Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I guess I should add, Happy Birth Arny, please tell us what we bought you.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
With Randy's birthday wishes thread out there, I was thinkin'......
Why don't we start a little birthday club sorta thing? This way, when it's someone's birthday we all pitch in a couple of dollars (maybe up to $5 each?) and pick something up nice for their set(s) or player of choice.
For example.....we could start with Randy and everyone (let's assume 15 people pitch in at $5 each which = $75) does their part and we pick something off of eBay (or another seller here on the boards) for his Bowman set.
Now, we are not just giving each other birthday wishes, but we are actually contributing to the completion of everyone's sets!
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Looks like we are getting this thing together. I'm compiling the list and I can help in organizing it. I think it's a cool concept and figure that we can help some fellow collectors out there.
UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY CLUB LIST 1 - ArnyVee - April 17th (Collects stuff you see in my sig line!) PAID 2 - leadoff4 - December 28th (Collects '60/'61 Mantle or '61 Aaron or '61 Clemente) PAID 3 - Clemaz - March 14th (Collects Yaz cards, '62 or '63 Lou Brock cards and Autographed Perez-Steele cards) PAID 4 - samspop - January 3rd (Collects Mark McGwire & Hoyt Wilhelm PSA cards) PAID 5 - gocatsgo538 - July 9th (Collects Pavel Bure/Florida Panthers cards) PAID 6 - rube26105 - November 22nd (Collects '5 Bowman Football Cards) PAID 7 - hankcaddy - July 24th (Collects T206s) PAID 8 - rpcoletrane - February 22nd (Collects Jeter/A-Rod non-sticker Auto cards) PARTIALLY PAID 9 - TNP777 - October 4th (Collects Brett Butler, would like a beat up '52 Topps J. Robinson & a PSA 9 '93 Finest refractor Brett Butler) PAID 10 - 1neatstuff - April 2nd (Collects 1965-1971 OPC Baseball Stars) PAID 11 - Flintboy - July 11th (Collects 63 Topps Baseball Master Set - PSA 7 or 8) PAID 12 - stown - February 13th (Collects Houston star cards - Football/Baseball/Basketball) PAID 13 - lawnmowerman - February 20th (Collects Aikman, Irvin, Smith PSA) PAID 14 - benderbroeth - December 10th (Collects T205s & T206s, lower grades & more of 'em) PARTIALLY PAID 15 - cravetopps - December 8th (Collects Al Barlick-'55 Bowman PSA 8, Sparky Anderson-'70 PSA 9 or Nellie Fox-'56 Topps PSA 8) PAID 16 - recbball - March 18th (Collects 77' Topps Football, 69' Topps Basketball, NFL HOF Rookies, NBA HOF Rookies) PAID 17 - MeteoriteGuy - March 6th (Collects PSA Steve Young and Marcus Allen. '84 USFL Steve Young PSA 8) PAID 18 - neenish - March 17th (Collects any GU or Auto's of Dodgers & any baseball wax boxes for ripping) PAID 19 - jamesgotpoorman - October 22nd (Collects Dan Fouts, Earl Campbell, 80 Topps, 80 BK PNH, 80 BK Phils, 79 BK Phils, & T118 ex+) PAID 20 - gumbyfan - December 25th (Collects early 80's Brewers...specifically J.Gantner, P.Molitor & R.Yount. Also likes '81 Topps Baseball Wax Box) PAID 21 - rajah424 - August 13th (Collects 52 Bowman in NM, need Reese, Musial, Campanella, Rizzutto, and Musial) PAID
.......PHASE V is nearly complete! We are only 1 partial payment away from having everyone paid.
GIFT RECEIVED/WAITING LIST
rube26105 - November 22nd (Gift Shipped & Received!) cravetopps - December 8th benderbroeth - December 10th (Gift bought & Shipped!) gumbyfan - December 25th (Gift Shipped & Received!) leadoff4 - December 28th (Gift bought & Shipped!) samspop - January 3rd stown - February 13th lawnmowerman - February 20th (Gift bought & Shipped!) rpcoletrane - February 22nd MeteoriteGuy - March 6th Clemaz - March 14th neenish - March 17th recbball - March 18th 1neatstuff - April 2nd ArnyVee - April 17th gocatsgo538 - July 9th Flintboy - July 11th hankcaddy - July 24th (Gift bought, waiting to ship closer to birthday) rajah424 - August 13th TNP777 - October 4th jamesgotpoorman - October 22nd
Thanks guys, we should get rolling nicely as I have nearly caught up....March is going to be a rough month for me unless I get lucky in February and score some nice auction wins or pick up some stuff from the boards. But, that's just what I get for organizing this, right? >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1. Sixteen "A" votes (GET R' DONE!) 2. Eleven "A" votes to Five "B" votes 3. Sixteen "A" votes (GET R' DONE!)
