The Hobby Translation Guide

[zubat]

Package just arrived and indeed it was the beauty goods

[wisewailmer]

I mean the stuff cant stand on its own, someone has to do it

[caughtatpoint]

OK I added some. It took me a while to figure out the format and quite frankly I wasn’t sure what some of them meant but I should be quicker going forward. Willing to hear feedback on the format.

Ideally there should be links between different definitions. I know it’s possible but that should probably be the last thing so I’ll wait until it’s more fleshed out.

[D3F14NC3]

Can someone please define ?

It’s in 9/10 eBay listing titles.

[wisewailmer]

I was just sending an ebay vault title edit request and this made me lol

imagine requesting ebay to approve your fire emoji for a vault submission

[c0ll3ct0r]

Genuine interest.

[Dyl]

Pre-2020 or Pre-Covid or Pre-Boom

POGO

[inertgeometry]

i know it’s a super popular and universally accepted term, but just in case someone just started getting into vintage, i think gapless should be added to the list

[vic]

mini / micro / nano / pico razz

Where there’s a raffle to get into a raffle to get into a raffle to get into the main raffle to win an item on ig.

Example:

[bbobrob]

This sounds just awful. Reminds me of poker tournaments where the top finishes win seats in larger poker tournaments.

[tidaldreams]

everyone knows this is the greatest cheat ever to sell stuff for more than theyre worth. e.g. u can dump that FA latias/latios for 25 spots @ 100 each then boom u have a 2500 card hell if u cant fill all the slots just raffle the remaining slots in another raffle

i hope no one here is dumb enough to take part in these

[wjames]

Old cert/new cert
PP FF/GS

[northerninfernape]

buyout
mystery box

[renato]

Quick Flip
BP (buyer premium)
Top (of the) POP

[Frosty.Puppy]

This is a fun topic.

Anytime I watch a Youtube video about Pokemon cards these words will most certainly be spoken, especially if the topic is market or value related;

Intrinsic/Inherent (value)
Echelon (upper/lower)

Not exactly Pokemon specific words although, everyone seems to use them and I always smirk when they do. Quite classy word choices for the Pokemon hobby which I support, it’s just that they amuse me when I hear them.

Long lost acronyms that once were Youtube’s finest;

BCBM
FCBM

Other words commonly used;

Upcharge
Crashing
Poketubers

The next list of words I think are often misused between one another and would benefit from a simple clarification although, quite controversial that word definitions have changed over time;

Rarity / Scarcity / Popular
Trophy / Prize / Award / Participation

[vic]

On the JP side:

Orica (Original Card; custom fake card)
Oripa (Original Pack; mystery packs)

[ddk]

“Top of the POP” just sounds like a British saying

[Rattlesnake]

WOTC (Wot-see) Wizards of the Coast - with pronunciation.

When I first got back into the hobby it legitimately took me 6 months to figure out what this meant and I was too scared to ask. I was watching YouTube videos and heard WOTC audibly, but not spelled out. People either said WOTC or Wizards of the coast, but never both. When I saw “WOTC” online, I never pronounced it the way it’s said. I unsuccessfully Googled it after sounding it out. My first guess was that it was an artist’s name because it kept being used in relation to specific eras/vintage. Brutal.

[cyberurchin]

Misgrade

[shinru]

Submitting “Slabby Patties”