Festivus - Airing of Grievances

[steve B]

To clarify, when we looked at the place the owner was renting it out. It's single family.
Those tenants did leave us a cat who was pretty cool once he got used to people wo weren't A-holes. Seriously, who moves and just sticks the cat outside and leaves?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by steve B

To clarify, when we looked at the place the owner was renting it out. It's single family.
Those tenants did leave us a cat who was pretty cool once he got used to people wo weren't A-holes. Seriously, who moves and just sticks the cat outside and leaves?

When my wife and I lived in an apartment complex, there was a cat suddenly wandering around the courtyard one day. It was the first of the month, and this cat's former family did exactly that.

We shared 12 wonderful years together. He crossed the rainbow bridge in 2017. We still miss him dearly.

[Exhibitman]

That's how we got our current cat, Walter White and Black.



My wife's co-worker said that a family abandoned him and my cat had died several months before, so the timing was perfect.

[Snowman]

1 - Any and all things eBay customer service.
2 - Sellers who list cards as EX-MT which arrive with creases in them or who say "no, there are no creases on this card" after specifically being asked if there are any creases, but then the card shows up with 4 obvious creases that couldn't be seen in the photos.

[Gorditadogg]

1. People on this site who ask for tough high-grade cards in order to get dibs on them. "Hi, I am looking for a high-grade well-centered 67T Brooks Robinson for a reasonable price." Aren't we all, dude.

2. People who pay $201 for a low-grade 52T Pafko.

3. People who show pictures of their cats on a baseball card forum.

4. Scrupleless people, especially on this site, for whom the term caveat emptor was coined. Thankfully they are the exception here, not the rule.

And in closing, if anyone has high-grade well-centered 1960's short print or star cards they might sell, I call dibs on all of them.

Happy New Year to everyone!

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

3. People who show pictures of their cats on a baseball card forum.

Hey! I resemble that remark.




Walter White and Black...Heisenberg to the local rat population. Five confirmed kills this year (the ones he brought home to share with us). As far the rodents go

[sportscardpete]

I could use a little less of the "doomsday" folks on here. Especially the ones who have been touting impeding doom for the last 5-years.

[earlywynnfan]

Did I miss "People who post their new pick-ups, proudly stating how long they've been looking for it or how it was their childhood hero or something, then the next day it's listed for sale in the BST thread"??

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

Did I miss "People who post their new pick-ups, proudly stating how long they've been looking for it or how it was their childhood hero or something, then the next day it's listed for sale in the BST thread"??

That is a good one

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

3. People who show pictures of their cats on a baseball card forum.

Well, that's just silly.

Happy New Year.

[chalupacollects]

When dogs don't get as equal time as the cats...

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by Snowman

1 - Any and all things eBay customer service.
2 - Sellers who list cards as EX-MT which arrive with creases in them or who say "no, there are no creases on this card" after specifically being asked if there are any creases, but then the card shows up with 4 obvious creases that couldn't be seen in the photos.

Agree with no 2. I wish people would just be honest with each other.

[irv]

People who post about a card they saw, a story they read, a video they saw or whatever else, then don't post a link to said subject.
I understand about outing an auction but if you're going to talk about some card, rare or other, most people are going to look for it anyway so just post the link.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by irv

People who post about a card they saw, a story they read, a video they saw or whatever else, then don't post a link to said subject.
I understand about outing an auction but if you're going to talk about some card, rare or other, most people are going to look for it anyway so just post the link.

I see this all the time in the BST Ebay/Auction/Etc. section.

Some variation of: "I have this card/memorabilia on Ebay/Heritage/Memorylane/etc..."

No link, no picture, no ID, nothing.......you basically just gave me a job, to go search out your item.

Why even bother?

[Redleg25]

Modern cards as a whole. Refractor, cracked ice, optic, prism, gold, silver, blue, orange, red. I could care less. Your card went up because your rookie had a good game??, my guys are already in the hall. To even attempt to figure modern cards out makes me want to wait at every green light until it turns yellow, then go. I enjoy the good old days, Topps, Bowman for a few years, with a few food cards sprinkled in.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Redleg25

Modern cards as a whole. Refractor, cracked ice, optic, prism, gold, silver, blue, orange, red. I could care less. Your card went up because your rookie had a good game??, my guys are already in the hall. To even attempt to figure modern cards out makes me want to wait at every green light until it turns yellow, then go. I enjoy the good old days, Topps, Bowman for a few years, with a few food cards sprinkled in.

Amen!

[brianp-beme]

Dogs should only be allowed on this thread while under close supervision.

Brian

[Leon]

I want Dealer Services to quit calling me.

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[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Leon

I want Dealer Services to quit calling me.

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Oh, that's a good one. Phone calls from auctioneers. Not only is it annoying, it smacks of desperation. Trust me, I know about your damn auction; if I haven't bid on anything it is because your stuff does not interest me.