Hobby terms that annoy you

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by 111gecko

“I’m not a professional grader...”

what do professional graders say when they list cards..

[rhettyeakley]

Low Pop

Minty

Poppage

a few others as well but those 3 are the ones that grate on my nerves a bit.

[nsaddict]

ex +/- condition-wise ??

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

For sale but would consider my psa 4 or whatever huge lot of T206 commons for trade for a 1951 Bowman mantle, 1933 ruth or t206 cobb/johnson..

Not sure why you keep bringing up these type of trades when members have posted how they have done them.

I know I have been on both sides of those type of trades with other members. In my experience the person with the hand full of cards has to have some extra value on their side to make it happen.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Not sure why you keep bringing up these type of trades when members have posted how they have done them.

I know I have been on both sides of those type of trades with other members. In my experience the person with the hand full of cards has to have some extra value on their side to make it happen.

So everyone lists what they have on what annoys them....

and out of EVERYONE, i get criticized on my opinion? I didnt know there was a wrong answer in stating what terms annoy you..

because i may of stated it before which you read in another thread months or years ago doesnt mean i cant say it on this thread. Lot of new people may of not read whatever i wrote before.

alway a counterargument to everything....what some poeple find annoying, others may not.. ( you hate it when people say 'make offer', im sure others disagree) .but i dont see anyone in all of these posts on this thread criticize anyones' choice except you with mine.....

I am still waiting for someone with a 1993 ruth psa 4, or 1951 mantle etc.. asking for 50 or however many needed 20-40 dollars cards for a trade on b/s/t...

[orly57]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

So everyone lists what they have on what annoys them....

and out of EVERYONE, i get criticized on my opinion? I didnt know there was a wrong answer in stating what terms annoy you..

because i may of stated it before which you read in another thread months or years ago doesnt mean i cant say it on this thread. Lot of new people may of not read whatever i wrote before.

alway a counterargument to everything....what some poeple find annoying, others may not.. ( you hate it when people say 'make offer', im sure others disagree) .but i dont see anyone in all of these posts on this thread criticize anyones' choice except you with mine.....

I am still waiting for someone with a 1993 ruth psa 4, or 1951 mantle etc.. asking for 50 or however many needed 20-40 dollars cards for a trade on b/s/t...

Nice card. Good luck with the sale.

[Fred]

There it is again - "poppage". What is "poppage"?

[boneheadandrube]

#1) Cobby
#2) Wags
#3) WaJo
#4) 80%+ of the usernames on the board (including mine)

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Fred

There it is again - "poppage". What is "poppage"?

I think it has to do with the population of cards graded, as in pop report. I'm guessing.

[cardinalcollector]

Originally Posted by Fred

There it is again - "poppage". What is "poppage"?

It has to do with population reports on a certain card or grade Fred.

[vintagetoppsguy]

I thought poppage is when your grades pop - become available online.

[rainier2004]

Poppage = A TPG just posted the grade(s) on the card that were submitted and generally you don't have the cards back in hand yet. Your cards "popped" in the TPG.

TPGs annoy me as well...all of them.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by orly57

nice card

glws.

[chalupacollects]

Another annoyance - "I inherited this collection from my uncle." Still wonder why his own kids didn't get them...

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

That's certainly 1 of 1. And "highest graded" with "great investment potential".

Speaking of 1/1 - though it has been the topic of another thread...

one-of-one or 1/1 or 1 of 1

when used to describe, for example a card serial numbered #67/250

just because there is not another 67th copy out of the 250 printed.


Also, 'Game-Used'...

[jerrys]

Cobbie

T-205

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by jerrys

Cobbie

T-205

I can't believe a thread like this has extended this long. Peter's first post had razor sharp corners....

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

I can't believe a thread like this has extended this long. Peter's first post had razor sharp corners....

I think you need to read his first post again.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Pat R

I think you need to read his first post again.

?

[HRBAKER]

"poppage"
"top of the pops"

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Pat R

I think you need to read his first post again.

cute,,,

[Rookiemonster]

Flip

Diamond cut

Rainbow

Corrected error ( it’s just a regular card at this point)

Psa 10

White whale

I pretty much hate everything except the cards haha

[tedzan]

Hey guys....and, PSA and SGC....listen here.

This set was NOT issued in "1948"

Nor is it a "1948-1949" set (it's not a Basket Ball set)....it's a BASEBALL set !

This set was issued strictly in 1949



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I'm still searching for these 3 cards to complete my AMERICAN BEAUTY 460 sub-set (74 subjects)

CAMNITZ (hands over head)....DOYLE (portrait)....McGRAW (portrait-cap)

Any help finding these 3 cards will be greatly appreciated....Thanks guys.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Bcwcardz]

The one that stands out is " sick " with " sweet " coming a close second.

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[ValKehl]

"Highest graded exemplar on the planet"

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by buymycards

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.

