BO forum slowly dying?

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

What also hurts is that it is not easy to post images here.

Tapatalk people! the app uploads photos direct from phone to the forum, easiest way imo.

But it's true, to this day it seems to be an issue with posters asking how to post photos, and you end up with those small thumbnail pics done through BO attachment.

[jjcan]

I still click on the Ad Banner to order stuff from Blowout so they see they can see the metrics from sales from the site. (Not sure if they care though?)

So I hope the forum does not die or how will I order stuff.?

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Install an app that spies on you -- just read Tapatalk's privacy policy: https://www.tapatalk.com/privacy_policy

Oh boy, if you are worried about that, definitely don't look into what google or apple is doing. Tapatalk is the least of your concerns when it comes to your phone spying on you.

[kingchromium24]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

A lot of good comments in this thread -- this is the type of engagement and intelligent discourse I like to see on BO. I thank you all for your responses.

A common theme seems to be the lack of personal breaks being posted, due largely to the high costs of boxes. It seems to be a big part of what brought people together on BO. Now a lot of the hobby is about group breaking.

I disagree with this take. I dont think box breaks had much of anything to do with people joining and leaving. A lot of actual collectors have been here through all of it and make up a good portion of the content and knowledge being posted.

In fact, I would think a lot of the more elderly residents here came from Beckett and Freedom Card Board and Sports Card Forum -- it seems those boards have completely died, while Blowout seems to be doing fine.

Was there a big influx of covid boomers and investors come and go, for sure, and with that, the Hobby Talk, Box Break, and B/S/T sections have gone back to how they were pre-covid.

In my opinion, the B/S/T section is a much easier place for me to move cards quickly at 85-100% of the market price. This is true for the $1 cards all the way up to cards over $1K. It amazes me how fast I can sell high dollars cards and for the most part, very little scammers or issues arise.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Oh boy, if you are worried about that, definitely don't look into what google or apple is doing. Tapatalk is the least of your concerns when it comes to your phone spying on you.

I try to limt the number of apps on my phone. I know all tech companies spy on their users, but at least Google and Apple are big institutional companies with high profiles. They are publicly listed and therefore subject to more disclosure and regulatory scrutiny.

[eye4talent]

Comparing anything to the first year of the pandemic is sort of a fool’s errand. The circumstances were so extraordinary that, of course, there was a lot more activity.

Also, leading into the pandemic, there were some exceptional up-and-comers and market nuances that captured our imaginations a little more than the current emerging superstars and cards.

The Acuna-Soto debate was constant. Bat Down and Sapphire ignited the hobby in a way that would be difficult to replicate. Logofractor has been a strong offering, but J-Rod vs. Witt doesn’t have the same gusto, nor is there a card of theres with an iconic image, and maybe their fanbases aren’t as rabid.

Ohtani is obviously unworldly, which certainly helps buoy interest. But then the crashes of Tatis, Vlad, Wander and Gleyber have probably soured some people who were newer/return collectors (investors)—though not to the degree of life returning to normal or soaring interest rates.

So, it’s likely that the forum has returned back to normal, with the past few years being out of the ordinary.


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[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I try to limt the number of apps on my phone. I know all tech companies spy on their users, but at least Google and Apple are big institutional companies with high profiles. They are publicly listed and therefore subject to more disclosure and regulatory scrutiny.

You realize the exact same information that tapatalk is collecting about you, blowout is also collecting, right? It just seems a really strange thing to worry about with one app that literally solves your complaint about posting pictures here, when you don't seem to worry about it regarding any other method you use to access this board. Sounds more like an excuse to have a complaint than an actual complaint at this point.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

You realize the exact same information that tapatalk is collecting about you, blowout is also collecting, right? It just seems a really strange thing to worry about with one app that literally solves your complaint about posting pictures here, when you don't seem to worry about it regarding any other method you use to access this board. Sounds more like an excuse to have a complaint than an actual complaint at this point.

I don't have a BO app on my phone. BO can't spy on my phone activity.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Comparing anything to the first year of the pandemic is sort of a fool’s errand. The circumstances were so extraordinary that, of course, there was a lot more activity.

Also, leading into the pandemic, there were some exceptional up-and-comers and market nuances that captured our imaginations a little more than the current emerging superstars and cards.

