Not the end of life as we know it,,,,,but

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Posted By: Mike

Does it bug anyone else that many sellers have to give all life time stats, and long....life stories for hall of famers, and high priced cards ? I mean if some one is going to buy a Ruth or Gehrig card, shouldn't they already be aware of who the player is, and what they accomplished ? How many times do I have to read that Foxx was known as the "Beast"? Or that Lou was known as the "Iron Horse"? I should already know that, shouldn't I ? Sorry, but it bugs me. There, I feel so much better now. I have always thought that it was rediculous. Am I wrong ?

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Posted By: Jason L

But then it also occurred to me that if you put alot in your item description, you may get more views from folks who do searches to include keywords in the "Title & Description"...just a thought...maybe they are trying to get stragglers to their sales...

also, it could just be plain old fashioned hype

But yes, generally agreed - very irritating if you're on Ebay alot.

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Posted By: Darren

Sometimes the yada yada yada is used as a distraction.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I'm with Mike on this one...does anybody read this stuff?

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Posted By: David Smith

Whenever I see a LOT of hype in an auction listing (or hear a defendant yammering on and on while on Television) I think of Shakespeare. "Me thinks he doth protest too much".

When I get that feeling, then I think they are covering something up or trying to take the attention away from the item listed or issue being discussed and move it somewhere else.

Just my two cents,

David