'Please PM or email for prices' :rolleyes:

Not a term but a practice...

Listing an item auction style on Ebay with an opening bid at or above what the item will actually sell for. Why waste anyone's week? List it "buy it now" or best offer.

Rob

I don't like the nautical equivalent either... white whale. :mad:

"regrade?"

A long, confusing, and convoluted auction lot description which discusses everything except the actual flaws on the card.

Agreed... you never see anyone describe and item as "overgraded" do you???

This one is annoying... "there selling on ebay for..." my reply - then why don't you sell it on ebay?

As compared to the problems I had in the wild west days of eBay with payment via check and MO--fake cards, non-conforming goods, cards that were never shipped--I am just fine with handing a bit over for a service that provides accountability. It only takes one fake OJ or non-shipped vintage photo (both events I was 'lucky' enough to be on the buying end of) on eBay to equal all the paypal fees.

If you're buying from reputable sellers (i.e. those with overwhelmingly positive feedback), I'd say the chances of fake cards, non-conforming goods, cards that were never shipped...is pretty low. Me personally, I'd rather not be charged a fee to pay for an item I've already been charged a fee on.

Sure just like some sweet Caporal factories are very rare. I think I just threw up in my mouth!

Except for missing bottom of the card, it would be nrmt. I exaggerate but only slightly.

Oh that's easy!

#1 Most annoying hobby term: PSA

#2: SGC

#3: graded by any third party

I long for the days of dealers lying about "NM" cards. That's when it was hobby ... not a cess pool.

"NFS" when it's the exact card I'm looking for. :p

Purchased

For sale but would consider my psa 4 or whatever huge lot of T206 commons for trade for a 1951 Bowman mantle, 1933 ruth or t206 cobb/johnson..

As a photo person, Type 1 instead of original is about the most stupid thing. It's comparable to changing "The sky is blue" to "The sky is color code #356t" just so as to confuse everyone.

“Sold” , unless I’m the seller.

Rob M

For anyone who also posts on CU you have to deal constantly with

I have poppage

I need poppage

Where is my poppage

Look at my poppage

Ok, what is "poppage"?

Annoying Terms
 

“I’m not a professional grader...”

what do professional graders say when they list cards..

Low Pop

Minty

Poppage

a few others as well but those 3 are the ones that grate on my nerves a bit.

ex +/- condition-wise ??

Not sure why you keep bringing up these type of trades when members have posted how they have done them.:confused:

I know I have been on both sides of those type of trades with other members. In my experience the person with the hand full of cards has to have some extra value on their side to make it happen.:)

So everyone lists what they have on what annoys them....

and out of EVERYONE, i get criticized on my opinion? I didnt know there was a wrong answer in stating what terms annoy you..

because i may of stated it before which you read in another thread months or years ago doesnt mean i cant say it on this thread. Lot of new people may of not read whatever i wrote before.

alway a counterargument to everything....what some poeple find annoying, others may not.. ( you hate it when people say 'make offer', im sure others disagree) .but i dont see anyone in all of these posts on this thread criticize anyones' choice except you with mine.....

I am still waiting for someone with a 1993 ruth psa 4, or 1951 mantle etc.. asking for 50 or however many needed 20-40 dollars cards for a trade on b/s/t...

Nice card. Good luck with the sale.

There it is again - "poppage". What is "poppage"?

#1) Cobby
#2) Wags
#3) WaJo
#4) 80%+ of the usernames on the board (including mine)

I think it has to do with the population of cards graded, as in pop report. I'm guessing.

It has to do with population reports on a certain card or grade Fred.

I thought poppage is when your grades pop - become available online.

Poppage = A TPG just posted the grade(s) on the card that were submitted and generally you don't have the cards back in hand yet. Your cards "popped" in the TPG.

TPGs annoy me as well...all of them.

glws.

Another annoyance - "I inherited this collection from my uncle." Still wonder why his own kids didn't get them...

Speaking of 1/1 - though it has been the topic of another thread...

one-of-one or 1/1 or 1 of 1

when used to describe, for example a card serial numbered #67/250

just because there is not another 67th copy out of the 250 printed.


Also, 'Game-Used'...

Cobbie

T-205

I can't believe a thread like this has extended this long. Peter's first post had razor sharp corners....

I think you need to read his first post again.

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"poppage"
"top of the pops"

cute,,,

Flip

Diamond cut

Rainbow

Corrected error ( it’s just a regular card at this point)

Psa 10

White whale

I pretty much hate everything except the cards haha

1949 LEAF set
 

Hey guys....and, PSA and SGC....listen here.

This set was NOT issued in "1948"

Nor is it a "1948-1949" set (it's not a Basket Ball set)....it's a BASEBALL set !

This set was issued strictly in 1949


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I'm still searching for these 3 cards to complete my AMERICAN BEAUTY 460 sub-set (74 subjects)

CAMNITZ (hands over head)....DOYLE (portrait)....McGRAW (portrait-cap)

Any help finding these 3 cards will be greatly appreciated....Thanks guys.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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The one that stands out is " sick " with " sweet " coming a close second.

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"Highest graded exemplar on the planet"

Huge borders would be important to me as a buyer, especially on something like a high end t206 card. It means it's at least very likely the card hasn't been trimmed.