The Acuna-Soto debate was constant. Bat Down and Sapphire ignited the hobby in a way that would be difficult to replicate. Logofractor was a strong offering, but J-Rod vs. Witt doesn’t have the same gusto, nor is there a card of theres with an iconic image, and maybe their fanbases aren’t as rabid.

Ohtani is obviously unworldly, which certainly helps buoy interest. But then the crashes of Tatis, Vlad, Wander and Gleyber have probably soured some people who were newer/return collectors (investors)—though not to the degree of life returning to normal or soaring interest rates.

So, it’s likely that the forum has back to normal, with the past few years being out of the ordinary.


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During the pandemic, threads like the logofractor one created activity simply as a quick-sealed-box-flipper-product advertisement for pumpers. They also acted as ego-massaging, reassurance reflections for them.

Once they sold their share for profits - crickets.

I don’t hear anyone singing the graces of logofractor products anywhere here anymore.

Many, many threads for flippers pretending to be collectors.

Hobby how you will, but a lot fewer sealed product flip conquest threads these days is a good thing in my book.

A dead message board means a lot more bang for the buck for remaining hobbyists.

[kingchromium24]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

You realize the exact same information that tapatalk is collecting about you, blowout is also collecting, right? It just seems a really strange thing to worry about with one app that literally solves your complaint about posting pictures here, when you don't seem to worry about it regarding any other method you use to access this board. Sounds more like an excuse to have a complaint than an actual complaint at this point.

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

During the pandemic, threads like the logofractor one created activity simply as a quick-sealed-box-flipper-product advertisement for pumpers. They also acted as ego-massaging, reassurance reflections for them.

Once they sold their share for profits - crickets.

I don’t hear anyone singing the graces of logofractor products anywhere here anymore.

Many, many threads for flippers pretending to be collectors.

Hobby how you will, but a lot fewer sealed product flip conquest threads these days is a good thing in my book.

A dead message board means a lot more bang for the buck for remaining hobbyists.

To be fair for the logofractor, topps completed changed and obliterated the product into the back corner next to the garbage can. Went from one of the nicest products of the year to one of the worst distribution fiascos I have ever seen. Only being able to purchase at NYC MLB Store, never offered on topps.com and showing up on fanatics at a nearly triple the price tag offering as the year before and what it was being sold at the MLB Store.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by kingchromium24

To be fair for the logofractor, topps completed changed and obliterated the product into the back corner next to the garbage can. Went from one of the nicest products of the year to one of the worst distribution fiascos I have ever seen. Only being able to purchase at NYC MLB Store, never offered on topps.com and showing up on fanatics at a nearly triple the price tag offering as the year before and what it was being sold at the MLB Store.

Yeah, my point was that the only reason it was nice was the buy-in price to flip yield. No one buys or talks about these cards anymore.

You would think that because they screwed up the release in 2023 and that they are a lot less attainable due to starting price, the singles would be more sought after. People would still be talking about their fantastic 2022 singles and hunt for 2023 parallels.

It’s been crickets. It was the box flipper boi last hurrah and unfortunately fanatics got smart and killed the flip thrill for fast money hobbyists. And the cards died along with that.

Just another parallel and not “product of the century” as some have claimed.

Can you believe that?

The BO forum is dying because the quick flip profitz is dying.

[Bcr]

Originally Posted by kingchromium24

To be fair for the logofractor, topps completed changed and obliterated the product into the back corner next to the garbage can. Went from one of the nicest products of the year to one of the worst distribution fiascos I have ever seen. Only being able to purchase at NYC MLB Store, never offered on topps.com and showing up on fanatics at a nearly triple the price tag offering as the year before and what it was being sold at the MLB Store.

THIS! All of this.

[boxbuster7]

It is ok to admit that we all spend a little less time on here since nostradamus aka BBASES got banned

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I don't have a BO app on my phone. BO can't spy on my phone activity.

Why do I even bother?

If you access blowout via a browser, that same information is collected. Every other app on your phone is collecting that same information, including system apps that you can't delete. You are just being obtuse about this.

I try to be nice and help you out with your problem and you still can't help but argue stupid points, thus proving so many comments in this thread accurate.

[cardsin47]

Originally Posted by kingchromium24

To be fair for the logofractor, topps completed changed and obliterated the product into the back corner next to the garbage can. Went from one of the nicest products of the year to one of the worst distribution fiascos I have ever seen. Only being able to purchase at NYC MLB Store, never offered on topps.com and showing up on fanatics at a nearly triple the price tag offering as the year before and what it was being sold at the MLB Store.

