Does Anyone Have an All Time Favorite Thread
Stone193
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In keeping with talking about some of the people who have left, I thought about threads that I found either controversial, out and out ludicrous, very funny etc.
Well - this is my all time favorite!
The guy was Collector222 and he tried to hoodwink everyone into thinking he was starting a new grading company.
It has many twists and turns but the whole thing started to unravel when Josh aka A76 found his apartment was on the IU campus! He also had an alterego in "bigcollector222" - this was one of the few times that I lost my cool and told someone to fuckoff!
Anyone else?
Well - this is my all time favorite!
The guy was Collector222 and he tried to hoodwink everyone into thinking he was starting a new grading company.
It has many twists and turns but the whole thing started to unravel when Josh aka A76 found his apartment was on the IU campus! He also had an alterego in "bigcollector222" - this was one of the few times that I lost my cool and told someone to fuckoff!
Anyone else?
Mike
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entertaining read.............
Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12
Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
ItRanking of the toughest Topps inserts/test issues
I loved that. Helped me get a good idea of which ones are truly "untouchable". Plus it lead to me corresponding with Bob, and that has been very informative, entertaining, and if I never get anything else out of this forum, it's been invaluable.
keeping my ears open for oddball cards of Rose from the 60's and 70's.
Yes it's none other than "nedsk"
The usual member griping and also a new twist.
waxfromthepast Ryan chimed in. Of course he is now involved in a little imbroglio himself after touting his expertise and relationship with GAI, then being cut from them recently.
Just goes to show that established dealers like BBCE always come out ahead.
Steve
Edited to add: Are Cliffs Notes even still around in the Internet age?
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Eyebone
PS. With your return, Mike, it got me to wondering about another regular poster who has disappeared....where is RBDJR? He used to post links to all his ebay auction wins. It got under some guys' skin, but I always enjoyed seeing his recent pick-ups.
<< <i>my favorite was the thread of the moron who didn't want a "berk ross" card....he wanted a yogi berra. >>
That was actually a Beckett thread.
<< <i>I'm partial to this one that would not die...
Yes it's none other than "nedsk"
The usual member griping and also a new twist.
waxfromthepast Ryan chimed in. Of course he is now involved in a little imbroglio himself after touting his expertise and relationship with GAI, then being cut from them recently.
Just goes to show that established dealers like BBCE always come out ahead. >>
I think the thread you posted isn't even the one when Ryan said that he never makes a mistake and that all GAI product from Oct. 2005 will never have any problems because of his huge ego err. amount of knowledge.
What is the detailed story about Ryan being cut from GAI?
<< <i>Man, that nedsk thread was too much for me. Anybody have the Cliffs Notes?
Edited to add: Are Cliffs Notes even still around in the Internet age? >>
Steve
The best person to give a rundown would probably be Winpitcher - Steve has a memory like a steel trap and of course was one of the "contributors."
mike
Thread One - my first visit to Yankee Stadium.
Thread Two - the day I met Babe Ruth.
Our great memories and our dreams is what keeps us alive and moving forward in life IMO.
mike
<< <i>That was a good one, Stone. The implosions are always the most entertaining. I'm a little partial to the epic Terrell Fudin thread on the Sports Talk board. >>
That was the classic, to me. Felt like you were watching Sybil have her last breakdown.
Be good my brothers.
There have been so many dam good threads here. In my opinion this forum is the best baseball card forum on the internet, and it's not even close. I enjoy Sports Talk and all the rest the CU forum has to offer including the Open Forum. I even enjoy some of those stories in the Metal Detecting Forum because I also have a coin collection. But my coin collection has mostly been dormant for quite some time and my main interest has been the cards.
My main reason for coming here is for the cards. So my favorite threads have been about the cards I specifically enjoy collecting such as 1962 and 1965 Topps as well as all cards from the 50's, 60's and 70's, some 80's and some pre-WW2, and even some modern. Just recently there was a thread on the 1962 Topps Stamps issue in which I learned about a Roy Sievers stamp that probably wasn't issued - I may be one of the few people in the world who cares about that, but things like that keeps this forum very interesting to me. And yes, for sure, the good humor and laughs that I get from the forum is always fun and certainly entertaining.
Steve
<< <i>There have been many great threads on the CU Message Boards, but the best thread of all time has to be the one about Rick from Mintstate threatening to sue people on the forum. >>
Koby
That was a good one!
Thanx
mike
<< <i>This thread is my favorite about listing all the favorite threads.
There have been so many dam good threads here. In my opinion this forum is the best baseball card forum on the internet, and it's not even close. I enjoy Sports Talk and all the rest the CU forum has to offer including the Open Forum. I even enjoy some of those stories in the Metal Detecting Forum because I also have a coin collection. But my coin collection has mostly been dormant for quite some time and my main interest has been the cards.
My main reason for coming here is for the cards. So my favorite threads have been about the cards I specifically enjoy collecting such as 1962 and 1965 Topps as well as all cards from the 50's, 60's and 70's, some 80's and some pre-WW2, and even some modern. Just recently there was a thread on the 1962 Topps Stamps issue in which I learned about a Roy Sievers stamp that probably wasn't issued - I may be one of the few people in the world who cares about that, but things like that keeps this forum very interesting to me. And yes, for sure, the good humor and laughs that I get from the forum is always fun and certainly entertaining.
Steve >>
Steve
Very good point - in fact, I would like to see more people start to talk about their favorite - even if esoteric - collectibles.
And something to keep in mind - even if you don't get a big response - I wouldn't get down - more people read and don't respond than you will ever know.