Huge borders would be important to me as a buyer, especially on something like a high end t206 card. It means it's at least very likely the card hasn't been trimmed.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Poppage = A TPG just posted the grade(s) on the card that were submitted and generally you don't have the cards back in hand yet. Your cards "popped" in the TPG.

TPGs annoy me as well...all of them.

I believe this term is used when you pop a higher grade than expected, or get a card to bump. I don't spend much time on CU though.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

52T Mantle rookie...

For me, that's the "holy grail" of annoying terms...

[7nohitter]

"Advanced Collector"

Shut up. Just shut up. I find this one to be extremely pompous and a cry for attention.

I know others have mentioned it, sorry for the repetition, but this one irks me to no end.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Huge boarders would be important to me as a buyer, especially on something like a high end t206 card. It means it's at least very likely the card hasn't been trimmed.

Jesse, the point of the post is that the word is “borders”, not “boarders”.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by orly57

Nice card. Good luck with the sale.

Thanks. and the Eagles Defense did not win the superbowl

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Jesse, the point of the post is that the word is “borders”, not “boarders”.

Ahh i see, not sure why I typed boarders in my reply but yes that makes sense. Although I'm not sure I would consider common spelling or grammatical errors relevant in a discussion of annoying hobby terms.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by nsaddict

ex +/- condition-wise ??

This is my most annoying thing in the hobby....this just means that it (lot, single, etc) is really in VG shape, likely due to some creasing. I have lost count on the number of "EX" lots that arrived with creased up cards. Half the regular pre-70 vintage lot sellers on ebay routinely offer their EX +/- cards, which through experience means VG.

My other favorite is: "overall an EX lot, I saw no creasing, but I may have missed a few"....this just means that at least half the lot has some sort of creasing and overall the lot is in Vg to VG-EX shape.

"Just a few less than EX" actual quote from the listing of a 150 card lot that arrived Saturday...this is indeed translated to it's actual meaning of "half the cards are VG due to creasing and the other half are actually in EX shape."

EX cards are supposed to be CREASE-FREE! There is NO subjectivity in creasing, a card either has a crease OR it does. If it does have a crease, it is not supposed to be in EX shape.

[celoknob]

For some reason this is very frequent: If you have multiple T206 cards you have "T206s" not "T206's".

[paul-k]

"poppage" gets me every time. what kind of word is that??

[WillBBC]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

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".

That or, 'oh sorry I hit your Buy-It-Now price before reading the description, please cancel.

There is no faster way to reach my blocked buyers list.

[packs]

"Being sold as is" and "listening to offers"

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey guys....and, PSA and SGC....listen here.

This set was NOT issued in "1948"

Nor is it a "1948-1949" set (it's not a Basket Ball set)....it's a BASEBALL set !

This set was issued strictly in 1949



...........................
.................................................. .....^............................................ .................................................. ^



__________________________________________________ _________________________________________
I'm still searching for these 3 cards to complete my AMERICAN BEAUTY 460 sub-set (74 subjects)

CAMNITZ (hands over head)....DOYLE (portrait)....McGRAW (portrait-cap)

Any help finding these 3 cards will be greatly appreciated....Thanks guys.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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I believe their error may have been that they thought a '1948' copyright date meant it was issued that year...and this common misconception is further perpetuated by third-party graders.

All that being said, I am certain you are correct and I would never consider dis-agreeing with you.

[RedsFan1941]

“absolutely final price.”

[timn1]

Tuff

[packs]

I have X into it

Listening to offers over X

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not sure it's come up yet -- "the bay" for ebay. HATE that.

[DerekD]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

52T Mantle rookie...

This!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

A little off my own topic, but I love the guys who access the internet to tell you they can't pay you yet because they are out of town/country and will take care of it when they get home.

[Peter_Spaeth]

A cousin of "poppage" -- "sub." As in, "sub popped."

Then of course there is "rip" as a noun, as in "nice rip" -- referring typically to the opening of some 80s packs/boxes and pulling HOFers.

[bnorth]

Not a hobby term but "Helmar" just makes me cringe. I like modern fantasy cards as much as anybody but for BLEEP sake don't use a real vintage companys name to make you modern reproduction stuff.

[packs]

I love the subtle threats you run into: "last drop before eBay" and "if no takers it heads to auction". Oh no!

[timn1]

he did name his whole company (beer, chips) after Helmar, not just the cards.

Originally Posted by bnorth

Not a hobby term but "Helmar" just makes me cringe. I like modern fantasy cards as much as anybody but for BLEEP sake don't use a real vintage companys name to make you modern reproduction stuff.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by drcy

As a photo person, Type 1 instead of original is about the most stupid thing. It's comparable to changing "The sky is blue" to "The sky is color code #356t" just so as to confuse everyone.

Completely agree. It is just sellers trying to use technical jargon to put a spin on their items.

[Sophiedog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

A little off my own topic, but I love the guys who access the internet to tell you they can't pay you yet because they are out of town/country and will take care of it when they get home.

LOL. Exactly. That's happened to me a few times.