If you could get one poster to return

[Rich Klein]

that was a NET 54 poster who would it be. That person does need to be living. For example I once wrote I miss Bruce Dorskind's posts the day he was reinstated (Leon still thinks I knew something I did not) but again his points when on topic were very interesting.

As an example, I recently had a nice Facebook convesation with Davallio about old music no less. When he posted about cards, his posts were usually on topic and quite thought provoking.

Who do you miss after we've been on this board for a dozen years now.

Rich

[Josh Wolf]

Joe Pelaez. Absolute passion. Never afraid to speak his mind. Miss him dearly. RIP Joe.

Josh

P.S. Sorry Rich...just noticed you said the person needed to be living...hope you can make an exception for Joe P. :-)

[sbfinley]

Joe Pelaez. Absolute passion. Never afraid to speak his mind. Miss him dearly. RIP Joe.

Josh

Was about to say the same name. I hate I didn't know him sooner.

I'd love an epic return from Marshall Barkman, complete with the last 5-7 years of noise bringing stories. Last I heard he left us for a PGA Tour/Music Business/Antique Roadshow gig. Guy had pizazz, I'll give him that.

[Rich Klein]

I'd love to see Joe come back; we've had perhaps (depending on religious preferences) one person do that -- and he was a nice Jewish Boy.

Rich

[Peter_Spaeth]

Yeah Marshall was a great guy, just ask Joann.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=91750&highlight=sexist

[barrysloate]

Bruce.

[bn2cardz]

I am newer to the board. Yet I really think, reading through old threads, that "Archive" had some really good things to add. :D

[insccollectibles]

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[Bocabirdman]

:d

124695

[calvindog]

Marshall Barkman for sure. Rarely can someone make me literally laugh out loud; Marshall did repeatedly.

[autograf]

Bring in da noize, bring in da funk..........


WOWSER.....remember that Farrah poster. Had to have that one on the back of my door in case company came over......

[bnorth]

I am probably in the minority here but I would like to se Pepis(Jose Vasquez) back on the board. He gave out a lot of info on how to spot fake packs. Yes he was a scumball that also sold some but most people that know the exact details on how to spot fake items got it from being a scumball or learned it from one.

[Peter_Spaeth]

My choice is Peter Chao. Nobody is even second.

[nolemmings]

My choice is Peter Chao. Nobody is even second.

I would have bet my entire collection that you would say that.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Jimmy, kingofclout....hands down.

Jeff

[Cardboard Junkie]

Frank Kealoha Ward

[Howe’s Hunter]

Hal Lewis had some nice cards that he would share online from time to time. Just enjoyed seeing cards I knew I would never be able to afford.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I would have bet my entire collection that you would say that.

Todd, his debut thread will never be surpassed, although his Virginia Tech one came close.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=84835&highlight=spiked

[Peter_Spaeth]

And another true classic.

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Posted By: peter chao
It is an unimaginable tragedy, thirty-one young adults have died. It's a senseless shame. This is the reason that we play sports. It allows us to take out our agressions on the playing field. Can you imagine Barry Bonds with a gun, or Wilt Chamberlain with a gun. Thank God for sports.

Peter


http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=85170&highlight=virginia

[chaddurbin]

i am convinced "peter chao" was an alt id of wesley l. bay area real estate lawyer, wes is a genius like that.

[Runscott]

There are many who I would like to see return. A few of them pop in from time to time, but I think Dan Mathewson pretty much just disappeared.

[PM770]

I am probably in the minority here but I would like to se Pepis(Jose Vasquez) back on the board. He gave out a lot of info on how to spot fake packs. Yes he was a scumball that also sold some but most people that know the exact details on how to spot fake items got it from being a scumball or learned it from one.

I agree with you Ben. I hated the way he would try to misdirect (look at these reseals of here!) whenever someone would bring up his resealing. I don't think he ever did answer the Bradshaw pack inquiry. And his attacks on BBCE seemed very unwarranted and unfair - almost blaming the victim (in a way) of the reseals he got past PSA.

But he did provide some information that I never had before that seems to hold up regarding ABCDEF sheet labeling and the top of packs. He also provided some valuable information regarding what to look for in the seals and the sides of the pack.

[Peter_Spaeth]

i am convinced "peter chao" was an alt id of wesley l. bay area real estate lawyer, wes is a genius like that.

LOL. He's real though.
http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/94612-ca-peter-chao-341613.html

[calvindog]

Um, he's been disciplined twice. LOL Wait -- three times if you include Net 54.

