Just want to know. Hauls of Shame article on Net54.

[steve B]

Last I checked Beckett already has a forum, one that's about as content light as the magazine. And all the advertising stuff others have mentioned is already being done on their website, aside from offering "us" a special deal.

CU has a forum, and emails and whatever else. I signed up for the card emails and get the coin ones. although I do sort of like the coin articles. Their boards aren't all that great, some content, but mostly "OMG WHY OH WHY ISN'T THIS CREASED CARD AT LEAST A 7?!?!?!" and stuff like that. (yes, an exaggeration, but not by much)

SGC has a board. It's not bad, but doesn't see much traffic.

Did GAI have one? Or is it coming Monday?

Having a message board that's relatively on-target, civil, and which has content and enough active members is vary hard. I'm on probably 4 of them and lurk on another. Two of those have really lost a bunch of traffic the last couple years. One because the guy running it sort of moved on to something else. The other because most of the experienced people who knew a LOT moved elsewhere mostly because the new guy wouldn't listen to the advice they asked for.

I don't think any of them actually make any profit. The one I lurk on might help the business of the guy who runs it, maybe.

Steve Birmingham

[Beatles Guy]

Beckett would run this place into the ground because of technical issues. When I first got back into the hobby in 2008, I went to Beckett and was a regular there. The site crashed constantly and would be out for weeks before it was fixed. That problem coupled with one time losing all data that collectors entered into their trading system, was my cue to leave that place. That, and they started to require a subscription.

[fisherboy7]

Originally Posted by steve B

Last I checked Beckett already has a forum, one that's about as content light as the magazine. And all the advertising stuff others have mentioned is already being done on their website, aside from offering "us" a special deal.

CU has a forum, and emails and whatever else. I signed up for the card emails and get the coin ones. although I do sort of like the coin articles. Their boards aren't all that great, some content, but mostly "OMG WHY OH WHY ISN'T THIS CREASED CARD AT LEAST A 7?!?!?!" and stuff like that. (yes, an exaggeration, but not by much)

SGC has a board. It's not bad, but doesn't see much traffic.

Did GAI have one? Or is it coming Monday?

Having a message board that's relatively on-target, civil, and which has content and enough active members is vary hard. I'm on probably 4 of them and lurk on another. Two of those have really lost a bunch of traffic the last couple years. One because the guy running it sort of moved on to something else. The other because most of the experienced people who knew a LOT moved elsewhere mostly because the new guy wouldn't listen to the advice they asked for.

I don't think any of them actually make any profit. The one I lurk on might help the business of the guy who runs it, maybe.

Steve Birmingham

Hi Steve,

I'm guessing this will be deleted, but many former net54'ers from the early days re congregated on the Full Count forum years ago: http://vbbc.forumotion.com/

Traffic has petered out over the years but maybe it's time for a renaissance?

[sportscardpete]

Originally Posted by fisherboy7

Hi Steve,

I'm guessing this will be deleted, but many former net54'ers from the early days re congregated on the Full Count forum years ago: http://vbbc.forumotion.com/

Traffic has petered out over the years but maybe it's time for a renaissance?

Petered out is way too kind of a word.

[fisherboy7]

Originally Posted by sportscardpete

Petered out is way too kind of a word.

Call it what you want - my point was in response to Steve B - there is a not-for-profit prewar/vintage focused forum out there. It was once quite active and had quality content, and it can be that again. It all depends on the will of the collector.