1990 Topps George Bush card

dmurphy3mvp

Baseball Card Exchange will be giving away one of the rarest modern day cards, a 1990 Topps George Bush!

Stop by our 1000 square foot booth at the National to enter the drawing. We will be located in the corporate area, right next to PSA. No purchase necessary to win. Drawing will be held on Saturday, August 4, at 3pm.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Baltimore!

jeffcbay

WOW!!

ThoseBackPages

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!

MeteoriteGuy

We do have a BST Forum.

Ironmanfan

very generous; I assume you don't have to be present to win?

IMF

dmurphy3mvp

<< <i>We do have a BST Forum. >>



Yeah, I know, but I couldn't find the "giving stuff away for free" forum.

IMF, you do not need to be present to win. Entry form must be legible, and will require people to fill out their name, phone number, email address, and where they live (city and state or country.)

richtree

Can someone fill 1 or 10 out for me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I can't go ...

MeteoriteGuy

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<< <i>We do have a BST Forum. >>



Yeah, I know, but I couldn't find the "giving stuff away for free" forum.

IMF, you do not need to be present to win. Entry form must be legible, and will require people to fill out their name, phone number, email address, and where they live (city and state or country.) >>




I wondn't sweat it, you guys advertise with PSA, so I don't imagine it is expected you follow simple guidelines that everyone has no problems with.

pmcollectour

That is an incredibly nice gesture.

I hope you guys have a wonderful year of acquisitions and sales because of your generosity.

Way to go BBCE

PeteZaria

Is there a way that CU members can enter online?

csmtampa

Won't be present. Where do I sign up?

pdub1819

<< <i>Won't be present. Where do I sign up? >>



+1

Dpeck100

WOW that is an expensive card. I checked the pop report and only 11 ever graded by PSA.

I can't imagine what the 8.5 would go for.



Pop report



Edited to add it looks like BBCX has a very nice PSA 7 up right now for $7,000.

dmurphy3mvp

Sorry, but this giveaway is only available to those who stop by our booth at the National. It is also limit one entry per person; no ballot box stuffing! There will be a complete list of rules at the booth. After the show on Saturday night, the BBCE guys will sit down over pizza and beer and check to make sure the winner doesn't have any duplicate entries. I know that sounds ludicrous, but we want to make sure it's an absolutely fair contest where everyone has an equal chance of winning.

DerekD

That's a very nice gift!! I'll be stopping by.

Hallco

This thread is going to be on the front page for a while,huh??? Incredible gesture!

itzagoner

<< <i>It is also limit one entry per person; no ballot box stuffing! >>



suck it, San Fran.

1980scollector

<< <i>Sorry, but this giveaway is only available to those who stop by our booth at the National. It is also limit one entry per person; no ballot box stuffing! There will be a complete list of rules at the booth. After the show on Saturday night, the BBCE guys will sit down over pizza and beer and check to make sure the winner doesn't have any duplicate entries. I know that sounds ludicrous, but we want to make sure it's an absolutely fair contest where everyone has an equal chance of winning. >>



FYI- I plan on winning.

Dboneesq

<< <i>FYI- I plan on winning. >>


Sorry, but I plan on staying at the BBCE booth the entire time. As soon as someone enters the drawing I will be filling out another entry form with their info on it and entering their name a second time. Since EVERYONE except me will have entered more then once, guess who that leaves the winner? HAHAHA
Edited to add: What a great giveaway Reed!

dmurphy3mvp

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<< <i>FYI- I plan on winning. >>


Sorry, but I plan on staying at the BBCE booth the entire time. As soon as someone enters the drawing I will be filling out another entry form with their info on it and entering their name a second time. Since EVERYONE except me will have entered more then once, guess who that leaves the winner? HAHAHA
Edited to add: What a great giveaway Reed! >>



Doug, while I'm glad you *won't* be doing this, there is some genius to your idea!

Make sure to thank Steve for his generous gesture! That's quite an expensive item to give away for free. It's not on par with Rosen giving away a 52T Mantle, and you won't have to stand in line to spin a giant wheel to win a prize, but we hope this will add to the "good" publicity this hobby desperately needs.

Maurice

<< <i>Make sure to thank Steve for his generous gesture! >>


It's a marketing strategy, not a generous gesture.

pmcollectour

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<< <i>Make sure to thank Steve for his generous gesture! >>


It's a marketing strategy, not a generous gesture. >>




If giving away a six thousand dollar card doesn't fall under the term generous, then what does it fall under ?

