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Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-09-2025, 03:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,789
Posted By mrb842
$16k for the panini vip party gets you what? ...

$16k for the panini vip party gets you what?

also the average age of the upstairs dealers was maybe 48. These were people who were veterans of lots of other shows, not people who think the 2010s...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-08-2025, 03:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,613
Posted By mrb842
I watched a guy who submitted to PSA through one...

I watched a guy who submitted to PSA through one of their special lines lose his mind over a soccer card he had graded because psa said a corner was soft and he said it was soft because of the design...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-07-2025, 08:00 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
the hockey was mostly .10/.25 cent insert cards...

the hockey was mostly .10/.25 cent insert cards priced up to $1-$3 of 3/4th line guys. If you thought you were going to find $100 young guns at $5-$25 you were sol.

there was football everywhere....
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-07-2025, 07:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 662
Posted By mrb842
I spent time there talking to some of their...

I spent time there talking to some of their people and they were there to work with people who sell there on how to grow peoples stores. They had a lot of meetings with bigger sellers to talk about...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-04-2025, 09:07 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
Celebrities I saw in person on the show floor...

Celebrities I saw in person on the show floor thursday/friday I was there.

Gronk at Ebay, Doc Gooden walking towards something at the front of the main hall where Steve Grad et al were set up,...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-04-2025, 05:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 595
Posted By mrb842
Want to hear the corporate/dealers/media perspectives on the National

We've heard the general publics views. Your turn.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-04-2025, 09:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,892
Posted By mrb842
collectors don't like that stuff but the media...

collectors don't like that stuff but the media and general public that don't go to lots of shows love that kind of thing and it gets a lot of attention.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-03-2025, 05:59 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,328
Posted By mrb842
It takes 2 days just to see the show, look...

It takes 2 days just to see the show, look through stuff and then another day to really zero in on what you want and explore and that was before they added upstairs. They could honestly make it...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-02-2025, 06:15 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,635
Posted By mrb842
This was always going to be detroit for the same...

This was always going to be detroit for the same reason people like chicago because more people can drive there than atlanta. Chicago should just be the permanent host but we can't have nice things.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-02-2025, 06:14 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
the line for that when I left thursday long after...

the line for that when I left thursday long after the show ended was stretching to the highway and there were a lot of adults without kids and people with vip badges. This isn't 8 year olds and...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-02-2025, 06:08 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
I didn't do trade night but ac was great. Mild...

I didn't do trade night but ac was great. Mild weather outside helped some but organizers did a good job there. Imagine 2 people standing back to back with backpacks an inch from each other and that...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-02-2025, 04:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 216
Posted By mrb842
I didn't see any

I didn't see any
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-02-2025, 04:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,650
Posted By mrb842
The first poster is very very smart and that's...

The first poster is very very smart and that's very accurate from what I saw. Most dealers especially in the main big room are 50 and up and really have no idea what's going on and what's of interest...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 08-02-2025, 08:42 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
I thought yesterday was a lot lighter in terms of...

I thought yesterday was a lot lighter in terms of people. By the afternoon the main hall by the VIP entrance was very quiet. There were more staff at the booths of big guns like Leighton Sheldon and...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-31-2025, 09:10 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
you line up outside the stephens center, at 10...

you line up outside the stephens center, at 10 they let you into the center, you take the escalator up to buy a wristband then you take it down to the main lobby and can enter the show, psa is...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-31-2025, 09:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 723
Posted By mrb842
winners and losers from my day 1 and advice

Winners
AC/Wifi both worked very well.

They shoved corporate off to a corner and the breaking nonsense to the back of the middle area. Breaking looked like a carnival clown show.

dealers in...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-31-2025, 08:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 479
Posted By mrb842
at 9 there was a line all the way to the garage...

at 9 there was a line all the way to the garage for general admission
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-30-2025, 09:26 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,135
Posted By mrb842
in person signed authenticated debut tickets and...

in person signed authenticated debut tickets and rookies.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-29-2025, 07:53 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
pretty quiet so far

pretty quiet so far
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-29-2025, 07:56 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,993
Posted By mrb842
there's an escalator within the show that goes...

there's an escalator within the show that goes from the first to second floor. It was how people entered one day last time.

card collector 2 didn't have a table last time, he only had a breaking...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-27-2025, 06:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 561
Posted By mrb842
I'd get there at 3. Blue Sharpie but you have to...

I'd get there at 3. Blue Sharpie but you have to work it in a bit otherwise it'll come out looking like a pencil, make sure you have a toploader for the ticket.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-23-2025, 07:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 580
Posted By mrb842
What is considered a successful show for a dealer and what worries them?

greater than 1/3 of inventory sold is good and worried about some issue going viral scaring away people?
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-23-2025, 12:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,722
Posted By mrb842
It shares an office park area with the...

