National trading, bring it or not

[hangman62]

Back in the day.... many big shows would set aside a few large tables for traders..unfortunately sometimes those tables became " plopping grounds " for sweaty overweight collectors who sat there and drank their Mountain Dew with soggy French fry's

[Leon]

Originally Posted by hangman62

Back in the day.... many big shows would set aside a few large tables for traders..unfortunately sometimes those tables became " plopping grounds " for sweaty overweight collectors who sat there and drank their Mountain Dew with soggy French fry's

Sweaty overweight collectors plopping down.... Yummy!!

I don't see a lot of trading going on at the National but that doesn't mean it can't happen. I bet a lot, if not most, dealers would listen to a trade deal. I would but I haven't seen a lot of collectors doing it.

[Republicaninmass]

I've tried. Most are too busy to entertain a trade, but I'm sure they would for a nice iconic card. That being said, I've always found it tough to play "low book for yours, High book for mine" when looking at their prices. They usually check sold prices on your card, but not on their own! I'd bring a couple you think would be the best trade bait, but not too much, as it gets tough to carry all your trade items and new pick ups.


Let us know how it goes

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I've tried. Most are too busy to entertain a trade, but I'm sure they would for a nice iconic card. That being said, I've always found it tough to play "low book for yours, High book for mine" when looking at their prices. They usually check sold prices on your card, but not on their own! I'd bring a couple you think would be the best trade bait, but not too much, as it gets tough to carry all your trade items and new pick ups.


Let us know how it goes

Their tables aren't free. They are there to make a profit, not give you full price for your cards against theirs. At the 2015 National, I was able to trade my extra t205s for ones I needed. I thought it was a very fair deal considering his expenses. I also bought more cards from him because he was easy to deal with.

[buymycards]

I normally bring some cards to sell to the dealers. It seems that on Thursday, the place is packed and it can be difficult to get close to a table to look at cards, so many of the dealers are too busy too busy to trade or to look at customers cards that are for sale. I remember that when I went to Chicago a couple of years ago, there were a few tables that were packed all day long, and I went back to those tables several times, but I couldn't get close enough to check out their cards. However, on Friday, the crowd was much thinner, I could access all of the tables, and the dealers had more time on their hands to look at collections.

I haven't been there on the weekends, but I would guess that Saturday is busy and Sunday it would be easier to approach the dealers.

If you are working on a trade, be prepared to be interrupted several times so the dealer can take care of his customers who want to make a purchase.

Rick