reggie
Jackson!!!!  Got back from work after a hard day and Joe you turned it
into a great day!!!!!!

Brian Betza

=================

To: 
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:36:07 -0400
From: "Chuck Paris" 
Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] The Wantlist Crumbleth...

Thanks for the kind words Chris!  But the Random Acts are still the best !!!

Anybody else want to trade any T206 or T205 for major hits to your lists?  BTW,
I've also added an upgrade list of 200 T206 that I'm looking for.  "Upgrade"
 simply means from my current P/F to near G.

http://home.comcast.net/~chuckparis/t206.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Stufflestreet
To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: [OBC-Thanks] The Wantlist Crumbleth...

I need to say a very heartfelt Thank You to CHUCK
PARIS for a box he sent me today. Actually, this was
no RAOK like most OBC packages have been for me...this
was his end of a trade. Several months back, he
mentioned that if I had a few T206s to send him, he'd
be glad to make it worth my while.

So, after several emails and some time, I ended up
sending him all but one of the T206s I owned. He sent
back nearly 100 hits to my wantlist, spanning from
1956 to 1975. But they weren't just hits to the list
-- I really need to explain what they were. So
indulge me for a moment:

Among the Highlights:
-1956 Topps Warren Spahn.
-Five 57 Topps, all from the hard Mid-series.
-1958 Topps Eddie Mathews AS card and Vada Pinson's
-My first '59 All-Star card -- Yankee Bob Turley!
-Four Hi # 1959 Topps.
-1960 Topps of Series hero Mazeroski.
-1961 Topps of Bunning, Mathews, Rogers Hornsby and
two more reminders that the Pirates beat the
Yanks in '60.
-1962 Topps Babe Ruth and Billy Williams. And 2 Hi #s.
-1963 Topps Richie Ashburn and a High #.
-1964 Topps Tony LaRussa RC.
-Bunches of hits to my easy 1963-'65 lists.
-1967 Topps with Morgan, McLain and Wilhelm.
-1968 Topps of Morgan, McLain and Maris.
-1969 Topps of Carew and NOLAN RYAN!
-1970 Topps Reggie Jackson
-Two '71 Topps Hi #s
-1975 Mini Robin Yount!

And those are the "Highlights" of the package! Wow!

I'll be heading over to my bookshelf right now to put
these in their new homes.

Take care,

I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist,
visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html

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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:50:59 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Thanks Russell

A big Friday thanks out to RUSSELL McBRIDE who sends out a nice 9 pack
of assorted hits.  1 hit to my 61 set, 2 to my 63, 1 to the 64 2 to my
68 set and 3 to my 78 set with the big name being an Eddie Murray
rookie card.  Wow.  That is quite a way to start the weekend.  Thanks

=================

To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:05:07 -0400
From: "Joe Isaac" 
Subject: Thanks Walker

A very busy Friday at work, so I come home to an SCP from Walker Guthrie inthe
form of a '64 hi #.  Thanks Walker, appreciate the hit.Joe
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:41:23 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "larrygersh" 
Subject: OBC Thanx

OBC Thanx go out for recent incomings to:

ED SCHOTT-Me a 52T-Al Zarilla.

PETER MEAD-Gives a Hoot with a 52T-Bob Friend RC.

MIKE enRICH-Es my collection with six hits, 61F-Big Train Johnson &
School Boy Rowe, 75T-mini LeManczyk (Need only two more
hits to this set-#344 Oglivie & #415 Hiller)and three
Opeechee's, one each from 1976-77-80.

GARY MANDELL-Ights in sending in four nosebleeders, 63T-Lou Burdette,
64T-Ed Charles & Carl Bouldin and 68T-Twins Rookies.

Much appreciation guys,

=================

Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:46:55 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "uthminsta1" 
Subject: another buncha thanks

Thanks to PETER, T.J., LINDA and KENT!!!

PETER MEAD hits me with the first card I've ever seen of the Fleer
Baseball Firsts set (AllStar Game, with Ruth on it) and three
nobodies from the 1974 Topps set: Willie Stargell, Lou Brock, and
Rod Carew!  My, my!  Thanks, PETER!

