National should be really interesting

[rjackson44]

Yesterday went to Woodbridge nj card show packed to where you could not walk .went to one table bought 7 mantles and ran out …lol national will be packed. Folks buying pokemon like it was gold!!crazy

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Yesterday went to Woodbridge nj card show packed to where you could not walk .went to one table bought 7 mantles and ran out …lol national will be packed. Folks buying pokemon like it was gold!!crazy

Seven #7s?? Sweet. How was the pricing on your Mantle septet? Good bargains, in line with closed eBay sales or way overpriced?

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Seven #7s?? Sweet. How was the pricing on your Mantle septet? Good bargains, in line with closed eBay sales or way overpriced?

Jolly it wad a pal $600 for all mantles fair deal i was happy man ..just too packed to even walk .ill be at the national early comfy sneakers .i have house on beach lbi so 35 min away ,,very few vintage dealers.my friend was giving his stuff away had bills to pay .pokemon was huge dont get it lol,

[bigfanNY]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Yesterday went to Woodbridge nj card show packed to where you could not walk .went to one table bought 7 mantles and ran out …lol national will be packed. Folks buying pokemon like it was gold!!crazy

The Woodbridge show has been going on for at least 25 years. Many dealer collectors live near so you never know who is gonna set up. Nice group of raw Mantles.
Jonathan

[Ray Van]

For what it's worth, the Canadian Sportscard Spring Expo was held a couple weeks ago in Toronto. I attended Friday and there was a long line to get in, longer than previous years (show is 2x per year but did not run during covid, though there was a fall 2021 show that set attendance records). I would say this show was less busy than the fall 2021 show, but still busier than pre-covid shows.

The show up here is 80% modern and 80% hockey, so it's not quite an apples to apples comparison with The National, but it's the closest we have up here. I've attended multiple Nationals so I am familiar with the mix of sports and vintage vs modern vs auction house setups. I collect mostly soccer, but also look out for vintage hockey and baseball.

I spent a good deal of $$ at the Fall Show (albeit mostly soccer cards), but barely purchased anything at the Spring show this year. People were still buying this year, but it looked down from the Fall Show, and it seemed there were more customers wandering around trying to sell or trade their cards.

So if this is any indication for the National, expect high dealer prices and mostly tire kicking going on (no surprise). Not to say there aren't diamonds in the rough to find (that's the fun part), but it's tough slogging to find them.