Hobby terms that annoy you

[Jim65]

Not a term but a big pet peeve, when I make an offer to a seller and they ask me to deal off eBay and pay by PayPal F&F. Why would I give up all my buyer protection just to save you fees? From now on, all these scumbags are getting reported to eBay.

[GoCubsGo32]

"Grandpa/Grandma attic find"

[Exhibitman]

#1 pet peeve phrase: "God Bless". Where in the Bible does it say anything about baseball cards?

Others that make me grind my teeth are the pompous words:

exemplar (example)
extant (existing)
verso (back)

And while it is not a phrase, any listing with 500 words from Wikipedia about a HOFer. If you don't know who Walter Johnson is, probably not a good idea to buy the card. And these info-mercial listings invariably lack a back scan of the card.

[jcc6252]

This really bugs me for some reason: "Would not be out of place in a Blah Blah holder"

[cardinalcollector]

Amen on "God Bless"

I always see it when someone wants to cancel an auction on a high end card, or needs an unethical "favor"

Also see: "This would make a great addition to your collection"

[Hot Springs Bathers]

The phrase that ruined the hobby around 1980 "rookie card"

[Exhibitman]

Paypal FF annoys me too. You want to make a sale, do it ethically. Don't cheat the facilitator out of its fees and don't ask me to be party to it.

[Arazi4442]

There sure seem to be a lot of "Holy Grail"s out there as well.

[Tom S.]

Originally Posted by Arazi4442

There sure seem to be a lot of "Holy Grail"s out there as well.

I don't like the nautical equivalent either... white whale.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Paypal FF annoys me too. You want to make a sale, do it ethically. Don't cheat the facilitator out of its fees and don't ask me to be party to it.

LOL..Don't cheat the facilitator that requires that you use their other company to pay for items so they can charge you fees twice.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

LOL..Don't cheat the facilitator that requires that you use their other company to pay for items so they can charge you fees twice.

As compared to the problems I had in the wild west days of eBay with payment via check and MO--fake cards, non-conforming goods, cards that were never shipped--I am just fine with handing a bit over for a service that provides accountability. It only takes one fake OJ or non-shipped vintage photo (both events I was 'lucky' enough to be on the buying end of) on eBay to equal all the paypal fees.

[Fballguy]

This is the most annoying for me currently:

Mild discoloration and some pilling to the surface throughout with most notable area of wear effecting the tip

Another that bothers me...abusing the word "vintage".

Rob

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

#1 pet peeve phrase: "God Bless". Where in the Bible does it say anything about baseball cards?

Others that make me grind my teeth are the pompous words:

exemplar (example)
extant (existing)
verso (back)

And while it is not a phrase, any listing with 500 words from Wikipedia about a HOFer. If you don't know who Walter Johnson is, probably not a good idea to buy the card. And these info-mercial listings invariably lack a back scan of the card.

Darn it Adam...I was just about to add verso.

Jeff