Happy Festivus! Airing of Grievances

[Yoda]

Ebay's authentication program. Humbug!

[ullmandds]

Turn signals…USE THEM!!!

[brianp-beme]

My pet peeve is our pet peeves all over the place inside the house.

Brian (and we have to clean it up, not him)

[brewing]

Calling 1949 Leaf’s 1948.

[Bigdaddy]

I'm tired of folks who confuse opinion with facts.

It's a fact that Mickey Mantle cards in general command higher prices than Willie Mays. It's an opinion that Mantle was a better CF than Mays.

Other than that, I'm good. Proceed.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

I'm tired of folks who confuse opinion with facts.

It's a fact that Mickey Mantle cards in general command higher prices than Willie Mays. It's an opinion that Mantle was a better CF than Mays.

Other than that, I'm good. Proceed.

Query:

Is the 311 Mantle’s status as a double print fact or opinion?

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Ray Van

Am I still allowed to air a grievance on Dec 24?

For me, a Canadian collector, it's eBay's Global Shipping Program. It adds unnecessary costs to me as a buyer and I am 98% likely to pass on a seller's item if shipping is from the GSP. Lose/Lose situation.

My most recent example was an item won from the UK that cost 9.99 GBP, then the GSP tacked on an additional 21.30 GBP!!! My mistake for not noticing but I actually won three items from the same seller - the first two were sent together via regular post for a combined 9.00 GBP shipping charge (not unreasonable), the other went through the GSP where I got charged the ridiculous shipping cost. And guess which package arrived first and which one I am still waiting for? Does not make sense.

Agreed. However, I will buy using the GSP if the card plus the ridiculous shipping remains a fair price for the card. Otherwise, I am in agreement, I simply pass bidding on the item.

I will add the discrepancy on the amounts charged for GSP makes zero sense. I cannot find a pattern on neither shipping (source) location nor value shipped. It seems to be a random shipping price generator.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by todeen

I price an item, and buyer asks for my best price.

I always reply: I don't negotiate against myself.

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That is when you add money to the price. The buyer will be like, but you went up. That is when you said, "This price is the best price for me".

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by raulus

Query:

Is the 311 Mantle’s status as a double print fact or opinion?

That's one way to spin it. Another is that it is a double-printed short-print card. Twice as many 311s as 320s, but still far fewer 311s than 111s.

[michael3322]

Originally Posted by bnorth

The people BLEEPING complaining about everything in the hobby.

Ebay is going out of its way to help collectors not get screwed by counterfeit cards, altered cards, and resealed slabs for FREE. Yet many complain about it.

Card doctors conserving cards. Without them very few of those high grade vintage cards in your collection would exist.

What is or isn't altering a card. If you do anything to the card besides looking at it you are altering it so quit debating it.

The investors/influencers running up the card market. Why complain when without them your collection would be worth pennies on the dollar compared to now.

Being OK with your buddy being a card doctor but not others.

My complaining is done for now but not for long.

Ben, I just wanted to agree with everything you wrote! Well put! Happy new year everyone.