O/T The Differences Between Net54baseball and Facebook?

[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.

[glchen]

I'm not on any FB groups, but here's a not-so-scarce vertical R315 strip.

[brianp-beme]

If anyone knows of a good book that has been published with photos of the faces of old time baseball players, please tell. I would love to know about just such a facebook.

Brian

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

If anyone knows of a good book that has been published with photos of the faces of old time baseball players, please tell. I would love to know about just such a facebook.

Brian

Brian, this old fart truly enjoys your frequent humor, as well as your frequent attempts at humor. Keep it going! (Hopefully, I won't receive lots of nasty PMs for encouraging you!)

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by 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.

The millennial and Gen-Z crowds mostly departed Facebook for Instagram and TikTok over the past few years. Now it's largely a middle-aged/Gen X site.

[drcy]

Net54 qualifies as a social media site. Beyond card discussions, there has been a thread where people showed photos of their dogs and there is a watercooler section where people talk about all sorts of topics.

An interesting aspect for me about Facebook is I have Russian and Ukrainian friends and colleagues in Russia and Ukraine who post about their personal experiences in the current war. One is in the besieged city of Kherson with her family, and another is a Ukrainian who was living in Moscow and fled to France.

Facebook is what you make of it.

[Seven]

I've purchased a few cards off of Facebook through a group run by Daniel Harmon. I've had nothing but positive experiences but in practically all cases, it's very transactional. I have made some nice connections on there though, with a handful of individuals, but they are few and far in between.

Here is a much more social place, I feel like I am part of a community and though all of us recognize the business side of the hobby, all of us seem to have a very healthy appreciation for it as well. I also feel like I've developed a stronger connection with a general community and members of the hobby on here, as opposed to on Facebook.

All in all, two very different places. It treat the facebook listings, as I would treat eBay listings in most cases. While the main focus might be cards here, the real treat is the community that Leon and so many others have built. Certainly made the time during the pandemic much more bearable.

I'll also say this much, one of my favorite things to do when I wake up, or when I come home from work, is hitting the "new posts" button, to see what is going on here. Feels like walking into a bar, where it's nothing but the regulars that you always enjoy seeing!