OBC - Old Baseball Cards (collecting club)

[jschris]

I can't believe I'm approaching five years in OBC--soon to become a grizzled veteran.

I joined OBC with a simple goal of finishing up a Topps run back to 1970. I had pretty much everything 1980 and up, so OBC seemed like a good idea. At the time, I maybe, MAYBE had 200 pre-1970 cards. I was nervous about applying because my dupe box was never all that full, but I was encouraged to join anyway. Early on, I was given the advice that I might want to expand my goal, as the 70's thing wouldn't last too long. It sure didn't. Never in my wildest collecting dreams did I think I could have a legitimate "wantlist" for sets from the 60s or even 50s, but less than five years later here I am. It sure makes the trip to the mailbox fun every day!

One quick story about OBC: this past summer, I was within about 15 cards of finishing my '69 Topps set. Mainly high dollar cards left. A handful of members who were attending the National reached out to the rest of the group to see if there was anything they could look for to help them out. I tossed my list out there, just in case. The show arrives and every hour or so I'd get another text: "got Reggie" or "tracking down a Ryan", or something similar. It was like I was on the floor at the National! They completed that set for me and I think they were just as excited as I was. OBC is truly a special group.

Jason C.