Card Shows: Tech as a servant or master?

[theshowandme]

I am set up at the Shriners show this weekend helping a friend at his booth.

Every… single… card… is being looked up on the spot by potential buyers.

Had one buyer pull 3 stacks of Tom Brady graded cards (15-20 cards in total).

He looked up every one, and along the way made comments about how things were high.

He then offered $175 on a BGS 9 where the last raw one went for $310.

He told me, to my face, the last one did $190

Alright, game on.

I pull the card, look it up on CardLadder, and find the raw sale from July at $310.

The card is numbered to 25 and hasn’t sold since July.

He said, “as a COURTESY, that seller shills their auctions”

We pulled the cards back and put them back in the case.

I could not find the $190 sale. Maybe the last BGS 9 sold for that years ago but who knows.

I do not know what is in the water in Massachusetts, but that is about as dumb of an interaction I’ve ever had in cards.

Great show though overall. Having a ton of fun.