2017 Ohio Sports Collector Show April 21-23, 2017

[KMayUSA6060]

Who is going? I've lived 20-30 minutes from this show my whole life, and have never been (didn't know about it until late last year). I hear it's a terrific show for vintage.

I will be going on at least Saturday, and wouldn't mind meeting up with any other Net54 members going!

Roll Tribe!

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

Who is going? I've lived 20-30 minutes from this show my whole life, and have never been (didn't know about it until late last year). I hear it's a terrific show for vintage.

I will be going on at least Saturday, and wouldn't mind meeting up with any other Net54 members going!

Roll Tribe!

I went last year and found it underwhelming. However, I drove 5 hours to get there. If I lived 20-30 min., it would be a no-brainer.

[Seiklis]

Always go the Friday, should be there a good chunk of the day since I'm getting a couple things graded

[sterlingfox]

I'm going on Friday. Last year I went on Saturday.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by Seiklis

Always go the Friday, should be there a good chunk of the day since I'm getting a couple things graded

Thought about getting a few things graded by SGC, but their on-site grading prices are too much for the cards I have - doesn't make sense.

Originally Posted by sterlingfox

I'm going on Friday. Last year I went on Saturday.

Is this schedule related, or experience related?

[sterlingfox]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

Is this schedule related, or experience related?

It's mostly because I'm busy the rest of the weekend and have vacation days to burn, but I do feel like I'd get first crack at stuff on Friday.

Should be fun even if I don't find much to buy.

[jimivintage]

I'll be there right inside the door to the right, assuming Paul gave me the same tables as last year. Always loved this show!


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[KMayUSA6060]

Very disappointed in the selection and pricing at the show. Not sure I'll be going back again in the future.

[jp1216]

Sorry you had a bad experience Kyle. I've attended this one at least 10 times (although not this year) and have always been impressed. Better deals than at any National I've attended.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by jp1216

Sorry you had a bad experience Kyle. I've attended this one at least 10 times (although not this year) and have always been impressed. Better deals than at any National I've attended.

I don't know if all of the good stuff was moved on Friday, but I just thought the selection was dry, and anything I'd be interested in was jacked up in price.

[kailes2872]

I find myself having a love/hate relationship with shows.

I want to talk to dealers and fellow collectors. I want to see and hold the cards before I buy them. I am sometimes willing to pay a small premium to drive home with it that day.

I guess what I don't quite understand is the overhead associated with shows. If we assume 13% overhead for Ebay (I know that some have better deals for high volume), is the overhead for the shows twice as much? 3 times as much?

When I buy a card as an auction on Ebay, am I assuming that I am buying wholesale? or is the $.99 auction price retail?

With the exception of buying a complete set at a show (and overpaying versus an AH or Ebay), I find myself only upgrading commons. For this, it makes more sense to buy 20-30 cards and save shipping from multiple dealers.

For everything else, I just can't pay a 30% premium and if it ever came time to liquidate, get 70% at best of VCP...

[RedsFan1941]

Excellent show and well worth my drive. Large assortment of vintage (I saw hardly any shiney stuff or manufactured collectibles) and though some dealers prices were shall we say unrealistic, the majority were there to sell stuff.