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Hobby terms that annoy you
All in fun, but a couple that bug me:
A recent one, "elite" centering. An older one, "advanced collector." Oh, and referring to a card as a "bad boy." WT&? |
"Ebay 1/1"
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"portfolio"
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52T Mantle rookie...
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"Rare," when a card really isn't, such as when used by an eBay seller and there are a couple other examples of the same card listed on eBay.
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" collector grade"
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'Rare'
'A Rarity' 'Very Rare' All of the above used by a German seller of Olympic items on every single item he lists at overpriced starting bids and on items that I can find several other places. "PSA (fill in the number) none higher" - I see this on Olympic tickets that may interest me, but all of the people that collect it do not give a rat's anus about the PSA tomb. Most that collect would find it annoying and see no reason to justify the overpricing based on what PSA has to say. Never mind that they would not like the plastic tomb. 'UNIQUE" - if you don't know what the word means then don't use it moron!!! It means there is ONE and only ONE of this item in existence in the world and you will not find another one. There is this British seller I see list two sets of cards for the 2016 Olympics and he calls the sets unique yet he has 28 listings for each set. |
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"Better card than the grade"
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"scarce"
"low pop(ulation)" |
The first time I heard someone call card 'Gem Mint,' I thought he as making a joke.
Iconic. At least when it isn't. I can also live without bootylicious and sextabulous. |
20% buyers premium
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A classic...
finest extant
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deserving of attention
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"Boom, roasted." -Michael Scott, The Office. |
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One of my least faves is "centered" in ebay listings when 97% of the ones listed as such aren't. |
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Certified high end.
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"MUST SEE!!!"
Or how about when some wannabe clever seller lists a card on ebay with the BS notation of "POP of 3!!!" Ummm...it's a PSA 5, so although there are only 3 at that level, there are like a thousand cards out there graded higher, buddy!!! |
"im not a card expert so this (fill in the blank..rookie mantle etc) ill list as a reprint"
Comparing a PSA 8 or whatever card price to a PSA 8 OC price to show what a deal you are getting.. 'have to sell, or priced to sell' but card listed for months... |
This card should have gotten a higher grade.
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“Blazer!”
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Slight trim.
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Undergraded! (Every...single...card...listed)
(Insert star name) PSA (insert mid grade) should be (insert obnoxious grade at least a point higher) |
This one is item specific. "Rare back" in reference to T206s with Polar Bear backs. It's not only an annoying term, it's false.
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These when found in sale descriptions:
"Pack fresh" "under graded" (yet you never see "over graded) "For sell" Using "+" in a description of a graded card that is a whole number grade. As in, "PSA 7+" in an attempt to imply the grade is higher than it is. |
L@@K!!!!!
(does that count?) jeff |
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'Sic'
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I personally dislike, very much, the term “Super Collector”.
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“T206 stole the image” referring to Coupon cigs
A BVG graded card with PSA? SGC? In the listing PSA 1 very high end (with a dime sized chunk out of the back) Make me an offer (and then declines 90% if asking price) |
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I have grown to detest the following descriptors:
extant and exemplar |
“advanced collection”
“lot of card for the money” “fun little auction” calling something a “find” when it obviously is not |
investment opportunity
advanced collector PWCC HE high end L@@K and any time the item description just talks about how great the player was .... |
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. |
“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" |
not a huge fan of "book value"
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More of a pet peeve. When people bump their thread after selling it. Congrats on the sale, but I don't need to know you sold a card from 3 months ago.
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Card is graded a PSA1 and listed as "high end". .... Not a peeve I think it's funny!
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Describing a lot as "huge", when there are 12 cards in the lot.
Describing a card as "has huge boarders". C'mon people, it is "borders". "Listening to offers". Put a price on the damn thing. |
Ducat
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"bump for final price reduction"
"one more try" "want to sell this today" "cobb is still available" "can't believe this hasn't sold" "available again. buyer backed out" "thanks for all the emails. card is still available" |
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"make offer" just put a price on it and I will or won't buy it
"for trade" LOL, only if your card(s) are worth 10X what mine is/are "error card" when it obviously isn't "picture available on request" Last but not least "book value(BV)" then they use the BV of a NrMint card to try and sell their vg beater. Many more bother me but I don't want to post a few hundred silly hobby terms.:D |
As a seller, here is one that I hear too often which I hate. Five minutes after buyer wins an auction: "Can you please cancel transaction, I already have that card".
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Peter’s actually teaching a course at the local community college next semester entitled “Marketing 101”, and is looking for material to use in his course.:D
glwc;) |
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