T.J. VALACAK has hit my list far more times than I deserve.  I
suspect many of you feel the same way about him.  Well, he sent me
three Conlon Boston Braves cards and some other UV cards (but all of
vintage-era players) of the Milwaukee Braves including Phil Niekro
and none other than Frank Thomas!  Also included was a 1967 Mel
Stottlemyre and a 1969 American '68 League Pitching Leaders.  And if
you know your baseball, that's the year that McLain had 31 wins.  By
the way, second place was a mere 22 wins.  Pretty neat piece of
history.  In fact, a pretty nice group of cards.  Thanks, T.J.!

Speaking of which, I think I may have been bitten by the non-sport
bug.  Methinks LINDA is contagious.  Miss FITAK sent a pretty thick
envelope, and I knew what was going to be inside before I even
opened it.  Well, not really, you can't be too sure with her
packages.  But I found some treasures to get my nonsport list
started, including TRON, Superman, Welcome Back Kotter, Superman,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek, Charlie's Angels,
Happy Days, and some other "wierdness."  What a treat!  And of
course, we wouldn't want to leave out the good ol' baseball!  So she
graces me with two hits to my 1958 set, one for my 1959s, and - WOW -
a 1978 Nolan Ryan!  That leaves me down to just one card (number 6 -
also Ryan, but his Record Breaker card) to finish this set!
Thanks, LINDA!

And last but not least, I got two boxes... TWO BOXES... of cards
from KENT MONTGOMERY, to start giving out starter sets for kids at
my church.  I had been looking at gathering some of the young boys
(and maybe some girls) to see if maybe I can spark a collecting
interest in some of them, and start a kids' collecting group of some
sort.  He called me up out of the blue one day, helped me "solidify"
those thoughts and get motivated.  He offered quite a bit of stuff
to whet their appetite.  I have decided not to open the cards until
I get some of them together... but oh, the excitement!  You have my
deepest thanks, KENT.

OBC never ceases to amaze.
Aaron Shirley

=================

Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:39:00 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "b_betza" 
Subject: Moleta sends some great ones!

JAMES MOLETA sends a triple whammy... 1)53 Bowman 2)High Number and
3)A Pirate... all wrapped into one great 53 Bowman Clem Koshorek!  And
he also includes 3 '67's including Bill Skowron!!!  Great hits that
are very appreciated!!! Thanks James!!

Brian Betza

=================

To: "obc" 
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:21:01 -0500
From: "ken goetsch" 
Subject: Saturday Thanks

Shawn Adkins- sends a tcp from 61'...Much appreciated, Shawn.

Ken Goetsch-OBC

=================

Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:47:43 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "rayluurs" 
Subject: Twins sets take a beating

TOM MASSIMO, T. J. VALACAK, LYNN MILLER, and SPIKE GLIDDEN take my call
to my new venture wih about 100 cards ranging from 1961 through the UV
years.  It makes it fun to think of new ways to keep collecting cards
as I get close to finishing sets I started out years ago to collect.
With 5 sets close to end  I am trying to find news ways to stay active
and you guys start it off with a bang

=================

Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:14:58 -0700 (PDT)
To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: Chris Stufflestreet 
Subject: Great Schott!

I can't help but make a bad pun on his last name
whenever ED SCHOTT drops an envelope in the mail for
me...sorry you guys have to deal with that.

Ed sends along a VERY big SCP hit to my 1966
set-in-progress.  He knocks the very first card I need
from that set...in fact, the very first card in the
set numerically -- Willie Mays!  That was a great hole
to fill in the binder.

127 to go on the '66 Topps set now, the Hi # SPs are
beginning to show themselves...and the wantlist now
begins with the Mick (#50).  Hopefully he doesn't stay
there as long as Willie did.

Take care,

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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:26:24 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "kevin71058" 
Subject: Mets, Mets, Mets!!

Hi all,

It has been a long time since the Mets won a division, 18 years to be
I am still celebrating the Mets taking the Division title earlier this
week and today to help my celebration TJ Valacak sends me 6 Mets cards,
2 from 1974, 2 from 1977 and 2 from 1978.

