Enough has been said on this. I will continue as I have until told otherwise or blocked from the forum.  Comments directed my way do no even justify more of a recognition or a respose than this.

Xaxaxe wrote:

Kingofpain89 wrote:Does that mean GDQ1-7 isnt interesting? Hell no, but most people on here probably have one already and arent looking for one...unless its shrinkwrapped or they are resellers.

1. I don't have one;

2. I'm very interested;

3. I don't require shrinkwrap, nor am I a re-seller.

So where do I fit in? Are you saying a GDQ1-7 should never be posted, since "most people" have one? Why should I be penalized and unable to take advantage of someone pointing me in the right direction? Is The Acaeum only for the Uber-Collectors who already have five of everything and are shooting for a sixth? Should you all maybe just form your own Uber-Collector site and leave us peasants to fight over your scraps?

Okay, obviously I'm laying it on somewhat thick and just using King's post as a springboard to some general thoughts (it's not personal, King, just a springboard). But I really, really don't want to have "interesting" defined for me. Split the threads, if need be, into multiple stickies, but don't assume that my "interesting" is the same as yours.

What the hell is a springboard?  Sounds personal to me!     Sorry that you dont have a Queen of Spiders X.  Mind you I just have just one of them and it is one of those well-loved editions.



An Uber-collector I am not and I am not sure I ever will be.  Especially if becoming one means I have to spend $700 for a woodgrain that looks like someone's dog pissed all over it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 4&rd=1&ssp agename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I have no real problem with the thread as it currently stands.  If someone wants to post a listing for B2, X1, or GDQ1-7 then that is fine with me.  I myself would rather see the more uncommon and rare stuff posted though simply because it's harder to find.  I dont have time to search through every nook and cranny on Ebay using all the different possible misspellings of the word "Metamorphosis" every single day.  Some people do and it is nice when they post the link to that Metamorfisizing Alfalfa auction that was put in the Breweriana section.  



You want to know what really pisses me off though?  Besides the fact that the Texas Rangers lost tonight....not one single person on this site thought my Dave Arneson Sex, Lies, and Videotape thingy was funny.  Would Gary's autographed copy of Sweatin' to the Oldies be funnier?  No???  Fine then...be that way...see if I care.  



This is actually kinda funny:

http://www.icecreamsource.com/detail.as ... _ID=IBJ280

Chocolate cows.  How appropriate.  

Kingofpain89 wrote:What the hell is a springboard?  Sounds personal to me!  

Yeah, you caught me; I didn't know how many languages you were familiar with. "Springboard" is Portuguese for "that guy just posted a really inane thought."

That does it: I'm going to start insulting people in Latin from now on.

IMHO, I had figured that any item that an individual thought was interesting (caught their eye), was game (all puns intended). Sometimes I think to myself, "WTF?", and other times I see something here and think, "That's cool". It is a personal view thing, right?

As for it "bringing to light" items that some would rather not have done so to, at what point can anyone make that distinction? Was this site created with the intention of only talking about items?

I thought we were a community of sorts. Or is this someone's personal site?

Is it an all or nothing thing?

I think a lot of people have shared the experience of seeing something, have it appear on the board, and see the price take-off. It's frustrating as hell.

I've posted quite a few items where I know they have had interest in the past, but for whatever reason I haven't been able to bid on them at the time. I have not always checked on who has bid on them.

I would prefer an item to be listed than missed altogether.

I appreciate the fact that an item I may be interested in appears, if I've missed it, even though I know then I may have a fight to win it.

Yes I would prefer to get it cheaply, but given the option of not having a chance to bid on something at all, I'll take my chances.

Sometimes there aren't enough hours in the day to dig deep enough on EBay by yourself.

It can be particularly frustrating for re-sellers, with their eye on a particular item/group.

What would have happened if the recent Woodie that blackmoor won had not been posted because someone knew that someone else wanted it, and they had bid $8.00 on it? I hadn't caught that one at the start but was definitely interested in what it went for.

Other items that have been mispelt (spell check please ) also spring to mind.

I don't think the current system is perfect, it could be split to reflect the '4-5 scale items' 'and all others' (or countless other ways of slicing it up) But I do think it's the best option we have at the moment (great work Scott) and we can't necessarily put anyone down for posting items just 'cause we wanted it kept quiet.

The thread should never be used in a vindictive way, ie listing items just to get back at someone. I haven't seen this happen yet and hopefully won't. Any item thought to be interesting by any memebr should be allowed. You can always PM the person and request they edit their post if you really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really don't want it posted. (Then, it may just get re-posted anyway by someone else!!)

We're a collecting community, so we should be collecting (go for it yeah!), but we shouldn't forget the community side of it too in what & how we say things.

Just my B3's worth

Kingofpain89 wrote:
You want to know what really pisses me off though?  Besides the fact that the Texas Rangers lost tonight....not one single person on this site thought my Dave Arneson Sex, Lies, and Videotape thingy was funny.  Would Gary's autographed copy of Sweatin' to the Oldies be funnier?  No???  Fine then...be that way...see if I care.  

Maybe you're just crabby because you realize the Cubbies suck worse than the Rangers this year....

Mike B.

I am going to go on record and apoligize to all involved in this mess.  This was certainly not my intention to start all this sh*t up.  I let my frustration over items being posted that I was hoping would slip through boil over the other night and into yesterday and it ended in this big mess.    This was absolutely not my intent.

killjoy32 wrote:offers him to join "Al's luck at getting stuff on ebay"

Hey, that's pretty harsh, Al.  

Badmike wrote:

Kingofpain89 wrote:
You want to know what really pisses me off though?  Besides the fact that the Texas Rangers lost tonight....not one single person on this site thought my Dave Arneson Sex, Lies, and Videotape thingy was funny.  Would Gary's autographed copy of Sweatin' to the Oldies be funnier?  No???  Fine then...be that way...see if I care.  

Maybe you're just crabby because you realize the Cubbies suck worse than the Rangers this year....

Mike B.

You got me there Mike.  The Cubs have set a new record in futility.  If I was a betting man and they were playing the Royals...I would pick the Royals.  This year's team looks worse off than in '96 (I think) where they lost their first 13 games to start off the year.  Oh well...doesnt matter.  It is a Cubs' fan lot in life to suffer.  

Actually I was more crabby because my beer ($6) at the game cost as much as the ticket.  But I am all better now after watching X-Men 3 today.  Pretty decent flick to start off the summer.