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Forum: BASEBALL 05-09-2025, 08:07 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,949
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
It’s important to understand why things are the...

It’s important to understand why things are the way they are and why Topps had to jump the shark.

Topps is essentially printing to meet demand which maximizes their own profit and is exactly what...
Forum: BASEBALL 03-12-2025, 09:24 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,352
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
“Collectors” are simply people that amass...

“Collectors” are simply people that amass something; “hobbyists” can also amass something, but the difference by definition is that they don’t try to profit from it if they do.

Can you elaborate...
Forum: BASEBALL 03-11-2025, 08:19 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,352
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Absolutely. The same people purposefully call...

Absolutely. The same people purposefully call everybody who sells cards for monetary gain as being part of “the hobby” even when it’s perfectly obvious that hobbies are literally defined as not...
Forum: BASEBALL 03-10-2025, 07:53 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,352
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
So Panini beat Fanatics?

So Panini beat Fanatics?
Forum: BASEBALL 03-08-2025, 06:47 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 5,364
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
So he’s hanging out with Lance now?

So he’s hanging out with Lance now?
Forum: BASEBALL 03-08-2025, 06:10 PM
Replies: 7,815
Views: 783,861
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Following what you said here it’s most important...

Following what you said here it’s most important to identify who does what with cards and why in order to determine the effect of economic downturns on card buying. One has to understand the...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-12-2025, 11:36 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 3,976
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Sure, it’s not gambling since he already knows...

Sure, it’s not gambling since he already knows what he’ll be getting - base cards of his team:

“I only buy into group breaks with other team clectors who like me, want the base cards and inserts...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-12-2025, 11:30 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 3,976
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Sure, you’re clearly describing the...

Sure, you’re clearly describing the universally-accepted definition of the word “hobby”! Naturally providing the proper definition upsets those who will lose profit if everyone understood the truth...
Forum: BASEBALL 12-29-2024, 08:52 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 6,433
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Nope! Naturally there’s a large financial...

Nope! Naturally there’s a large financial benefit in calling gambling a hobby; people don’t feel as bad when they lose, lol, and are likely to spend more. Nobody calls stock market day trading a...
Forum: BASEBALL 12-29-2024, 08:39 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 6,433
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Except common sense and the US government agree...

Except common sense and the US government agree with me. Go ahead and tell us all how you define the word “hobby”…and you will be wrong.

Yes, I understand it’s tough coming to the realization...
Forum: BASEBALL 12-29-2024, 07:24 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 6,433
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
In any case it must be noted that prospecting for...

In any case it must be noted that prospecting for profit is not part of the hobby.
Forum: BASEBALL 12-23-2024, 10:07 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,948
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
And some of these guys were even pitchers!

And some of these guys were even pitchers!
Forum: BASEBALL 12-23-2024, 10:01 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 6,433
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
From a pure market point of view, the point of...

From a pure market point of view, the point of prospecting is to get people to sell other cards they may have to pay for the latest prospects they wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford. Almost always...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-24-2024, 01:43 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,229
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Sure it’s a RC ...

Sure it’s a RC
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Forum: BASEBALL 11-21-2024, 09:49 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,158
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Highlighting or emphasizing the serial number is...

Highlighting or emphasizing the serial number is only necessary when people wouldn’t otherwise know how rare the card is.

It’s done to help newbies or people who know nothing about cards...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-16-2024, 09:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,675
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
The gimmick of the month has arrived. What...

The gimmick of the month has arrived.

What will next month’s gimmick be? :confused:
Forum: BASEBALL 11-04-2024, 07:52 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 11,641
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Any hobby is where people aren’t trying to...

Any hobby is where people aren’t trying to profit...by definition. Almost everyone here is trying to profit in some manner which technically makes them businesses.

Purposefully trying to...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,806
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
He just had better sauce than anyone else.

He just had better sauce than anyone else.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-20-2024, 02:04 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 16,905
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Why are you so triggered? This has nothing to do...

