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Old 02-25-2018, 06:32 AM
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I have grown to detest the following descriptors:

extant and exemplar
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Old 02-25-2018, 06:37 AM
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“advanced collection”

“lot of card for the money”

“fun little auction”

calling something a “find” when it obviously is not
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Old 02-25-2018, 06:48 AM
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investment opportunity
advanced collector
PWCC HE
high end
L@@K

and any time the item description just talks about how great the player was ....
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I used to hear this all the time at shows with reference to new, overproduced wax: "drying up."
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"missing color" when the card has back damage and/or glue staining

"razor sharp corners"

comparing past sales of a card with no qualifiers to the oc or mc card they're
trying to sell.
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“my/our research indicates” when it is neither research or an indication of anything

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"blazer"
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"Wagz"

"WaJo"

"PayPal FF"

"pack rip"

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not a huge fan of "book value"
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I have grown to detest the following descriptors:

extant and exemplar
Ditto and ditto.

"Dagger sharp corners"

Also agree with Leon about auctions with "PERFECT CENTERING" in the title and you can tell it's not perfect from the thumbnail preview.
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