Card Shows: Tech as a servant or master?
I am set up at the Shriners show this weekend helping a friend at his booth.
Every… single… card… is being looked up on the spot by potential buyers.
Had one buyer pull 3 stacks of Tom Brady graded cards (15-20 cards in total).
He looked up every one, and along the way made comments about how things were high.
He then offered $175 on a BGS 9 where the last raw one went for $310.
He told me, to my face, the last one did $190
Alright, game on.
I pull the card, look it up on CardLadder, and find the raw sale from July at $310.
The card is numbered to 25 and hasn’t sold since July.
He said, “as a COURTESY, that seller shills their auctions”
We pulled the cards back and put them back in the case.
I could not find the $190 sale. Maybe the last BGS 9 sold for that years ago but who knows.
I do not know what is in the water in Massachusetts, but that is about as dumb of an interaction I’ve ever had in cards.
Great show though overall. Having a ton of fun.
Last edited by theshowandme; 11-03-2024 at 04:30 AM.
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