Card savers that rip that little piece of skin off the top of your index finger just below the nail. It makes eating potato chips directly from the bag sort of discomforting.
<< <i>Although it bugs me, it did not bug me enough to dig up an 8 year old thread >>
A quick search for 'peeve' and this one on the first page had the most responses Figured it was time for a bump.
I've figured out why it wasn't sorted as well, since all the cards aren't here Looks like I'll be sending the seller a message once I finish sorting and figure out what all is missing.
Ha ha. Ok, I'll get it back going again. I really hate when a seller goes way way overboard with tape when packaging up an item, but under the tape is just a raw card with a thin piece of paper around it and no holder of any kind, and in thinking they were being helpful and secure, they have created a situation where it is literally impossible to Houdini your card from its tomb without damaging it in the process. This happens much more frequently with foreign sellers than those from North America. I had a package just a few days ago where I accidentally slit a card with scissors while trying to open it, and I was being very careful at the time too.
I have bought both modern and old sets from reputable dealers and they usually come all mixed up. Once in a great while I find a card missing, usually a common that the seller then quickly sends. Recently I bought a 54 Bowman set. Same deal. All mixed up, and after I sorted them all, one common missing with one duplicate. I just don't get why sets are so often sent that way. Surely some sellers here can help explain it.
And I too have received orders where it appears the seller owns a tape manufacturing company. But, would rather get it over secured than under secured , and usually they are in a holder so it is just a pain not a card damage situation
And I think Arthur should be suspended for his post on page 2.... except he posts under a different name now so he was probably suspended for something else and came back anyway.... so never mind
<< <i>I really hate when a seller goes way way overboard with tape when packaging up an item >>
Isn't it ironic how these things happen? I just received a small package of cards I'd been expecting from someone who recently started selling on ebay. The outer bubble wrap and inner cardboard layers were super wrapped in duct tape!
I am stunned that I didn't jump into the fun back in 2007. Matt's right - I can't believe the things we got away with back then. We were sometimes vulgar, tasteless, dysfunctional and IMO had a LOT more fun and were a tighter-knit bunch. Really miss a lot of the posters. Really don't miss a couple of them. I will say that I am particularly glad to be reminded that Phil Apostle is smarter than 90% of you. Heh. Yeah, YOU (not me, of course).
I have no card-related peeves. We all collect pictures of men - what've we really got to be peeved about?
I do get majorly peeved with two groups of people: * the ones who want to graze at each free sample station at Costco, which results in clogged aisles and and clogged entrances to side aisles. Get the f'beep out of the way! * when you're done with your shopping cart, put the f'beeping thing back where it goes. Some people work harder putting their cart up/in/on the shrub islands than they would if they'd just walk 20-40 feet to put it where it's supposed to go. Or worse yet, they leave it in an empty parking stall, leaving me to climb out of my car to move it.
<< <i>I am stunned that I didn't jump into the fun back in 2007. Matt's right - I can't believe the things we got away with back then. We were sometimes vulgar, tasteless, dysfunctional and IMO had a LOT more fun and were a tighter-knit bunch. Really miss a lot of the posters. Really don't miss a couple of them. I will say that I am particularly glad to be reminded that Phil Apostle is smarter than 90% of you. Heh. Yeah, YOU (not me, of course).
I have no card-related peeves. We all collect pictures of men - what've we really got to be peeved about?
I do get majorly peeved with two groups of people: * the ones who want to graze at each free sample station at Costco, which results in clogged aisles and and clogged entrances to side aisles. Get the f'beep out of the way! * when you're done with your shopping cart, put the f'beeping thing back where it goes. Some people work harder putting their cart up/in/on the shrub islands than they would if they'd just walk 20-40 feet to put it where it's supposed to go. Or worse yet, they leave it in an empty parking stall, leaving me to climb out of my car to move it.
GET OFF MY LAWN! >>
Just for that, Matt's not cutting for free!
Add the Open Forum to that Geordie and ya got something!
Read a page before I realized it was an 8 year old thread
Had to respond to the first one...not responding to best offers (like fantasy trades)
To be honest, I will always respond to BOTH if the offer is reasonable. I will respond to neither if they are stupid. Offering me $10 for a card that sells regularly for $50 is the same as offering me Cameron Maybin and Nick Markakis for Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera. In fact, it will make me less likely to negotiate the next time
I hate when an Ebay seller puffs up his SCD or GAI graded 9, letting me know that all I have to do is cross it to a PSA 9 and literally make a $50,000+ profit. Don't you think if you had the possibility of a swing that high that you would have already tried once or 50 times?
The other related one is when the seller describes his/her gai (new label) card as equal to PSA of the same grade and therefore is asking PSA pricing.
I always cringe at "I am not a professional grader" in eBay card listings. I mean, really, how many professional graders sell cards on eBay, one or two, tops?
Not card related, but I hate when people use the word "literally" when they mean the exact opposite. The word is "figuratively," people!! Actual examples I've heard:
"I literally sh!t a brick!" You should see a gastro doc asap.
Sports announcer: "He's literally all elbows." Well, he's breathing, so I doubt that's true.
A client of mine, about the phone company: "They're literally raping me!" My god, you should call the authorities!!