It shares an office park area with the headquarters of the big ten conference and an outlet mall that draws families and tourists. The el station will be inundated with suburbanites going to the...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-22-2025, 03:29 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 7,691
Posted By mrb842
hockey, saturday night live, tickets.

hockey, saturday night live, tickets.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-22-2025, 03:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,045
Posted By mrb842
The national is behind a lot of trends. These are...

The national is behind a lot of trends. These are much older dealers. The newer stuff is going to be outside with the fresher dealers who can't get in and want to deal. The 15 year old kids, 25 year...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-22-2025, 03:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 786
Posted By mrb842
Don't think it'll have much of an effect. People...

Don't think it'll have much of an effect. People expect a lot of lies, forgeries and other nonsense and are on the lookout for it. Dealers I'm sure are rechecking inventory because no one wants to...
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 07-11-2025, 12:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,605
Posted By mrb842
https://www.instagram.com/shopmeelypops/ he...

https://www.instagram.com/shopmeelypops/

he rents a safe the size of a refrigerator and has 1-2 staff there just buying all weekend.
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-27-2025, 08:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 309
Posted By mrb842
24/25 NBA offseason Winners and Losers

Winners
1. Duke. Coach K is gone-3 top 10 picks
2. Eastern Collectors/flippers-massive opening for anyone. Lot of great buy low stuff for big markets.
3. Mavs fans
4. Sixers fans-adding more...
Forum: HOCKEY 06-27-2025, 08:34 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,232
Posted By mrb842
Red Wings have been stuck in the same place for a...

Red Wings have been stuck in the same place for a decade, Penguins fans probably starting to see the end of the Malkin era, Bruins already were gutted, Oilers fans have to be feeling squeamish...
Forum: HOCKEY 06-25-2025, 01:14 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,232
Posted By mrb842
Buffalo, Toronto, Florida, Islanders, could see...

Buffalo, Toronto, Florida, Islanders, could see some major roster turnover for the next week.
Forum: The National Sports Collectors Convention 06-10-2025, 05:56 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 7,691
Posted By mrb842
modern hockey.

modern hockey.
Forum: HOCKEY 05-18-2025, 11:47 AM
Replies: 296
Views: 9,912
Posted By mrb842
defining night for the leafs and the collectors...

defining night for the leafs and the collectors of the matthews/marner/willy era.

I don't do a lot of flipping and other price checking like some of you but my winners/losers so far of the...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-18-2025, 11:37 AM
Replies: 7,386
Views: 732,082
Posted By mrb842
Dallas/Schaumburg show this weekend was maybe...

Dallas/Schaumburg show this weekend was maybe 1/2-1/3 pokemon/non sports and this was a show with a big sports autograph list. I continue to wonder about the national and the tension we'll see this...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-11-2025, 02:42 PM
Replies: 7,386
Views: 732,082
Posted By mrb842
There's a clear transition underway, but things...

There's a clear transition underway, but things are in pretty good shape it feels like.

From shows I go to
-Dealers over 60 are starting to really drop out
-Dime cards are...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-02-2025, 10:37 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 8,036
Posted By mrb842
which attendee is going to give us what the LCS's...

which attendee is going to give us what the LCS's there REALLY thought of the conference and what they really learned about topps and the industry.
Forum: BASEBALL 04-10-2025, 05:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 552
Posted By mrb842
How does the $ breakdown for an athlete appearing at a card show

Let's say it's Joe Montana or David Ortiz appearing at the national or Thurman Thomas or an Adley Rutschman appearing at a card show in the region they played in. How does the $ breakdown for the...
Forum: HOCKEY 03-24-2025, 02:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 238
Posted By mrb842
that's awesome.

that's awesome.
Forum: HOCKEY 03-24-2025, 09:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 238
Posted By mrb842
RARE national social media coverage for non NHL stars

https://x.com/VivaLaStool/status/1904177116977254535

Congrats to Oilers/Penguins collectors. Making $ off non star stuff decades later is a rare feat in anything.
Forum: BASEBALL 03-17-2025, 10:24 AM
Replies: 7,386
Views: 732,082
Posted By mrb842
Chicago Show Takeaways -The absolute greed...

Chicago Show Takeaways

-The absolute greed of the organizers was on full display to the detriment of the show. They've raised prices to get in (friday was $25 for 2 hours early) and prices for...
Forum: HOCKEY 03-11-2025, 02:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 527
Posted By mrb842
o pee chee makes them. I wouldn't do it...

o pee chee makes them.

I wouldn't do it every year.
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