My current collecting pet peeve

[godwulf]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

Not my biggest pet peeve, but a peeve none the less, what is the deal with people taking a game used bat that is in two pieces and just taping it together with crappy looking white tape all up and down the darn bat? Who does that look good to? Either leave it in two or glue it back together, in my humble opinion. The tape is a nightmare to me.

If someone is going to sell a bat, I can't blame them for not glueing it; after all, not all collectors want a broken bat repaired in any way. Or they want to glue it, themselves, maybe after taking photos of it before the repair. I suspect that at least some sellers get the bats that way - they may have been taped by a bat boy or clubhouse guy, just so the pieces didn't get separated - and don't want to take the tape off for fear of messing something up; some may even think, if they did get the bat in that condition, that the tape adds "authenticity" to the bat.

This has, fortunately, only happened to me a couple of times, but have you ever gotten a bat, sticky with pine tar, shipped in a box full of packing peanuts?! Do I need to elaborate?

Here's one. Ever find yourself engaged in a lengthy email conversation with somebody - this happens to me with eBay seller a lot - and they never SIGN the email, or otherwise indicate what their name is? I always sign my emails with "Jeff ('godwulf')"...and a lot of guys apparently don't think their name is any of my business.

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

Another peeve: people who think you're going to the ballpark for their benefit. When the Beanie Babies craze began, and the Cubs started using a few a year as SGAs, a woman at my place of employment asked if I was going to the game (I would take a long lunch, go for batting practice, report back to work and stay later to make up the time). When I told her I did, she asked me "could you pick me up a Beanie Baby while you're there?"

First off, the beanies were kids giveaways, not offered to adults. I mentioned that, then added that my ticket had cost, as did my rapid transit ride to and from Wrigley Field, and that I'd likely have to pay off an usher or fan to get one. I told her that if she was willing to reimburse the above costs, I'd get her one. When I mentioned being compensated for my expenses, all of a sudden getting that Beanie Baby was no longer important.

Dave Miedema

[lakeerie92]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

Not my biggest pet peeve, but a peeve none the less, what is the deal with people taking a game used bat that is in two pieces and just taping it together with crappy looking white tape all up and down the darn bat? Who does that look good to? Either leave it in two or glue it back together, in my humble opinion. The tape is a nightmare to me.

I do this. More for protection of the bat. The three broken bats I have this on all have small pieces that could break off if it gets bumped or messed with. I don't want glue the bat because I don't care for that. I use a non residue leaving tape. The bats I have it on came from the Braves and were wrapped and held together with packing tape. I just wrap two small areas enough to hold the bat together. The tape can be removed if I want to sell it and it is the original bat. I can then sell it to someone who like gluing them or someone who doesn't. If you glue a bat you limit prospective buyers when you go to sell it.

[shaunharr]

Requests for emails

When someone lists something for sale with their email address, and say to email them if you have interest, why do buyers insist on putting their email address on the thread and ask for an email from the seller, rahter than just emailing them themselves?


Just a little pet peeve of mine. Any thoughts?

[short84]

Re: Requests for emails

I don't know but my pet peeve is to have seller's list their email address and then not check their email! I had that happen last week -- told someone I would purchase an item and sent them an email that payment had been sent and 36 hours later I got a reply from the seller that they sold it to someone else. When you list something for sale and you want to be contacted via email, at least check your email messages on a regular basis. In my opinion, this prevents hard feelings. Thanks for letting me vent!

[shaunharr]

Re: Requests for emails

I agree! I check mine a few times a day

[frikativ54]

Re: Requests for emails

Hasn't been a problem for me. If people are interested in an item, they just email me. And I'm good about checking both the forum and my email.

-Frik

[MLB~NUT]

Re: My current collecting pet peeve

Well, that is why I take it appon myself to ask the seller to ship it in a bat tube, if they don't have one laying around offer to pay extra to have them ship it in one, luckily I've never had this problem. You get more with sugar than salt...

[frikativ54]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

Another peeve: people who think you're going to the ballpark for their benefit. When the Beanie Babies craze began, and the Cubs started using a few a year as SGAs, a woman at my place of employment asked if I was going to the game (I would take a long lunch, go for batting practice, report back to work and stay later to make up the time). When I told her I did, she asked me "could you pick me up a Beanie Baby while you're there?"