Why are you so triggered? This has nothing to do with you. Just remember hobbies don’t include trying to profit.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-20-2024, 09:14 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 16,905
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
I enjoy pointing out that people looking to...

I enjoy pointing out that people looking to profit aren’t in a hobby which confuses you.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-20-2024, 12:08 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 16,905
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
And for COVID. But 16 HRs in 36 post season...

And for COVID.

But 16 HRs in 36 post season games…
Forum: BASEBALL 10-19-2024, 11:46 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 16,905
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Fun to watch! ...

Fun to watch!

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Forum: BASEBALL 10-18-2024, 10:40 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 4,015
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
If he never won a ring he’d lose a tier…he’d be...

If he never won a ring he’d lose a tier…he’d be Williams or Mays.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-18-2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 4,015
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Of course rings matter, but perception of rings...

Of course rings matter, but perception of rings is somewhat skewed since one team has won so many of them.

Rings put any player from any sport in a higher tier if they’ve a ring.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-16-2024, 11:00 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,418
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
They’re both 1/1s

They’re both 1/1s
Forum: BASEBALL 10-15-2024, 09:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,418
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Platinums are the 1/1s, aren’t you referring to...

Platinums are the 1/1s, aren’t you referring to “Platinum Diamonds”?
Forum: BASEBALL 10-14-2024, 08:58 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,900
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Define “hobby”

Define “hobby”
Forum: BASEBALL 10-13-2024, 06:26 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 2,391
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Can still get in as a manager.

Can still get in as a manager.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-12-2024, 03:00 PM
Replies: 1,071
Views: 19,684
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Bingo! ...

Bingo!
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This one’s not bad either....
Forum: BASEBALL 09-30-2024, 07:14 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 11,365
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
As I said, one must understand what the word...

As I said, one must understand what the word integrity means and understand how to apply it to a situation.

Of course so many of these types of threads - gambling, steroids, etc. - that seem to...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-30-2024, 07:11 PM
Replies: 1,386
Views: 84,518
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Nobody can argue here. When people will be...

Nobody can argue here.

When people will be grading cards with their phone apps in 3-5 years, any premium grading might have given will have been long lost, and little kids will be laughing about...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-30-2024, 07:06 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 11,365
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
As I said, what Rose did to the game was far...

As I said, what Rose did to the game was far worse than what those people did to the game.

It’s all about integrity of the game. One has to understand the word integrity to understand what Rose...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-30-2024, 07:03 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 11,365
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Absolutely none of these even approach what Rose...

Absolutely none of these even approach what Rose did to the game. Not even close.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-30-2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 11,365
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Never. Even if he had a .0001% chance before...

Never. Even if he had a .0001% chance before that chance is even less now given how close gambling has gotten to the game.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-28-2024, 11:03 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,106
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Nobody then had a clue until maybe the last week...

Nobody then had a clue until maybe the last week of the season when they thought maybe something may have been off.

Then it eventually became obvious that Bonds was cheating even more than the...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-28-2024, 03:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 842
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
All pre-RCs are a complete mess. Some show...

All pre-RCs are a complete mess. Some show players correctly on their MiLB teams, some do not, but should all be treated as novelties.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-22-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 172
Views: 4,606
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Rickey would have 200 stolen bases…if he played...

Rickey would have 200 stolen bases…if he played this year at age 65.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-19-2024, 09:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,231
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
For what it’s worth, I’m pretty sure there are...

For what it’s worth, I’m pretty sure there are TWO 1998 Ultra Platinums of each card, unfortunately.

I no longer remember if this was the result of the bankruptcy or if they were backdoored…or...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,497
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
The scam part really isn’t at the grading...

The scam part really isn’t at the grading companies, though, because everyone already (at least unconsciously) knows what you said.

The true scam is the extent “investors” and shills buoy the...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2024, 10:24 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 36,422
Posted By MoreToppsPlease
Speaks volumes about the quality of the service...

Speaks volumes about the quality of the service and provides them an easier method to recoup guarantee payouts…even though they don’t actually do guarantee payouts.
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