I went to a card show in Atlanta... (I’m old)

[Leon]

Sign of the times I guess. I saw this on the news last night .. Darned shiny stuff...(and I realize vintage gets stolen also)

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/07/18/...tried-to-sell/

Originally Posted by notfast

The Atlanta show (and Dallas) are both brand new. This was the first Atlanta show done by the promoter and widely promoted on social media…hence the heavy lean toward modern.

Dallas has been around for maybe a year? Once again a huge social media following/backing.

Makes sense to me.

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sign of the times I guess. I saw this on the news last night .. Darned shiny stuff...(and I realize vintage gets stolen also)

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/07/18/...tried-to-sell/

Wow

[BruceinGa]

I've been to the one in Atlanta (marietta) several times in the past. It's every Sunday at the Hilton Garden Inn on Windy Hill near I 75.
About 2 months a 3 day show was held in Marietta. I heard there were plans to have that one on a regular basis.

[troutbum97]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sign of the times I guess. I saw this on the news last night .. Darned shiny stuff...(and I realize vintage gets stolen also)

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/07/18/...tried-to-sell/

No one ever tries to steal my 1987 Topps Pete Incaviglia rookies.

[Flintboy]

Originally Posted by troutbum97

No one ever tries to steal my 1987 Topps Pete Incaviglia rookies.

Take it Chicago, those shows are notoriously bad for theft.

[Steve_NY]

This is kind of what I expected from what I have heard from other shows. Local shows are overwhelmed with modern cards and a handful of vintage dealers.

As Dan said, the National will have many vintage dealers, and 99 percent of my booth display will be from the early 1900s to 1972. I am at booth 1114 eight booths in the front door. Come by and say hello.

But I guess you can't blame the modern card dealers for selling what is considerably hot right now.

I suspect that vintage dealers will do quite well as I have already had contact from many collectors who want to buy vintage at the show. I really feel bad for the collectors who have decided to pass this National. This is probably the one they should not miss, as Dealers have had two years to prepare for this show.

See you all then.

[maniac_73]

I'll have to admit some of the shiny stuff breakers, investors, collectors or whatever you want to call them are quite entertaining to follow on instagram. A good example is the account investacard on instagram. I was watching his stories from the atlanta show this weekend and it was completely ridiculous but I cant stop watching lol
Something different from the usual

[Leon]

No doubt you are correct about the newer shiny collectors. It's sort of a shame that is ONLY about flipping and profit, so it seems. But that is the way the world works. A lot of us on this forum actually enjoy the collecting aspect more than the flipping and investment aspect (money is important but...)

I am not attending this National for personal reasons. Nothing to do with the hobby and I love it as I always have. I might even go to the dreaded AC National next year since I am not going this year.

Originally Posted by Steve_NY

This is kind of what I expected from what I have heard from other shows. Local shows are overwhelmed with modern cards and a handful of vintage dealers.

As Dan said, the National will have many vintage dealers, and 99 percent of my booth display will be from the early 1900s to 1972. I am at booth 1114 eight booths in the front door. Come by and say hello.

But I guess you can't blame the modern card dealers for selling what is considerably hot right now.

I suspect that vintage dealers will do quite well as I have already had contact from many collectors who want to buy vintage at the show. I really feel bad for the collectors who have decided to pass this National. This is probably the one they should not miss, as Dealers have had two years to prepare for this show.

See you all then.

[Exhibitman]

My wife and daughter wanted to go to the jewelry district of downtown LA one Saturday. This is back before the shutdown. I went along reluctantly but hopefully since DTLA has a number of really primo taquerias and I figured I might get lunch at Guisado's or Tacos 1986.



But I digress...

My point is that while walking through seemingly endless displays of jewelry I realized something: none of this stuff is rare. In fact it is abundantly available. The market is entirely driven by impulse and demand, not scarcity. Same is true of modern cards. Once the music stops playing it will flatline and we will be back to seeing lots more vintage at shows.

[vintagewhitesox]

I dont think the membership of this board is the target audience for 90% of the tables at the atlanta or dallas shows.
I like both the modern (80s-90s) shiny stuff and our beloved vintage. the times they are a changing.