Hobby terms that annoy you

Exhibitman · #1 02-25-2018, 09:50 AM

#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 · #2 02-25-2018, 10:05 AM

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

cardinalcollector · #3 02-25-2018, 10:06 AM

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 · #4 02-25-2018, 10:09 AM

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

Exhibitman · #5 02-25-2018, 10:14 AM

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 · #6 02-25-2018, 10:17 AM

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

Tom S. · #7 02-25-2018, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arazi4442

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

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

Peter_Spaeth · #8 02-25-2018, 01:19 PM

"regrade?"

Fballguy · #9 02-25-2018, 12:23 PM

Quote:

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.

Exhibitman · #10 02-25-2018, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fballguy

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.

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.

Fballguy · #11 02-25-2018, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

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.

Fballguy · #12 02-25-2018, 10:17 AM

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 · #13 02-25-2018, 10:50 AM

Quote:

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

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