I'm Sick And Tired

[BioCRN]

I've been watching grown men rip off children in this hobby since the early 1980s and I'm sure it was going on before then.

I have no illusion that any card company has ever cared a lot about the hobbyists vs the hobbyists money. There are too many examples to list. There are more examples than 1989 Upper Deck Griffey Jr cards that exist that weren't pulled from packs.

This hobby is sketchy as hell. It's also full of great people. I accept it at face value. Stick around long enough you'll get all kinds of screwed over and find all kinds of really solid people.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by wazoo

Generalizations are dangerous in all cases

Originally Posted by Eric72

Is that not, in and of itself, a generalization?

Originally Posted by wazoo

Exactly my point

Logic is always illogical. True of False

Hyperbole is not infinite. If hyperbole is not true, then why not?

Is a Quotient Intelligent? What's your QI?

Is the underarm sweat stain on your shirt the shape of Somalia? Check it out.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

I've been watching grown men rip off children in this hobby since the early 1980s and I'm sure it was going on before then.

I have no illusion that any card company has ever cared a lot about the hobbyists vs the hobbyists money. There are too many examples to list. There are more examples than 1989 Upper Deck Griffey Jr cards that exist that weren't pulled from packs.

This hobby is sketchy as hell. It's also full of great people. I accept it at face value. Stick around long enough you'll get all kinds of screwed over and find all kinds of really solid people.

Yes, yes it is a very sketchy hobby. The card companies have no reason to care and I can guarantee the low wage employees at that card company really don't care. They also hated it when Score gave them cards for a Christmas bonus/present.

[Mike D.]

Back in MY day, people were content being sick OR tired. Now people want it all...

[JollyElm]

637. Opinionomics
The determination of a card’s value based not on inherent market factors such as the give and take of supply and demand, or the specific attributes of the individual card, but solely and blindly on the number assigned to it by a Third Party Grader.

657. Fogeyism
Any newly created, semi-clever saying that attempts to mirror the fantastic old-time whimsical musings of Yogi Berra.

See also: Yogi Grinandbearit - the obligatory woeful reaction to one of these new witticisms.

777. Bilottoral
The duality of being a true collector who’s in it for the enjoyment, but also someone who is always striving to make sure his collection continually grows more and more valuable.