What's your baseball pet peeve?

[bn2cardz]

Cards listed in the wrong category on Ebay. Especially reprints listed in with the rest of the cards.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Cards listed in the wrong category on Ebay. Especially reprints listed in with the rest of the cards.

Andy,

Yes, I especially hate those Fleer world series cartoon cards that I have to scroll past endlessly. Seriously!

AndyH

Edited to add that I am referring to prewar searches.

[ALR-bishop]

Andy--my only pre war set is the 1923 Fleer set and I am only about half done with it. They do not come up much but a search for 1923 Fleer turns up many a Fleer World Series card....although I have to admit I have that set too

[jimm]

Scrolling thru 38 lines of disclaimers and "auction rules" to find a 1 line item description...

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Andy--my only pre war set is the 1923 Fleer set and I am only about half done with it. They do not come up much but a search for 1923 Fleer turns up many a Fleer World Series card....although I have to admit I have that set too

Al,

The 1923 Fleer set is crazy to try to complete! How many do you have already? Oh, I am not surprised that you have the world series set either.

[ALR-bishop]

Only have 23, but one is the Ruth.

I actually have 3 Fleer World Series sets, the blue backs ( 1903-1969), the black backs ( 1903-1977 and the logo backs ( 1940-1979). The last 4 cards of the 2nd set ( black backs - 74-77) are pretty scarce

[horzverti]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Cards listed in the wrong category on Ebay. Especially reprints listed in with the rest of the cards.

I agree times ∞ ...so frustrating. That is why I wear waders when I search eBay...to move through all of the...stuff.

[DeanH3]

For me it's gotta be "Dead centered". When you look it's not even close.

[ALR-bishop]

We are such a peeved lot. Is anyone out there mellow about the hobby ?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Is anyone out there mellow about the hobby ?

I'm more mellow collecting mid-grade cards. If I only go for the higher-end stuff for too long, I find myself more concerned with centering, corners, and condition minutiae to the point where the hobby at some point becomes more about my paranoia and perceptions than it is about the fun of owning the cards. Towards the end of my pseudo-dealer days, this had become my mentality. Glad I put an end to that. Oh, and did anyone mention that PSA 5's are a lot more affordable than 8's?!?



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[SAllen2556]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I'm more mellow collecting mid-grade cards. If I only go for the higher-end stuff for too long, I find myself more concerned with centering, corners, and condition minutiae to the point where the hobby at some point becomes more about my paranoia and perceptions than it is about the fun of owning the cards. Towards the end of my pseudo-dealer days, this had become my mentality. Glad I put an end to that. Oh, and did anyone mention that PSA 5's are a lot more affordable than 8's?!?

I couldn't agree more! I found that trying to complete my '69 and '72 sets in high grade ended up not being very fun at all, so I'm all done with high grade stuff. Buying low grade cards is actually really fun because you can afford more, and you don't worry so much about getting scammed. As has been stated many times, it's just a picture on a piece of cardboard. It's the history of the cardboard I find interesting, not how sharp the corners are.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

It's the history of the cardboard I find interesting, not how sharp the corners are.

Very well put. Think about other collectibles and antiques, is anything held to quite such a standard as cards? Those guys on American Pickers are always buying "junk" that are really gems from people's barns and attics that are rarely in mint condition. I think our view of condition with cards that came out of the 1980's and into the era of professional grading was largely due to the influence of the coin hobby. If there are any collectibles that are more highly scrutinized than cards, coins win, I think. Bottom line, the fact that some cards are in fabulous condition and are incredibly attractive does not mean that those which aren't quite up to that standard aren't still very collectible and desirable and most of all...fun.