thethedew Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) On 5/10/2017 at 8:56 AM, comix4fun said: Said in his best Sheldon Cooper voice. Worst. Infinity. Gauntlet. Reference. Everrr. Edited August 2, 2017 by thethedew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Go on CAF and read descriptions...90% of them people claim "I have my grail" the word is over used and misused. I own a Kirby JIM splash, a Mcfarlane ASM splash and a Bolland WW cover...I consider none of them to be "grails" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaeld Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 10 hours ago, Kevin76 said: Go on CAF and read descriptions...90% of them people claim "I have my grail" the word is over used and misused. I own a Kirby JIM splash, a Mcfarlane ASM splash and a Bolland WW cover...I consider none of them to be "grails" Are you saying that only specific pieces by specific artists can be grails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flambit Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I know I'm definitely in the minority here, but I'm ok with using "grail" for multiple, select items of a very personal significance. And I don't mean AF15 or Action 1 - I mean items that have an important, mostly nostalgic association to me. The term grail has been so abused in the last fifteen years that I've actually learned to roll with it's modernized definition, I guess. But I don't abuse the word so badly that every Heritage action I see a "grail." On the other hand, I probably have about a dozen "grails" that I have been on the hunt for over the last several years, with one "holy grail" at the top of the heap which transcends all of them slightly. Cornerstone is good, but it just doesn't sound right to me. Under-grails? I don't know... Andahaion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andahaion Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I dig "under-grails". Might employ that. Also like cornerstone, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) I have no grail. There are pieces I would love to own, and would make reasonable sacrifices to buy if any became obtainable, but nothing I obsess over. I like so many great OA pages that I find it hard to pick just one that would qualify. I think "grail-level" is a good way to define it. And I am not of the camp who thinks it necessarily wrong to sell your grail. Sometimes, the thrill is in the chase. Obtaining your grail may be more satisfying than possessing it long term. People are odd creatures. P.S. - How about "The One?" Edited August 20, 2017 by PhilipB2k17 Andahaion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panelfan1 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 20/08/2017 at 3:00 PM, PhilipB2k17 said: P.S. - How about "The One?" If we rename the thread - How many 'the one' is too much? -there would be no discussion. Would there? The answer is 42 by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun C89 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 When people say grail, often times I interpret their meaning as a piece that has a great deal of significance to them or their collecting goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrad1968 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 @comix4fun you beat me to it wit the Highlander reference...in the end, there can be only one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, nrad1968 said: @comix4fun you beat me to it wit the Highlander reference...in the end, there can be only one!!! It's the short version of saying "The Grail" didn't come as part of a service for 12 from Crate and Barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) Edited August 23, 2017 by Brian Peck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I thought I had a grail once. I got it. Turns out, it really wasn't. Learned my lesson. I think if this was a hobby rule-- that you can have as many "grails" as you want, but if you ever sell one, for any reason other than an absolute legit emergency, then the rest of us are allowed to mock/ridicule/shame you forever-- there'd be a lot less collectors proclaiming grails and the word might actually regain some meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Nexus said: I thought I had a grail once. I got it. Turns out, it really wasn't. Learned my lesson. I think if this was a hobby rule-- that you can have as many "grails" as you want, but if you ever sell one, for any reason other than an absolute legit emergency, then the rest of us are allowed to mock/ridicule/shame you forever-- there'd be a lot less collectors proclaiming grails and the word might actually regain some meaning. Grail taunting Edited August 25, 2017 by PhilipB2k17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONSTER Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 5/9/2017 at 11:50 AM, JadeGiant said: 2007: http://www.statueforum.com/showpost.php?p=1291595&postcount=14 Love your post. What a difference 10 years makes. JadeGiant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhero Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I think "grail" is completely appropriate and not overused. I searched for pieces for years that seemed just out of reach and then, I was finally able to obtain them. I looked for the Killing Joke page for almost 20 years and the same for the Secrets of the Batcave piece. Are they grails to everyone, no. But to me, they were the realization of a dream and something I didn't think I could obtain but finally did. If that isn't a grail, what is? I say embrace the grail. Pursue it. Carpe Diem!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Star Squadman Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 A collector can have exactly 6 Grail's plus 1 Holy Grail MagnusX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
