Happy Festivus! Airing of Grievances 2023 Edition

[parkplace33]

December 23 is Festivus! Time for the annual airing of grievances. What grinds your gears in the collecting hobby?

Here is the 2022 post: https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=329338

For me, it’s people in the hobby who say one thing and do another (seen a lot of this in 2023). If you are going to say, follow through!

What’s yours?

[jingram058]

I'm sick to death of anal-retentive, spoiled brat, silver spoon in the mouth graded cards and all the stupidity surrounding them.

I'm sick to death of card investors and investment brokers. Hope "the hobby" collapses.

I'm sick to death of the stupid prices of cards. Of course this ties in with the two points above.

[CardPadre]

I'm immediately sick of eBay's AI description of cards and sellers who use that feature.


This 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Sports Trading Card is a must-have for any baseball fan or collector. This card features the iconic athlete in his signature batting pose and has been graded for quality assurance. Whether you're a fan of Ruth's legendary career or simply looking to expand your collection, this card is sure to impress.

The card is from the 1933 season and was manufactured by Goudey, a trusted name in sports cards. It is a single trading card and comes in a PSA 4 holder. Don't miss out on the chance to own a piece of baseball history with this stunning Babe Ruth card.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

I'm immediately sick of eBay's AI description of cards and sellers who use that feature.


This 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Sports Trading Card is a must-have for any baseball fan or collector. This card features the iconic athlete in his signature batting pose and has been graded for quality assurance. Whether you're a fan of Ruth's legendary career or simply looking to expand your collection, this card is sure to impress.

The card is from the 1933 season and was manufactured by Goudey, a trusted name in sports cards. It is a single trading card and comes in a PSA 4 holder. Don't miss out on the chance to own a piece of baseball history with this stunning Babe Ruth card.

Hahaha, I like it. I think I'm going to start using it for my sports trading cards.

[Beercan collector]

Some huge eBay dealer that randomly list half of their listings as “ undergraded “
Without even looking at the cards

[JollyElm]

For the love of everything holy, stop F*CKING constantly using the dumbass word "ICONIC"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (There aren't enough exclamation points in the universe to use at the end of that sentence!!!!!!)

Open a goddamn thesaurus!!!!!!!!!!

Other than that, Happy Festivus.

[campyfan39]

Absolutely! Grading has almost ruined the hobby and priced many out of it

Originally Posted by jingram058

I'm sick to death of anal-retentive, spoiled brat, silver spoon in the mouth graded cards and all the stupidity surrounding them.

I'm sick to death of card investors and investment brokers. Hope "the hobby" collapses.

I'm sick to death of the stupid prices of cards. Of course this ties in with the two points above.

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I'm sick to death of the stupid prices of cards.

+1

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by jingram058 "I'm sick to death of the stupid prices of cards."

I'm sick to death of the prices of stupid cards.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Originally Posted by jingram058 "I'm sick to death of the stupid prices of cards."

I'm sick to death of the prices of stupid cards.

I'm death to sick prices of cards of the stupid.


Brian

[Peter_Spaeth]

One mention (mine) of card doctoring and none of shill bidding. Did the hobby get cleaned up and I missed it?

[Gmrson]

“x” has ruined the hobby.


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[philliesfan]

There are so many that if I started now, I might not finish until the new year.....

[mikemcgrail]

Someone asks for a price on an item. The answer is provide. And they then vanish and nothing is heard from them again.

Come on man ... Make some noise to wrap up the communication that you started! "I'll take it" or "Thanks but I will pass on this" or "Would you accept X?"

Something!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Rampant card doctoring and the indifference of most of the hobby to it.

[butchie_t]

Overpriced, overproduced, out the back door 1/1's that are endemic to a hobby (not even a hobby at this point) that will ultimately collapse on itself.

Fanatics taking over EVERYTHING. (This will only make things worse for the actual hobbiest.)

Case Breaks. Seriously WTF is that all about????

Not being able to buy a true wax box of cards anymore. What in the hell is a blister box, and why do they exist?

SP's, SSP's, SSSP's SSSSSSSSSSP's. And induced error cards (that is not an error card, just another damned hyped up variation).

Excuse me while I go outside and yell at some clouds.

[Lobo Aullando]

Seriously. There can't be that many people getting into terrible car crashes right after inquiring about a collectible.

Originally Posted by mikemcgrail

Someone asks for a price on an item. The answer is provide. And they then vanish and nothing is heard from them again.

Come on man ... Make some noise to wrap up the communication that you started! "I'll take it" or "Thanks but I will pass on this" or "Would you accept X?"

Something!

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by mikemcgrail

Someone asks for a price on an item. The answer is provide. And they then vanish and nothing is heard from them again.

Come on man ... Make some noise to wrap up the communication that you started! "I'll take it" or "Thanks but I will pass on this" or "Would you accept X?"

Something!

Originally Posted by Lobo Aullando

Seriously. There can't be that many people getting into terrible car crashes right after inquiring about a collectible.

I agree but this goes the other way too...seller writes that they're considering offers, potential buyer writes with "would you accept X?" and never hears anything back.

[Gmrson]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I agree but this goes the other way too...seller writes that they're considering offers, potential buyer writes with "would you accept X?" and never hears anything back.

Yes!! And why not list a price with the item?


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[4815162342]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I agree but this goes the other way too...seller writes that they're considering offers, potential buyer writes with "would you accept X?" and never hears anything back.

Or after submitting a reasonable and fair offer on eBay, the seller raises the BIN and blocks you.


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[Kzoo]

Originally Posted by mikemcgrail

Someone asks for a price on an item. The answer is provide. And they then vanish and nothing is heard from them again.

Even worse...someone contacts you about a card and makes an 'offer'. You agree to the 'offer'. Then when it's time for the payment, the potential buyer asks for an even lower price after doing more 'research'.

Happened to me last week via messaging on Ebay. What a jack-off.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by mikemcgrail

Someone asks for a price on an item. The answer is provide. And they then vanish and nothing is heard from them again.

Come on man ... Make some noise to wrap up the communication that you started! "I'll take it" or "Thanks but I will pass on this" or "Would you accept X?"

Something!

I believe the asker was looking for a steal and when none was provided, they quickly scurried off.