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Posted on: Jul 25 2012, 03:00 PM |
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QUOTE(osufan2383 @ Jul 23 2012, 08:48 AM) So I setup at my first card show and it was a great experience.. Also, I was sitting down in the beginning and decided to stand up. Once I stood up, people started flocking to the table and wanting to buy. I don't even know why I bother making suggestions if people aren't going to take them to heart. Didn't I tell you not to sit down. Just kidding folks its a little joke. Glad you had a good time. To me its one of the best parts of any hobby. I've sold at card shows, antique shows, breweriana shows, fish shows, reptile shows and a few flea markets and not much beats the interaction with like minded hobbyists I'd do it every weekend if I could (and I didn't have to work during the week because face it, everyone needs a day or two off now and then) |
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Posted on: Jul 25 2012, 02:53 PM |
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QUOTE(aceecards @ Jul 23 2012, 06:31 PM) love dickering with other dealers.. Honestly its one of the things I hate most. Most of them want you to drop your price so they can take it back to their table and sell it for the same price as you had it priced at originally or even more. What's even worse is many of them expect it. I can't count how many times I've had other dealers ask me what my "vendor discount" was. I'd much rather give a customer a 20% discount on a card for his PC than give a dealer a 20% discount so he can make more money off of it. If its the end of the show I can see it as some people would rather deal than take stuff home but before the show even starts... don't ask. |
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Posted on: Jun 22 2012, 10:54 AM |
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QUOTE(dodgerblue38501 @ Jun 21 2012, 10:43 AM) It's not just at the shop that I get some "interesting" responses. As with any small business, I try to take advantage of all forms of advertising possible. There is a local classified ad site that has a "Collectibles & Antiques" category. You can post 10 free ads on the site. I usually keep a few ads on the site just to keep my name out there locally. This site has led to some sales for me over the years it has also led to some head scratching replies like the ones below. I received the following 2 messages this morning both from the same person. They have not been altered or corrected in any way. What you see is what I got..... AD #1: http://www.golsn.com/listings/collectibles...es/2842923.htmlRESPONSE: "hey do you have any threw duke of hazzard autographed item please let me know i would like to get this one but i do not have the 60 i could give 49 for it but i do not get paid and tell june 29 but am a big duke of hazzard fan so please let me know thank you and god bless" AD #2 : http://www.golsn.com/listings/collectibles...es/2842937.html"i am look for a couple pic they is super star if you have them please let me know how much and they are Undertaker,triple h, hbk,kane,edge,and the hardy boys please let me know i am big fan of the undertaker and triple h and hbk and the hardy boys so please let me know if you have any thing" If anyone out there is a current or former English teacher.........I apologize........your head probably just exploded. I am still trying to formulate responses to these fine inquiries. If this person shows up at the shop this weekend, you know there will be an update! I can only think of one appropriate (and one not so appropriate) response. The appropriate one would be a simple WHAT? The inappropriate one would have a couple more words attached but I will let imagination figure them out. On a side note I never realized that Daisy Duke's head was so big compared to the rest of her body. Not that other parts of her body are small mind you. Maybe its just the hair or maybe its just that I never really looked at her head before. |
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Posted on: Jun 9 2012, 02:21 PM |
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QUOTE(dodgerblue38501 @ Jun 9 2012, 12:20 PM) Live from the shop today we have a couple jewels already. A couple youngsters poked their heads in my doorway and one of them asked, "Is everything in here a collector's item?" "Yes it sure is." I responded. "Does everything cost a lot?" the youinger of the two asked. "Not everything. I have some items that are only .25" I answered. "See I told you stupid!" the child snapped at the other one as they ran out the doorway. I'm always glad to settle friendly wagers, direct folks to the kettle corn, pork rinds, bathroom, ATM, or even help people decide which direction Danny went. Until next time....... I'd bet anything that the "stupid" one was Danny. |
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Posted on: Apr 26 2012, 11:38 AM |
