OBC - Old Baseball Cards (collecting club)

[ecRich]

I kind of gave it a try. Found it to be a good ole boys club. People who wanted a lot and would give trash in return. One member wanted Cracker Jack and T206 HOFers as well as tough 1950's type cards. So I wrote him telling I had some items he wanted and asked what he had to trade. He responded by saying he was interested in my prewar HOFers and had lower condition 1974 Topps commons to trade for them. I have traded with some members and they were great (OBC Mac, Andy Cook), others were a bad experience ( hi Brian).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ecRich

I kind of gave it a try. Found it to be a good ole boys club. People who wanted a lot and would give trash in return. One member wanted Cracker Jack and T206 HOFers as well as tough 1950's type cards. So I wrote him telling I had some items he wanted and asked what he had to trade. He responded by saying he was interested in my prewar HOFers and had lower condition 1974 Topps commons to trade for them. I have traded with some members and they were great (OBC Mac, Andy Cook), others were a bad experience ( hi Brian).

To all members please remember this rule which is posted at the top of every page and in bold letters-

"If you give an opinion of a person or company your full name needs to be in your post."



ps...I should add, the OBC guys are some of my favorite in the hobby. I am not one as I only collect really, really obscure stuff, and honestly don't have the time......but I only have good things to say about almost every one of them I have met. Just like any organization with hundreds or thousands of members (I don''t know how many OBC'ers there are), there will be a few members that don't have the same mindset as the rest.
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[obctom]

Originally Posted by ecRich

I kind of gave it a try. Found it to be a good ole boys club. People who wanted a lot and would give trash in return. One member wanted Cracker Jack and T206 HOFers as well as tough 1950's type cards. So I wrote him telling I had some items he wanted and asked what he had to trade. He responded by saying he was interested in my prewar HOFers and had lower condition 1974 Topps commons to trade for them. I have traded with some members and they were great (OBC Mac, Andy Cook), others were a bad experience ( hi Brian).

I'm sorry you had a bad experience; but as a member since 2002, I can say that experience is the rare exception to the way OBC operates. Sure, some people don't quite embrace the RAOK philosophy - such as whoever you dealt with - but I can honestly say that I have never encountered such an example.

I respectfully disagree with the "old boys club" characterization. While many of us have known each other for years (and may see each other once a year at the National if we are lucky), I feel we embrace new members eagerly. Here's an example: at the National this past year, we met with a VCT member who lived nearby. He was invited to our Saturday night get-together (aka the "swap session", although there are never any trades, just Random Acts of Kindness); he had such a good time with us that he joined OBC a couple of weeks later & by his own admission loves the group.

So, yes, OBC isn't for everyone. And sometimes - very rarely - someone has a bad experience. But it is a great group to belong to (and thanks, Leon, for your kind words).

To the poster who had the bad experience, I think I speak for all of OBC when I say we are truly sorry you went through what you did, but please don't paint the entire group with the same brush.

To anyone else still following this thread, please check us out at www.oldbaseball.com. Even if we aren't your particular cup of tea - and that's OK too - you may find a member or two whose collecting goals match yours; reach out and see if you can arrange trades if you'd like to.

And at the very least, have some fun reading our OBC Slang Dictionary & looking through the gallery of well-loved cards a.k.a Tiptons! We also have some nice features on the website, such as set checklists under the "Library" tab, as well as a nice cut & paste list of numbers you can use when creating your wantlists.

Tom Housley
OBC member since 2002