Welcome aboard Wes Spece - new consignment director for Probstein123

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Welcome aboard Wes Spece - new consignment director for Probstein123....

Wes started today....he'll be travelling to major shows nationwide and working on bring in new consignors....

Wes has been involved in the industry for over 10 years and has had a card shop for the last 4 years...
Rick Probstein
Ebay Store:
Probstein123
phone: 973 747 6304
email: rickprobstein1@gmail.com

Probstein123 is actively accepting CONSIGNMENTS !!
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  • arex
    arex Posts: 999 ✭
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    Congrats!
  • Big80s
    Big80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
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    Congrats, Rick.
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  • Doublestriker
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    Congrats
  • mlbfan2
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    I would like to announce that I hired a neighborhood kid to occasionally take packages to the post office for me. Welcome aboard, Jimmy.

    Jimmy is brand new to the industry. He also has a paper route.
  • grote15
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    << <i>I would like to announce that I hired a neighborhood kid to occasionally take packages to the post office for me. Welcome aboard, Jimmy.

    Jimmy is brand new to the industry. He also has a paper route. >>



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  • edmundfitzgerald
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    This place can be brutal sometimes image
  • Stingray
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    << <i>I would like to announce that I hired a neighborhood kid to occasionally take packages to the post office for me. Welcome aboard, Jimmy.

    Jimmy is brand new to the industry. He also has a paper route. >>



    Kramerica??
  • nam812
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    << <i>I would like to announce that I hired a neighborhood kid to occasionally take packages to the post office for me. Welcome aboard, Jimmy.

    Jimmy is brand new to the industry. He also has a paper route. >>



    You got Jimmy, are you freaking kidding me? I asked his mom 2 weeks ago and she told me no way. Now I'm gonna have to go with plan B and hire a Wes Spece type. Great, just great.
  • CarlosDanger
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    I'm surprised you couldn't pry away Greg Rice from Mile High. I hear he's in high demand.
  • stormtrooper80
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    this guy opened a card shop in 2009? Ok then
  • MrSnuffleupagus
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    Bio 2/3 the way down page

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  • dytch2220
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    Congrats and good luck Wes.
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  • CDsNuts
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    Now I'm gonna have to go with plan B and hire a Wes Spece type.


    You think there are just a plethora of Spece's out there for the picking? Good luck with plan B, but I don't see it happening.
  • itzagoner
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    << <i>this guy opened a card shop in 2009? Ok then >>



    uh no, wiseguy. it appears he liked his childhood hangout so much, that when it came up for sale, he bought it.

    how many people can say that?
  • cpamike
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    << <i>

    << <i>this guy opened a card shop in 2009? Ok then >>



    uh no, wiseguy. it appears he liked his childhood hangout so much, that when it came up for sale, he bought it.

    how many people can say that? >>



    I audited the card shop I frequented as a kid, does that count?

    Btw, congratulations to Wes Spece and thanks to Snuffy for the background. Surprised Snuffy wasn't in the shop when that picture was taken, probably just off camera. image
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  • itzagoner
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    oh, i imagine Snuffy will find a way to photobomb Wes if we ask him to. image
  • vladguerrero
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    I would hate to hear what happens to Wes when his boss finds out he hasn't updated his LinkedIn profile to promote his latest venture.
  • MrSnuffleupagus
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    Good Luck Wes and Rick!
  • addicted2ebay
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    << <i>Bio 2/3 the way down page

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    Looks like Wes will have no problem getting junk wax inserts and starting lineup figures for consignment. JK Wes good luck!
  • Dboneesq
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    Snuff ... turn that into reality for Wes.and i bet you he works for Rick for.free.
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  • olb31
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    wes lives about 45 minutes from my hometown. he comes to the local shows in my hometown. i have met him several times. congrats to wes.
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  • bunt
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    << <i>

    << <i>this guy opened a card shop in 2009? Ok then >>



    uh no, wiseguy. it appears he liked his childhood hangout so much, that when it came up for sale, he bought it.

    how many people can say that? >>



    Jesse from Breaking Bad did. Not his grow up house but his parents 2nd house. So it is possible, even without wearing a little beanie cap on the head for some ancient reason, to do. Long Live Jesse.
  • miklia
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    << <i>uh no, wiseguy. it appears he liked his childhood hangout so much, that when it came up for sale, he bought it.

    how many people can say that? >>



    every small town high school sports star that bought a bar, ever?
  • jay0791
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    Thats really a 12 year old picture of Mark Fydrich
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  • itzagoner
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    since when is a bar a childhood hangout? oh. wait. i can't believe i just asked that question. image
  • MintMoondog
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    << <i>Welcome aboard Wes Spece - new consignment director for Probstein123....

    Wes started today....he'll be travelling to major shows nationwide and working on bring in new consignors....

    Wes has been involved in the industry for over 10 years and has had a card shop for the last 4 years... >>



    With his new found income will he buy a consonant or two to complete his name? image
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  • CDsNuts
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    You guys can joke all you want, but it's not every day that a Wes Spece walks into your office, slams his fist down on the desk and says "You hire me today and I'm gonna make you a crapload of money." These opportunities come but once in a lifetime and it's good to hear that Rick is taking full advantage of it.