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QUOTE(dodgerblue38501 @ Apr 25 2012, 08:10 PM) Neither Sage or Press Pass is licensed by anyone, hence the lack of team logos. Even when those companies held an NCAA license, the cards were never considered true rookie cards throughout the hobby. UD has the exclusive NCAA license now and has had for a couple years. Both Panini and Topps hold an NFL license. If you are a fan of draft pick/college products, give the Leaf products a try. They are unlicensed as well but do a much better job with card design and quality over Press Pass and especially Sage. Thanks, when I was writing I new the word contract was not really right but I couldn't think of license (couldn't think of press pass either.) Anyway, I'm only interested in Packers uniform or Packers logo cards so none of the college cards interest me. I'll take a college uniform card if it comes out in a month or two and says "drafted by the Packers" or something along those lines but that's about it. |
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Posted on: Apr 25 2012, 05:32 PM |
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QUOTE(dodgerblue38501 @ Apr 25 2012, 02:20 PM) 2012 UD Football is live........at least in some areas. Let the Andrew Luck and RGIII frenzy begin. The first few nice autos to hit eBay of those two will fetch some $$$ for sure ! These are the first true RCs for the 2012 draft class. Should be a fun ride! what do you mean first true rookie cards? Is it because sage and the other company (can't recall the name for some reason) don't have NFL contracts? |
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Posted on: Apr 17 2012, 03:02 PM |
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QUOTE(IowaCubs1 @ Apr 10 2012, 07:04 PM) If I were to do the trade... I would get: Bryce Harper Bowman Chrome Autograph RC Bubba Starling Elite Extra Edition Redemption Autograph RC Anthony Rendon Contenders Autograph RC Ryan Braun Topps Museum Booklet Autograph 4 patch (one patch is the entire M logo from the brewers) /10 Tim Tebow Topps Supreme Autograph /20 He would get: 1986-87 Michael Jordan ungraded RC Which would I rather have? Of all the cards listed the only one I would be interested in might be the Braun so I would have to say I'd make the trade. If it came down to money, flipping, buying, selling, what have you, I'd have to say I'd probably sell the Jordan, buy the Braun (if I really wanted it) and pocket the rest of the money. If I thought I could make more making the trade I'd probably make the trade. Really it comes down to why you want the cards. If its for PC go with your heart, which would you rather have? I'd rather have the Braun. If its for money then... well I almost said who cares but that's a bit harsh so I guess I'll just say go with the one that will make you the most money. Which one that is I have no idea. Bottom line, whatever you decide move on, don't beat yourself up over it by saying woulda, coulda, shoulda, a month or six down the road. |
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Posted on: Apr 11 2012, 04:05 PM |
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QUOTE(19th Century Indiana Jones @ Apr 11 2012, 07:22 AM) Okay, now I HAVE to visit and spend a day or two at your new locale! Just make sure you ask the right questions and spend more than $8.00 or you could find yourself the subject of a post on here. Its a joke people. I'm in retail I know exactly what Chad means. |
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Posted on: Mar 30 2012, 05:13 PM |
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QUOTE(batman1641 @ Mar 30 2012, 10:51 AM) I agree. I wish I could say I buy more from my LCS but I don't. They don't carry much. They only order a couple of boxes and when they are gone that's it. He doesn't reorder anything. He just got in a shipment of Totally Certified and I asked when the next shipment was going to be and the answer was not going to be one. Did the same thing with SPX couple years back. That goes back on him then. If they don't carry what you want no one can blame you for looking elsewhere. Especially If you express an interest in a product and he says he isn't getting any more I'm not sure what more you can do. |
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Posted on: Mar 30 2012, 10:19 AM |
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QUOTE(KHarmon @ Mar 30 2012, 09:35 AM) You are absolutely right and on point. However, I have always done business with this particular shop when I was in this area visiting. The main reason, was to see what he had in comparison to the shop in Lubbock where I have been living for the last11 plus years. I was here the last week of February when many of the soldiers were coming home from deployment and this shop was raking in business left and right. In less than a month the sign was off the building and this guy is just gone. I was hoping that he had moved to another location but that isn't the case. I have always enjoyed going to the local shops to shoot the breeze with the owner and other collectors and have always spent money while I was there. I'm just trying to figure out how a shop, in a military town and a local population upwards of 300,000 can just vanish at a time when it's biggest client base is just returning with money burning holes in their pockets. I am in the car business and since the soldiers have started to return we have gone from 161 sales in January to 216 in February and we are over 200 sales this month with two days to go. KHarmon Another thing to consider is that people do close shop for reasons other than business failure. For his sake I hope that is the case. |