I believe this term is used when you pop a higher grade than expected, or get a card to bump. I don't spend much time on CU though.

For me, that's the "holy grail" of annoying terms...

"Advanced Collector"

Shut up. Just shut up. I find this one to be extremely pompous and a cry for attention.

I know others have mentioned it, sorry for the repetition, but this one irks me to no end.

Jesse, the point of the post is that the word is “borders”, not “boarders”.

Thanks. and the Eagles Defense did not win the superbowl :)

Ahh i see, not sure why I typed boarders in my reply but yes that makes sense. Although I'm not sure I would consider common spelling or grammatical errors relevant in a discussion of annoying hobby terms.

This is my most annoying thing in the hobby....this just means that it (lot, single, etc) is really in VG shape, likely due to some creasing. I have lost count on the number of "EX" lots that arrived with creased up cards. Half the regular pre-70 vintage lot sellers on ebay routinely offer their EX +/- cards, which through experience means VG.

My other favorite is: "overall an EX lot, I saw no creasing, but I may have missed a few"....this just means that at least half the lot has some sort of creasing and overall the lot is in Vg to VG-EX shape.

"Just a few less than EX" actual quote from the listing of a 150 card lot that arrived Saturday...this is indeed translated to it's actual meaning of "half the cards are VG due to creasing and the other half are actually in EX shape."

EX cards are supposed to be CREASE-FREE! There is NO subjectivity in creasing, a card either has a crease OR it does. If it does have a crease, it is not supposed to be in EX shape.

For some reason this is very frequent: If you have multiple T206 cards you have "T206s" not "T206's".

"poppage" gets me every time. what kind of word is that??

That or, 'oh sorry I hit your Buy-It-Now price before reading the description, please cancel.

There is no faster way to reach my blocked buyers list.

"Being sold as is" and "listening to offers"

I believe their error may have been that they thought a '1948' copyright date meant it was issued that year...and this common misconception is further perpetuated by third-party graders.

All that being said, I am certain you are correct and I would never consider dis-agreeing with you. ;)

“absolutely final price.”

Has no one mentioned?
 

Tuff

I have X into it

Listening to offers over X

Not sure it's come up yet -- "the bay" for ebay. HATE that.

This!!

A little off my own topic, but I love the guys who access the internet to tell you they can't pay you yet because they are out of town/country and will take care of it when they get home.

A cousin of "poppage" -- "sub." As in, "sub popped."

Then of course there is "rip" as a noun, as in "nice rip" -- referring typically to the opening of some 80s packs/boxes and pulling HOFers.

Not a hobby term but "Helmar" just makes me cringe. I like modern fantasy cards as much as anybody but for BLEEP sake don't use a real vintage companys name to make you modern reproduction stuff.

I love the subtle threats you run into: "last drop before eBay" and "if no takers it heads to auction". Oh no!

Well at least
 

he did name his whole company (beer, chips) after Helmar, not just the cards.

Completely agree. It is just sellers trying to use technical jargon to put a spin on their items.

LOL. Exactly. That's happened to me a few times.

From an autograph perspective-"Authenticated"

Can we add slang within general sports terms as well...

I can't stand GOAT. There are only a small handful of players - literally just a couple per sport - that can be considered the 'Greatest of All Time'...

Yet, all it seems to take these days is some basketball player not tripping over his shadow or a quarterback that doesn't constantly throw interceptions, and people are all over social media GOAT this and GOAT that... it's beyond cringe-worthy.

No hobby term offends me. Just like the English language, everyone has their own way of talking.

About the only thing I sometimes get perturbed at is auction descriptions. On one end, you got Bill Goodwin, who writes a 500 word essay on a particular ballplayer. On the other end, you have Memory Lane, with their one word quips "BLAZER", "GET IT!", "SHARP SPLINTER (in regards to a Ted Williams card). Seems like we could find a happy medium between the two.

And PWCC with their "worthy of consderation" line...when they are auctioning 4 of the exact same Nolan Ryan PSA 9 cards at the exact same time....It bothers me when I am consigning one of those 9's and see 3 more of the exact same grade right along side it. Doesn't make mine feel so special (and of course, it winds up lagging behind the other 3, sometimes to the tune of hundreds of dollars).

"Extant"

I am buying the card for my personal collection, am no going to resell it...

I learned the hard way with PWCC that honest consignors don't do as well as consignors who are, let's say ethically more flexible. Still do OK mind you, but not setting records that others are on the same items.

"I found the only card that my grandpa ever saved in the attic and it's a T206 Honus Wagner "

Is fleabay ok for you? That's how a lot of us look at "the bay".

And of course there is "looking to find a good home for these", as if there is such a thing as a bad home. Does anybody physically or mentally abuse his cards?

The use of this term bothers me, as well. I remember when being called a “goat” in sports was a bad thing. For those who may not remember, “goat” was the opposite of “hero.”

Hit a home run to win the game in the bottom of the ninth, and the media will be singing your praises. Then, in the very next game, strike out in the bottom of the ninth to end the game...the media would have said that you’ve, “gone from hero to goat.”

Words change. I get that. Still, this reminds me of a time when it suddenly became popular to call girls, “phat” - and have it be a compliment.