If they gave away a 1986 Fleer basketball pack, or a Jordan PSA 9 rookie, that would be a good business attraction,
but this is more then generous in my opinion. But you are entitled to yours.

dmurphy3mvp

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<< <i>Make sure to thank Steve for his generous gesture! >>


It's a marketing strategy, not a generous gesture. >>



Make sure to thank Steve for implementing a great marketing strategy!

FavreFan1971

Dear Lord the negative comments on this. Seriously, if you don't have something nice to say (or type) keep your yapper flapper shut.

jeffcbay

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<< <i>Make sure to thank Steve for his generous gesture! >>


It's a marketing strategy, not a generous gesture. >>



Not many billboards, magazine ads, and TV commercials are offering to give me a $6000+ prize for simply showing up to their store. It's generosity, period. They don't have to offer this, as well as offer us 10% off AND package dozens of separate orders in our group rips on a monthly basis. They spend countless man-hours plus chop 10% off their margin, simply because they appreciate our business. If we keep looking a gift horse in the mouth, they could easily take that all away because none of their competitors do it. If they didn't offer us the things they do, they would still sell just as much stuff as they do already, and make more profit based on their quality product and superior customer service alone. Stop trolling behind a jealous alt and let people enjoy this offer for what it really is.

Porkins

<< <i>Dear Lord the negative comments on this. Seriously, if you don't have something nice to say (or type) keep your yapper flapper shut. >>



+1

Unbelievable.

itzagoner

perhaps Moo-Moo will post when he returns from the clue giveaway and let us know how he did trying to get one.

1980scollector

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<< <i>Dear Lord the negative comments on this. Seriously, if you don't have something nice to say (or type) keep your yapper flapper shut. >>



+1

Unbelievable. >>



+2

ThoseBackPages

So sad to see how some on here are.

bking

Even if it IS just a brilliant marketing move by BBCE, how is that construed as a negative? They do lots of very generous things for the hobby (i.e. for US...) but this will certainly drive traffic to them too. And that's perfectly OK as a motivation in my book.

jwgators

It's a win, win situation. Instead of spending money for print or web based advertising, they use social media and a valuable card to get similar exposure. So instead of the advertising company/web site/magazine making $6k that the card is worth, they give it back to their customers. Sounds like a great marketing strategy AND a generous gesture. JMHO

gregmo32

I really have to win.

Maurice

Steve is a smart businessman, and also a decent guy from what I understand. This is a fun promotion and it will likely result in plenty of new customers and additional profits that could pay for the George Bush card many times over in the long run. Nothing negative here. Just pointing out that Steve isn't giving away a multi-thousand dollar card out of the kindness of his heart. And probstein isn't giving away 1000 duffle bags because he's a nice guy. These guys are offering this stuff to promote their businesses.

A few other comments.

I'm thinking goner may be upset because he was unsuccessful in getting the other thread deleted.

And I'm thinking bubblebath may be upset because I posted the purchase history of one of her favorite sellers, and it included massive amounts of uncut sheets and a paper cutter. Misdirected anger.

itzagoner

i'm thinking i could hardly give a crap about whether they lock, delete or celebrate anything we do here.

i'm also thinking you and your buddy HoneyForNothing oughta come original, eh?

Maurice

Did you lose the waverlee account?

mcadams

In the spirit of nice gestures, I wanted to announce that on Sunday morning at the National, I will be giving away not one, but TWO 1990 Topps George Bush cards*










*All entries must be received by 7/8/12.

pmcollectour

<< <i>Steve is a smart businessman, and also a decent guy from what I understand. This is a fun promotion and it will likely result in plenty of new customers . >>




I hear that Levi can't wait to fill out a form.

lahmejoon

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Make sure to thank Steve for implementing a great marketing strategy! >>



+1

Great response, Reed. Wish I could go to National.

Toro

Makes me want to go to the National now. I may show up with $100 bucks and fatigue from being on a bus for 40 plus hours but by God I will fill out an entry form and take that Bush home!

addicted2ebay

What's the story about the card? Why the hefty price tag?

jeffcbay

info

MeteoriteGuy

<< <i>Even if it IS just a brilliant marketing move by BBCE, how is that construed as a negative? They do lots of very generous things for the hobby (i.e. for US...) but this will certainly drive traffic to them too. And that's perfectly OK as a motivation in my book. >>



I don't think anyone is suggesting BBCE's move is negative. I think the comments you are referring to relate to me and the other guy for basically noting an AD is AD.

I understand now it is cool to place ads in this part of the forum, if your BBCE.

dmurphy3mvp

<< <i>I understand now it is cool to place ads in this part of the forum, if your BBCE. >>


"you're"

Internet police, meet the grammar police.

Seriously, MeteoriteGuy, there's no reason for your remarks or my wise-ass replies. I'm not bragging (well maybe I am), but I probably enter more homes, look at more collections, and spend more days on the road than any other dealer in the country buying cards. Don't you want to be friends with someone who, sooner or later, is going to unearth some HTF Steve Young or Tony Gonzalez cards?

Ok, so maybe I took some liberties with my post, but I thought several thousands of my friends here would enjoy a chance to win a cool card for free, that's all. You can't fault us for trying to grab some free publicity, right? Besides, we'll all be reading about the George Bush card anyways in SMR very shortly.

If businesses aren't allowed to post alongside collectors in this forum, I will totally understand and will respect that rule. If this is a place where members are allowed to share (information, experiences, opinions), then I should be allowed to share mine as well.

MeteoriteGuy

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<< <i>I understand now it is cool to place ads in this part of the forum, if your BBCE. >>


"you're"

Internet police, meet the grammar police.

Seriously, MeteoriteGuy, there's no reason for your remarks or my wise-ass replies. I'm not bragging (well maybe I am), but I probably enter more homes, look at more collections, and spend more days on the road than any other dealer in the country buying cards. Don't you want to be friends with someone who, sooner or later, is going to unearth some HTF Steve Young or Tony Gonzalez cards?

Ok, so maybe I took some liberties with my post, but I thought several thousands of my friends here would enjoy a chance to win a cool card for free, that's all. You can't fault us for trying to grab some free publicity, right? Besides, we'll all be reading about the George Bush card anyways in SMR very shortly.

If businesses aren't allowed to post alongside collectors in this forum, I will totally understand and will respect that rule. If this is a place where members are allowed to share (information, experiences, opinions), then I should be allowed to share mine as well. >>




While perhaps blunt, I was not rude with my responses and do not agree they were out of line, even after your admitted smart ass reply. Businesses are not allowed to post ad in THIS part of the forum, no one is allowed to, collector's also. But, perhaps you were not aware of this rule.

If it was a newbie that did such, 3-4 people would correct him. But since it was someone like you that posted it, I get called an "alt" (which makes no sense with 7693 posts) and "jealous."

I did note PSA (more so CU) treats advertisers different...this is fact that anyone who has been around for some time can verify. (Honestly, I would treat advertisers different also.)


"Don't you want to be friends with someone who, sooner or later, is going to unearth some HTF Steve Young or Tony Gonzalez cards?"

I am always willing to purchase Young's and Gonzo's I don't have. I am never willing to be a suck up in hopes to save a dollar.

RookieWax

Keep posting Reed.

I say to the critics here what Joel Zumaya said to the NY Yankees a few years back after fanning the side: "F___ those guys!"

gumbyfan

Don't sweat him, Reed. Your post announcing a giveaway at the National is not unlike what happens on this forum every year around this time.

Besides, the bottom of every one of his posts is an ad for what he's shopping for.

Toro

I just want to thank you guys for hosting another group rip just before the National. The two dozen or so members and a couple newbies, I might add, will be delighted to receive the security taped BBCE box in the mail while living vicariously thru all of those attending the National. Maybe a Facebook contest in line with the National would also help those that cannot attend!?

P.S. Did I use the correct "thru"?

Edited for grammar

Dpeck100

In the latest SMR there was an add mentioning the group rips done on this board and had many quotes from different board members.

While I do not participate in those group rips it is a huge part of the board and BBCX has been a tremendous resource to many here.

That alone should allow you to post away.

This is a very exciting offer and I really enjoy learning about rare cards and I learned something new today. Thank you for that.

I will not be at the National but it would be awesome if one of the board members wins that very valuable card.

jeffcbay

<< <i>I get called an "alt" (which makes no sense with 7693 posts) and "jealous." >>



I was referring to "Maurice"... you were just being a wet blanket.

dontippet

Wow, I didn't know these have gone up to $6K. Last I knew, they were at $800.

addicted2ebay

So is 41 sitting on 80-90 Mint copy's? The winner better hope that he does not slap them on ebay because it 4SC style the value way down