Thank you TJ for the the Mets cards!!!!

Let's go Mets,
Kevin Martens

=================

To: "OBC Thanks" 
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:26:18 -0400
From: "Matthew Heilenman" 
Subject: Thanks to The Fuge !!!

Thanks to the Fuge for a nice 5 pack of 1957 Topps football cards ! Including
Tittle and Rosey Brown!!! Thank you very much !
=================

To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:28:03 +0000
From: obcbobd@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Digest Number 1975

Spike hits me with a Churchman's Cigarette card depicting Baaseball from the 1920's.  A great card for my type set!

thanks Spike!
thanks OBC!

=================

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:41:37 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "mikesportsfan" 
Subject: End of (Jewish) Year thanks

As I spent the weekend ins ervies and celebrating Rosh Hashanah (Jewish
New Years) with family, a few packages came in to give thanks for:  TJ
with some U hits, Linda with, for her, a normal package including an
envelope graced with stamps of Clemente, Grange and Ott, a 1974 Topps
Stamp Sheet #16 including Aaron & Bench, an elusive 1968 SCFC
Peckinpaugh, a 1982 TCMA postcard of Berra (the SCFC and Postcard) were
type cards, and something to make the local Mayo smith society proud, a
1978 Detroit Tgiers Mayo card issued in conjunction with a local show.
Of course there were the assorted UV cards.
Peter Mead sent along 3 more 1954 Johnston Cookies cards, taking me to
11 that I have in the set.  peter wants me flip this to a wantlist,
even though there are 35 in the set.  When Peter sends me 7 more, I
will flip them, hint hint.
Thanks everyone and Happy New Year.
Mike Rich

=================

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:21:29 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Linda" 
Subject: Thanks

Thanks to Peter Mead for a 55 Topps Bill Wilson and a 55 Bowman Frank
Shea.thanks, Linda

=================

To: james_moleta@hotmail.com, chrisstufflestreet@yahoo.com, tvalacak@d211.org, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:50:28 +0000
From: talbot1@comcast.net
Subject: Incoming Thanks!!!

Hello All,

On the weekend the Tigers earn a playoff spot and strive for a divisional title some incoming packages made it even more special.  Thanks to:

James Moleta comes out of hibernation and proposes a little trade - so he sends me a `40 PlayBall of Ken Chase, a `41 Playball of Charlie Keller, a `50 Bowman of Sibby Sisti, and a pair of `53 Bowman B&W's (Masterson & Bridges).  Always fun to swap some cardboard, especially when the fellow trader has been inactive for a while - Welcome back James!!!

A "media mail" package from Chris Stufflestreet which is the modern Day "Pony Express" as these puppies took many weeks to make the trip from FLA.  At any rate, Chris shared with me (19) 12 count plastic sheets that are suitable to hold the `48 - `50 Bowman cards I would like to place in binders.  This is just a start and I am searching for more if any one has them but Chris comes through with my "starter" lot so the project can begin - many thanks Chris!!!

T.J. Valacak connects with my `65 Philly Football set with a Brown's Team card and a Skins Play card. just for kicks and giggles T.J. flips me a couple of Conlan cards featuring Cubs Outfielders Joe Marty and Danny Taylor who played their big league ball in the `30's.  Cool stuff T.J. - thanks for connecting with my list!!!

Thanks James, Chris and T.J. and all of OBC for making this hobby so much FUN!!!  BE WELL!!!

REGARDS ----------------- MARK
=================

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:06:57 EDT
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: smartalecx@aol.com
Subject: weekend thanks

to TJ VALACAK  for a 71 kellogg of larry dierker and a UV hit  mentioned on
the other server.  tnx tj!  gm

=================

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:43:02 -0700 (PDT)
To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: Chris Stufflestreet 
Subject: Like every volleyball...

A wantlist is bound to be "Spiked" once in a while.

SPIKE GLIDDEN answers my posting to the Wantlist
server last week and sends along two of the 1973 Blue
Border checklist cards I needed.  The Pirates and
Twins have taken their places in my binder.

8 down...16 to go...the set is now 1/3 complete.
Thanks for the little push, Spike!

