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TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
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Hey guys,

So I was wondering how to do my own Avatar and I see (through some research on this forum) that there's an upload thread on the 15th of every month? How do I do it? And it it the 15th of every month?

Thanks in advance.

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  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
    Hey Alan. If you start a photobucket account you can edit a personal picture of yours. They have an avatar maker that automatically resizes it to fit the space limitations of the board. On the 15th of every month you can go to your profile and select the avatar you want to upload.

    Chris
    Chris
    My small collection
    Want List:
    '61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
    Cardinal T206 cards
    Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    So how do I get it from photobucket to the Boards?
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    just highlight is in blue and right click cut over it after you click on the pics properties,then right click paste on the auctor icon slot-thats it

    what cwazzy said, mine is me-its easy just save it somewhere and copy and paste it into your profile on the 15th,or so lol-just depends on when they are off a little sometimes! put it right in the slot on profile that says select author icon you wish to use or something like that
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    So I dont have to have a photobucket account if the image is on another URL?

  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    right i dont have a photobucket, you can have it on anything, or just saved in your pictures somewhere, i use geocites for my webhosting so that where azllmy ebay pics and stuff on here is
    Randy
  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
    As long as the image is the right size you can upload it. I am not good at resizing images so photobucket made it easy. If another site does the same thing or if you are good at that sort of thing then that will work as well.

    Chris
    Chris
    My small collection
    Want List:
    '61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
    Cardinal T206 cards
    Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Alan

    On the 15th - they will put a feature in the PROFILE that's usually absent.

    If you find a pic you like - save it to "My pictures"

    On the 15th - go to PROFILE and scroll down and you will see where you can "BROWSE" - it will go to your pics - and you can upload the pic and it will become your new icon.

    mike

    edit: resizing is easy - you can download a free program or use your scanning program or as people have said - if you save the pic to photobucket, e.g., one can resize from there - tho I've never done it.
    Mike
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    if your pic is too big on the 15th somebody on here can change it for ya in 2 minutes on the 15th, mine was too big and i was lost too lol!
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,448 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>if your pic is too big on the 15th somebody on here can change it for ya in 2 minutes on the 15th, mine was too big and i was lost too lol! >>

    Absolutely Randy.

    If I'm around, I will be glad to resize a pic for someone.

    mike
    Mike
  • JeremyDie1JeremyDie1 Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭
    BTW. Photobucket is free!!
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    Thanks to all.

    If I need help resizing, I'll shoot you a PM.

  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    WOO HOO! I DID IT!

    That signed ball is from my rookie year! HAHAHA
  • ElemenopeoElemenopeo Posts: 2,577 ✭✭

    Cool. Is the ball available for trade? image
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Cool. Is the ball available for trade? image >>



    Is it PSA/DNA authenticated??
  • ElemenopeoElemenopeo Posts: 2,577 ✭✭


    << <i>Is it PSA/DNA authenticated?? >>


    Now that you mention it... it doesn't compare well to others I've seen. Isn't the dot in the 'i' usually in the shape of a heart?

    Edited to add: Like so...

    image
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668


    << <i>

    << <i>Is it PSA/DNA authenticated?? >>


    Now that you mention it... it doesn't compare well to others I've seen. Isn't the dot in the 'i' usually in the shape of a heart?

    Edited to add: Like so...

    image >>



    LMAO Bryon!!! That was awesome!!!

    And to answer the questions, yes, it's PSA graded. The grade is N/A - Evidence of Trimming like every other item PSA grades image

  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Cool. Is the ball available for trade? image >>



    Is it PSA/DNA authenticated?? >>



    More importantly has it been dipped?
    image
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    Dipped twice in Alka-Seltzer and once in a 40 ounce of Old English.

  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221 ✭
    Guess which beach...
    some cards
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Guess which beach... >>



    Malibu??
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    The mean streets of Bu?

  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221 ✭
    Not sunset on the left coast, but sunrise on the right coast.