I have put stuff up that only interests two people - that's OK.
mike
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<< <i>There have been many great threads on the CU Message Boards, but the best thread of all time has to be the one about Rick from Mintstate threatening to sue people on the forum. >>
Koby
That was a good one!
Thanx
mike >>
Uh, I wouldn't use the word "good" to describe that one.
Definitely a thread for the ages. I only wish I had the energy to dig it up.
date: 5-31-05
topic: 1980 Topps baseball
1980 topps frozen in time
insightful, analytical report of 1980 topps baseball set. from reading you can see how much robert truly loved this year and his thread was very helpful to me at the time, as i knew very little about the ins and outs of 1980 topps baseball set.
Julen
RIP GURU
<< <i>My favorite: Andrew Carnegie's card collection: the "other" psa >>
We are aware of this company and are currently working with eBay in order to cancel their auctions. In addition, as you can imagine, we will be pursuing them - vigorously.
Take care,
Joe Orlando
PSA President
Brian
That was a good one!
This has been an interesting retrospective from the best board on the planet!
thanx for sharing
mike
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<< <i>my favorite was the thread of the moron who didn't want a "berk ross" card....he wanted a yogi berra. >>
That was actually a Beckett thread. >>
I coulda sworn that was here.
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<< <i>my favorite was the thread of the moron who didn't want a "berk ross" card....he wanted a yogi berra. >>
That was actually a Beckett thread. >>
I coulda sworn that was here. >>
Zef
It was referenced here - I read it over at the Registry Forum.
mike
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<< <i>There have been many great threads on the CU Message Boards, but the best thread of all time has to be the one about Rick from Mintstate threatening to sue people on the forum. >>
Koby
That was a good one!
Thanx
mike >>
Uh, I wouldn't use the word "good" to describe that one.
I agree I still have the "attorney" letter and a new MB name to show for it.
Minnie Minoso Master and Basic
1967 Topps PSA 8+
1960's Topps run Mega Set
"For me, playing baseball has been like a war and I was defending the uniform I wore, Every time I put on the uniform I respected it like the American flag. I wore it like I was representing every Latin country."--Minnie Minoso
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<< <i>I'm partial to this one that would not die...
Yes it's none other than "nedsk"
The usual member griping and also a new twist.
waxfromthepast Ryan chimed in. Of course he is now involved in a little imbroglio himself after touting his expertise and relationship with GAI, then being cut from them recently.
Just goes to show that established dealers like BBCE always come out ahead. >>
I think the thread you posted isn't even the one when Ryan said that he never makes a mistake and that all GAI product from Oct. 2005 will never have any problems because of his huge ego err. amount of knowledge.
What is the detailed story about Ryan being cut from GAI? >>
Here's the skinny which also includes a link to another waxfromthepast thread.
Rutter / GAI no more
Possibly Schir1st??
Chris is his name if I am not mistaken.
Steve
I know these annoy many folks, but they are really good tools for educating
and warning new collectors.
Many new collectors read this board, but would never think of registering/posting.
I suspect we would all be shocked, if we knew the visitor/poster ratio.
storm
'50's Regionals
Add Murcerfan to the list of CU MIA's.
As far as individual posts, I don't think they got any better than those by PSatan/Scumbi.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
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<< <i>There have been many great threads on the CU Message Boards, but the best thread of all time has to be the one about Rick from Mintstate threatening to sue people on the forum. >>
Koby
That was a good one!
Thanx
mike >>
What prompted such a threatening response from MintState?
Secret Santa Thread
Bosox1976
<< <i>This veritable trip down CU memory lane just triggered memories of some great Block Sportscards Inc. threads. Seems they were in the same category as the MintState posts - namely, attempts at damage control so pitiful that they were probably counterproductive. >>
Definitely counterproductive cost him a couple thousand in sales from me alone for cards he had that i needed that I would rather never have than give him 1 cent of my money.
Minnie Minoso Master and Basic
1967 Topps PSA 8+
1960's Topps run Mega Set
"For me, playing baseball has been like a war and I was defending the uniform I wore, Every time I put on the uniform I respected it like the American flag. I wore it like I was representing every Latin country."--Minnie Minoso
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
<< <i>I remember one of just a couple of months ago. It was a link to some ebay auction and the guy listed his cards as mint (don't they all), but in fact, the cards had all sorts of tape marks on them. It wasn't a controversial thread or anything, but some of the comments from the guys on here were classic--it was sort of school yard humour, but I laughed and laughed. Ah, the memories.......
Eyebone
PS. With your return, Mike, it got me to wondering about another regular poster who has disappeared....where is RBDJR? He used to post links to all his ebay auction wins. It got under some guys' skin, but I always enjoyed seeing his recent pick-ups. >>
I'm still come around here from time-to-time! As I really do enjoy "catching-up" and reading all the postings on the sports cards & memorabilia thread!
Good luck to all of you, happy Memorial day, God Bless and happy collecting to all!
Sincerely,
rd
P.S. Anyone interested in a signed Barry Bonds Rawlings Adirondack bat?
Nah, I'll keep it just in case I need some firewood on one of those cold South Florida nites!
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
steve
Retired, no mas
Nothing says community like when everyone joins in on a good old fashioned beat-down.
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
<< <i>I always liked the one by dgbaseball when he said he was leaving.
Retired, no mas
Nothing says community like when everyone joins in on a good old fashioned beat-down. >>
I forgot about the ticket-selling thread.
<< <i>my favorite was the thread of the moron who didn't want a "berk ross" card....he wanted a yogi berra.Q]
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usally the ones that get deleted are pretty good!!