.....it looks like the AAAs have it.
For those of you that voted as "B" on question #2, if you absolutely need a breakdown of the payment I can try and work with you. I just want to make it as easy as possible for me. But, you'll end up paying a little more than the $100 because of the PayPal fees.
By the way, is it okay with everyone if the payments go to me or did you want someone else holding the funds? (Not that I'm not trustworthy, just want to make sure that everyone agrees )
We are now going to Phase IV of the Birthday Club process.
I will be sending PMs to all of the participants this evening to discuss your collecting needs and also to send you the PayPal address to send the payments. Remember, the quicker we get the payments in, the quicker Randy gets his gift and starts this mutha out!
For now, I'm off like a prom dress! Gotta go to work. >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
With the committment from jamesgotpoorman to be the final piece of the puzzle! I've updated some of the information on the initial post of the thread.
Also, I wanted to thank Randy (rube26105) for helping me keep guys involved and get all of these payment reminders out. You done good kid!
I also wanted to announce that I will have someone that I have to answer to as far as keeping things on the up and up. With Gary scamming the boards previously and a couple of others abusing of our trust out there, I wanted to make sure that everyone could trust me. So, I will have someone watching my purchases and making sure that I'm complying with everyone's purchases appropriately and not pocketing money or anything. Not that I got any flack or even questions about this, but I believe that it is a good idea to put any ideas like this to rest even before things get going. Thanks to stown for that suggestion, by the way!
Other than that, we've got a couple more payments to receive and we'll be ready to rock n' roll! First purchase will be completed very shortly and hopefully the card will arrive to the initial "Birthday Club" member, Randy!
Thanks to everyone for trusting me on putting this together and all of the volunteers to help out with searching. I'm going to need the help! >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Mike is in! Woo hoo! We are complete...once again!
Mike, I'll send you a PM shortly with the details on where to send payment etc.
We are almost done receiving payments as well! We're going to get this thing rolling! >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I was tempted to open that box myself, but Steve Hart said that I shouldn't.
Thanks for the patience guys. I've had to resort to buying things now through my wife's PayPal ID because mine has been suspended since December 3rd and I've almost given up on trying to get it reinstated.
At any rate, I wanted to wish some Happy "Belated" Birthdays to those of you who had birthdays in the last few weeks....
leadoff4 - December 28th
samspop - January 3rd
....I'll have the initial post in the thread updated with gift info for all to see. >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>How does one become part of this birthday thing? >>
PM Sent.
Originally there were 21 folks in the deal and one dropped out in the middle of the first month. I never said anything to anyone because I was simply just going to go without getting myself something. But, since there is an open spot, I've sent Mr Becker a PM about it. >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Sorry guys and gals....I've been VERY preoccupied with a few things (including my wife losing her job and my eBay account suspension that I've been working on for two months ) and it's been tough.
One of the gifts is going out today and there are more to come. I'm going to have to get some help from some of the guys that originally stated that they would help so that we can get this club caught up. >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Alright guys, I'm back. Was away (I believe I mentioned it before, but if I didn't, I'm sorry about that. ) for a few days and I returned just less than an hour ago.
Believe me, I understand that some of you feel 'worried' about things as I would in this situation. I've dropped the ball as it has been noted and I hope that I can make it up to folks. I'm off tomorrow and I'm planning on getting things going again by sending all of the information to my volunteers (have five of them if I recall correctly) and assigning them items to look for.
The basic premise is if you win something for 'me', then I'll pay via my PayPal. That way, you don't spend your money and we have to get into the reimbursing of PayPal fees, etc.
By the way, I've sent some presents that have not been posted here. So, of course it 'looks' even worse than what it is (if that's possible ).
Talk to you all soon! >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>You mentioned there were some PayPal issues on your side. Does this mean they are all resolved?