  • itzagoner
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    if Wes slammed his fist on Rick's desk, i imagine his 5th metacarpal would shatter into more pieces than there are Nolan Ryan collectors.
  • neildown
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    << <i>You guys can joke all you want, but it's not every day that a Wes Spece walks into your office, slams his fist down on the desk and says "You hire me today and I'm gonna make you a crapload of money." These opportunities come but once in a lifetime and it's good to hear that Rick is taking full advantage of it. >>



    Wouldn't that violate principle #1 of "Being Personable" in Probstein's 10 Principles of a GREAT CONVERSATION? Also, he didn't use your first name which is a clear violation of principle #3.

    Wes needs to watch his step or Rick's going to come down on him like a steamroller working asphalt.
  • CDsNuts
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    At the '98 National I saw Spece buy a collection from a guy, then sell it right back to him an hour later for triple.
  • WalterSobchak
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    << <i>You guys can joke all you want, but it's not every day that a Wes Spece walks into your office, slams his fist down on the desk and says "You hire me today and I'm gonna make you a crapload of money." These opportunities come but once in a lifetime and it's good to hear that Rick is taking full advantage of it. >>


    I believe your reasoning as to why this partnership is going to work out well is specious at best.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
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  • vladguerrero
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    << <i>

    << <i>You guys can joke all you want, but it's not every day that a Wes Spece walks into your office, slams his fist down on the desk and says "You hire me today and I'm gonna make you a crapload of money." These opportunities come but once in a lifetime and it's good to hear that Rick is taking full advantage of it. >>


    I believe your reasoning as to why this partnership is going to work out well is specious at best. >>



    Who knew there was enough spece for two hardnosed dealers in the Probstein empire.
  • itzagoner
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    i heard they were also hiring an all-female support team for him and will call them the Spece Girls.

    clever.
  • CarlosDanger
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    Wes is more. Probstein will do more with Wes.
  • WalterSobchak
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    It appears that we're starting to head down a road where this thread gets derailed by a bunch of us trying to one-up each other with stupid puns, and I don't much care for the thought of that happening.
    My suggestion is that we all make a gentleman's agreement to spece and desist with this nonsense right now.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
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  • mesapsa
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    Congrats!! I'm putting in for it once it ever becomes open again!! My only request as a customer/bidder on eBay is that you please space out every auction with at least a one minute per auction ending! Wes just by doing that I think sales would increase 5% + right off the bat!! Anyways good luck in your new position, it sounds like a sweet job and one that would be fun to go to on a daily basis! Hell, if I worked for Rick I would giving him a check every two weeks!! Lol
  • Maurice
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    Rick Probstein deserves an apology.
  • jackstraw
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    Does it sound like speace? Like give speace a chance?
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  • miklia
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    << <i>Rick Probstein deserves an apology. >>



    that's a pretty Speceious demand.
  • Foo3112
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    How thoughtful Maurice. You should begin to apologize to Bobby first since you like to put him down so much.
  • neildown
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    << <i>Rick Probstein deserves an apology. >>



    Any Specefic reason you didn't edit your post this time, Maurice?
  • stormtrooper80
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    Hopefully he will still have time to run that store. I'm sure he makes a ton of money there.
  • justinstaff
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    I must say. I know Wes very well and have setup at shows with him up and down the east coast and nationals for years. He has a very successful store that far surpasses what the majority of you could operate. He doesn't need a message board to grade his cards for him or tell him what something is worth on VCP or Terapeak nor does he need a place for him to show off his newly graded psa 9 Jose Canseco rookie that he just snagged at the flea market for 25 cents because thats the find of the year for them. and for the people who say that i don't know who you are than maybe you should think about what your typing when you are trying to beat on someones else reputation when you don't know who they are. He knows how to make it in this business which is much more than the majority of us can ever say or ever do and it is the very reason he has an awesome opportunity with Rick.
  • ROCKDJRW
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  • miklia
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    << <i>I must say. I know Wes very well and have setup at shows with him up and down the east coast and nationals for years. He has a very successful store that far surpasses what the majority of you could operate. He doesn't need a message board to grade his cards for him or tell him what something is worth on VCP or Terapeak nor does he need a place for him to show off his newly graded psa 9 Jose Canseco rookie that he just snagged at the flea market for 25 cents because thats the find of the year for them. and for the people who say that i don't know who you are than maybe you should think about what your typing when you are trying to beat on someones else reputation when you don't know who they are. He knows how to make it in this business which is much more than the majority of us can ever say or ever do and it is the very reason he has an awesome opportunity with Rick. >>



    Welcome to the boards, Wes!
  • GoDodgersFan
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    Congrats to Wes. Really wish him well in his role.
  • justinstaff
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    mikilia, my name is Justin Stafford. I sell mainly modern and set up at 40 plus shows a year from White Plains to Chicago to Charlotte. I am not Wes but that is very original the type of humor your attempting to use there. I've only seen it used a couple of times before and mainly by men trying to be funny in their middle years.
  • stormtrooper80
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    Justin, when you and Wes traveled to those shows, did you stay in separate motel rooms?
  • miklia
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    Thanks for the good words, Justin. Glad you appreciate. I heard there's a top-flight punctuation store in White Plains, definitely worth checking out!
  • stormtrooper80
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    I'm sure I can speak for everyone here when I say that we're anxiously awaiting to hear about everything Wes did on his first 2 days on the job. I mean how can you announce such huge news and just leave it at that?

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