Tarrytown, NY show report

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I agree, at least on the last point. I overheard a few conversations regarding modern cards where the potential buyer was basically "this card has dropped a lot off it's high and so and so said it's going to drop more . . . ."

I just don't think shows are very conducive to a big vintage purchase. I realize you can look at card with your own eyes, but often time its cash only ($5000 in cash, really, you think I'm walking around with that?) and the noise and chaos of shows sometimes is counterproductive to deal making. In the quiet of my office I can investigate, leisurely, whether $2000 is a fair price for that card. And I think a lot of people are intimidated or at least a little uncomfortable with face to face negotiations.

And there's the show silliness where cards are not marked with a price, the prices mean nothing, etc.

All in all, it was nice to be at a show. Fingers crossed the National happens.

I can tell you that more people than you might think carry around that and significantly more with them. I have made a number of "big card" sales at shows in the past year. I specialize in vintage. I sat out the show this past weekend, but hope to get to be set up at the one in January. I believe for the most part I price my cards fairly and I sell plenty at shows (why else would I invest the time and $$?)