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any old school CU'ers still around?

haliguyhaliguy Posts: 587 ✭✭
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anyone still around from back in the day (2001-2003)??
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Paul
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  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You mean when the majority of posts were of substance?
  • haliguyhaliguy Posts: 587 ✭✭
    at times....
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    Paul
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,253 ✭✭✭
    Ive been here since 2001. Not very involved until probably 2003 or 2004.
    Barry
  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭
    Jeez, I just checked how long I've been here. March of 2001??? WHERE have the last SEVEN years gone??? When I was a kid seven years was an eternity. Now it seems like a week.
  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't feel too bad Red Heart, I was just sent an AARP card and I'm not even 50 YET!
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    I heard the boards were more informative and threads had good substance back then. Too bad we can't go back to the way it was.

    Edit- why can't I spell "too" correctly?
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I heard the boards were more informative and threads had good substance back then. To bad we can't go back to the way it was. >>



    spelling was much better back in the day too.image
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,253 ✭✭✭
    weird....
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Yeah the fights were much better then.

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • ledstersledsters Posts: 603 ✭✭
    still here
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    I'm still here
    I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
  • shockmanshockman Posts: 73 ✭✭
    I'm back. I signed up so long ago I no longer use this name anywhere else.
    Looking for...
    T206 HOFers in PSA 4
    E93 Standard Caramel
    EMail Me

    My eBay auctions
  • yawie99yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Jeez, I just checked how long I've been here. March of 2001??? WHERE have the last SEVEN years gone??? When I was a kid seven years was an eternity. Now it seems like a week. >>



    Ain't that the truth.
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  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is a fine thread haliday. Remember also that "back in the day" not every Tom, Dick and Harry was trying to run up their post scores. Many fine members have left due to childish threads about "What I did in school today" or "How many beers can you drink". As Goose alluded to, the spelling was actually correct and sentences had some structure. I'd think that folks who join here should realize that there are millions of people worldwide who read the CU and that they don't give a rat's a$$ about your 50¢ cherry-pick off of e-bay. Save the 1st grade humor and THINK before you post.
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    Ive been here for quite some time.....

    Loth
  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    any of you "old timers" every buy e-bay product from wwfbedroom?

    i won this auction, but he still aint not sent my goods, despite my check clearing 2.1 weeks ago.

    sabotage yall

    thanks

    j
    image
    RIP GURU
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,253 ✭✭✭
    Linky no worky. Did I say that correctly?
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Yes you did, only because you are an old timer.


    Steve

    Good for you.
  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    are you serious?

    e-bay needs to do something to protect peeps paying by check,
    seems far too fuqn easy to scam & get away w/ it right now.

    at least based on my experience.


    image
    RIP GURU
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    my post was a joke.

    my post count is a nasty effect from the old Open Forum.
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    +1
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I'm a Tom, Dick or Harry.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • ROCKDJRWROCKDJRW Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭
    present
    Collect Ozzie Guillen Cards
    Unique Chicago Cards
    Wrestling Cards
  • chaz43chaz43 Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭
    yeah I'm still here. I miss some of the old guys like Zardoz and Crazysc. chaz
  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    The boards weren't all sweetness and light back then. Remember the Noggles?

    Nick
    image
    Reap the whirlwind.

    Need to buy something for the wife or girlfriend? Check out Vintage Designer Clothing.
  • JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
    I'm here ... since August 2002.

    /s/ JackWESQ
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  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm still here. When fondly remembering those who no longer post here, we can't forget 'MsGoodAdvice'.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    i've been using PSA since 1998 but i didn't know about these boards back (or whenever they started)
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does anyone have a link to the first post made on the forums? I know they changed the software for the forum at some point, so I'm not sure if the archives go all the way back to the beginning.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • samsgirl214samsgirl214 Posts: 2,074 ✭✭
    image
  • MeferMefer Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭
    I am still here. I hope to make a 1000 posts in the next 20 years. image
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Found this interesting post in the archives. It's from the early days of the set registry.

    Set Registry 2001
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • magellanmagellan Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭
    I think Steve (Winpitcher) & myself joined the same month.

    Any board I've ever been on (many, many) was better in the old days. When I was a kid we had to walk to school through 6 foot snowdrifts with a 50 pound bag of coal for the fire under each arm AND it was uphill both ways...............




















    ......and we liked it !
    Topps Heritage

    Now collecting:
    Topps Heritage

    1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
    All Yaz Items 7+
    Various Red Sox
    Did I leave anything out?
  • kingraider75kingraider75 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭
    Look to the left to see when I joined.
    Running an Ebay store sure takes a lot more time than a person would think!
  • kingraider75kingraider75 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭
    newcomer here in 2005.
    Running an Ebay store sure takes a lot more time than a person would think!
  • unishipuniship Posts: 497 ✭✭
    I'm still around - but dont post much. Used to be a wild time around here with some hobby heavyweights.
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    Yup, agreed with that Eric. A lot of guys have either left the hobby or gone onto other venues.

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    Still here. There were tons of kids 12-17 and it was all about modern and basketball.
  • mudflap02mudflap02 Posts: 2,060 ✭✭
    I think that the moment the board started going downhill can be seen directly to the left of this post. I still read just about everything, but rarely post anymore. This is one of 2 or 3 boards I consider "home."
  • TheCARDKidTheCARDKid Posts: 1,496 ✭
    It says I joined May 2001, but honestly, it starts to be a blur. The last 10 years have seemed like 2 or 3.

    The decade of the 00's is going to be over in another year and a half? Blows me away.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,490 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some valid points tho they could be worded a bit nicer in deference to newcomers who may not appreciate the tone of such waxing nostalgically.

    I also call CU my home - and prefer to keep the cup half full.

    I miss many of the people who used to post here and have moved on. I read this board for almost 8 months before joining in.

    People respond well to those who lead by example - so all those who have "substance" - please enlighten us?

    I never grow tired of learning.
    mike
    Mike
  • mudflap02mudflap02 Posts: 2,060 ✭✭
    PSAtan / Scumbi kept it really lively.

    Also Ylder Riza's hockeyfied shenanigans were fun to watch.
  • DaddyRichDaddyRich Posts: 241 ✭✭
    Although I hardly ever post, I am on here on a daily basis and always enjoy the chatter. I remember a lot of the good old fellas. Sorry to see some of the more colorful ones gone. Still the best message board as far as knowledge and helpful guys in my humble opinion...

    I actually was reading this board daily around 2001, when I first checked the price guide and the 1989 Donruss Ken Griffey 10's were valued at $1750. Wonder who was snapping them up at those prices on eBay, because they were moving even at those prices. Ouch.
    Just glad to be here with everyone.
  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
    <<< any old school CU'ers still around >>>

    <<< anyone still around from back in the day (2001-2003)?? >>>


    I joined in June 2004. I guess I'm old school of the new school. LOL

  • yawie99yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭
    I wish I could remember the user in question - FatCat, maybe? - but I'll always remember his outrage when everybody switched to SpongeBob icons for a few days. Plenty of great battles and meltdowns back in the day.
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  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,404 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Does anyone have a link to the first post made on the forums? I know they changed the software for the forum at some point, so I'm not sure if the archives go all the way back to the beginning. >>



    I think it was a "big bang" LOL
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭
    here since jan 2002 lurked for about 3-4 months before joining
    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    Joined the first month you could I believe (Feb 01). I miss the early set building stories and when people were just finding out what cards were truly rare (the Mcstaldi and 72 guys were pretty entertaining).

    I believe with the prices falling for sets like 72 and 68 it has made alot of people less interested in set building. Back in 01 the registry was all the talk. Now it's all about half grades, altered cards and bogus auction houses. It seems we have come almost full circle, pre PSA in our industry.
    Currently completing the following registry sets: Cardinal HOF's, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, Bill Mazeroski Master & Basic Sets, Roberto Clemente Master & Basic Sets, Willie Stargell Master & Basic Sets and Terry Bradshaw Basic Set
  • takataka Posts: 196
    I still read the boards almost daily even though I stopped grading/collecting cards a few years ago. I pretty much only collect autograph pieces from Gretz or Dr. J now.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Griffins your avatar reminds me of an oldtimer that is no longer here, Varga (sp?). He had some good posts!!
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