Observations on the current state of the hobby from a show this weekend - Page 221

PuddleMonkey · 03-22-2025, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

You'll just have to collect harder if you don't take an empty case/box to fill at a card show.

Don't make me start collecting Reds.

PuddleMonkey · 03-22-2025, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by quackhead

Those are all paid actors. FOMO marketing

I wouldn't put it past this hobby. The shilling that goes on unchecked is astounding.

CicadaMound · 03-23-2025, 07:50 AM

There were FIVE card shows in Cincinnati yesterday. The Legion Hall show had poor dealer attendance but okay collector traffic, and is moving to Sundays going forward. The JJ All Star show at the Boys & Girls Club was packed the entire day. I don't have reports about the other shows.

Big35Hurt · 03-23-2025, 08:44 AM

Sold 90% of my collection yesterday. Felt good to dump these before the crash. Thanks to those who cared enough to warn us.

discodanman45 · 03-23-2025, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Sold 90% of my collection yesterday. Felt good to dump these before the crash. Thanks to those who cared enough to warn us.

Was it PuddleMonkey who bought it up?

PuddleMonkey · 03-23-2025, 01:06 PM

It's not too late, you still have time to get out. You don't have to run for the exits but you do need to pick up the pace.

Poorboy · 03-23-2025, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Sold 90% of my collection yesterday. Felt good to dump these before the crash. Thanks to those who cared enough to warn us.

Seriously ?
That’s a lotta Thomas to sell…..
Wow

Poorboy · 03-23-2025, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Don't make me start collecting Reds.

You already have partial Larkin custody ?!!!!

OhioLawyerF5 · 03-23-2025, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

It's not too late, you still have time to get out. You don't have to run for the exits but you do need to pick up the pace.

I'll be here when you get out because of fear, but come running back on the next market swing. Hard collectors have diamond hands. We aren't going anywhere.

jeff152380 · 03-23-2025, 02:10 PM

My shop has never been busier....almost too busy to handle. More transactions and customers then ever....

OhioLawyerF5 · 03-23-2025, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff152380

My shop has never been busier....almost too busy to handle. More transactions and customers then ever....

Nah, just close your doors now. :rollseyes:

backtothe50s · 03-23-2025, 04:55 PM

The hobby is alive and well!!!

blackbears86 · 03-23-2025, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Just got back from the Card Show in Phoenix. Really nice show. Large venue. Although I prefer shows away from downtown, the convention center was easy to get to, and right by the stadiums. A Suns game was going on tonight and the area was active.

The show had some of the widest aisles I've seen, so maneuvering was comfortable. Good mix of vintage and modern. Prices were about what I expect from a show. One thing I noticed is that there was way more non-sport there than any show I've been to. That said, it was a "card show" not billed as just a sports card show, and it is very easy to just walk past tables I don't want to see. So no big deal there. It's just I don't see that much non-sport at shows in the midwest, so it stood out.

Here are some pictures:

I didn't pick up much, but did grab some lower end Larkins I was missing, and a 1966 Topps Venezuelan Frank Robinson with great eye appeal. It has a little paper loss on the back, as is expected with Vennies, but looks super sharp on the front.

Very nice re-cap. Thanks, Ohio.

This kind of show looks right up my alley. Lot's of space/room.

PuddleMonkey · 03-23-2025, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Poorboy

Seriously ?
That’s a lotta Thomas to sell…..
Wow

He's just screwing with me.

PuddleMonkey · 03-23-2025, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I'll be here when you get out because of fear, but come running back on the next market swing. Hard collectors have diamond hands. We aren't going anywhere.

Collectors don't fear a drop, we get excited about it.

premium1981 · 03-23-2025, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Sold 90% of my collection yesterday. Felt good to dump these before the crash. Thanks to those who cared enough to warn us.

I sold 110% of mine as well.

PuddleMonkey · 03-23-2025, 07:31 PM

I for one am standing behind my statements and consigning a bunch of stuff I don't need.