Take care,

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To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:46:22 -0500
From: "Fr. Patrick Wattigny" 
Subject: Talbot's Thirty-Ninth Greeting!

Hi All!

Today's mail brought a nice birthday card for me from MARK TALBOT, who
more than doubled my 1980 Kellogg's have list with five nice hits of Gorman
Thomas, Ken Singleton, John Stearns, Lee Mazzilli, and Chet Lemon.   Great
story about Chet;  when I was 12 in 1979 Daddy and I went to Florida for
spring training.  We went to Bradenton, home of the White Sox, and got to
see them play the Pirates.  Got there early to see the players.  The Pirates
were not at all friendly, but Chet Lemon took the time to ask my name, my
age, hometown, etc., and gave me his autograph.  Well, let me tell you, I
became a Chet Lemon fan for the rest of his career (do we sense a HOM story
here developing?)  He was a class act, and the Kellogg's card in Chet's
White Sox unie reminded me of that great March 1979 trip.

Hope y'all enjoyed!  Have a great week, I'll be on retreat this week but
hoping the Dodgers can pull off the upset and get back into either the
division title or wild card....

Father Pat

=================

To: ,
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:12:43 -0400
From: "Chuck Paris" 
Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Talbot's Thirty-Ninth Greeting!

Me too !!!  Two nice 1952 Topps cards along with a congratulations for another
trip around the sun !!

Thanks Mark and Happy B-Day to you too Father Pat !!

----- Original Message -----
From: Fr. Patrick Wattigny
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Talbot's Thirty-Ninth Greeting!

Hi All!

Today's mail brought a nice birthday card for me from MARK TALBOT, who
more than doubled my 1980 Kellogg's have list with five nice hits of Gorman
Thomas, Ken Singleton, John Stearns, Lee Mazzilli, and Chet Lemon. Great
story about Chet; when I was 12 in 1979 Daddy and I went to Florida for
spring training. We went to Bradenton, home of the White Sox, and got to
see them play the Pirates. Got there early to see the players. The Pirates
were not at all friendly, but Chet Lemon took the time to ask my name, my
age, hometown, etc., and gave me his autograph. Well, let me tell you, I
became a Chet Lemon fan for the rest of his career (do we sense a HOM story
here developing?) He was a class act, and the Kellogg's card in Chet's
White Sox unie reminded me of that great March 1979 trip.

Hope y'all enjoyed! Have a great week, I'll be on retreat this week but
hoping the Dodgers can pull off the upset and get back into either the
division title or wild card....

Father Pat

=================

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:44:55 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Monday thanks

Monday thanks comes courtesy of an envelope from BRIAN BETZA.  Brian
had emailed me last week saying he mistakingly received a package for
me from Lynn Miller and was forwarding it my way.  Not only did Brian
forward the package, he included a 66 Sam McDowell and a 72 fb Calvin
Hill.  Thank you Brian.

That takes me to the package from  LYNN MILLER.  Lynn sends out 14
hits to my early 60's sets.  A pair from the 1960 set - Tony Kubek and
Dallas Green, a pair from teh 61 set, 7 hits to my 62 set, including a
few in the early 500's, a pair of 63's including a hit to the high
numbers, and a high number 64 of Gus Bell.  Thank you Lynn.

Way to go guys.  Thanks for making this a great Monday.

=================

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:11:38 -0400
To: Thanks OBC 
From: Don Rice 
Subject: Thanks TJ



For the 2nd time in less
than two weeks, thanks go out to T.J. VALACAK for two hits to the tough
1971 Kelloggs set. T.J. sends two well-loved additions of Frank Howard
and Roy White, both of which fit just fine in their new home. Thanks

--
Don Rice
http://home.nycap.rr.com/dkrice/
==============================================

=================

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:46:28 EDT
To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: cardclctor@aol.com
Subject: Recent thanks (resend)

Apparently AOL decided to return this after it wouldn't go through for three
hours... hopefully it'll go out this time:

Hi gang,
A trio of packages to report this week. The first comes from Peter Mead.
The envelope had a Dealer Scum check and a SCP Boston Patriot, linebacker Tom
Addison. Mr. Addison looks like he was on the field last night for the
Pats/Broncos game and was run over by Tatum Bell a couple times. Fills a slot
in the
old binder though. THANKS PETER!!
Gary Mandell also contributed a much appreciated SCP with a 1960 Leaf high
number. These are hard to come by. THANKS GARY!!
Today's mail brought one more OBC envelope. Brian Betza continues the SCP
theme by adding a 1960 Fleer footballer to the slowly filling album. That list
is getting really short too. THANKS BRIAN!! TAYL,

Ken M

=================

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:47:46 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Linda" 
Subject: Special thanks to Mike Rich

I would like to give a special thanks to Mike Rich for sending me a
book i have been searching a long time for but have been unable to
locate,Mike sends me The Sport Americana Price Guide to Non Sports
Cards by Christopher Benjamin covering non sports from 1961 to 1991.I
had given up on trying to find this book.Mike also sends some very rare
hi #'s for my sets too which are greatly appreciated because i don't
get these hi #'s too often. He sends  2 1961 topps including hi # 558
Don Ferrarerse,a 63 topps semi hi SP Dale Long, a 64 topps hi # Manny
Jimenez and a hit to the tough hi #'s in the 67 set- a Johnny
Klippstein # 588.These great cards fill the holes in the back of my set
binders where i seldom add any cards- thanks, Linda

Does anyone know if Sport Americana published any non sports guides
after the one mentioned above which covers 1961-1991?Are there any
further editions that cover non sport issues from the 1990's or beyond?

=================

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:43:31 -0700 (PDT)
To: obc thanks 
From: Matthew 
Subject: Big hit from Lincoln

BOB DONALDSON reaches deep into his dupes box and sends a 1967 Topps Red Sox
sticker #5, Hank Fischer. Whatta hit! A long-time hole in the type collection
is filled.

Thanks Bob!

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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:52:47 -0400
To: Thanks 
From: "Steve Rittenberg" 
Subject: Thanks Ken!
Content-Disposition: inline

Big thanks to Ken Morganti for sending me an Allen & Ginter Johnny Pesky.
Wow!  I knew Pesky was old but I didn't think he was that old.

=================

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:07:36 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "uthminsta1" 
Subject: latest pirate booty shipped to my door

Thanks to BRIAN, KEN, and CHUCK!!!

BRIAN BETZA sends along two waiver wire hits, a 1964 and a 1968.
Thanks again, Brian!

KEN MORGANTI sends along a 1949 Bowman of a Boston Brave, BOB
ELLIOTT.  My first '49!  And he throws in a crisp Morganti auto!
Thanks, Ken!

Alright.  I JUST said a few days ago, "OBC never ceases to amaze
me."  But this is ridiculous:

CHUCK PARIS sent my first T206 Boston Nationals card (STARR), my
second 1941 Double Play Braves card (HASSETT/MOORE), another for my
growing stack of 1950 Bowman Braves (ELLIOTT again) and NINETY-EIGHT
more cards from 1960 to 1974!!!!!  Lots of good stuff in there.
Rest assured Chuck, there will be a few cards coming back to thank
you.  Gee.  I feel like I burglarized your dupes box.  Thanks, Chuck.

Thanks again, everyone.

=================

To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:07:18 -0400
From: "Bob Reed" 
Subject: Incomings!

Recent arrivals in Connecticut:

Matt Glidden sends me a 1963 Judge Landis Bazooka All Time Great for my
birth year project.  It’s a very strange looking card.  The foil is a little
worn on the card so Landis looks just like one of those aliens with the bald
head and the huge forehead.  I like it!  Thanks Spike!

Peter Mead hits one of my favorite sets with a double shot for the 1953
Bowman color set.  One of the hits was Bob Cain whose claim to fame was the
pitcher that pitched to Eddie Gaedel.  Thanks Peter!

Thanks guys!
Bob R

=================

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:56:47 -0700 (PDT)
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, tvalacak@comcast.net, tdmassimo@yahoo.com
From: Jerry Coker 
Subject: recent incomings

Thanks to:

Tom Massimo - for 70T (AL Playoff Gm. 3), 71T (AL Playoff Gm. 2), 72T (Bob Oliver) and 73T (Davey Lopes RC).  Thank you Tom!

