[jingram058]

When did the term "eye appeal" enter the card collecting vernacular?

Back when I was a newly-hatched Ensign in the Navy, my first duty station out of knife-and-fork school was the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. There were about 6 Navy Captains there, a boatload of Commanders, and about 1,000 civilians working for the Navy, with a civilian Technical Director. For situational awareness, they used to hold these command briefings every weekday morning. All officers had to attend. Us junior officers hung out in the back. We came up with a game called "BS Bingo", with your typical bingo card, and all the latest over-used, cliche, executive jargon for words, such as "ramp-up", "spot on", and "off-site", etc. We had our cards, and as the briefer droned on, you would cross off letters until you got a "Bingo!" The seniors never really caught on to us.

So, is "eye appeal" the most over-worked term in card collecting?