A HUGE celebration

 On Monday (yesterday) I achieved a HUGE goal over on the OldCardTraders group. Like this blog I started with them in 2013. The group is in it's 26th year (I think). Here is the announcement from the Founder of the site/group.

Congrats go out to JOHN MILLER for earning his 3000th Career OCT Trader Period.

John told me back in August 2022 that he wanted to join the 3000 club in a couple of years.        In a little less then two years he has done so and now only the sixth Member to accomplish this OCT Milestone. (Bob D'Angelo, Tim Morales, Michael Salinsky, Don Roth, L.Medeiros) 

Simply Awesome John!

Len M.

Len, Bob, Tim, and Michael are still active in the group. Don passed away a few years back. He would come to Florida every spring for baseball (and GOLF). He and Bob would meet up have breakfast then go golfing. I was supposed to join them about 10 years ago, but the weekend got crossed up and I didn't make it. Well, I did but a week late, lol. His nephew is still active in the group. Before going to GA, I would meet up with Bob for lunch (he lives 2 hours from me) and trade some cards. Leader Len used to live here in Florida but journeyed to North Carolina about 10 years ago. Bob leads the group in total all-time trades (no one will catch him....Ever) Was over 4,800 for at two years now. Tim has crossed the 4K milestone too. 

Currently I should be 5th on the active all-time list with 3rd and 4th on the horizon. I do hold several records within the group that probably will never be touched. I also should be getting another accomplishment milestone once this trading period ends. That will be leading the pact of trading periods. This should be my tenth time doing so which is second only to Bob who has done so 28 times. 

3000 will be coming to this blog again in the real near future for a MILESTONE. I originally was planning to make them hit at the same time. But that didn't work out. I intentionally slowed my posts down to get it so close, but then the 160ish trades I made on OCT this period scoffed that. 

I will be hitting my 3,000th post real soon.