T.J. Valacak - for (9) 71T's including B.Mazeroski.  Thank you TJ!

Thanks OBC!!

Jerry Coker

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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:59:32 -0400
To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: Sean McGowan 
Subject: thanks from the norhteast

Inbound to Andover this week we had a bunch of hits to second
sets from Kent Montgomery,
and 3 nifty cut and bent Bowmans ('53,'54,'55) from Mark Talbot.
Great Stuff guys!

=================

Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:44:04 -0700 (PDT)
To: obc thanks 
From: Dan Angland 
Subject: The Harbor Master strikes again

Eddie Schott from Baltimore sends a nice 5 pack to me including 3 1964's a birth year 68 and a Cards team card from 1967.

Thanks very much Ed!

Dan Angland

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To: 
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:29:57 -0700
From: "KIT OKAMURO" 
Subject: thanks

thanks to mark talbot and anthony arbeeny for some 65s, and to shawn adkinsfor
a 64 ll koufax. thanks, kit okamuro
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Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:56:04 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Thanks Kevin!

Thursday thanks goes out to KEVIN MARTENS who sends out a DCP of a 62
Bob Schmidt and a 57 Walter Moryn.  Great hits to both sets.  Thanks

http://www.oldbaseball.com/wantlists/valacak.htm

=================

To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com (obcthanks)
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:09:54 +0000
From: obcbobd@comcast.net
Subject: Thanks Ed

Ed Schott sends a trio of 73 FB HOFers.  Len Dawson, Roger Staubacj and Alan Page!

thanks Ed!
thanks OBC!!!

=================

To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:10:43 +0000
From: hoot-owl@comcast.net
Subject: thanks`

A couple of much appreciated envelopes met me tonight. thanks go out to--

Brian Betza for a 56 card of my HOMer Jim Konstanty in his Yankee pinstripes. Along for the ride is a 1952 bowman Eddie Robinson.

Bill Malson sends a great SCP of Earl Johnson's 1950 Bowman card.

Great stuff OBC--many thanks
Peter Mead
=================

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:10:48 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "jmoleta30341" 
Subject: Thanks Mark!

First inbounds in a while (totally my fault; I've been inactive until
recently) are from MARK TALBOT, who sends some great hits:

7 72T FB, including a Lyle Alzado RC!
2 76 Hostess cards, to bring my list under 10 for the set!
a 53B b/w Morrie Martin, and 2 40PB, incl a hi# w/ some funky star-
shaped hole punches in the corners!

Thanks Mark! I look fwd to hitting some W/Ls again  - yours and
others - in the near future.

OBC - You gotta love it!

James Moleta

=================

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:27:50 EDT
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: DaPatriot1@aol.com
Subject: a 65 topps thanks

Hello all thanks go out to  Both Bob "FRIAR" Corvello  and  Ed 'Loves them
Orioles" Schott for both sending packages hitting my new 1965  topps.
Ed sends 9 hits to the set
Bob 14 hits to the set
Thank you both big time

Rob "The Fireman" Gioia

=================

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:19:11 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "Tom Housley" 
Subject: Thanks for the week!

Thanks are extended today to TJ VALACAK for a DCP of 1974 Kellogg's 3D,
and for a dozen unmentionables. Much appreciated, TJ!

CHEF ANT sends a 1954 Topps hit, and a 1975 Topps mini Jim Rice RC.
Thanks Ant!

Thanks guys!

Tom Housley

=================

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:17:53 EDT
To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: cardclctor@aol.com
Subject: Birthday thanks

Hi all,
Mark Talbot sent me a birthday card with a couple of cards that are about
as old as I am. One was a 1965 Philly footballer, which takes the list down to
just five more. The other was most of a 1967 Topps, that leaves... well, that
set is just barely started. If you average that out, it's like two birth year
hits on my birthday. THANKS MARK!! TAYL,

Ken M

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To: "obc thanks" 
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:24:50 -0400
From: "ant" 
Subject: KEnt hooks up

Hello All,
Kent send 16 strikes to the 78 set , 16 each to some unmentionalbles & 3 odd
ball strikes to my montana quest.