First off, the beanies were kids giveaways, not offered to adults. I mentioned that, then added that my ticket had cost, as did my rapid transit ride to and from Wrigley Field, and that I'd likely have to pay off an usher or fan to get one. I told her that if she was willing to reimburse the above costs, I'd get her one. When I mentioned being compensated for my expenses, all of a sudden getting that Beanie Baby was no longer important.

Dave Miedema

I completely understand asking for compensation for having to pay someone off. What I'm curious about is why she would need to reimburse you for a trip you were already making. Just curious. Did you have prior experience with this colleague's wanting something for nothing; if so, I'd be annoyed too.

I have a couple of personal pet peeves, one being when an eBay buyer takes forever to remit payment and then emails me that he will be sending payment shortly. In the time it took to email me, he could have clicked a couple of buttons and have sent the dinero instantly.

Another annoying experience was a forum member who wanted me to look out for stuff for him at FanFest. I went looking at a couple of places on his behalf, with his turning every item down. That's fine; he's not obligated to buy anything that I find at the Team Store or at FanFest.

However, a couple of weeks later, this same guy emails me that something has come up and he no longer can afford anything. Of course, for the next few weeks, he makes several Want Ads on GUU. If he no longer wanted the stuff, that would be one thing. But I don't take well to people's mendacity.

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

I completely understand asking for compensation for having to pay someone off. What I'm curious about is why she would need to reimburse you for a trip you were already making. Just curious. Did you have prior experience with this colleague's wanting something for nothing; if so, I'd be annoyed too.

I have a couple of personal pet peeves, one being when an eBay buyer takes forever to remit payment and then emails me that he will be sending payment shortly. In the time it took to email me, he could have clicked a couple of buttons and have sent the dinero instantly.

Another annoying experience was a forum member who wanted me to look out for stuff for him at FanFest. I went looking at a couple of places on his behalf, with his turning every item down. That's fine; he's not obligated to buy anything that I find at the Team Store or at FanFest.

However, a couple of weeks later, this same guy emails me that something has come up and he no longer can afford anything. Of course, for the next few weeks, he makes several Want Ads on GUU. If he no longer wanted the stuff, that would be one thing. But I don't take well to people's mendacity.

Frik:

You have a point, but, in retrospect, it was just as much her assumptive attitude as anything else. The woman was a co-worker, not a close friend, and the flip way she asked just rubbed me the wrong way...she acted as if she were you or another close collecting pal than someone
I may not have any contact with for a whole week.

Dave M.

[xpress34]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

Another annoying experience was a forum member who wanted me to look out for stuff for him at FanFest. I went looking at a couple of places on his behalf, with his turning every item down. That's fine; he's not obligated to buy anything that I find at the Team Store or at FanFest.

However, a couple of weeks later, this same guy emails me that something has come up and he no longer can afford anything. Of course, for the next few weeks, he makes several Want Ads on GUU. If he no longer wanted the stuff, that would be one thing. But I don't take well to people's mendacity.

Frik -

+1!!!

My bigger issue is when guys are 'selling' - claiming they need money for some personal issue - medical, house payment, food, broken down car, etc - and minutes later post in 'wanted' saying they are serious buyers in the market for item xxx...

If you are selling to finance another purchase, just be honest about it!

- Smitty

[xpress34]

Re: Biggest Pet Peeve

Frik:

You have a point, but, in retrospect, it was just as much her assumptive attitude as anything else. The woman was a co-worker, not a close friend, and the flip way she asked just rubbed me the wrong way...she acted as if she were you or another close collecting pal than someone
I may not have any contact with for a whole week.

Dave M.

Dave -

+1!!!!

I have co-workers (yes, I do go out for drinks with them time to time, but we don't 'hang out' on the weekends and all) who know I'm a huge baseball fan and collector and when their kid says they like player X, these guys come out of the woodwork - 'can you get me an autograph of xxx? ooh grab me a used bat while you're at the game... get me so and so's batting gloves...'

Yes, I actually get these types of requests regularly through out the season... then when I ask for reciprocation - no matter how minor - they act like I'm asking a huge favor of them without realizing what it takes to actually complete any of the requests I've mentioned above.

- Smitty