What do you find the most annoying at shows?

[Bigjigglies]

1) breakers yelling about some shiny new card that you care nothing about while you are at the next table trying to talk with another dealer

2) people walking around with their douche bag boxes trying to sell or trade their cards

3) unpriced items that you are interested in and when you ask for the price, the first 5hing the dealer says is “let me check the comps”

4) social media “influencers” who take up a full aisle with their film crew and boom mic

5) feel free to add your own

[glen87]

Originally Posted by Bigjigglies

1) breakers yelling about some shiny new card that you care nothing about while you are at the next table trying to talk with another dealer

2) people walking around with their douche bag boxes trying to sell or trade their cards

3) unpriced items that you are interested in and when you ask for the price, the first 5hing the dealer says is “let me check the comps”

4) social media “influencers” who take up a full aisle with their film crew and boom mic

5) feel free to add your own

6) all of the above

[Cousin Jethroe]

#3..very annoying

[Grid]

5) The hoggers. The hoggers can hog up many different things/areas.

Sometimes they will pull up a seat (many bring their own fold out ones, and I have even seen buckets to sit on) and hog up the aisle as people squeeze to get by, so they can riffle through monster boxes.

They will hog up all the cards a dealer has out, to keep anyone else from looking through until they are done. Common tactics such as laying their backpack or coat over an area of cards on the table. Or just stating their claim over something "Hey, I haven't looked through that box yet. I was here first"

[chandman]

Looking at all the showcases with the same modern cards. Over and Over again. The countless parallels of the same cards at each table. It seems like everything is vintage or modern. Maybe I belong to a smaller group of collectors that enjoys the retro era of the 90s and early 2000s. But I enjoy a selection and it is frustrating to always seem the same stuff at each show.

[SupermanBrandon]

Cases on showcases. Im surprised dealers allow it (for multiple reasons).

[NYBBFAN]

Museum-type pricing. Feels like some of these dealers bought space to show off their collection.

[Cardfanusa]

Originally Posted by NYBBFAN

Museum-type pricing. Feels like some of these dealers bought space to show off their collection.

You should setup at a big show sometime and see what customers ask for their cards in an attempt to sell to a dealer.

In many cases they ask for a higher price than a dealer can fantasize about selling it for. Customer prices are as silly if not more so than dealer asking prices.

[notoriousrmb]

The repetitive slab dealers.

10 tables in a row with overpriced PSA slabbed cards of the typical names...Trout, Ohtani, Brady, NHL Young Gun of the week, NBA Prizm rookie of the week, etc.

So many tables have these same cards, you can go on ebay and buy these same cards. A PSA 10 isn't the grand price bump you claim it is when I can see 10 more in this same row of dealers plus 20 more on ebay at any time.

[regionrat]

Originally Posted by Grid

5) The hoggers. The hoggers can hog up many different things/areas.

Sometimes they will pull up a seat (many bring their own fold out ones, and I have even seen buckets to sit on) and hog up the aisle as people squeeze to get by, so they can riffle through monster boxes.

They will hog up all the cards a dealer has out, to keep anyone else from looking through until they are done. Common tactics such as laying their backpack or coat over an area of cards on the table. Or just stating their claim over something "Hey, I haven't looked through that box yet. I was here first"

I have seen some arguments over dime boxes.

[NYBBFAN]

Originally Posted by Cardfanusa

You should setup at a big show sometime and see what customers ask for their cards in an attempt to sell to a dealer.

In many cases they ask for a higher price than a dealer can fantasize about selling it for. Customer prices are as silly if not more so than dealer asking prices.

That is a separate and distinct problem. Thanks for trying.

[ThoseBackPages]

unpriced slabs

[smalltown]

Originally Posted by Grid

5) Or just stating their claim over something "Hey, I haven't looked through that box yet. I was here first"

Ya. That one doesn't fly.

[Pacmeyer]

Sourpuss dealers... they can't be bothered looking up from their table or stop chatting with each other when a customer comes by.

[ironfireman]

1. Unpriced stuff - I'll maybe ask on 1 item but if the price is way off (and it almost always is with unpriced) we're done.
2. Kids - I think it's great that kids show interest and they are the future, a lot of em are knowlegable and cool, but some are just little jerks. They'll dig right into a box you are looking at or try to get into your stuff - and then the tired ones dads are dragging around leaning on the tables int front of 3 -4 boxes you want to look at.
3. Also, the guys dragging around their wives/girlfriends. Love lady collecters but if they aren't interested leave em at home - best for them, you and us.

The Pelican boys don't bother me anymore. Less of em and mostly they seem lost. Like the kid left standing at musical chairs, slowly relizing they got stuck with a buncha worthless slabs no one wants.

Kinda weird show at Hickory, NC this weekend, 300 tables, but seemed like a good 1/4 of em empty. Few guys packed up early. Another longtime guy said it was his last for a while (I helped him out! Bought 1k common 60s vintage for $90). By 1 pm the show was slower than I'd seen in a while.

[solt0131]

Bunch of unpriced showcases at the Vegas Show. Feels like lots of guys are going to "take a break" for a while.

[EW Cards]

Originally Posted by Cardfanusa

You should setup at a big show sometime and see what customers ask for their cards in an attempt to sell to a dealer.

In many cases they ask for a higher price than a dealer can fantasize about selling it for. Customer prices are as silly if not more so than dealer asking prices.

Agreed

[Giroux]

Unpriced items.

I am a fan of all sports but not necessarily well versed in cards of all sports.

For example, was at a show and interested in soccer cards of some young players whose names I recognized. They weren't priced and I had no clue whether they may be worth $100 or $10k. And I feel kinda bad when I ask and the card is way out of my price range. Waste of both of our time.

[jkampis]

Originally Posted by NYBBFAN

That is a separate and distinct problem. Thanks for trying.

What’s that snide comment all about? Dealers not allowed to complain about buyers?

[Bigjigglies]

Another thing I have noticed is people with the pelican cases (douche bag boxes) seeing an open table at a show (because of a dealer no show) and taking advantage of it by spreading their cards out on the table and acting like a dealer.

Showing this entitlement is unfair to the dealers who actually paid for a table. It is also the fault of the promoter for letting it happen.

[727sportscards]

Guys…usually kids coming in with the slab boxes and trying to sell to actual show customers while at a dealer’s table. Have had to go off on a couple of these brats. Explained it to them nicely but firmly once…went off on them the 2nd time.

[Cousin Jethroe]

yea..girlfriends/ wives been schlepped around a card show !...please !

[elsoblanco]

At least 1/3 of tables are nothing more than traveling museums with prices so antiquated that if one were to make an offer the dealer thinks he’s being lowballed.

[fjrock8]

the moron who has been standing in front of a box or showcase with his phone out for a half hour on eBay. Please move out of the way you're wasting my time and probably the dealers also

[Stifle]

Dealers who have been selected and believe those who are non-selected are ignorant about what is occurring. I won’t bother going into details but they know exactly what is being said. I don’t harbor !