Thanks for the hits

Anthony Arbeeny
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To: "OBC Thanks" 
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:53:38 -0700
From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" 
Subject: SCP!

I would like to thank Peter Mead for an amazing SCP - a 58 Whitey Ford.
Thank you for the great hit.

Erik Greenwood

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To: 
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:27:35 -0700
From: "Brian Lindholme" 
Subject: my birthday thanks

OBC World,
Seems like there are a lot of Sept. birthdays in our group...and I'm one ofthem.
Mine was last week and I have received two envelopes to help ease the pain of
44 trips around the sun.

Famous B-Card sender M. Talbot mailed some fine footballers from the 72 setand
a 71T FB game card !! You all know how much I like those early 70's football
!  THANKS for the well wishes and the cardboard, Mark !!!

Brian Betza landed a pack too...some 67's and 66 baseball hits including Gil
Hodges !!!! Thanks Brian !!  While these cards are pretty old, they stillare
not as old as me :(

I can only retrieve my mail occasionally now, as I am in Florence only a few
days per month lately. It's extra special to be remembered when I have not
been able to send OUT cards for awhile. Almost all my cards are in storage
and I can't wait to settle in somewhere and begin to enjoy them all again.

Thanks once again !!

OBC Forever
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Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:28:38 EDT
To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: cardclctor@aol.com
Subject: Thanks

Hi all,
Quick thanks out to Gary Mandell for cards that fill in my 'secret
project' binders. Included were three cards of a young Julio Franco (if there is such
a thing) to finish that page and a couple that polished off the entire binder
of high numbers (although all the cards were issued at once, so it's not the
same as a vintage high number). THANKS GARY!! TAYL,

Ken M

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Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:00:34 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "rayluurs" 
Subject: They are taking turns on he Twins sets

BRIAN BETZA and ED SCHOTT are taking turn seeing who can come with
cards for my newly devised Minnesota Twins list.  Brian checks in with
a 69 Cal Ermer, 71 Jim Kaat, 72 team leader, Oliva, Blyleven, Corbin
and Woodson and a 74 Eric Soderholm

Ed return with a 71 leaders card and Frank Quilici, and 7 1979 with
names like Jackson, Smalley, Wynegar, Wilfong, Chiles, Randall,and

hanks guys for continuelyy whitleing down this list

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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:43:02 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "mikesportsfan" 
Subject: The QUEEN sends a package FITak for a King

Linda sends along yet another great pacakge.  In addition to the usual
assortment of oddball UV cards, some of these sets I am getting close
to adding, she sends along a few hits to my sets.  I do not know which
is stranger, that 1 person could hit the following ists, or that 1
person (me) actually collects them:  Conlon's are UV, but on mnay
OBCers lists, a apir fo 1978 Papa Gino's Discs bringing me within 11 of
finishing; a pair of 1977 Pepsi BB Glove Discs, that set is within 28
of completion.  The strangest hit of all was a single hit to the 1963
GAD Fun cards.  Although this set is mainly cartoons of BB, this one
was about bowling pins.  Only 14 more for this 88 card set.
Thanks Linda.
Mike Rich

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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:56:32 -0000
To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com
From: "T.J. Valacak" 
Subject: Saturday thanks

Today's thanks go out to GARY MANDELL for three hits to my 75 mini
set.  It's always nice to put a few dents in that enormous want list.
Thank you Gary!

Thanks also to BOB D'ANGELO

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekends.  Be safe!

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To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:03:38 +0000
From: talbot1@comcast.net
Subject: FW: [OBC-Ramblings] TEST TEST TEST

This a test for Dave Kolenda.

Dave - Your Yahoo email address was established a few hours ago and I want to be certain you are receiving OBC mail.  Please reply to the Announcement and Rambling post Dave and tomorrow or Monday when you get your first Thanks and Wantlist digest email me again so that I am certain you are receiving your mail.  Peter is very concerned that the egroup is not set up correctly - I want to be certain it is.

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