Hobby terms that annoy you

[Michael Peich]

"The Hobby"

When it is used all I can hear are fingernails going across a chalk-board.

Mike

[Jim65]

Not a term but a big pet peeve, when I make an offer to a seller and they ask me to deal off eBay and pay by PayPal F&F. Why would I give up all my buyer protection just to save you fees? From now on, all these scumbags are getting reported to eBay.

[GoCubsGo32]

"Grandpa/Grandma attic find"

[Exhibitman]

#1 pet peeve phrase: "God Bless". Where in the Bible does it say anything about baseball cards?

Others that make me grind my teeth are the pompous words:

exemplar (example)
extant (existing)
verso (back)

And while it is not a phrase, any listing with 500 words from Wikipedia about a HOFer. If you don't know who Walter Johnson is, probably not a good idea to buy the card. And these info-mercial listings invariably lack a back scan of the card.

[jcc6252]

This really bugs me for some reason: "Would not be out of place in a Blah Blah holder"

[cardinalcollector]

Amen on "God Bless"

I always see it when someone wants to cancel an auction on a high end card, or needs an unethical "favor"

Also see: "This would make a great addition to your collection"

[Hot Springs Bathers]

The phrase that ruined the hobby around 1980 "rookie card"

[Exhibitman]

Paypal FF annoys me too. You want to make a sale, do it ethically. Don't cheat the facilitator out of its fees and don't ask me to be party to it.

[Arazi4442]

There sure seem to be a lot of "Holy Grail"s out there as well.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Paypal FF annoys me too. You want to make a sale, do it ethically. Don't cheat the facilitator out of its fees and don't ask me to be party to it.

LOL..Don't cheat the facilitator that requires that you use their other company to pay for items so they can charge you fees twice.

[Fballguy]

This is the most annoying for me currently:

Mild discoloration and some pilling to the surface throughout with most notable area of wear effecting the tip

Another that bothers me...abusing the word "vintage".

Rob

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

#1 pet peeve phrase: "God Bless". Where in the Bible does it say anything about baseball cards?

Others that make me grind my teeth are the pompous words:

exemplar (example)
extant (existing)
verso (back)

And while it is not a phrase, any listing with 500 words from Wikipedia about a HOFer. If you don't know who Walter Johnson is, probably not a good idea to buy the card. And these info-mercial listings invariably lack a back scan of the card.

Darn it Adam...I was just about to add verso.

Jeff

[lumberjack]

Originally Posted by Michael Peich

"The Hobby"

When it is used all I can hear are fingernails going across a chalk-board.

Mike

It stopped being the "hobby when the Justice Department started sending "hobbyists" to prison. Let's retire the term "the hobby."
lumberjack

[jfkheat]

A recent PSA (7,8,9) sold for .......

[bigred1]

I did not go through every page but I hate when listed as near complete set 82-250 or 120-240, really

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

A recent PSA (7,8,9) sold for .......

lol. who isn’t tired of that?

[WahooSam]

Type 1 photograph

[bigred1]

What is PSA worthy, isn't everything? lol

[Throttlesteer]

Deserving of attention

[RedsFan1941]

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