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solt0131 · 05-21-2022, 06:07 AM

I thought I might give a few observations on the current state of the hobby from what I see at the big Pittsburgh show this weekend. Seems like this has been a hot topic recently on the board, so I figure I'll give you guys an opinion on what I see this weekend:

Friday (yesterday) - dealer set up was at 8 am and I got there around 9:30 and got set up with just value boxes because I felt this is what would move here and I was right as cards moved very well for me. In walking around I looked at basically every dealer's setup and will again this morning too and noticed one thing - current pricing is EVERYTHING!!!

Here are my takes:

--Guys pricing modern stuff over comps. (higher end stuff)
--Vintage seemed to be the hottest stuff.
--Cheap graded cards were a big hit from a few dealers I saw ($10 range)
--Mid range stuff seemed to be priced from a month ago.
--Good attendance for a Friday with buyers generally looking for a good value.
--Lots of dealers talking about higher costs and inflation concerns, etc.

I'll be there all day today and give a breakdown as well.

05-21-2022, 06:07 AM	#1
solt0131 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,063 PghSportsCards	Observations on the current state of the hobby from a show this weekend I thought I might give a few observations on the current state of the hobby from what I see at the big Pittsburgh show this weekend. Seems like this has been a hot topic recently on the board, so I figure I'll give you guys an opinion on what I see this weekend: Friday (yesterday) - dealer set up was at 8 am and I got there around 9:30 and got set up with just value boxes because I felt this is what would move here and I was right as cards moved very well for me. In walking around I looked at basically every dealer's setup and will again this morning too and noticed one thing - current pricing is EVERYTHING!!! Here are my takes: --Guys pricing modern stuff over comps. (higher end stuff) --Vintage seemed to be the hottest stuff. --Cheap graded cards were a big hit from a few dealers I saw ($10 range) --Mid range stuff seemed to be priced from a month ago. --Good attendance for a Friday with buyers generally looking for a good value. --Lots of dealers talking about higher costs and inflation concerns, etc. I'll be there all day today and give a breakdown as well.