Get a life or a hobby ezez420

[barrysloate]

For the 95% who may not have been on the board for the legendary NYC dinner thread:

About eight years or so ago, a bunch of us who live around NYC decided to get together for a dinner somewhere in Manhattan. I started the thread and it seemed easy enough. Just get a list of the people who were in, pick a restaurant, set a time, and get together. Well, it would have been easier to achieve world peace than it was to get the group to agree on a place, a day, a time, or on any other aspect of it. The thread went to more than 500 posts and ended in rancor, with many quitting and saying they no longer wanted to be a part of it. There must have been a civics lesson in there somewhere- how do you get a group of like minded people who refused to agree on anything to finally come together.

We did eventually meet and had a great time, but the thread has lived in hobby lore.

[GregMitch34]

Okay, let's do another NYC dinner. Where? When? Who's in? Ha.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

Okay, let's do another NYC dinner. Where? When? Who's in? Ha.

If I am not mistaking I was ready to buy a plane ticket (already ok'd by my wife) to go have Dinner with everyone....then at the last minute Jim Crandall came in and the whole thing changed and I bowed out. Those were the days!!

[barrysloate]

That sounds familiar Leon. And yes, Jim C. had a very narrow window when he could make it, and it did not jibe with the others. So we just fought and fought for days. On some level it was kind of funny.

[Rollingstone206]

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[Peter_Spaeth]

My take on claims that cards are great candidates for bumps -- if they were that great candidates, the sellers would do it themselves. I would never buy a card based on the belief it would get into a higher holder.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

My take on claims that cards are great candidates for bumps -- if they were that great candidates, the sellers would do it themselves. I would never buy a card based on the belief it would get into a higher holder.

While I agree with you about not buying a card based on it getting into a higher grade holder, I wouldn't completely dismiss the possibility. I know there will be at least a few cards in our upcoming auction (still taking consignments, shameless plug ) that are in quite old holders and are indeed great candidates. The consignors didn't care about the holders and feel that with large scans the cards will sell themselves; I agree. But to buy a card thinking it will definitely bump up is not a wise strategy long term.

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by Rollingstone206

What is the best grade this PSA 1.5 Nap Lajoie could expect to get resubmitted to PSA or crossed to SGC?

Wow! This thread took a hard 180 degree turn with this post. Or was this card going to be the topic of discussion at the next NYC dinner?

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's being offered by the OP with a "great candidate for a bump" pitch.

[2dueces]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

For the 95% who may not have been on the board for the legendary NYC dinner thread:

About eight years or so ago, a bunch of us who live around NYC decided to get together for a dinner somewhere in Manhattan. I started the thread and it seemed easy enough. Just get a list of the people who were in, pick a restaurant, set a time, and get together. Well, it would have been easier to achieve world peace than it was to get the group to agree on a place, a day, a time, or on any other aspect of it. The thread went to more than 500 posts and ended in rancor, with many quitting and saying they no longer wanted to be a part of it. There must have been a civics lesson in there somewhere- how do you get a group of like minded people who refused to agree on anything to finally come together.

We did eventually meet and had a great time, but the thread has lived in hobby lore.

You're right Barry. Wilson had an easier time founding the League of Nations.
I've seen your name on the docs that you were on that panel too.