Today on Facebook...

[lejackal]

I genuinely don't understand how people can spend hundreds, if not thousands, on a hobby without at least spending some time researching it - I probably know 5% of all there is to know about vintage SW collecting but that is probably still 20 times as much some people in the groups but it's enough to get by and gives me plenty more scope to learn

 

[ODB]

My current bugbear in the ignorance is bliss vein is that every time a piece comes up for identification as its non Star Wars (eg Action Force backpacks) some Einstein declares it repro. Action Force Silver SA80, repro, Z Force black backpack, repro, Transformer gun , repro. Surely you'd just say I don't know but its not Star Wars.

No get it right, they call them "repos" :lol: I made this easy reference guide for them but nobody seems to adhere to it.

Don't even get me started on the grammar, spelling and punctuation on there, I don't expect every post to be a formal letter but you could at least make it resemble English. Pleasantries are also amiss too, eg 'Give me a valuation'.

Maybe I'm just old and grumpy.

 

[SublevelStudios]

Maybe I'm just old and grumpy.

No, I don't think you are. I think it's a common trait in society today, in most areas of life, especially online. The rudeness and arrogance of some people astounds me, it really does.

 

[lejackal]

Maybe I'm just old and grumpy.

No, I don't think you are. I think it's a common trait in society today, in most areas of life, especially online. The rudeness and arrogance of some people astounds me, it really does.

I have experienced this when I've sold to people and got there address, I've then had to go back to them and ask what name I should be addressing the item to - obviously that wasn't on FB, I'm not quite that thick :lol:

 

[steve obi wan]

I agree , no manners and I question the motivation of their collecting !!!

Is really bumping prices up :evil:

 

[SublevelStudios]

Another bug bear for me is when you ask for someones address and they use lower case, including the postcode so it means you have to re-type it. Small irritant, but an irritant nontheless!

 

[lejackal]

Another bug bear for me is when you ask for someones address and they use lower case, including the postcode so it means you have to re-type it. Small irritant, but an irritant nontheless!

I think we should all be stood at the end of a bar grumbling into a pint of ale :lol:

 

[peekaygee73]

"Repo' really winds me up too.

The "Admin please delete if not allowed" posts baffle me - if admin want to delete your post they'll do it, with or without your permission, but if you feel you might need permission then ask for it first! Then there's the "Why was my post deleted/edited" posts. People seem to forget that membership of a group/forum isn't an automatic right, and the group is owned by someone. You wouldn't walk into someone's house and start telling them what to do. Well... some of the sociopaths I've come across on FB probably would actually!

Seriously, I take my hat off to anyone who's admin on a facebook group.

 

[SublevelStudios]

I think we should all be stood at the end of a bar grumbling into a pint of ale :lol:

I'm already there, another pint please!

 

[lejackal]

I think we should all be stood at the end of a bar grumbling into a pint of ale :lol:

I'm already there, another pint please!

and now I'm jealous :mrgreen:

 

[steve obi wan]

Yes admin please!!

It's like pre school, only with more rules !!!! :roll:

 

[Hooch]

I don't mind seeing pics that members post for COTW (collectable of the week) but you will always have the Afa number chasers that will post what they have showing 1 photo of the moc front but about 3 different angles of the Afa label

 

[Ross_Barr]

I don't mind seeing pics that members post for COTW (collectable of the week) but you will always have the Afa number chasers that will post what they have showing 1 photo of the moc front but about 3 different angles of the Afa label

It's funny that this is both the best and worst thing about Facebook IMO. The groups and the COTWs that get posted allow members an easier (from loading images standpoint and also a more targeted invitation to post a particular collectible) limelight than you would find on the forums. They are great for allowing people to share images of their items. But I also fear that they have lead to a sharp decline of limelights of runs or focuses or entire collections you used to see posted on the forums all the time. Hell, I am as guilty as anyone else of not posting a limelight in a while. But once the collection room is up in a few months, I hope to do one.

 

[Richard_H]

Perhaps it's time to leave all the 'extra' FB groups and condense them down. Let the ones that are run by admins who know little more than goldfish with amnesia die off, or even better give them the fucktards and trolls.

 

[mumbo]

"Repo' really winds me up too.

The "Admin please delete if not allowed" posts baffle me - if admin want to delete your post they'll do it, with or without your permission, but if you feel you might need permission then ask for it first!

Yes this is the one that really gets on my tits :roll: :x I mean come on why!!!

I posted a variant the other day and some **** started asking if it had been painted and then wanted admin to come in and give some sort of provenance, I mean FFS do some bloody research you lazy ****!!!!!

 

[lejackal]

"Repo' really winds me up too.

The "Admin please delete if not allowed" posts baffle me - if admin want to delete your post they'll do it, with or without your permission, but if you feel you might need permission then ask for it first!

Yes this is the one that really gets on my tits :roll: :x I mean come on why!!!

I posted a variant the other day and some **** started asking if it had been painted and then wanted admin to come in and give some sort of provenance, I mean FFS do some bloody research you lazy ****!!!!!