[Al C.risafulli]

I'm with Peter (Spaeth). Peter Chaos tops the list. There was nothing like logging into 54 after a few hours away from the board and reading a dozen or so of his posts.

-Al

[wonkaticket]

Um, he's been disciplined twice. LOL Wait -- three times if you include Net 54.

Even with his two slaps he is still within 2.8 points of your score Jeff on that website. Go figure..... :)

[slidekellyslide]

Peter Chao is definitely real...Steve Murray I believe provided some pics of their meeting. He also gets my vote as most wanted to return...he wasn't mean spirited like Barkman, and as a moderator I got tired of the complaints against him.....Chao was our Yogi Berra.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Barkman was the most mean spirited poster ever. Figures he's first on Lichtman's list. :D

[tbob]

Whenever I bid on ebay I miss seeing the old user IDs of those guys I respected but who cost me so much extra because of their spirited bidding:
vendomecat (Mike), gobucksscrewblue (Tim), ockday (Alan), muskiecaptain, husbandoftammy (Hal), etc. :)
As far as posters go, I am sorry Bruces is no longer with us but I don't miss his mean spirited posts toward several of my friends on this Board. I can't say I miss Marshall or Chao either, for different reasons, sorry guys... :rolleyes:

[calvindog]

Barkman was the most mean spirited poster ever. Figures he's first on Lichtman's list. :D

Bruce used to openly pray for the death of people here; Marshall was just obnoxiously funny. But very, very funny at times. Yes, he was offensive but I hate to break it to people here: everyone offends someone out here eventually.

[JeremyW]

tbob- I think husbandoftammy was JC, not Hal. Either way, it would be great if they were both still members.

[wonkaticket]

Shame we lost George Dreher easily the most amazing made up collection of all time on Net54. Even after his duffle bag of 1989 Donruss were laid out carefully on the broken Ikea bed some people just didn’t want to believe (Lichtman). Wish he would come back perhaps he’s added imaginary cards to the collection…I guess we will never know. :)

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=85096

[Peter_Spaeth]

Yeah this was hysterical. Funny guy, damn I miss him.

""Once again doll smart remark about being introduced throwing up at a party. When was the last time you were spanked? Perhaps a few taps will change your perspective and you may lighten up a little on your obvious frustrations."

[slidekellyslide]

Shame we lost George Dreher easily the most amazing made up collection of all time on Net54. Even after his duffle bag of 1989 Donruss were laid out carefully on the broken Ikea bed some people just didn’t want to believe (Lichtman). Wish he would come back perhaps he’s added imaginary cards to the collection…I guess we will never know. :)

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=85096

YES!!! I forgot about that guy....didn't he say he had an entire vault at the bank full of cards?

[wonkaticket]

YES!!! I forgot about that guy....didn't he say he had an entire vault at the bank full of cards?

Dan yeah just a few….6,000 T206's in 1/2 screw downs, 5k 19th cards depending on what day he claimed to have 30-40k pre-war cards and a collection in the 10's of millions all in one bank and a few safety boxes for $600 a year. Classic, and boy did I take a beating for doubting this joker….until that duffle bag full of 89 Donrus hit that Ikea bed for the photo op. Classic 54. :)

[slidekellyslide]

Dan yeah just a few….6,000 T206's in 1/2 screw downs, 5k 19th cards depending on what day he claimed to have 30-40k pre-war cards and a collection in the 10's of millions all in one bank and a few safety boxes for $600 a year. Classic, and boy did I take a beating for doubting this joker….until that duffle bag full of 89 Donrus hit that Ikea bed for the photo op. Classic 54. :)

Ha...yes, I just went back and read his farewell thread that you linked to...good times! :D

[Rob D.]

Ha...yes, I just went back and read his farewell thread that you linked to...good times! :D

Quite a few bright lights shining in that thread.

[calvindog]

Quite a few bright lights shining in that thread.

One of the funniest threads ever. I especially love when board members begged George to stay! LOLOL

[sb1]

Don't forget BCD and the occasional video by Brian Cataquet

[slidekellyslide]

Don't forget BCD and the occasional video by Brian Cataquet

Heh...I forgot about BCD. Wasn't he always threatening to beat people up?

Anyone missing the brilliance of Scott Elk*ns?

[Rob D.]

Anyone missing the brilliance of Scott Elk*ns?

I've tried to pick up the slack in his absence. I've heard through the grapevine that I'm a worse person than Scott.

So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.

[calvindog]

Elkins was released from his cage not that long ago and presumably is back inside his trailer, dreaming of ways to kill Jews and his ex-wife.

