What's your baseball pet peeve?

[okmaybent@aol.com]

My all-time pet peeve is when they picture 4 or 6 cards which APPEAR to be sold as a lot but what they are really selling is ONLY ONE of the cards in the group.

You don't know how many times I have almost pulled the trigger thinking its a great deal on a Mantle plus 3 commons only to find it's only Lou Klimchock in the top left corner that is being offered.

[sycks22]

I hate it when people use BCCG and claim it's the same as regular grading. "BCCG 9 - Mint"

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by sycks22

I hate it when people use BCCG and claim it's the same as regular grading. "BCCG 9 - Mint"

I hate that BCCG crap..i actually have a few of those TriStar pieces of junk.
They absolutely have very little value. What gives?? It is a Beckett product??
Right?? Couldt just pop it out and re-slab it elsewhere?? I dont know if anyone done this??

[Wymers Auction]

I hate "I am not sure if it's authentic so I am selling it as a reprint" and titles like "NOT PSA".

[JollyElm]

How about when the auction picture has a hair (usually a pube) in it? Clean your frickin' scanners, people!!!!!

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

How about when the auction picture has a hair (usually a pube) in it? Clean your frickin' scanners, people!!!!!

I can honestly say I haven't seen that....but I will be looking now for sure! haha...

[Wymers Auction]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

How about when the auction picture has a hair (usually a pube) in it? Clean your frickin' scanners, people!!!!!

How about wash your hands!

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by Wymers Auction

How about wash your hands!

Dont get him started with the sticky reside and scratches on the back.

[WillBBC]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

How about when the auction picture has a hair (usually a pube) in it? Clean your frickin' scanners, people!!!!!

Based on personal experience--it's likely nothing more than a cat hair. I don't even let my cats in the office and they still manage to get their hair on the scan bed. That being said--you're dead on. Just wipe the thing down with a microfiber cloth before scanning. It takes half a second!

[Rookiemonster]

Pack fresh ! That card has been out o the pack longer then I've been alive .

At card shows when nothing is priced. I call that the I'll make up a price when asked about it sales approach.

Working on a trade and the other party feels that they deserve the more then you . Reasons the card they have is in great shape ,the paid 30bucks to sit a table , you want that card (and they want what you have ) . You want to trade two cards for that one card so they deserve a premium lol . I believe in fair and even trades .

And yes when you receive a card without a loader and it's stuck between two slivers of cardboard and blue tape .

[SAllen2556]

I can live with any stupid description or lame sales pitch of a card, (comes from a smoke-free home, original owner, untouched for 20 years, etc.) but it's the sellers who use crappy photos instead of scans that drive me absolutely bonkers!

If you want to sell a card over the internet, especially an ungraded card, is it too much to ask that you scan the front and back of the card? My scanner cost less than my iphone! I press one button, it scans the front. I turn the card over, press the same button, it scans the back. The images go right to my computer just like a photo would. This does not require a high level of intelligence or technical knowledge.

Pleeeeease!!!! No more photos of cards from 20 feet away, in the dark, tilted at 30 degree angles. I can't take it anymore!!!!

$200? Sure! I'll take it!

[Brianruns10]

Originally Posted by okmaybent@aol.com

My all-time pet peeve is when they picture 4 or 6 cards which APPEAR to be sold as a lot but what they are really selling is ONLY ONE of the cards in the group.

You don't know how many times I have almost pulled the trigger thinking its a great deal on a Mantle plus 3 commons only to find it's only Lou Klimchock in the top left corner that is being offered.

Oh many I hate this one too, because invariably the one card of the four I would like to buy has already been bought.

[Brianruns10]

Here's another:

When ebay sellers take angled photos of the card, so you can't clearly judge its centering.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Brianruns10

Here's another:

When ebay sellers take angled photos of the card, so you can't clearly judge its centering.

While there are many deceptive sellers who intentionally take angled photos with the intent of deceiving a buyer in regards to the actual centering of a card, I recently had my scanner go down and used my digital camera to take photos of some PSA cards I was listing. When I took a picture straight on and not at a slight angle, the flash from my camera reflected off of parts of the card's case in the image rendering large portions unviewable. So I took multiple photos at different angles (to avoid the flash showing up in the image) in order to show that the cards were indeed centered. Thankfully my new scanner arrived within a few days

[The-Cardfather]

This thread has been inactive for a while, so I thought that I would add my 2 cents and stir things up a bit.

One of my card collecting pet peeves (I have many) is when a seller lists a player as "HOF", knowing full well that he isn't. I'm not talking about those sellers who erroneously assume players like Roger Maris or Gil Hodges are in the Hall. I'm talking about those douche bags who want to intentionally mislead their customers.

For example...... Right now there's a PSA 8 1950 Bowman Allie Reynolds on eBay auction. This card is listed as "HOF". I sent an eBay message to this seller informing him that Reynolds is NOT a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
This was his response: "He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1986."
Really??? Are you F***ing kidding me??!!!
I replied with the following: "Then your ad should say so. Otherwise it's DECEPTIVE." That was three days ago, and I've yet to hear back from him. And, oh yes...... His "HOF" eBay ad remains unchanged.