    (and the water temp is 20-25*F warmer)
    some cards
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    K, just changed it to this Jackie card. It's my life's goal, lol
  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221 ✭
    Alan, Is that the priciest of the set? I'll bet the value will drop significantly for a lower grade, if you can wait a while longer.

    The thumbnail is Cocoa Beach. I visit the tiki bar out on the end and stay outta the water nowadays.

    image
    some cards
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668


    << <i>Alan, Is that the priciest of the set? I'll bet the value will drop significantly for a lower grade, if you can wait a while longer.

    It's the most expensive in PSA 8.

    Satchell Paige #224 is the most expensive in PSA 5, 6 & 7

    I'm looking for a PSA 5 (SMR of $425.00).
  • BeanBoneBeanBone Posts: 77
    Hmmm, does it only work for members that registered more than a month ago or something? I've been checking all day and there hasn't been a "browse" button anywhere near the avatar selection area of my profile. Oh well.
    My collections Puckett, Biggio & Graded
    Keep your collection organized on iTaggit
  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221 ✭
    Bones, This is a picture of the profile page. Sorry, I can't make it any more legible. I highlited the upload section. Hope yours has this feature.

    image
    some cards
  • TeknobaileyTeknobailey Posts: 668
    Yeah, it should be there... I've changed mine like three times today!

  • BeanBoneBeanBone Posts: 77
    Yeah, none of that shows up. Weird.
    My collections Puckett, Biggio & Graded
    Keep your collection organized on iTaggit
  • mdkuommdkuom Posts: 969 ✭✭✭
    Can someone please help me get this image under the limit? I can get it down to the 100X100 limit but can't get in under 10K without it looking like total crap for some reason.

    image
  • leathtechleathtech Posts: 3,191 ✭
    this should do it...

    image
    image
  • mdkuommdkuom Posts: 969 ✭✭✭
    Thanks. That's a million times better.
  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    image
    i RESIZED this on photo bucket but it still says to big.. I am lost
  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Oakesy...try this...
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    I've resized my new image in photobucket, copied the link, pasted it in my profile and hit update profile and nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Any one know?
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    Nevermind....I guess it won't let me do it from photobucket. I had to find the same image already scaled down...too bad it's black and white and not in color like I originally had it......
    semper fi, carry on!
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    Anyone out there know who my avatar is?
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Jimmy Stewart
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    you are carlos hathco ck,,the california censorship board wont let me spell out his name- usmc sniper-1966 till burned- the namimage at just a glance i thought it was clint eastwood in a old west film for a sec,then i realized who it was
    randy
  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    Rube (Randy), you might know who this is on my avatar.......any one else? The guy is no longer with us and no, it's not Jimmy Stewart!!!! Thanks for the guess, though.
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    Randy, you beat me to it as I was posting!! Yes, you are correct sir. THE Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Norman Hathc**ck III. He was a marine sniper in Vietnam. The Vietnamese were so scared of him that they actually put a bounty out on him! They never collected...he put alot of enemy soldiers six feet under. If you all want to learn about my fellow marine brother, check out the book "Marine Sniper:93 Confirmed Kills" written by Charles Henderson. Every time I read it, I absolutely cannot put it down. Great man and great non-fiction story. Good job Randy, I thought you might be able to identify my avatar!!

    Dan...Semper Fi! Carry On......!!
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i remember he got burned or in his 2nd tour-did he get back to duty or was he done?i read the book or a book about him but its been a while
  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    Yeah, he was hitching a ride somewhere in nam and they got hit. Severely burned, but he was able to stay in the corps. He lived with alot of pain and it was hard for him to get into shooting positions after that, but he loved the corps and what he did so he pushed himself through it.
    Semper Fi!
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • 41GoudeyGuy41GoudeyGuy Posts: 565 ✭

    Learn some history of the game. Join a vintage base ball team in your area and get out there.
    Simsbury Taverneers
    My PSA Sets
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