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It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:41 am
by Greenie
Ok, so this has been a complaint of mine for a while now. When cruising the bay or craigslist or whatever, I see the word VINTAGE pop up everywhere. I think people have gotten too liberal with the word. There have been on plenty of occassions when I see the word VINTAGE and when I click the link it's clearly just a pile of old sh--. Anyone else ever been dissappointed with a advertisement for VINTAGE stuff? LOL
Believe me. I wish I had more VINTAGE stuff in my garage and not just piles of old sh--! LOL
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:45 am
by shodog
You get double the miles if what you have is a "vintage POS"
This is the reason I stopped using Vintage as a keyword in searchs.
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:52 am
by RedScampi
There are other buzzwords too. RARE! Hard to find! Mint!
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:18 pm
by karnivool
a lot of people just use the word to get there auction seen.
me included
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:45 pm
by Halgar
RedScampi wrote:There are other buzzwords too. RARE! Hard to find! Mint!
Rare, hard to find mints? I think I'll pass, thanks, fresh mints are better.
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:48 pm
by Incredible_Serious
Halgar wrote: I think I'll pass, thanks, fresh mints are better.
Better to make burgers with, anyway...
Alex
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:07 pm
by vintage racer
I have seen auctions on ebay for vintage B4
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:33 pm
by Halgar
vintage racer wrote:I have seen auctions on ebay for vintage B4
We've all seen vintage auction on ebay B4. What's your point?
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:03 am
by badhoopty
i search for it, knowing that anybody who knows anything is gonna put 'vintage' in their listings...
you get alot of junk, but alot of cool stuff is listed as vintage... and i'm sure i'm not the only one who can scan a page of ebay listings just as fast as scrolling down will allow.
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:08 am
by Bugle
RedScampi wrote:There are other buzzwords too. RARE! Hard to find! Mint!
Followed by "due to the nature of this hobby items are sold as is", ie it's actually a piece of crap and if you get sucked into buying it bad luck
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:36 am
by aeiou
One of my favorites - near mint
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:42 pm
by Charlie don't surf
I had someone answer a question with "definitely maybe" once
Re: It's not Vintage, it's just OLD
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:30 am
by slotcarrod
aeiou wrote:One of my favorites - near mint
Near mint is a correct term to use. As a philatelist, we use this term often. It is as close to mint as possible with only a minor flaw or two, and we are very fussy! Mint is mint!