[jblaze1718]

This isn't a dramatic story by any means, but it is just a little taste of why I love this hobby so much.

Yesterday a man that has been involved in the hobby since the 80's stumbled across my photobucket and saw a card that he needed for his 2011 Lineage master set. (His set was seriously impressive. Like every canary /10 auto and relic, 40 1/1 canaries, and 100+ printing plates. If he was a board member I would demand scans!) He shot me a quick email saying that he was dying to get a hold of a printing plate that was part of my PC and that he would give me 2 Victorino plate in exchange for my one. We went back and forth a bit over email because I was hesitant to give up the Lineage plate as I am 1 card away from a complete rainbow. Eventually he gave me his number and told me to call him to discuss. After work while driving home I thought "what the heck, why not" and gave him a call. Well, what started as a quick business call about a possible trade turned into a 90 minute conversation about the hobby. He talked about his master sets, I talked about my PC and it was a great time. In the end it turned into him shipping me the 2 plates without questioning my trustworthiness and me promising to send his side of the trade as well.

I just though it was really cool that a man in his 40's from Kansas and a man in his 20's from New Jersey that were total strangers could pick up the phone and have an instant bond over pieces of cardboard and have a willingness to help each other out just because we love the hobby and the people involved.

[zeprock]

That is cool. I have had a couple of conversations lately myself with people who are in the hobby. Both times they commented on my "nice hat". I was wearing an Upper Deck hat. One guy was in line at the post office and said he used to sell a lot of cards on eBay. The other was the teller at the bank where I was making my final truck payment. He said he and his brother were starting up (actually taking over) a LCS (which they did).

[nolan5000]

Oh, how cool!! Thanks for sharing!!

[hempick]

Love hearing stories like yours. Makes me hopeful that the hobby isn't doomed.

[1969metsfan]

This type of exchange is why I miss setting up at card shows like during the early 90's. The interaction between the seller/buyer is totally lost in an ebay transaction.

[thepointguard_10]

This type of exchange is why I miss setting up at card shows like during the early 90's. The interaction between the seller/buyer is totally lost in an ebay transaction.

Not only do I agree with this statement- I loved the story involved. I love meeting people involved in the hobby and talking about our collections. That's one of my favorite aspects of this hobby, and what makes it keep living in my opinion

[jblaze1718]

Whatever the product is like from year to year, as long as we have a community as great as this the hobby will never die!

[rollx8]

Yes, Great Story & an experience

[michaelpoyma]

Great story, thanks for sharing!

[bunk27]

Awesome! Thanks for posting that story