Dallas Card Show (March 3-6) (Photos Added)

John1941 · #1 03-04-2022, 05:58 PM

I was underwhelmed this time. I did very well last time, but it was not worth admission today. Spent $20 on cards. $15 on 184 dime cards, and $5 for a 1949 Remar Chuck Dressen.

Johnny630 · #2 03-04-2022, 06:18 PM

I hear the Philly show is rocking and rolling....dealers have reported a lot of raw card sales...graded not so much....a lot of let me think about it then to raw.
Many are priced out of graded.

Rich Klein · #3 03-04-2022, 09:21 PM

We are set up in the Starlight room doing out COMC work (since I sold all my cards at last show) and we have already had a very good number of submissions in terms of both cards and people doing submissions.

Today was slow in the Starlight room until about Noon-1 but then was pretty busy until about 6 PM.

Main room was busy but not jammed from what I saw

Rich

Foo3112 · #4 03-04-2022, 09:53 PM

I attended the show today. I heard yesterday was pretty slow and a lot of dealers weren't even there. Most arrived Thursday night to attend the Friday - Sunday, instead.

The show seemed to start out slow but by 2pm, there was a lot of traffic. Busy isles. I saw a lot of people buying and seemed to be having a good time. Lots of kids too. Last time I attended was in October and this time around, I didn't see as many people hauling pelican cases (which was quite nice). The mood was good overall. Traffic was flowing and people were buying. I would say that at least 80% is modern and the other 20 is vintage.

You will find graded cards from all of todays companies, not just the big three (PSA, Beckett, JSA). Lots of SGC amongst others but EVERYTHING is compared to PSA grades. I took a lot of photos but I'm just too tired right now to post them. I am going back tomorrow for a little bit but then I have to head out early to be somewhere else, but I should be able to post photos tomorrow. As far as pickups, I only went for one thing and was able to find a copy I liked. A 1996 Topps Kobe Bryant PSA 10. I actually got a great price on it.

jasonkaiser25 · #5 03-05-2022, 02:32 PM

Question for those of you familiar with this show - I noticed several tables set up in one of the main hallways for DCS Grading.... Dallas Card Show grading. My understanding is that this company is owned by the promoter of the show. They were selling DCS graded cards at the show. Seems like an extreme conflict of interest. The grading company selling their owns cards??

Maybe I'm missing something - are they a consignor??

Show was busy but not as busy as times past. I really struggle with the pricing. I thought the new tax requirements would get some vendors to sell below Ebay comps, but every time I asked what the price on something was - I was told what the item sells for on Ebay. Even when I offered cash on a few things, the lowest the seller would go was 5-10% above Ebay comps. SMH

Foo3112 · #6 03-05-2022, 05:20 PM

As requested, and promised:

Foo3112 · #7 03-05-2022, 05:21 PM

Flintboy · #8 03-05-2022, 09:03 PM

Show was busy but not as busy as times past. I really struggle with the pricing. I thought the new tax requirements would get some vendors to sell below Ebay comps, but every time I asked what the price on something was - I was told what the item sells for on Ebay. Even when I offered cash on a few things, the lowest the seller would go was 5-10% above Ebay comps. SMH[/QUOTE]

Older Dealer at that show had a 51 Bowman Mantle for 4K over VCP average. I told him what the comps were and he said he didn�t care and that he will eventually sell it one day. I encountered a lot of very high prices and stale inventory that I know was there the last few shows. I think that�s the problem today, the dealers can�t adjust down and won�t acknowledge that the COViD craze is over.

carlsonjok · #9 03-05-2022, 09:27 PM

I was in Shreveport yesterday to take two of my long-term employees out for a retirement celebration, so I bunked down in Longview and hit the show today. I managed to do well on my set builds, picking up 8 of the remaining 18 I needed to finish 1965 (including decent deals on the Niekro RC, Banks, and Uecker) and about 70 of the 240 odd cards I still need for my 1969 set.

I only was in the main room, as I didn't even know the Starlight Room existed. It was crowded, but less so than the last time I was there which was, if memory serves, March of last year. It would have been a perfect day if there wasn't some chucklehead driving 30mph on I-35. I was boxed in and had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting him, which caused a brake line to either pop loose or split. I had to limp home from Ardmore with very little braking power.

Johnny630 · #10 03-06-2022, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flintboy

Show was busy but not as busy as times past. I really struggle with the pricing. I thought the new tax requirements would get some vendors to sell below Ebay comps, but every time I asked what the price on something was - I was told what the item sells for on Ebay. Even when I offered cash on a few things, the lowest the seller would go was 5-10% above Ebay comps. SMH

Older Dealer at that show had a 51 Bowman Mantle for 4K over VCP average. I told him what the comps were and he said he didn’t care and that he will eventually sell it one day. I encountered a lot of very high prices and stale inventory that I know was there the last few shows. I think that’s the problem today, the dealers can’t adjust down and won’t acknowledge that the COViD craze is over.[/QUOTE]

Dealers don’t care about comps they’re rationing nowadays days is if I can stick it up someone else’s rear end another day it’s worth the wait. Especially around the national a lot of na�ve people who aren’t as educated but are starry eyed with lots of money come and spend at that show. I’ve seen it over and over again over the years.

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