How many OBC member do we have here?

[hoot-owl]

Not much else to add that hasn't already been said. A great group of folks interested in the history of baseball and old cardboard. A group of guys and gals that enjoy tracking down the last card you might need for a set--or the elusive short-print for an obscure set you might be working on. You have to love NCAA pools and Super Bowl pools where the winners receive cards.

A ton of knowledge across a wide spectrum of the hobby--pre-war, regionals and food issues, variations, you name it there is an industry expect in the group. Some OBC friendly dealers do occasionally provide boxers of beaters to be distributed to the larger group.

I agree with Josh, Geno, Grant, Bob, and the other guys who are also members of this board. Long-term friendships that go beyond cardboad with folks with with common interests. It doesn't get any better.

[TNP777]

as you can tell from my post count, I am always eager to share my wealth of hobby knowledge here.

OBC member since 1996. So many cool things about this particular gang. RAOK. The amazing things that show up on the mail with no expectation of return fire (funny how it all just works out in the end). However, what I treasure most are the personal get-togethers, whether they be at card shows, ballgames, a drive through a member's neck of the woods, or topgolf's backyard for barbecue, camaraderie and an innocent game of half-rubber (hide your dogs & young 'uns). A fantastic group of gentlemen (and the occasional lady) - I'm proud to have been a small part of it for so long.

We are OBC, and we come in peace.

[VistaViper]

I've been a member of OBC for the last five years and I just joined net54 today! It is the best thing, as collecting goes, I ever decided to do. I'm not much into prewar stuff since I'm poor and in the US Army. However I'm getting more interested in it everyday.

[toppcat]

I am an inactive member of OBC but have been in it over 20 years. I stopped collecting postwar baseball sets a while back and went inactive but ad mentioned previously if you collect VG or under post war sets and like to trade it is a wonderful resource.

[hangman62]

Im not knocking the club..nor the members..but again ..this RAOK.. In a prefect world..yea maybe...but in the real world....it does NOT all work out in the end. I can give you dozens of current and former members that are ( or were) very careful to NOT just send out high value cards..because they dont get equal value back. And I can tell you first hand how many times a member " tried to follow the concept" and sent a lot more then they got back. Maybe 15 + yrs ago..it was different, and maybe the early members did OK, but not for a long time now
Great guys..yes.. fun club to belong to..yes...but sending out big name high value cards..and expecting equal in return....it dont happen

RalG

[HercDriver]

Yea, if you send out an SGC 60 Goudey Ruth, I doubt you'll be happy with what you get back, because the OBC guys don't collect stuff like that for the most part. Like I said before, if that's what you want, then OBC is not for you. That being said, you just might get a few Goudeys with hole punches in them to knock them off your list. OBC is more about friendships than cards...always has been, and always will be. You never hear the bickering over there that you sometimes get on N54.

Both groups are great...for different reasons.

Cheers,
Geno

[Wite3]

Hmm...expecting equal value in OBC is just silly...OBC used to burn becketts for fun...I recently sent out a package that included several high number '55 bowmans...what i got in return was a package with a few rough '57 phillies...was it a fair value trade...nope...do i care...nope...i was happy to have the phillies.

I will always owe OBC because a former member organized a purchase of my really rough magie about 15 years ago. never would have owned one without obc.

Also, obc just cut a check to the Make A Wish foundation (thanks to Geno) in the name of a former member who recently passed away. Another OBC tradition that I embrace and love.

It is more than just fair value trading...

Joshua