Using Trade At Card Shows

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

I think most collectors bring cards to trade with other collectors. Dealers probably don't want to deal with the hassle of trading and would only buy outright for items they can sell.

Yes, and a lot of traders want to trade a bunch of unsellable cards for your quality items.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by CurtisFlood

Yes, and a lot of traders want to trade a bunch of unsellable cards for your quality items.

Exactly

[chriskim]

If I am not mistaken, I think one board member here trade out majority of his collection (probably plus cash) for a PSA2 Wagner when the card was still under quarter Mil$

[kmac32]

I have had cards I traded for cards I wanted at the National. I bring my duplicate cards and If I find something I really want or is on my want list, propose something like a 2 for 1 deal. I have fewer cards to carry around And I get a card I want. They win and I win.

[53toppscollector]

In my opinion, trades work best between two collectors, because collectors are going to be searching for particular things, and if you find someone who has what you want, and you have something they want, it is easier to just swap your products.

Dealers are looking to make profit, because it is how they make their living. Swapping their $300 card for someone else's $300 card, especially if we are talking vintage where the expected growth will be slow, doesn't really make sense for the dealer, unless he is trading a card that isn't very liquid and is more obscure and he'll have a tougher time selling.

I consistently look for cards that are undervalued or priced incorrectly, because if I can pick them up and then either trade them or sell them for a profit, I can use that profit to buy something I am looking to keep permanently in my collection. Cards are my hobby, not my job, but I have a finite card budget, so anything that helps me add money to my card budget is a win for me.

[Rich Klein]

Let's look at the NSCC.

I had a brief chat with one of my dealer friends at the recent NSCC who broke down for me his costs.

Booth
Hotel
Food
Renting Showcases
Travel
MISC

And he's not cheap but for him setting up at the NSCC was approximately 3K and frankly he's doing it at a reasonable cost.

If you are spending 3K for a week any trade better darned well be in your favor before you as a dealer does that trade

Now, if it's a small local show where the tables cost $40-50 then trading becomes financially easier for a vendor.

That's why you always must look at trading from the dealer financial viewpoint not just from what we as collectors wish to do

Rich

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Let's look at the NSCC.

I had a brief chat with one of my dealer friends at the recent NSCC who broke down for me his costs.

Booth
Hotel
Food
Renting Showcases
Travel
MISC

And he's not cheap but for him setting up at the NSCC was approximately 3K and frankly he's doing it at a reasonable cost.

If you are spending 3K for a week any trade better darned well be in your favor before you as a dealer does that trade

Now, if it's a small local show where the tables cost $40-50 then trading becomes financially easier for a vendor.

That's why you always must look at trading from the dealer financial viewpoint not just from what we as collectors wish to do

Rich

now im no tax expert...dammit Jim...I'm just a dentist! But...arent these expenses tax deductible?