OhioLawyerF5 · 03-23-2025, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

I for one am standing behind my statements and consigning a bunch of stuff I don't need.

That doesn't sound like someone excited about an impending drop.

PuddleMonkey · 03-23-2025, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

That doesn't sound like someone excited about an impending drop.

Getting rid of stuff that doesn't align with the auto sets I now collect. I have a bunch of stuff from the 80's/90's that I've been sitting on for decades that I have no use for. Remember stuff like those hologram Griffey autos from the mid 90's that Upper Deck put in packs? I've got 5 or 6 of certain releases, I don't need them, they weren't part of a set. I think they were called SPX.

OhioLawyerF5 · 03-23-2025, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Getting rid of stuff that doesn't align with the auto sets I now collect. I have a bunch of stuff from the 80's/90's that I've been sitting on for decades that I have no use for. Remember stuff like those hologram Griffey autos from the mid 90's that Upper Deck put in packs? I've got 5 or 6 of certain releases, I don't need them, they weren't part of a set. I think they were called SPX.

Oh, man. Those SPx autos were sweet. Didn't they do a Piazza and Griffey in 96? Two sounds like a set to me.

ddearing · 03-23-2025, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Getting rid of stuff that doesn't align with the auto sets I now collect. I have a bunch of stuff from the 80's/90's that I've been sitting on for decades that I have no use for. Remember stuff like those hologram Griffey autos from the mid 90's that Upper Deck put in packs? I've got 5 or 6 of certain releases, I don't need them, they weren't part of a set. I think they were called SPX.

I'm a buyer on all things cool from 1990s and early 2000's. No 1099 from me either.

ddearing · 03-23-2025, 08:24 PM

I set up at the DUVAL card show (Jacksonville) this weekend. This is the third time they have had it (quarterly) and they are already bursting at the seams and moving to a larger venue later this year. This show had 120 tables and a waiting list for dealers. I did not get a chance to walk around much, but I'd say it was about 30-35% TCG and the rest sports. I am all sports and I was busy all weekend. The guy straight across from me was all low/mid end Pokemon slabs (all CGC) and he was crazy busy all weekend.

I am an active buyer and I was nonstop buying yesterday. Today was a little slower, but overall, I spent above my expectations for the weekend. When I go a larger show, I hope to spend an about 10k Friday and/or Saturday and maybe 5k sunday. I was definitely above those numbers here and there weren't very many large purchases to skew the numbers. But there were a lot of nice value purchases in the $30-150 range, which is what I always need the most. People weren't dumping their collections, but I think cashing out of things they didn't want so they could go and buy more boxes or PC Cards. Energy level was high and I heard a disproportionate number of people tell me that "this was their first card show". There is a pretty good monthly show here (different from the one this weekend), so to hear a bunch of people coming to their first show is a good sign for the hobby. This show puts a lot of effort into social media, so I think they brought in some different faces.

I am already getting excited for the buildup to the National.

PuddleMonkey · 03-23-2025, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Oh, man. Those SPx autos were sweet. Didn't they do a Piazza and Griffey in 96? Two sounds like a set to me.

Oh man I can't stand autos on holograms. I don't remember a Piazza, being from Seattle I would have just bought the Griffeys, but it's time to let them go. I've been going through boxes for a couple hours now, finding stuff I can't even locate comps for.

NYBBFAN · 03-23-2025, 08:54 PM

DUUUUUUVVVAAAALLLL

Thanks for sharing Dan.

Poorboy · 03-23-2025, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ddearing

I set up at the DUVAL card show (Jacksonville) this weekend. This is the third time they have had it (quarterly) and they are already bursting at the seams and moving to a larger venue later this year. This show had 120 tables and a waiting list for dealers. I did not get a chance to walk around much, but I'd say it was about 30-35% TCG and the rest sports. I am all sports and I was busy all weekend. The guy straight across from me was all low/mid end Pokemon slabs (all CGC) and he was crazy busy all weekend.

