How many OBC member do we have here?

[grainsley]

15 years or so for me....and it has been quite a ride. The generosity of guys in the group just astounds me. As for our slang, I think my fave is "moofy".......you know, that musty smell of carboard that has been sitting in a damp basement for so long..............and yes, I agree that you will get great response from anyone in the group should you drop an exploratory email...........any excuse to talk cards is fine with us!

Grant

[t213]

I've been in OBC since '98. It's a great bunch of guys and when I used to travel a lot for work, I always had a card friend wherever I went, often someone I'd never met in person before, to go to shows and games with. Beyond the cards, it's lots of good times.

Andy

[hangman62]

I also agree OBC is a great club ( along with VCT,and OCT also) ,
loads of great "true" collectors and card traders, I just never was comfortable with the "unwritten rule" of .. go ahead and send a guy a 62T Mays...he will probably send you nothing back,but down the road..somebody ,somewhere will square up with you.. ??..yes.. I get the kindness thing ( I was a member) ...but I did more sending then receiving....the other thing is...90% of the guys WL's are pretty much the same..everybody needs the shortprinted 67T high #s, the 62T Yaz,the 30s40s Foxx,Ott,Greenberg,etc.., and nobody ever has them in their trading boxes to send .

Ral G

[spacktrack]

I joined OBC sometime around 2000 I think but went inactive about three years later as I got more into graded cards. I enjoyed my time in it and met up with lots of guys at shows throughout the years. I still run into a core group at the National every year. I got some great cards as a result of my trades there and hopefully gave out some too.

[HercDriver]

I've been a member for almost 20 years and love the group! If you are a collector of high grade stuff, don't bother looking at it. If you like camaraderie and sending cards around (note I did not say "trading"), then it's for you. It's a group centered around baseball cards, but not necessarily about baseball cards. There's probably about 150 guys and we all seem to know each other's life stories, even though we've never met...so when we do meet, it's like a big reunion! I would say the majority of the cards that trade hands are from the 60s and 70s, but pre-war is there too. If you're interested in friends and "random acts of kindness," it's a group for you. If you're interested in what you can get in trade for your T206 Tinker in PSA 3, then it's not for you.

Take Care,
Geno

[rainier2004]

Thanks for all the replies. OBC sounds like a gret place to make some buddies, it would be nice if there was a message board up. I do not think its the place for me though. Im not into 50s and 60s, and the cards I collect are somewhat common but do not cover tons of sets as I am not a ttype collector in any way. Ive read heir stuff 3 times now and never joined...sounds like a wonderful group to be part of. Enjoy boys!

[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.