O/T The Differences Between Net54baseball and Facebook?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I have no social media accounts. Does Facebook use those ridiculous @ signs or is that Twitter?

[timzcardz]

Never been on that Book of Faces, and don't see why I ever will be.

There is nothing lacking here that would drive me to look someplace else.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I have no social media accounts. Does Facebook use those ridiculous @ signs or is that Twitter?

That’s Twitter.

[Johnny630]

For the most part Facebook is Emotionally Driven....Net54 has more intellect and wisdom in cards and collecting:-)

Both have their ups and downs.

[jcmtiger]

I use Facebook sites where I grew up places I worked etc. I have sold some cards on Facebook sites though. Nothing like Net54. Joe

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

That’s Twitter.

I know it's a generational bias, but I just don't understand the people who seem to play out their lives on social media.

[maniac_73]

on FB only a few messages pop up and most get lost in the abyss. Also, the layout focuses more on show and tell and less on actual discussion. I prefer the board where you can go through as many old threads as you want and easily see and reply to the discussion

[JeremyW]

I'm not on any social media sites. Maybe I'm missing out. This site has all the info that I'm looking for.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I know it's a generational bias, but I just don't understand the people who seem to play out their lives on social media.

I, for one, would like to know what you had for lunch today!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I, for one, would like to know what you had for lunch today!

Exactly. People sharing their whole lives, from their marriages and relationships to what they had for lunch and did today. I don't get it. I'm not obsessively private, but I wouldn't dream of broadcasting most of this stuff, or want to read it about anyone else. The public posting of messages to spouses is the most perplexing though. Much appalling grammar too. And no I don't read it, this is surmise from things people show me lol, or from news/sports online.

[chalupacollects]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I, for one, would like to know what you had for lunch today!

No picture, it didn't happen...lol

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I know it's a generational bias, but I just don't understand the people who seem to play out their lives on social media.

Facebook and Instagram seem to be more about curating your life experience to convince other people for some reason how special your existence is. Whenever I see these people who post about every meal they ate or ever place they've gone or every show they've seen I immediately think they must be very unfulfilled people. "Here is the fantastic piece of apple pie I had last evening. . . ." Really? "Here I am cooking bacon. . ." Huh? If you go see a good show, who cares that other people know you went to it. Live in the moment. Saw a great show a few weeks ago and people were filming and posting it as it was happening. Weird. Like the "atta boys" from other people were more important than the artist on stage.

There's precious little boasting on 54 about what someone owns. It's largely not a dick measuring contest. It's really about sharing information. That's the biggest difference for me from other forms of social media.

[drcy]

I'm in discussion groups on Facebook. FB seems more like a live conversation (chatty) and Net54 seems more like an archives of knowledge.

[bmattioli]

I'm on both daily and the two are well run and much appreciated.. Regards..

[JimC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I know it's a generational bias, but I just don't understand the people who seem to play out their lives on social media.

Peter that's because it is far too late for you to play yours out on social media!

[ullmandds]

Very different experience for me.

Net54 is much more of a community...I know many members here and have complete faith in any transactions here. I mean there was the mexican cartel ruth...but aside from that...it's been a smooth ride.

I'm in a few facebook groups that have a similar feel to net54...it's a selective group with quality, active members. Paypal goods and services is the standard on FB.

On the other hand there are more kinda shitty groups with people who are uneducated, looking to gouge, too lazy to do any work. I've been ripped off once on facebook...but I'll ask for a phonecall with a large purchase.

[benge610]

I use the Facebook Groups,

"$100 and Under Pre War, T206, Tobacco Cards" and
"Harmon's Old-Time Baseball Cards - Buy-Sell-Trade & Show Them Off"

to buy and sell; higher end for the latter. These groups, I settled on following recommendations from members here at net54. A little variety never hurts.
I have accumulated mounds of knowledge from members of net54 over the years; and love the depth of interaction this forum provides me.

The value that net54 and above FB Groups give me; bridges the gaps between local shows.

Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by JimC

Peter that's because it is far too late for you to play yours out on social media!

I still eat lunch though. Never too late to share one's life with 783 friends and followers.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I still eat lunch though. Never too late to share one's life with 783 friends and followers.

Hashtag# Peter "Ham & Cheese" Spaeth

[Lorewalker]

I do not participate in any SM sites. Looked at many FB groups for cards and there is NFW I would ever trust doing business there. I do not feel the same about this site. Count me in as one who thinks Leon does an excellent job keeping us all in line! Not sure there is a comparison for the amount of experience and knowledge that is here. My sense was that the FB groups are full of a bunch of 18 to 35 year olds who each have 2 phones and 7 apps running 19 hours a day.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I have no social media accounts. Does Facebook use those ridiculous @ signs or is that Twitter?

Both use them but in slightly different ways. You're most likely thinking of Twitter. They also both use # signs.

[Tabe]

I use Facebook extensively besides reading this site regularly. The two experiences are wildly different.

This board clearly skews older in many ways - the items collected, the physical age of the members, the experience of the collectors, and so on. The knowledge for anything pre-2000 or so is incredibly deep here. It doesn't take long to get an answer if you're asking about some obscure 1916 postcard that only has 3 exemplars - and someone here probably owns one of the three. You won't find that on Facebook.

This board also has a superior structure for promoting actual discussion. Posts don't appear in a random order and they rarely disappear.

Facebook has the advantage of having a much larger audience. And the knowledge on newer products is far higher.

But the structure of Facebook stinks. Posts appear in seemingly random order, show up as new 3 days after they were posted originally, and so on. You never quite know what you're getting.

Like I said, I use Facebook extensively. Not so much for cards - though I'm a member of some groups - but for personal interaction with friends. I rarely post on my Facebook wall anymore but I am very active in a handful of groups and have made many, many good friends through them.