Frank Evanov is someone whose posts I miss.

[hangman62]

marshall... bring da noize

[slidekellyslide]

Elkins was released from his cage not that long ago and presumably is back inside his trailer, dreaming of ways to kill Jews and his ex-wife.



and chickens.

[calvindog]

and chickens.

Yes, the chickens. I always said that a guy who took such great delight in torturing animals was a vicious, psychotic, criminal-to-be. Elkins sure proved that.

[ethicsprof]

I have 2 in mind: Yawie and Doc Duet.
all the best,
barry

[Howe’s Hunter]

That list would be way too long, and couldn't be narrowed down to one.

[Howe’s Hunter]

Don't know that he is really gone, but certainly doesn't post as much as he used to.

[Exhibitman]

Heh...I forgot about BCD. Wasn't he always threatening to beat people up?



You are correct, sir! I was one of them. He offered to fight me in a MMA cage match after sending me a link to his MMA record. I told him if we ever fought I'd shoot him instead of fighting fair. The Lord made all men but Samuel Colt made them equal.

[tbob]

tbob- I think husbandoftammy was JC, not Hal. Either way, it would be great if they were both still members.


Yes Jeremy, you are correct. Both had great collections, both no longer do.

[mart8081]

I have 2 in mind: Yawie and Doc Duet.
all the best,
barry

Steve Yawitz might make a return to cards soonish. Am in touch with him on Facebook as we share a passion for football - him for Arsenal and me for Liverpool.

Martin

[ethicsprof]

thanks so much for the update.
I'd love to see the ole buddy back around.
all the best
barry

[Peter_Spaeth]

Every time Barry calls or refers to someone as "ole buddy" I think of Jay Gatsby calling everyone "old sport." :)

[wolf441]

Every time Barry calls or refers to someone as "ole buddy" I think of Jay Gatsby calling everyone "old sport." :)

"Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he's a gambler." Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: "He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919."

"Fixed the World's Series? The idea staggered me. I remembered, of course, that the World's Series had been fixed in 1919, but if I had thought of it at all I would have thought of it as a thing that merely happened, the end of some inevitable chain. It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people – with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe. "Why isn't he in jail?"

"They can't get him, old sport. He's a smart man."

[Peter_Spaeth]

Great line -- Ken Burns used it for one of the episodes in his baseball series (the faith of 50 million people).

[Rich Klein]

Every time Barry calls or refers to someone as "ole buddy" I think of Jay Gatsby calling everyone "old sport." :)

I think of the Skipper and Gilligan

[ethicsprof]

Thanks for thinking about me! :)
I sadly must admit that when you mentioned Gatsby, my mind quickly ran to the
the Black Sox Scandal as noted above(Wolfsheim---Rothstein) and the search
for T206 cards with the 'fancy' Fitzgerald 'F' on the back.
I must very soon expand my list of avocations. I know 'Jay Gatsby' by many other faces and names from my Davidson days.
I would think, if my memory serves me, that you,too, remember the same from
your WF days. Lots of money,etc. in those N.C. 'villages'.
I am still pleased that I did a bit better than George Wilson with my days
and I know full well that you have, ole buddy.
all the best,
Barry

[Peter_Spaeth]

Barry, no North Carolina in my past -- undergrad at Michigan. But I will reserve judgment on your mistake -- after all, reserving judgment is a matter of infinite hope. :)

[ethicsprof]

your quotation was quite generous. thank you. my memory did not serve me well.
I suspect I was 'remembering' our good friend J L's sojourn in NC d u, but I think I will risk 'remembering' at some earlier hour. :) I hope that I have not
'committed [myself] to the following of a grail.'
:) barry

[Griffins]

Just one?

Peter Chao, Julie Vogner, the guy who always talked about a Johnny Kling stainglass, BcD (who doesn't even post on fb much anymore), Dan Mathewson, Jim Crandall, Hal Lewis, Mike Wentz, Colt McClelland. Oh yeah, and the guy that founded this board, Elliot something or other.

[Fred]

I guess nobody misses Norris M from the Pacific Northwest....:p

[Rich Klein]

In tonight's searches about Twitter people I might be interested in following; This name stood out: Marshall Barkman III.

I am now following him and he is apparently a major new card playa -- but one old card stood out in his posts:

He truly has been bringing da noize


https://twitter.com/1syndicate1

[andybecker]

I guess nobody misses Norris M from the Pacific Northwest....:p

I heard Norris passed away. he was goofy, but harmless.