Also, some may be concerned (understandably so) that after they win an auction, their feedback is in your hands. Another issue may come from the Seller with two different accounts involved in the transaction.
Think a little elaboration will ease any lingering fears.
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Nope...never an issue with PayPal. I had (and still have) an issue with eBay and my userID being 'suspended' because of some miscommunication.
So, we should be fine with that piece of it.
Thanks for all the well wishes and your thoughts....things are getting back in order and I should be back to 'normal' (whatever that is! ) soon. >>
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Sorry about blowing up the thread, was making copies of Arny messages so they could not be deleted or the like as a caution....no offense intended Arny, I still have faith, although it is running very thin now.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Originally there were 21 folks in the deal and one dropped out in the middle of the first month. I never said anything to anyone because I was simply just going to go without getting myself something. But, since there is an open spot, I've sent Mr Becker a PM about it. >>
Maybe someone can help me understand this, because it's been in the back of my mind from the beginning. Did it ever really matter if we had 21 folks? If everyone donated the same amount to the pool of birthday money, wouldn't everyone get a gift worth approximately the amount of their deposit.....regardless of the number of participants?
<<<Maybe someone can help me understand this, because it's been in the back of my mind from the beginning. Did it ever really matter if we had 21 folks? If everyone donated the same amount to the pool of birthday money, wouldn't everyone get a gift worth approximately the amount of their deposit.....regardless of the number of participants?>>
I think he picked the number 21 so we would all end up with a card close to $100 in value.
I could care less about the $105. The integrity of this board has taken a far greater hit and that's the real issue here IMO. If someone on this board got stiffed by an ebay seller for $1500 (21-6) and posted this as a new topic, there would be a plethora of comments about "unscrupulous ebay sellers", ebay "scam artists" and the usual "when is ebay going to get serious about cracking down on these crooks?" refrains. If Arny had come forward and told the truth, he would have at least merited consideration for "lending a helping hand". Lurking in the shadows is not the way to gain sympathy or support. Maybe it's time for the Arny "coddling" to stop.
Mark B.
Seeking primarily PSA graded pre-war "type" cards
My PSA Registry Sets
34 Goudey, 75 Topps Mini, Hall of Fame Complete Set, 1985 Topps Tiffany, Hall of Fame Players Complete Set
I knew I remembered a thread about Arny not being around once before, and coincidentally it was also for a few weeks in the month of April in 2007, but he did come back and make things right (granted it wasn't for a lot of money though). Maybe he goes away for the whole month of April as a birthday celebration each year?
<< <i>I think he picked the number 21 so we would all end up with a card close to $100 in value. >>
My point is this. If 21 people all put in $105, taking away ebay fees, all 21 people would get a gift around $100. If 3 people all put in $105, taking away ebay fees, all 3 people would get a gift around $100.
gumbyfan.....Obviously you could have 3 people contribute $35 towards 3 gifts but I think it was the low $ towards the max # of gifts that was the rationale behind this club idea.
Mark B.
Seeking primarily PSA graded pre-war "type" cards
My PSA Registry Sets
34 Goudey, 75 Topps Mini, Hall of Fame Complete Set, 1985 Topps Tiffany, Hall of Fame Players Complete Set
<< <i>gumbyfan.....Obviously you could have 3 people contribute $35 towards 3 gifts but I think it was the low $ towards the max # of gifts that was the rationale behind this club idea. >>
But in that scenario then those 3 people would have each only gotten a $35 gift.
What i think Craig is saying is that there was no emergency to fill 21 spots, as it would work with any number of people. If Gumby and I were the only participants at $105 each, then we'd each put $105 into a fund and then when our birthday came around we'd each get a $105 gift and the fund would be empty. The amount of participants is irrelevant.
My b'day is not until August so i have not gotten too worked up about this yet. I certainly understand why others have though, ecspecially those whose b'days were months ago. That said however, there is no reason short of death or a major illness/injury why Arny shouldn't be able to take 5 minutes to respond to the concerns expressed by the people that entrusted him with our money.
I certainly hope nothing serious has happened to Arny, and i'm sure if something has there are a lot of people here that are willing to help, but i think he has lost all our faith by not responding to anyone.
I actually thought this was a cool idea originally, but now.....
Just so you guys know, I sent a PM to Arny this morning. Said it was a great idea and he gets props for putting it together. However, due to the circumstances, may be best to issue refunds.
