BO forum slowly dying?

[mikejones]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

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.

Pretty sure whatever your using to make this post is tracking you. Only way to not get tracked is to not use the internet

[Triple B]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

What grade are you in?

Tapatalk's privacy policy:


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.

You need to chuck your phone out the window NOW

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by mikejones

Pretty sure whatever your using to make this post is tracking you. Only way to not get tracked is to not use the internet

I know what BO is tracking. I let them collect things like my IP address, the device I'm using, other sites I'm on while using BO. I don't have cookies saved to my devices.

What sites don't do take of all my phone info. That can only happen if I have an app installed.

[eye4talent]

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.

My point was more that the confluence of Bat Down and Sapphire made for a super card that created a lot of buzz. Meanwhile, no matter what Topps does now (e.g. Logofractor, Guilded), it’s nearly impossible to replicate what was a more organic phenomenon that we saw in the Sapphire bat down. Something similar could be said of the flagship SSP photo variations, which were newer and sexier when Soto and Acuna burst onto the scene.

When Logofractor came out in ‘22, it created a buzz because it was a little different and interesting, but it didn’t rise to the level of what Sapphire did in ‘18 (when it switched to pack distribution), nor was their a card quite on the level of what served as a premium parallel of the Acuna bat down. The J-Rod was (and still is) a strong card, but it’s just not on that level.

In other words, a J-Rod Logofractor was probably the best Topps could’ve done to approach a Sapphire/bat down frenzy, and yet it really didn’t come close because it’s nearly impossible to replicate the Sapphire bat down phenomenon.


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[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by 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.

Jim, that sucks. Sorry to hear it but glad you are back a bit. Prayers your way. Losing your eyesight is awful. My mother-in-law is going through that now.

[Skipscards]

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.


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

Posting in the 2024 Topps Heritage thread is actually up compared to prior releases at the same point.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by 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.

Thank you for sharing. I'm glad you're able to post again.

[jplarson]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I know what BO is tracking. I let them collect things like my IP address, the device I'm using, other sites I'm on while using BO. I don't have cookies saved to my devices.

What sites don't do is take all my phone info. That can only happen if I have an app installed.

How colorful.

Also, use https://postimages.org to host pictures. Don't even need an email address.

If you think not saving cookies to your devices is saving you, incorrect. If you think cookies are the way "they" track you, nah. If you think InPrivate or Incognito browsing is safe, lol. Maybe you won't use an Apple or Google phone, but browse safely from your Microsoft computer, nope. Use Linux instead, cool! Then it's also your ISP, both home and on your mobile phone, who knows what you're up to. Installed a VPN? Neato! Hope the VPN server doesn't live in a country that's part of the Five Eyes Alliance or otherwise has agreements with the US for data sharing. Or doesn't have their own nefarious data collection policies (hint, they all do)

Cookies are the least of your privacy problems. Not installing apps means jack all to who has your data.

[kingchromium24]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

Posting in the 2024 Topps Heritage thread is actually up compared to prior releases at the same point.

Yeah I assumed it would be. I thought traffic was pretty strong for the 24 flagship release as well.

I think people just assume the board is dying because there are 7000 posts less of all the needless pumping/complaining/investing/market posts

This is just how it was prior to all of that.

[fabiani12333]

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.

Why is this about me? I started this thread to read your guys' comments -- I want it to be about you. I'm only responding a little. I genuinely enjoy reading the comments of other people.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by jplarson

How colorful.

Also, use https://postimages.org to host pictures. Don't even need an email address.

If you think not saving cookies to your devices is saving you, incorrect. If you think cookies are the way "they" track you, nah. If you think InPrivate or Incognito browsing is safe, lol. Maybe you won't use an Apple or Google phone, but browse safely from your Microsoft computer, nope. Use Linux instead, cool! Then it's also your ISP, both home and on your mobile phone, who knows what you're up to. Installed a VPN? Neato! Hope the VPN server doesn't live in a country that's part of the Five Eyes Alliance or otherwise has agreements with the US for data sharing. Or doesn't have their own nefarious data collection policies (hint, they all do)

Cookies are the least of your privacy problems. Not installing apps means jack all to who has your data.