Please sir, can you you hold my hand whilst I cross the road :lol:

 

[mumbo]

"Repo' really winds me up too.

The "Admin please delete if not allowed" posts baffle me - if admin want to delete your post they'll do it, with or without your permission, but if you feel you might need permission then ask for it first!

Yes this is the one that really gets on my tits :roll: :x I mean come on why!!!

I posted a variant the other day and some **** started asking if it had been painted and then wanted admin to come in and give some sort of provenance, I mean FFS do some bloody research you lazy ****!!!!!

Please sir, can you you hold my hand whilst I cross the road :lol:

Exactly :lol:

 

[MarkG]

And today's bit of a giggle was some **** adamant he had a Revenge ERG back in the day.... people were telling him not but he wouldn't have it!! Even our own Mr Jason Smith got a mention... didn't get to see it all but from what I saw it was great comedy.

 

[lejackal]

And today's bit of a giggle was some **** adamant he had a Revenge ERG back in the day.... people were telling him not but he wouldn't have it!! Even our own Mr Jason Smith got a mention... didn't get to see it all but from what I saw it was great comedy.

Was the fish he caught also this big by any chance?

 

[steve obi wan]

"Repo' really winds me up too.

The "Admin please delete if not allowed" posts baffle me - if admin want to delete your post they'll do it, with or without your permission, but if you feel you might need permission then ask for it first!

Yes this is the one that really gets on my tits :roll: :x I mean come on why!!!

I posted a variant the other day and some **** started asking if it had been painted and then wanted admin to come in and give some sort of provenance, I mean FFS do some bloody research you lazy ****!!!!!

Please sir, can you you hold my hand whilst I cross the road :lol:

Facebook ******s :lol: :lol:

 

[wrighty]

Facebook ******s :lol: :lol:

Too many on FB unfortunately!! :lol:

 

[SublevelStudios]

Reminds me of the time one of my mates said he had a VCJ when I told him they were rare, but his was missing the cloak! :lol:

 

[edd_jedi]

Reminds me of the time one of my mates said he had a VCJ when I told him they were rare, but his was missing the cloak! :lol:

That doesn't matter any more, according to Facebook VC Jawas without the cape are still worth £100+. Seriously.

 

[poncho]

Reminds me of the time one of my mates said he had a VCJ when I told him they were rare, but his was missing the cloak! :lol:

That doesn't matter any more, according to Facebook VC Jawas without the cape are still worth £100+. Seriously.

i saw that.....a naked jawa fetched £50+ in echo i cant remember the exact price it was over 50 though. but i was like wtf.

 

[wrighty]

Reminds me of the time one of my mates said he had a VCJ when I told him they were rare, but his was missing the cloak! :lol:

That doesn't matter any more, according to Facebook VC Jawas without the cape are still worth £100+. Seriously.

i saw that.....a naked jawa fetched £50+ in echo i cant remember the exact price it was over 50 though. but i was like wtf.

£91 plus postage but but.... it's mint and it's Star Wars!! :lol:

 

[maxf]

IF you've got a mint cape on a jawa with wear, and IF you were about to send it for grading and wanted the highest grade, I can see a naked mint jawa with the right COO being worth £100 - if thats the difference between an 80 and 85, its probably worth more! There are a few 'Ifs' in there, and no way should a naked jawa be worth that much in 99% of cases.

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

IF you've got a mint cape on a jawa with wear, and IF you were about to send it for grading and wanted the highest grade, I can see a naked mint jawa with the right COO being worth £100 - if thats the difference between an 80 and 85, its probably worth more! There are a few 'Ifs' in there, and no way should a naked jawa be worth that much in 99% of cases.

That is a fair point. Although you could have just gone to eBay, or here, and pick one up for a tenner

 

[ODB]

IF you've got a mint cape on a jawa with wear, and IF you were about to send it for grading and wanted the highest grade, I can see a naked mint jawa with the right COO being worth £100 - if thats the difference between an 80 and 85, its probably worth more! There are a few 'Ifs' in there, and no way should a naked jawa be worth that much in 99% of cases.

That is a fair point. Although you could have just gone to eBay, or here, and pick one up for a tenner

But that would require work and knowledge and wouldn't include putting up a poorly written WTB ad in the group.

In other news even Anakins are bucking the trend even on Facebook they are going for £14. I nearly made my first Facebook purchase but how many Anakins do you really need?

 

[lejackal]

IF you've got a mint cape on a jawa with wear, and IF you were about to send it for grading and wanted the highest grade, I can see a naked mint jawa with the right COO being worth £100 - if thats the difference between an 80 and 85, its probably worth more! There are a few 'Ifs' in there, and no way should a naked jawa be worth that much in 99% of cases.

That is a fair point. Although you could have just gone to eBay, or here, and pick one up for a tenner

But that would require work and knowledge and wouldn't include putting up a poorly written WTB ad in the group.

In other news even Anakins are bucking the trend even on Facebook they are going for £14. I nearly made my first Facebook purchase but how many Anakins do you really need?

Although Trilogos now seem to be considered a £100 card? I would baulk at going over £50

 

[mumbo]

Great Echo price :lol: