Let's see the best deals you've ever made...

Dear JIm VB

You continue to amaze us.

But when your time comes, your tombstone is sure to read:

...Because it was Bruce

And we trust that someone special will regularly place poison
Cactus next to the stone.

Funny the Old Cardboard profile forgot to mention
the finer aspects of your sociopathic personality.

We will be at the NATIONAL.We would love to have a contest with you.
We can have a question and answer contest on rare high grade
cards- say at $1000 a question - cash on the line.

And when you are humiliated and broke- we'll be delighted to hear you
say "Because it was Bruce."

Are you getting that tired old horse and buggy ready for the drive up to
Baltimore? There are some wonderful trailer camps where you can stay
along the way.

Time to give up- we're sick of all that hot, poison air

Because It Is Bruce

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

Funny the Old Cardboard profile forgot to mention
the finer aspects of your sociopathic personality.

LOL!

Wasn't it just a month or so ago that you claimed not to know what Old Cardboard was? Now you're a subscriber?

You must be chewing on some weird tobacco down there in
Honky Town

We have been a subscriber to Old Card Board since its inception.
a charter advertising and a contributer.

Tell us, is English your first language or is it Pig Latin?

By the way to whom does "ruining humanity since 1955 refer to.
It was certainly not the year we were born- were you born that year?

Happy Trails

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

[Al C.risafulli]

Its a shame, this could have been a good thread.

Ive always been a card guy, but have been getting more into the memorabilia end of things lately. I've gotten a couple of nice deals on eBay over the last year.

First, I found a broadside from the Newark Peppers, advertising their games. Its a great piece, especially considering that i collect items related to baseball in new jersey. REA sold one a few years ago for something like 2K; I believe I got mine for $300.

Next, I got a very large tin sign advertising jacob ruppert beer - it's something like 3 1/2 feet long or so. It was in a weird category on bay, and i got it for a little over $100.

Lastly, in the most recent REA auction,i won the scorebook from the 1867 Bernards Base Ball Club of Basking Ridge, NJ. To me, this is a true treasure - given the year of the first game in Hoboken, this has got to be one of the oldest surviving relics documenting baseball in NJ, over the years it has made the rounds and wound up being displayed at various events throughout the state, and during that time it picked up a few autographs, notably Jimmie Foxx. I think this is. A museum quality item, but apparently im the only one who thinks so, since i won it for the opening bid.

I also have some very cool correspondence related to casey stengel, but vie posted that stuff so many times over on the card side that I will spare you all.

That's my contribution.

Al

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

You must be chewing on some weird tobacco down there in Honky Town.
We have been a subscribers to Old Card Board Cardboard since its inception,
a charter advertising advertiser and a contributer contributor.
Tell us, is English your first language or is it Pig Latin?
By the way, to whom does "ruining humanity since 1955" refer to?
It was certainly not the year we were born- were you born that year?

Happy Trails

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

Hoo Boy! The Carpet Bomber is criticizing Jim's English. Surreal stuff. Go get 'em, Bruce!

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

We have been a subscriber to Old Card Board since its inception.
a charter advertising and a contributer.

From the March thread "The Net 54 100", posts #193 and #194, you claim to have NEVER heard of Old Cardboard.

G'night Brucie!



http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...t54+100&page=3

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

Adam

When our time comes, we are more than certain that there will be a group of people that care by our side

Whilst we have never heard of the magazines you reference, we wonder if your obsession with masturbation emanates from the fact that you can't satisfy your wife or that she is sick and tired of you.

Your vile commentary is shameful at best. We will be in Baltimore. If you want to confront us, so be it. You will pay the price, big time

[GKreindler]

Hey guys,

These might not fall into the category of 'best deals ever made', but I think it could count for me. Because of the kind of work I do, obviously photographs of players are always appreciated. But since I try to be as historically accurate as possible, putting them in proper context is even more important.

So, when I learned about the Harry M. Stevens ballpark panoramic photographs years ago, I nearly flipped - I knew it would be imperative to get as many of them as possible.

For those of you unfamiliar with them, Lelands auctioned them off sometime in 1996. The original purpose of these photographs was to demonstrate to advertisers the state of their scoreboard ads for a given year. Now, the image clarity of these photos is astonishing, as they were produced straight from good ol' glass plate negatives. The dates depicted ranged from 1934 to 1956 I believe, and many of the MLB ballparks were depicted, including: Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field, Fenway, and Braves Field.

I've managed to get my hands on many of them over the years through eBay, most of which were of Yankee Stadium. I've put most of them right back on the site, as I only needed scans of them for my reference, and never had a need for originals. I do still have a few left, however.

Anywho, here are two examples:


1939


1949

I definitely paid a lot for them, but they've been absolutely invaluable for my artwork!

Graig

Jim VB

It certainly takes a twisted mine to twist the facts, even when they are right in front of your eyes.

The magazines that we "never heard of" are referenced in the paragraph below.

This is our final response . Once again you and the Nutty Professor attempted to take over a post by attacking us for addressing the issue as we see fit.

In the future- we will send our correspondence directly to David and you,
and copy Leon. We do not want waste the Board's time addressing your deeply troubled minds.

The original post to which we responded:

or perhaps just the latest issue of "Big 'Uns", or "Stud" or whatever else squeezes your lemon), odds are that no one would know, care or find out until the rotting smell offended your neighbors.

Our apologies to other Board Members- clearly there is no stopping JimVB's
rants- perhaps we should start a fund so he can obtain the proper medical
treatment

All the best

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List