I don't get targeted ads, which tells me that incognito in fact does work.

Yes, I know there are a multitude of ways to track people digitally. For example, even with a VPN, your internet service provider can still track you -- the FCC allowed this to happen a few years ago.

I'm refusing to be an active participant to tech spying. If it happens, it's not because I accepted it.

[jplarson]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I don't get targeted ads, which tells me that incognito in fact does work.

This is akin to being proud about fixing a drip from a leaky faucet when one is standing in 3 feet of fetid water from a broken water main.

Not getting targeted ads because a person uses incognito doesn't mean their data wasn't collected, it just means it was sold to a different audience. That should be more concerning.

[rwperu34]

We're up to 8 pages to explain "the hobby is shrinking as whole, so engagement on Blowout is down". I'd say Blowout is doing just fine.

The reason I don't put extra apps on my phone is because they are too needy. Simply, they annoy me. Asking for permission, wanted to be paid attention to (updated). Screw them.

Originally Posted by unclemonkey

TBH... have taken a step back.

Feel like the prices have exploded, the material watered down, the auto's ugly...

My focus has become more about Dynasty Sports and building both football and baseball teams from scratch.

I get my prospect fix for $60 rather than $6000

All in... maybe $180 for two football and a baseball league.

I actually went the other direction. I figured cards could replace the making lists that I lost when I retired from fantasy. As a bonus it looks like it will also replace the income I lost when online poker was banished.

[Giroux]

Wouldn't be on here nearly as much if it weren't for Tapatalk. Great app.

[Giroux]

Originally Posted by stanmarsh

Everyone moved to reddit.

Reddit is so bad

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Why is this about me? I started this thread to read your guys' comments -- I want it to be about you. I'm only responding a little. I genuinely enjoy reading the comments of other people.

Stop it.

[Rage]

I'm sure the baseball card forum will have more activity during the baseball season

[bub838]

Originally Posted by mikejones

Pretty sure whatever your using to make this post is tracking you. Only way to not get tracked is to not use the internet

New profile pic made me lol.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I don't get targeted ads, which tells me that incognito in fact does work.

Yes, I know there are a multitude of ways to track people digitally. For example, even with a VPN, your internet service provider can still track you -- the FCC allowed this to happen a few years ago.

I'm refusing to be an active participant to tech spying. If it happens, it's not because I accepted it.

Oh you sweet summer child. This is why old people are always getting scammed. They look out for threats they are aware of but have no clue the bigger threats they have no idea exist.

[Andr3000]

Aren’t we all just “slowly dying”?

[TheFrenzy]

Not if I can help it.

[whitmm]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I don't get targeted ads, which tells me that incognito in fact does work.

Yes, I know there are a multitude of ways to track people digitally. For example, even with a VPN, your internet service provider can still track you -- the FCC allowed this to happen a few years ago.

I'm refusing to be an active participant to tech spying. If it happens, it's not because I accepted it.

I'm just glad Fanatics wasn't able to brainwash you into gambling all of your money away with their use of neon.

[Stifle]

Many members feel intimidated to give their opinions and then have other members mock or critique what they say. I’m more into utilizing facts and data where I can backup a statement.

Could it be that there is a group that watches certain people who are not a part of their group and then can attempted at being silenced for speaking against the elite ? It comes down to who one follows. The greatest strength for those in control is their greatest weakness, and that is what puts the fear of the creator above !

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by Rage

I'm sure the baseball card forum will have more activity during the baseball season

I think so as well. Once the games start counting, and stats start accumulating, activity will pick up.

[kooky4cards]

Then suddenly you're finding out
The facts of life are all about you
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