I am an active buyer and I was nonstop buying yesterday. Today was a little slower, but overall, I spent above my expectations for the weekend. When I go a larger show, I hope to spend an about 10k Friday and/or Saturday and maybe 5k sunday. I was definitely above those numbers here and there weren't very many large purchases to skew the numbers. But there were a lot of nice value purchases in the $30-150 range, which is what I always need the most. People weren't dumping their collections, but I think cashing out of things they didn't want so they could go and buy more boxes or PC Cards. Energy level was high and I heard a disproportionate number of people tell me that "this was their first card show". There is a pretty good monthly show here (different from the one this weekend), so to hear a bunch of people coming to their first show is a good sign for the hobby. This show puts a lot of effort into social media, so I think they brought in some different faces.

I am already getting excited for the buildup to the National.

Congrats on your show purchases sounds like you did well

03-23-2025, 07:50 AM	#5503
CicadaMound Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Ohio Posts: 571 CicadaMound	There were FIVE card shows in Cincinnati yesterday. The Legion Hall show had poor dealer attendance but okay collector traffic, and is moving to Sundays going forward. The JJ All Star show at the Boys & Girls Club was packed the entire day. I don't have reports about the other shows. __________________ Twitter: @Lamplighter42 IG @Lamplighter.42 Looking for autos/relics of cartoon voice actors - one role as confirmed on IMDb is enough to qualify.

03-23-2025, 02:10 PM	#5510
jeff152380 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,795 Main-Street-Sports-Cards-Vt mainstreetsportscardsvt	My shop has never been busier....almost too busy to handle. More transactions and customers then ever.... __________________ Owner of MAIN STREET SPORTS CARDS In Vermont

03-23-2025, 08:24 PM	#5522
ddearing Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 3,816 vintage-dan ddearing	I set up at the DUVAL card show (Jacksonville) this weekend. This is the third time they have had it (quarterly) and they are already bursting at the seams and moving to a larger venue later this year. This show had 120 tables and a waiting list for dealers. I did not get a chance to walk around much, but I'd say it was about 30-35% TCG and the rest sports. I am all sports and I was busy all weekend. The guy straight across from me was all low/mid end Pokemon slabs (all CGC) and he was crazy busy all weekend. I am an active buyer and I was nonstop buying yesterday. Today was a little slower, but overall, I spent above my expectations for the weekend. When I go a larger show, I hope to spend an about 10k Friday and/or Saturday and maybe 5k sunday. I was definitely above those numbers here and there weren't very many large purchases to skew the numbers. But there were a lot of nice value purchases in the $30-150 range, which is what I always need the most. People weren't dumping their collections, but I think cashing out of things they didn't want so they could go and buy more boxes or PC Cards. Energy level was high and I heard a disproportionate number of people tell me that "this was their first card show". There is a pretty good monthly show here (different from the one this weekend), so to hear a bunch of people coming to their first show is a good sign for the hobby. This show puts a lot of effort into social media, so I think they brought in some different faces. I am already getting excited for the buildup to the National. __________________ If you have to explain why it's a 1/1, then it's NOT a 1/1. Looking for Andre Dawson Serial numbered cards that are his jersey number - either #8 or #10. So looking for cards like 8/8 or 08/99 or 10/250. Last edited by ddearing; 03-23-2025 at 08:27 PM.

03-23-2025, 08:54 PM	#5524
NYBBFAN Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 5,074	DUUUUUUVVVAAAALLLL Thanks for sharing Dan. __________________ https://gallery.us175.com/ https://inv.us175.com/wantlist

03-23-2025, 08:44 AM	#5504
Big35Hurt Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 9,583	Sold 90% of my collection yesterday. Felt good to dump these before the crash. Thanks to those who cared enough to warn us.

03-23-2025, 01:06 PM	#5506
PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,236	It's not too late, you still have time to get out. You don't have to run for the exits but you do need to pick up the pace.

03-23-2025, 04:55 PM	#5512
backtothe50s Member Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 111	The hobby is alive and well!!!

03-23-2025, 07:31 PM	#5517
PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,236	I for one am standing behind my statements and consigning a bunch of stuff I don't need.