One coffee stirrer. That's really all I need. But, when I reach into the coffee stirrer receptacle to take one, just one, somehow at least one more rogue coffee stirrer will attach itself and now I'm standing there holding multiple coffee stirrers when I really only need one. This is where the awkwardness kicks in. Do I just walk away with the additional stirrer and live with the guilt of having wasted another oversized toothpick? I'll never use it, because who would bother to save an extra piece of wood to dunk into their coffee 24 hours from now, right? Or, should I casually place the additional stirrer back into the receptacle while running the risk of offending the young couple behind me, who are jogging in place while their newborn fidgits around impatiently in the combo stroller as they discuss the benefits of bathing in kale sauce? This almost takes me back to the days when you had to make a similar choice about sugar cubes? I took one too many. Should I put it back? Or those little napkins. Ugh.
Feeling temporarily jealous of another lucky buyer's pickup when noticing an item under the ebay recently completed items listings that sold for hundreds but if listed correctly would instead sell for thousands.
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Although it bugs me, it did not bug me enough to dig up an 8 year old thread
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
<< <i>Although it bugs me, it did not bug me enough to dig up an 8 year old thread
A quick search for 'peeve' and this one on the first page had the most responses
I've figured out why it wasn't sorted as well, since all the cards aren't here
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
Ha ha. Ok, I'll get it back going again. I really hate when a seller goes way way overboard with tape when packaging up an item, but under the tape is just a raw card with a thin piece of paper around it and no holder of any kind, and in thinking they were being helpful and secure, they have created a situation where it is literally impossible to Houdini your card from its tomb without damaging it in the process. This happens much more frequently with foreign sellers than those from North America. I had a package just a few days ago where I accidentally slit a card with scissors while trying to open it, and I was being very careful at the time too.
This was my first thought. Seller was probably hoping that you'd throw it in the closet for storage without looking closely.
And I too have received orders where it appears the seller owns a tape manufacturing company. But, would rather get it over secured than under secured , and usually they are in a holder so it is just a pain not a card damage situation
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
<< <i>I really hate when a seller goes way way overboard with tape when packaging up an item >>
Isn't it ironic how these things happen? I just received a small package of cards I'd been expecting from someone who recently started selling on ebay. The outer bubble wrap and inner cardboard layers were super wrapped in duct tape!
I have no card-related peeves. We all collect pictures of men - what've we really got to be peeved about?
I do get majorly peeved with two groups of people:
* the ones who want to graze at each free sample station at Costco, which results in clogged aisles and and clogged entrances to side aisles. Get the f'beep out of the way!
* when you're done with your shopping cart, put the f'beeping thing back where it goes. Some people work harder putting their cart up/in/on the shrub islands than they would if they'd just walk 20-40 feet to put it where it's supposed to go. Or worse yet, they leave it in an empty parking stall, leaving me to climb out of my car to move it.
GET OFF MY LAWN!
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
<< <i>I am stunned that I didn't jump into the fun back in 2007. Matt's right - I can't believe the things we got away with back then. We were sometimes vulgar, tasteless, dysfunctional and IMO had a LOT more fun and were a tighter-knit bunch. Really miss a lot of the posters. Really don't miss a couple of them. I will say that I am particularly glad to be reminded that Phil Apostle is smarter than 90% of you. Heh. Yeah, YOU (not me, of course).
I have no card-related peeves. We all collect pictures of men - what've we really got to be peeved about?
I do get majorly peeved with two groups of people:
* the ones who want to graze at each free sample station at Costco, which results in clogged aisles and and clogged entrances to side aisles. Get the f'beep out of the way!
* when you're done with your shopping cart, put the f'beeping thing back where it goes. Some people work harder putting their cart up/in/on the shrub islands than they would if they'd just walk 20-40 feet to put it where it's supposed to go. Or worse yet, they leave it in an empty parking stall, leaving me to climb out of my car to move it.
GET OFF MY LAWN! >>
Just for that, Matt's not cutting for free!
Add the Open Forum to that Geordie and ya got something!
Had to respond to the first one...not responding to best offers (like fantasy trades)
To be honest, I will always respond to BOTH if the offer is reasonable. I will respond to neither if they are stupid. Offering me $10 for a card that sells regularly for $50 is the same as offering me Cameron Maybin and Nick Markakis for Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera. In fact, it will make me less likely to negotiate the next time
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
same w/ moving walk ways in the airport.
and the guy in the elevator on his cell phone.
<< <i>same w/ moving walk ways in the airport. >>
Amen!
The other related one is when the seller describes his/her gai (new label) card as equal to PSA of the same grade and therefore is asking PSA pricing.
"I literally sh!t a brick!" You should see a gastro doc asap.
Sports announcer: "He's literally all elbows." Well, he's breathing, so I doubt that's true.
A client of mine, about the phone company: "They're literally raping me!" My god, you should call the authorities!!
I click on "sellers other items", and they only have 20 other cards from that 660-card set, with no completed listings for that set either.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
<< <i>Wow, jackstraw went back and did an 8+ year edit. >>
So did I...
comcast in general
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
When you go to sit on the toilet and you notice your wife used the last of the toilet paper. Urghhh
Even better...
When you go to sit on the toilet and your wife used MOST of the toilet paper, only leaving a few sheets, not even enough to really use.
Then you do the same thing (intentionally) and she complains to you how it's not enough and how you should refill it sooner!
Women...sheesh!