Huge shout out to Davidbvintage!!
 

I see tons of negativity in our hobby and the world in general. In an effort to counterbalance the hostility, I want to single out David Bryan. David goes by davidbvintage here and on eBay.

A couple months ago I got a wild hair that I wanted to collect n151 cards to go with my other 19th century collection. I searched and found a small horde of them listed on eBay. All listed by davidbvintage. Prices seemed a tad high, but what did/do I know. These are scarce as unicorn poop, check the pop reports. Anyway, I looked in my bank, I looked in the cushions of the couch, I looked on the washing machine and I looked in my cup holder of my truck - same result everywhere, no moolah to be found.

Fear began to course through my veins, what if someone else buys these rare gems, what if he comes to his senses and declares them to be no longer for sale. What to do, what to do. A light bulb went off.

I looked here on net54 and low and behold, a member with the same name!! I reached out to this seller and asked him a preposterous question - will you sell these cards on a lay-a-way type arrangement? Oh yeah, also can you give me a better deal?

Mr Bryan agreed to both of my requests. However his idea was a lot shorter on time than I had planned. So, I countered with a schedule of my choosing and a deal was struck.

After I had 400 bucks paid as a deposit I had a small family emergency that soaked up the cash I was planning to pay the 1600 balance with. I reached out to David and told him the issue and offered 3 solutions with the final choice being his. I offered the following:
1. Cancel the deal and he keep the 400 bucks as a penalty for my tardiness (I fully expected him to choose this option)
2. Cancel the deal and refund my 400.
3. Continue the deal and extend the terms by 45 days.

David choose to continue with the deal. The rest of the payments were made timely and in fact were reasonably close to the original final maturity and was paid in full on 10/13.

I received the package today and it was shipped quickly and professionally. I can’t say enough good things about a man that operated in this manner with a buyer he had never met. I did take a leap of faith, as I made all payments by friends and family. As it turns out, that was the correct means of payment. Mr Bryan may not be family, but he is definitely a friend now, and hopefully we will meet at some point in the future.

Mark Medlin

huge
 

Holler !

Excellent to hear. Thanks for sharing!

I can second the professionalism that Davidbvintage exemplifies. Always enjoy dealing with him.

I agree that David is a great person to deal with. I've purchased many T206's from him over the years on Ebay and have never had any issues. It's nice to hear some positive things.

Mark that is awesome on so many levels. Thank you for sharing such a great transaction.

Mark- Thanks for sharing your good experience....always welcome to hear that!

Nice job boys...sounds like communication was excellent on both sides of this deal!!!


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Also a big David Bryan fan here. I've been buying from him since the pre-eBay days and he's always been absolutely top notch. At the Apex of the hobby, as it were.

1. How you going to type all those words and not post no pictures...Come on man.

2. Great story...

I will try and add some later. My photography skills are horrid and the wife is at cheer leading practice.

David and I have been friends for over 20 years. There is not a nicer, more knowledgeable guy in the hobby.

Great job on both sides. I love hearing stories like this!

I must concur, Davidbvintage is an outstanding outfit.

That's a great story. Got to buy from that dude.

Absolutely top notch
 

While I've not bought anything from him for a couple years, every transaction was right on - he was always great to work with.

Thanks for sharing the story, Mark We don't get enough of the bright spots these days...

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Mike

I figured how to crop and upload some of the original pictures David had posted.

Right there with ya' Jay. David is one of the handful of hobby guys who I always happily spend as much time chatting with him as I can at the National each year .....and occasionally on the phone. Certainly one of the good guys in the hobby.

Kudos to David who is one of the nicest, most reliable, and honest guys in our hobby. I always enjoy talking with him. He's the best!

Cheers,
Mike

Your wife's a cheerleader? forget pics of the cards... :D

:D Cheer mom. 11 year old daughter is cheer leader.

Way to make me feel like a creep lol. Seriously I was just thinking of starting a general "Good Guys" post and asking people for stories, this beat me to it, thanks for sharing.

I, too, have purchased from David Bryan, and all my experiences have been great.

Sorry you feel that way scott just reported the facts. Nuttin’ but de facts.

Cool cards. Thanks for posting the pics. You guys ain't messing around with the old cards around here, that's for sure...

When I started seriously collecting back in the mid-90's, bought several items from him. All transactions were 5*****. Good dude!

Always positive!
 

I have been buying from David since my early days in the hobby. My guess is that I have purchased more cards for my collection from him then any other dealer.

Patrick

I would say thats a fair statement for myself as well. I have picked up alot of great cards from David and always have a very professional experience. Best dealer for my niche by far!

David is as honest and ethical as anyone in the hobby. You never have to worry buying or selling with him. I've known him since the 1980's- he's even stayed over as a guest in my apartment. A genuinely good guy (hi David!).

Pretty cards marc enjoy

Dave is definitely one of the good guys in the hobby.

Lee

I don’t think anyone in the hobby will have a bad thing to say about David. So let me be the first.

I/K.

David is a credit to the hobby. Not surprised he is getting massive props here.

Just to add another 2 cents, David has been a pleasure to deal with for many years. Importantly to me, he conducts himself at all times like a gentleman, something I can't say about certain dealers.

another voice for the chorus
 

David is one of the terrific people in the hobby. I have bought so much from him over the years and every transaction has been perfect.

Tim

Completely In Agreement
 

I purchased my first (3) N172 Old Judge cards from David quite some time ago and the transaction endures the test of time as.... smooth as it can get!

I agree that David is a great guy to deal with, I just bought some cards from him this week and have bought many in the past.

another David fan here.

David always has great stuff! and a pleasure to deal with

Jimmy

And has a cool last name. I never knew anyone with the last name of "vintage". How ironic!! :p

20 year customer and more than satisfied on every transaction. He even wasn't upset when I pointed out a spelling error on one of his listings 15 years ago...now that's class!

Brian

David B. Vintage
 

I've been dealing with David for many years, every transaction was "World Class"

John D. Guzze

Great dealer. Just got this in the mail from him yesterday as a matter of fact. He packages cards better than pretty much anyone else, which I really appreciate. I always wonder what the added piece of styrofoam poster board that he tapes to the packaged card is for though.

I've had a few dealings with David and never had a problem!

As an Ohioan, lover of cards and student of the Civil War, I would be curious to know if that is the first trading card to depict William Tecumseh Sherman?

It quite possibly is a Sherman rookie. :D:D:D with many non sport sets the date of manufacturer is unknown.

Mark

Thanks! Congrats on the pick up!

As the saying goes, what's not to like? Over the years I have bought a dozen Old Judges from David, but none were more important than two commons I got just a little over a year ago.

I had won three Old Judge glass plate negatives from the Saco River Auction Company in January of 2015. For one (Corcoran) I already had the matching N172 pose in my collection, but I needed the N172 same-pose cards for Arundel and Cahill. Despite the fact that they are commons, they are not as easy to find when you are looking specific poses. Flash forward a year...Rob Lifson had a few lots of Old Judge commons in his Spring 2016 auction. Among the cards were the two very cards I needed. I asked Rob to pass a message on to the eventual winner in the hope of making him an offer.

The winner was, in fact, David Bryan. Long story short, Dave accepted my offer to buy the cards before he listed them on ebay. I was one very happy camper.

All of my dealings with David have been similarly smooth and easy. He's a great seller to work with.