Pet Peeves?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Anthony S.

There's currently a thread in the tobacco section of the BST that the seller has bumped or responded to buyers in 15 times in the past 5 days. Unless he desperately needs the money to fend off foreclosure on his house that seems excessive.

If it's the one with 23 replies I just took a look, and to his defense, most of the bumps although they are a bit excessive, are giving updates, legitimate info and so forth. They aren't just bumps for the sake of bumps, which I often see with very little time between them. And he did keep it all in one thread...you guys should at least be happy about that.

[HRBAKER]

My really only one and it is MINOR; I ignore any BST listing that contains the phrase, "Now Accepting Offers." No pricing, no consideration on my part, even if it is a card I am looking for.

[Wymers Auction]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

My really only one and it is MINOR; I ignore any BST listing that contains the phrase, "Now Accepting Offers." No pricing, no consideration on my part, even if it is a card I am looking for.

I agree tell me what you would like to have and if it is close we may be able to work it out.

[Gary Dunaier]

I once read someone commenting about buying ads headlined WANTED TO BUY. "Why is he telling us about something he WANTED to buy, instead of letting us know what he WANTS to buy?"

[brickyardkennedy]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

My really only one and it is MINOR; I ignore any BST listing that contains the phrase, "Now Accepting Offers." No pricing, no consideration on my part, even if it is a card I am looking for.

Agree.

Also, a minor but annoying thing to me, is when people will state an opinion than go on to tell us that it's, "IMO", "IMHO" or "just my two cents". Does anyone ever believe that they're posting an opinion for someone else?

[Exhibitman]

other people...

[barrysloate]

Everything bothers me...so a better question might be to name something that isn't a pet peeve.

But one that comes to mind: internet abbreviations. I hate when I'm reading a thread and someone uses an abbreviation and I no longer have a clue what they're talking about. I'm usually thinking, WTF is he saying (okay, I know a few of them). How difficult is it to spell out the words? Does it entail another eight seconds of typing?

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Everything bothers me...so a better question might be to name something that isn't a pet peeve.

But one that comes to mind: internet abbreviations. I hate when I'm reading a thread and someone uses an abbreviation and I no longer have a clue what they're talking about. I'm usually thinking, WTF is he saying (okay, I know a few of them). How difficult is it to spell out the words? Does it entail another eight seconds of typing?

+1 ....I accept WTF as a polite way of expressing it in polite company.

[barrysloate]

Mike- I like your "Rat Mouth" location. My dad lives in Boca Raton so I know it well.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by brickyardkennedy

Agree.

Also, a minor but annoying thing to me, is when people will state an opinion than go on to tell us that it's, "IMO", "IMHO" or "just my two cents". Does anyone ever believe that they're posting an opinion for someone else?

It just means that you don't feel you are necessarily stating a fact - kind of a way of appeasing those who get ruffled when someone believes differently from them.

[HRBAKER]

I thought of another although it doesn't happen often: people who don't know how to use the "crop" function on their scanner. The item being sold looks like a postage stamp on the scanner bed.