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Stone193
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Don't take this as whining - it's more just plain ole talk.
With all the posts about "fun" ebay sellers and boards members attacking others...
I was talking to an old friend - his hobby is collecting common gem stones.
He goes out to the desert - armed with a day pack and this hammering tool that looks like something that would be the envy of a serial killer.
Cost of doing business - some food and gas and his time.
He gets exercise, is out of doors, no cell phones or computers and is communing with nature.
Where did I mess up?
mike
With all the posts about "fun" ebay sellers and boards members attacking others...
I was talking to an old friend - his hobby is collecting common gem stones.
He goes out to the desert - armed with a day pack and this hammering tool that looks like something that would be the envy of a serial killer.
Cost of doing business - some food and gas and his time.
He gets exercise, is out of doors, no cell phones or computers and is communing with nature.
Where did I mess up?
mike
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Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12
Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
<< <i>You'll learn a lot--not just about metal detecting but about board comradery. >>
Thanx Paul.
Keep in mind, I'm not pissed, annoyed or anything. This was just a thought about what I do.
I bought a cheap item on ebay - empty whiskey decanter - too cheap to insure - would be more trouble to claim than worth - and I got it in the mail yesterday in a thousand pieces! I feel bad for the seller - he's clueless. He gave me a + FB and I wouldn't think of neg'ing him - I had a feeling about it. I have purchased about 20 of these - this is the first - the poor guy didn't even charge enough for shipping - he maybe netted 5 bucks on the deal tops and paid for gas for the trip to the PO.
So, those rocks are looking mighty fine right now.
And, as most of you know - I am an inveterate collector of sports cards and memorabilia and going absolutely no where!!!
Just wondering if others sometimes feel the heat?
mike
Whoever said the "love of cards" ain't driving the hobby hit the nail on the head. But, with that being said, seems to me that if you want to stay in the game, so to speak, you got to play the game. And with the game comes the heat to which you refer. Perhaps I completely missed your point. If so, I beg your pardon.
Enjoy your weekend!
I know what you mean. I actually just started collecting 20s and 30s tobacco cards of cinema stars. It's truly a labor of love and solely done for the pure "collecting" aspect of it. The cards are pretty much worthless on an open market (I can get 150+ for around $10 delivered) but films are my true passion so collecting some of these stars is much like the way others here collect Mantle, Mays or Aaron.
The BEST part though is that these were prominent in England where card collecting has been serious for much longer than it has been in the States so the condition of the cards is unbelieveable. Many of them were kept in great condition for the past 70+ years. Once I start getting them in and fishing through them for the best conditioned ones it should make for a great eye-appeal set to put together in the slabs.
I had been tainted by possible "investments" for too long. This discovery has been quite liberating.
Hang in there.
Arthur
Edited to add: Unfortunately I'm hooked on wax more than Tony Montana was hooked on yo so I'll be lumbering around the sports boards for a while too.
Without the pain the heart is hollow
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Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
<< <i>received any threatening letters lately? >>
Not hobby related.
<< <i>Perhaps I completely missed your point. If so, I beg your pardon >>
NJ
No you didn't miss my point since it was vague and rhetorical anyways.
I was just trying to get a conversation going about some of the stuff that is out of our control that happens.
Like the busted package.
I was just amazed how clueless my friend is about how complex some hobbies can be.
That's about it. And you have a great weekend also!
That goes for everyone here!!!
mike
but my car had other plans with my money. It's fixed now, but the funds for the trip are gone. I was to go
to a retro computer show and spend time with friends. Oh well. Stuck at home. It's been going on 3 years
now since I have really enjoyed busting a box or even doing anything with my baseball cards. I still buy some
packs and items now and then. I guess since I really don't have anyone to share my hobby with, all the local
shops have closed up, the group I used to talk with on IRC all went away too. It just isn't fun anymore.
Maybe it's just my age catching up with me too. I don't know.
Eyebone
<< <i>
He goes out to the desert - armed with a day pack and this hammering tool that looks like something that would be the envy of a serial killer.
Cost of doing business - some food and gas and his time.
He gets exercise, is out of doors, no cell phones or computers and is communing with nature.
Where did I mess up?
mike >>
Mike,
Doesn't everybody search for raw cards that way?
Seriously, we are all only limited by our vision. I can't tell you how many times it dawns on me: "hey, I can do that...."
yf
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."