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[Triple B]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I don't have a BO app on my phone. BO can't spy on my phone activity.

What grade are you in?

[tedwilliamsfan]

I used to post a lot on BO. I am able to read the forums again after losing almost all my eyesight. I have had 12 sets of eye injections over the last year and a half, plus ongoing laser treatments in both eyes. It takes me forever to type and spell correctly now, so I don't really post. I still love cards though, just can't really buy any because it is hard to see them.

BO is still a great place with so much knowledge. People come and people go, especially the people who got burned by the pandemic. I will always have an appreciation for the BO forums. I am just happy that I can use a computer again, even if it frustrates me.

Jim.

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Why do I even bother?

If you access blowout via a browser, that same information is collected. Every other app on your phone is collecting that same information, including system apps that you can't delete. You are just being obtuse about this.

I try to be nice and help you out with your problem and you still can't help but argue stupid points, thus proving so many comments in this thread accurate.

It's his entire MO. He doesn't actually want anything to change, he wants to argue about every point brought up.

People get tired of arguing with a wall, so they avoid threads that he dominates, and he thinks that means the entire forum is dying.

[boxbuster7]

I honestly don't care who is watching me. I've got nothing to hide.

[kingchromium24]

Originally Posted by no10pin

It's his entire MO. He doesn't actually want anything to change, he wants to argue about every point brought up.

People get tired of arguing with a wall, so they avoid threads that he dominates, and he thinks that means the entire forum is dying.

Sounds exactly like my kids in high school that suddenly now know more than me. Narcissism at its finest! No matter what you say, you will be wrong and it is never their fault.

[asujbl]

I’ll be here if it helps

[kingchromium24]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Yeah, my point was that the only reason it was nice was the buy-in price to flip yield. No one buys or talks about these cards anymore.

You would think that because they screwed up the release in 2023 and that they are a lot less attainable due to starting price, the singles would be more sought after. People would still be talking about their fantastic 2022 singles and hunt for 2023 parallels.

It’s been crickets. It was the box flipper boi last hurrah and unfortunately fanatics got smart and killed the flip thrill for fast money hobbyists. And the cards died along with that.

Just another parallel and not “product of the century” as some have claimed.

Can you believe that?

The BO forum is dying because the quick flip profitz is dying.

The 2023 singles are selling pretty well, probably on-par with the prices 2022 was seeing at peak.. I think that is only because there is a lot less of 2023 available on the market. The price point isn’t what is pushing the prices, which is why nobody is willing to touch it. At the current price tag, there just isn’t anything to gamble on or even purchase to break and hit for pc. The guys that were able to purchase from the mlb store are really the only winners.


If we really want to gauge the board involvement, it needs to be a product that is truly at a collectors budget —like 2024 topps heritage. Compare that to previous years interest in heritage and you should be able to tell if the board is more/less dead than pre-Covid. Especially with the popularity of the 75 design

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by kingchromium24

The 2023 singles are selling pretty well, probably on-par with the prices 2022 was seeing at peak.. I think that is only because there is a lot less of 2023 available on the market. The price point isn’t what is pushing the prices, which is why nobody is willing to touch it. At the current price tag, there just isn’t anything to gamble on or even purchase to break and hit for pc. The guys that were able to purchase from the mlb store are really the only winners.

Yeah, we can all thank fanatics for that. They’ve definitely slowed down the hobby for many and sped it up for breakers.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Why do I even bother?

If you access blowout via a browser, that same information is collected. Every other app on your phone is collecting that same information, including system apps that you can't delete. You are just being obtuse about this.

I try to be nice and help you out with your problem and you still can't help but argue stupid points, thus proving so many comments in this thread accurate.

An app is always on your phone and can spy on you at all times. Read Tapatalk's privacy policy -- it discusses this.

A website tracks your activity when you're on it and if you have cookies being saved, which allows ad networks to track you.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by Triple B

What grade are you in?

What grade are you in?

Tapatalk's privacy policy:

We collect anonymized data for analytics purposes such as hardware and operating system information, performance statistics, and data about how you use your devices and applications.

https://www.tapatalk.com/privacy_policy

When they say "anonymized", they are lying because they are able to identify people using other types of info they collect.