Genie Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 42 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: Certain toys and little bits of crap sold for kids in mystery packets labelled as “Limited Edition” and “Ultra Rare”. My two kids (aged 7 & 9) both love to have things bought them on a weekend or as a treat, some of which are roughly £1 each, some more expensive. Usually they’ll see stuff on the counter or if we venture into a shop with toys. However, what I’m seeing more and more is stuff being labelled as “collectible”, when it really isn’t. SuperThings as an example. One little rubber figure in a packet and you search for gold, silver and Ultra Rare editions. Bits of tat really that my wife puts in the bin after about a month. Finally, these V bucks and Ro bucks mainly purchased for my lad for his Nintendo Switch? Vast amounts of money spent on these things, which he uses in about 10 seconds flat buying “skins” or whatever he does with them? I’m getting old I know but I’m sure we won’t see any of this stuff on the Antiques Roadshow in the future. Why can’t my kids just collect some Clarice Cliff ceramics or something? My daughter went through a phase of wanting the LOL dolls but thankfully she now sees what a massive waste of money they are. Fifa packs are another, it’s legalised gambling aimed at children. If you indulge and buy some fifa coins it’s anger at getting crap players in the packs. “Just 1 more dad, I might get the ultra rare one” I say no more. Then it’s “i’ll use my birthday money to buy some”, no again, people didn’t give you money to waste on that. “Dad you’re a word removed” (he says silently in his head). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Genie said: My daughter went through a phase of wanting the LOL dolls but thankfully she now sees what a massive waste of money they are. Fifa packs are another, it’s legalised gambling aimed at children. If you indulge and buy some fifa coins it’s anger at getting crap players in the packs. “Just 1 more dad, I might get the ultra rare one” I say no more. Then it’s “i’ll use my birthday money to buy some”, no again, people didn’t give you money to waste on that. “Dad you’re a word removed” (he says silently in his head). My 15yr is in the same vain, spending money on "virtual" stuff and having nothing physical to show for it or sell further down the line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: You can never predict which toys are going to be the antiques of the future - but you can pretty much guarantee it won't be the ones which are set up to be 'collectible'. Take those Steiff teddy bears we were talking about the other day. Every single one will stashed away and kept in mint condition - so in fifty years time, they'll all still exist and will never become 'rare'. Whereas the original Steiff bears from 100+ years ago were bought - and used - as toys. They got loved, and worn, and damaged, and loads of them ended up in the trash. So to find an original in decent nick nowadays is unusual. Ergo, high auction price. we went to a hotel once and they gave my kids a Steiff bear each at on Christmas day , they most certainly wont' be worth anything the amount of use the kids got out of them .. mind you that was mainly as being the heathen I am , I had no idea they were worth about £100 each at the time , had I known they would have been stashed away and kept in mint condition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted November 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2021 Fast speed Cheap fares Expensive cost 10£ 10$ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KentVillan Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 18 hours ago, mjmooney said: The shabbiest possible treatment of the best fit manager we will ever have. And people are calmly discussing the pros and cons of replacing him with Steven Gerrard, FFS. The game has most definitely gone. I'm not sad, I'm furious and disgusted. I wonder what some people get out of being a football fan. The clue's in the name "fan" or "supporter". It would be called "critic" if it was all about picking holes in literally **** everything, or "attention-seeking moron" if it was all about behaving like Arsenal Fan TV. I hate the way some people think any sense of loyalty or identity or romance is naive, sentimental, rose-tinted bollocks. What a shit way to live your life. Being sociopathic about something you don't even have any involvement with in the first place. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 07/11/2021 at 14:56, bickster said: Never thought I'd see you post a wrestling gif! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 8, 2021 1 minute ago, sharkyvilla said: Never thought I'd see you post a wrestling gif! Haha yes I did think that when I looked for a different "You're on the list" gif, it's clearly an episode of acting with steroids they repeat often as there were lots of different steroid actors doing the exact same thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 8, 2021 'Other Football' is a fairly depressing list of topics at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2021 Just now, BOF said: Football is fairly depressing at the moment. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 20 hours ago, mjmooney said: The shabbiest possible treatment of the best fit manager we will ever have. And people are calmly discussing the pros and cons of replacing him with Steven Gerrard, FFS. The game has most definitely gone. I'm not sad, I'm furious and disgusted. Geezer said it best 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 The words I could use to describe many of the posters who regularly 'contribute' in On Topic would probably get me a warning so I won't use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, troon_villan said: The words I could use to describe many of the posters who regularly 'contribute' in On Topic would probably get me a warning so I won't use them. Reasoned? Balanced? Good listeners? Why would you get a warning for those words? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted November 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Anthony said: Fast speed Cheap fares Expensive cost 10£ 10$ That was a two for one job. The first three were about shit grammar/knowing how to speak English, and it's people that should know better too, e.g. Ryanair and other professional copywriters. The second bit with the pounds and dollars on the wrong side of the number grinds my gears. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 The fact that you get random fireworks for about 10 days now around bonfire night. Just stop it. In fact why we have fireworks in the summer when it isn't cold and pissing it down like normal people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I thought you were just getting into post-modern poetry, @Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 8 hours ago, troon_villan said: The words I could use to describe many of the posters who regularly 'contribute' in On Topic would probably get me a warning so I won't use them. That hurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 51 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Ghost peaked at number 30 , their biggest hit , Victoria their second biggest at 35 was a Kinks cover version Yep , definitely warrants 8 minutes on a show about 80’s music , it would be like including Gustavo Bartelt in a greatest villa 11 To be honest, it probably does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Bearing in mind the EU are fining Poland 1m Euros a day for not having independent courts, is this really what the head of the most important court should be saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 5 hours ago, bobzy said: That hurts omg I didn't mean you obv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Sorry for OnT but I really thought this owners were different. Disappointing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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