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
"We Have Registered Your Dispute Thank you for registering your complaint about this transaction. Unfortunately, this type of transaction is not eligible for PayPal dispute resolution. We encourage you to continue to work directly with your seller, as we have found that many misunderstandings reach amicable solutions through communication."
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
jeremey your are the lucky one...i wish i wasnt in at least with this guy...no reason for him not to respond...and since this happened in dec paypal wont do anything its been to long...
<< <i>Did anyone on the birthday list request a G. Perry rookie?
I guess it is 1962 Topps?
Just wondering.
Steve >>
Link?
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
If someone has access and can check completed eBay auctions from December, ArnyVee had my name in the Secret Santa exchange and bought me a 2005 Bowman Chrome Draft Troy Tulowitzki PSA 10 from eBay.
Don't think anyone has mentioned it so happy birthday, Arny!
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
It was sent today. RA542201625US. I highly doubt that we'll see any money back the way things are going. Still 0-for-three on waiting for any replies from Arny.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Hey guys....sorry about the lack of communication.....AGAIN! Sheesh.
Anything at this point will sound like an excuse, so I'm not going to do anything aside from letting folks know that I recently found out that I lost my job too (my wife lost hers a few weeks ago) so needless to say the ArnyVee household has been a mess lately.
For those of you that did not receive a gift and paid me, please send me a refund request and I'll take care of them. Again, I'm sorry that this thing that originally was going to be such a nice thing turned into what it did. If you need to e-mail me directly with any questions, you can send the e-mail to ARNYVEE@AOL.COM
Thanks guys.
PS. Can you please remove my address from the post a few spots up. I'd rather not get too much hate mail. Again, sorry guys.
* '72 BASEBALL #15 100% * C. PASCUAL BASIC #3 * T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100% * L. TIANT BASIC #1 * DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100% * MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3 * PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1 * '65 DISNEYLAND #2 * '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6 * '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
I think the original idea of this Birthday Club was a fun one and hate to see it end this way. I would like to offer to take over the administration of this project if others would also like it to continue. I think we can get caught up pretty quickly once the club funds are transferred. I have alread found gifts to be purchased and I know that others who had previously offered to help have found cards as well.
So, what does everyone think? Should we end this here and get refunds, or should we continue this and spread a little more fun?
Either way works for me and I would certainly not be offended if people would just prefer a refund...so throw in your votes.
At this point, I think I'd just rather have a refund. One of the two cards on my list is available right now, and I'd like to pull the trigger on it. Of course, with no communication from Arny, we can vote all we'd like and still have no resolution.
edited to add: I also think the Birthday Club idea was a very good one. I was really looking forward to opening a package in October with something nice in it.
<< <i>Of course, with no communication from Arny, we can vote all we'd like and still have no resolution. >>
I actually just talked to Arny and he seems to be genuinely upset that this fell apart. I ran the idea past him first and he agreed that it would be a shame to watch this end this way.
However, I will not argue with your decision as I completely understand. I just wanted to point out that Arny is overwhelmed right now and I can understand how that goes, too. Of course, that doesn't make anything right...but it doesn't help him if we keep piling on.
Comments
Leadoff, mind sharing what your present was?
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Guys and gals,
With Randy's birthday wishes thread out there, I was thinkin'......
Why don't we start a little birthday club sorta thing? This way, when it's someone's birthday we all pitch in a couple of dollars (maybe up to $5 each?) and pick something up nice for their set(s) or player of choice.
For example.....we could start with Randy and everyone (let's assume 15 people pitch in at $5 each which = $75) does their part and we pick something off of eBay (or another seller here on the boards) for his Bowman set.
Now, we are not just giving each other birthday wishes, but we are actually contributing to the completion of everyone's sets!
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Looks like we are getting this thing together. I'm compiling the list and I can help in organizing it. I think it's a cool concept and figure that we can help some fellow collectors out there.
UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY CLUB LIST
1 - ArnyVee - April 17th (Collects stuff you see in my sig line!) PAID
2 - leadoff4 - December 28th (Collects '60/'61 Mantle or '61 Aaron or '61 Clemente) PAID
3 - Clemaz - March 14th (Collects Yaz cards, '62 or '63 Lou Brock cards and Autographed Perez-Steele cards) PAID
4 - samspop - January 3rd (Collects Mark McGwire & Hoyt Wilhelm PSA cards) PAID
5 - gocatsgo538 - July 9th (Collects Pavel Bure/Florida Panthers cards) PAID
6 - rube26105 - November 22nd (Collects '5 Bowman Football Cards) PAID
7 - hankcaddy - July 24th (Collects T206s) PAID
8 - rpcoletrane - February 22nd (Collects Jeter/A-Rod non-sticker Auto cards) PARTIALLY PAID
9 - TNP777 - October 4th (Collects Brett Butler, would like a beat up '52 Topps J. Robinson & a PSA 9 '93 Finest refractor Brett Butler) PAID
10 - 1neatstuff - April 2nd (Collects 1965-1971 OPC Baseball Stars) PAID
11 - Flintboy - July 11th (Collects 63 Topps Baseball Master Set - PSA 7 or 8) PAID
12 - stown - February 13th (Collects Houston star cards - Football/Baseball/Basketball) PAID
13 - lawnmowerman - February 20th (Collects Aikman, Irvin, Smith PSA) PAID
14 - benderbroeth - December 10th (Collects T205s & T206s, lower grades & more of 'em) PARTIALLY PAID
15 - cravetopps - December 8th (Collects Al Barlick-'55 Bowman PSA 8, Sparky Anderson-'70 PSA 9 or Nellie Fox-'56 Topps PSA 8) PAID
16 - recbball - March 18th (Collects 77' Topps Football, 69' Topps Basketball, NFL HOF Rookies, NBA HOF Rookies) PAID
17 - MeteoriteGuy - March 6th (Collects PSA Steve Young and Marcus Allen. '84 USFL Steve Young PSA 8) PAID
18 - neenish - March 17th (Collects any GU or Auto's of Dodgers & any baseball wax boxes for ripping) PAID
19 - jamesgotpoorman - October 22nd (Collects Dan Fouts, Earl Campbell, 80 Topps, 80 BK PNH, 80 BK Phils, 79 BK Phils, & T118 ex+) PAID
20 - gumbyfan - December 25th (Collects early 80's Brewers...specifically J.Gantner, P.Molitor & R.Yount. Also likes '81 Topps Baseball Wax Box) PAID
21 - rajah424 - August 13th (Collects 52 Bowman in NM, need Reese, Musial, Campanella, Rizzutto, and Musial) PAID
.......PHASE V is nearly complete! We are only 1 partial payment away from having everyone paid.
GIFT RECEIVED/WAITING LIST
rube26105 - November 22nd (Gift Shipped & Received!)
cravetopps - December 8th
benderbroeth - December 10th (Gift bought & Shipped!)
gumbyfan - December 25th (Gift Shipped & Received!)
leadoff4 - December 28th (Gift bought & Shipped!)
samspop - January 3rd
stown - February 13th
lawnmowerman - February 20th (Gift bought & Shipped!)
rpcoletrane - February 22nd
MeteoriteGuy - March 6th
Clemaz - March 14th
neenish - March 17th
recbball - March 18th
1neatstuff - April 2nd
ArnyVee - April 17th
gocatsgo538 - July 9th
Flintboy - July 11th
hankcaddy - July 24th (Gift bought, waiting to ship closer to birthday)
rajah424 - August 13th
TNP777 - October 4th
jamesgotpoorman - October 22nd
Thanks guys, we should get rolling nicely as I have nearly caught up....March is going to be a rough month for me unless I get lucky in February and score some nice auction wins or pick up some stuff from the boards. But, that's just what I get for organizing this, right?
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Another update....
1. Sixteen "A" votes (GET R' DONE!)
2. Eleven "A" votes to Five "B" votes
3. Sixteen "A" votes (GET R' DONE!)
.....it looks like the AAAs have it.
For those of you that voted as "B" on question #2, if you absolutely need a breakdown of the payment I can try and work with you. I just want to make it as easy as possible for me. But, you'll end up paying a little more than the $100 because of the PayPal fees.
By the way, is it okay with everyone if the payments go to me or did you want someone else holding the funds? (Not that I'm not trustworthy, just want to make sure that everyone agrees
We are now going to Phase IV of the Birthday Club process.
I will be sending PMs to all of the participants this evening to discuss your collecting needs and also to send you the PayPal address to send the payments. Remember, the quicker we get the payments in, the quicker Randy gets his gift and starts this mutha out!
For now, I'm off like a prom dress! Gotta go to work.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>And we are complete once again!
With the committment from jamesgotpoorman to be the final piece of the puzzle! I've updated some of the information on the initial post of the thread.
Also, I wanted to thank Randy (rube26105) for helping me keep guys involved and get all of these payment reminders out. You done good kid!
I also wanted to announce that I will have someone that I have to answer to as far as keeping things on the up and up. With Gary scamming the boards previously and a couple of others abusing of our trust out there, I wanted to make sure that everyone could trust me. So, I will have someone watching my purchases and making sure that I'm complying with everyone's purchases appropriately and not pocketing money or anything. Not that I got any flack or even questions about this, but I believe that it is a good idea to put any ideas like this to rest even before things get going. Thanks to stown for that suggestion, by the way!
Other than that, we've got a couple more payments to receive and we'll be ready to rock n' roll! First purchase will be completed very shortly and hopefully the card will arrive to the initial "Birthday Club" member, Randy!
Thanks to everyone for trusting me on putting this together and all of the volunteers to help out with searching. I'm going to need the help!
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Mike is in! Woo hoo! We are complete...once again!
Mike, I'll send you a PM shortly with the details on where to send payment etc.
We are almost done receiving payments as well! We're going to get this thing rolling!
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Gumby, can't wait to see the pics!
I was tempted to open that box myself, but Steve Hart said that I shouldn't.
Thanks for the patience guys. I've had to resort to buying things now through my wife's PayPal ID because mine has been suspended since December 3rd and I've almost given up on trying to get it reinstated.
At any rate, I wanted to wish some Happy "Belated" Birthdays to those of you who had birthdays in the last few weeks....
leadoff4 - December 28th
samspop - January 3rd
....I'll have the initial post in the thread updated with gift info for all to see.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>
<< <i>How does one become part of this birthday thing? >>
PM Sent.
Originally there were 21 folks in the deal and one dropped out in the middle of the first month. I never said anything to anyone because I was simply just going to go without getting myself something. But, since there is an open spot, I've sent Mr Becker a PM about it. >>
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Sorry guys and gals....I've been VERY preoccupied with a few things (including my wife losing her job and my eBay account suspension that I've been working on for two months
One of the gifts is going out today and there are more to come. I'm going to have to get some help from some of the guys that originally stated that they would help so that we can get this club caught up. >>
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Alright guys, I'm back. Was away (I believe I mentioned it before, but if I didn't, I'm sorry about that.
Believe me, I understand that some of you feel 'worried' about things as I would in this situation. I've dropped the ball as it has been noted and I hope that I can make it up to folks. I'm off tomorrow and I'm planning on getting things going again by sending all of the information to my volunteers (have five of them if I recall correctly) and assigning them items to look for.
The basic premise is if you win something for 'me', then I'll pay via my PayPal. That way, you don't spend your money and we have to get into the reimbursing of PayPal fees, etc.
By the way, I've sent some presents that have not been posted here. So, of course it 'looks' even worse than what it is (if that's possible
Talk to you all soon! >>
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
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<< <i>You mentioned there were some PayPal issues on your side. Does this mean they are all resolved?
Also, some may be concerned (understandably so) that after they win an auction, their feedback is in your hands. Another issue may come from the Seller with two different accounts involved in the transaction.
Think a little elaboration will ease any lingering fears.
Nope...never an issue with PayPal. I had (and still have) an issue with eBay and my userID being 'suspended' because of some miscommunication.
So, we should be fine with that piece of it.
Thanks for all the well wishes and your thoughts....things are getting back in order and I should be back to 'normal' (whatever that is!
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<< <i>Originally there were 21 folks in the deal and one dropped out in the middle of the first month. I never said anything to anyone because I was simply just going to go without getting myself something. But, since there is an open spot, I've sent Mr Becker a PM about it. >>
Maybe someone can help me understand this, because it's been in the back of my mind from the beginning. Did it ever really matter if we had 21 folks? If everyone donated the same amount to the pool of birthday money, wouldn't everyone get a gift worth approximately the amount of their deposit.....regardless of the number of participants?
I think he picked the number 21 so we would all end up with a card close to $100 in value.
I could care less about the $105. The integrity of this board has taken a far greater hit and that's the real issue here IMO. If someone on this board got stiffed by an ebay seller for $1500 (21-6) and posted this as a new topic, there would be a plethora of comments about "unscrupulous ebay sellers", ebay "scam artists" and the usual "when is ebay going to get serious about cracking down on these crooks?" refrains. If Arny had come forward and told the truth, he would have at least merited consideration for "lending a helping hand". Lurking in the shadows is not the way to gain sympathy or support. Maybe it's time for the Arny "coddling" to stop.
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<< <i>Maybe it's time for the Arny "coddling" to stop. >>
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<< <i>I think he picked the number 21 so we would all end up with a card close to $100 in value. >>
My point is this. If 21 people all put in $105, taking away ebay fees, all 21 people would get a gift around $100. If 3 people all put in $105, taking away ebay fees, all 3 people would get a gift around $100.
21 x 100 = 2100 2100 / 21 = 100
3 x 100 = 300 300 / 3 = 100
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<< <i>gumbyfan.....Obviously you could have 3 people contribute $35 towards 3 gifts but I think it was the low $ towards the max # of gifts that was the rationale behind this club idea. >>
But in that scenario then those 3 people would have each only gotten a $35 gift.
What i think Craig is saying is that there was no emergency to fill 21 spots, as it would work with any number of people. If Gumby and I were the only participants at $105 each, then we'd each put $105 into a fund and then when our birthday came around we'd each get a $105 gift and the fund would be empty. The amount of participants is irrelevant.
I certainly hope nothing serious has happened to Arny, and i'm sure if something has there are a lot of people here that are willing to help, but i think he has lost all our faith by not responding to anyone.
I actually thought this was a cool idea originally, but now.....
Stuart
<< <i>Did that registered letter get sent? >>
The letter is going out now. I'm heading to the post office after I finish this post.
Brian
<< Maybe it's time for the Arny "coddling" to stop. >>
Regretfully I concur.
Steve
I guess it is 1962 Topps?
Just wondering.
Steve
"We Have Registered Your Dispute
Thank you for registering your complaint about this transaction. Unfortunately, this type of transaction is not eligible for PayPal dispute resolution. We encourage you to continue to work directly with your seller, as we have found that many misunderstandings reach amicable solutions through communication."
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<< <i>Did anyone on the birthday list request a G. Perry rookie?
I guess it is 1962 Topps?
Just wondering.
Steve >>
Link?
<< <i>Did that registered letter get sent? >>
It was sent today. RA542201625US. I highly doubt that we'll see any money back the way things are going. Still 0-for-three on waiting for any replies from Arny.
Brian
<< <i>Don't think anyone has mentioned it so happy birthday, Arny! >>
Gee Arny, did you get you gift on your birthday?
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Brian
Anything at this point will sound like an excuse, so I'm not going to do anything aside from letting folks know that I recently found out that I lost my job too (my wife lost hers a few weeks ago) so needless to say the ArnyVee household has been a mess lately.
For those of you that did not receive a gift and paid me, please send me a refund request and I'll take care of them. Again, I'm sorry that this thing that originally was going to be such a nice thing turned into what it did. If you need to e-mail me directly with any questions, you can send the e-mail to ARNYVEE@AOL.COM
Thanks guys.
PS. Can you please remove my address from the post a few spots up. I'd rather not get too much hate mail. Again, sorry guys.
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So, what does everyone think? Should we end this here and get refunds, or should we continue this and spread a little more fun?
Either way works for me and I would certainly not be offended if people would just prefer a refund...so throw in your votes.
Craig
edited to add: I also think the Birthday Club idea was a very good one. I was really looking forward to opening a package in October with something nice in it.
Geordie
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That is one heckuva gesture Craig and I do commend you for wanting to take this on, but I am tapping out on this one.
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<< <i>A refund request has been sent to Arny...
That is one heckuva gesture Craig and I do commend you for wanting to take this on, but I am tapping out on this one.
That makes me want to Tapout, too!
<< <i>Of course, with no communication from Arny, we can vote all we'd like and still have no resolution. >>
I actually just talked to Arny and he seems to be genuinely upset that this fell apart. I ran the idea past him first and he agreed that it would be a shame to watch this end this way.
However, I will not argue with your decision as I completely understand. I just wanted to point out that Arny is overwhelmed right now and I can understand how that goes, too. Of course, that doesn't make anything right...but it doesn't help him if we keep piling on.