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Posted on: Mar 29 2012, 10:01 AM |
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QUOTE(THUNDER9 @ Mar 21 2012, 11:34 PM) Not to mention the disappointment of buying a moderately priced box with a couple months allowance and pulling nothing exceptional. That's the biggest letdown I have of the hobby. Not the disappointment of pulling nothing exceptional but rather the expectation that there has to be something exceptional in there in the first place. What ever happened to collecting cards of your favorite teams and players. Its not the price of the products. There are lots of products that kids can afford. Heck, a lot of kids nowadays have more disposable income than adults. I put a $20.00 bill in my nephew's birthday card and when he opened it at the party he was very happy with it. He got $25.00 from a classmate. What a cheap uncle I am I guess. I realize that the $25.00 most likely came from the other kids parents but my point is he hauled in almost $75.00 from that party and that was not counting the cash from his two sets of grandparents. He could by boxes and packs if he wanted to. KHarmons first two point were right on the head (though I disagree with his third as I have pointed out above) kids have too many more options and those options are much more fun. What kids need to get into the hobby is an adult to show them what it can be like. What I mean is someone who can show them the satisfaction of completing a set or reaching a goal for a certain number of cards of their favorite player or team. Unfortunately if they do get any guidance it usually from someone bragging about how much money he can get for this or that card on ebay which set the totally wrong example to get kids interested longterm in the hobby. When you talk to kids about cards don't bring up values or money. I got a 1/10 insert of a Bears nobody in a lot that I got for my nephew and I pointed out that there were only 10 of those made. Only 9 other people in the entire world could have that card. I didn't point out that these cards are worth more than ones that there are more of because I don't want him to get fixated on value. Well... that and because I probably only paid a buck for it anyway... but still, my point is don't focus on the value. Don't say things like "this this is only a base card" or " the only ones that are good are the numbered cards" that tells them that only certain cards have value and the object for now is to get them to believe that all cards have value. Don't tell kids that if they complete the set it will be worth a lot of money or if they put these cards away in a safe and don't ever touch them or look at them they will pay for their college one day. Mostly because its probably a lie and lying to kids isn't usually a good thing but even more importantly kids live for today. They need immediate gratification. If they put it away for the future they will most likely forget about it. Don't tell the kids that their cards have to be locked away in a hermetically sealed case of virtually indestructible plastic and viewed through three inches of UV proof glass Don't tell them they can only handle their cards after they have washed their hands for 17 minutes with an industrial strength disinfectant and donned three pairs of hypo allergenic latex gloves. Lose the penny sleeves. Let them handle the cards. Let them feel the cardboard. Let them touch the patch Better yet, do it with them. Kids are hands on they want to be a part of what they are doing looking but not touching is a good thing to teach kids regarding other peoples property but it won't work with cards. Especially with younger kids. Here is one suggestion. If you know a kid who has more than a passing interest in a particular sport or team or player but has not really showed any interest in collecting cards buy them a huge lot of cheap base. This probably works better for sports and teams than players since favorite players tend to be the ones that cost more (even for cheap stuff) and it allows for more hands on activities. Explain the different ways the cards can be sorted, by team, by player, by position, by card manufacturer by team set etc. Point out the difference in the card types. Base, parallel, insert, rookies etc. don't mention anything about current or future value. Chances are if you bought a huge lot of base there is nothing that will be of value now or in the future anyway. Telling them they may be worth money someday will do two things. It will give them unrealistic expectations about all cards which will only set them up for disappointment later on and it will take the focus off the cards and put it on money. Most importantly get involved. Someone on another thread mentioned giving out cards for Halloween. That's a great idea. Buy a huge lot of "junk" base of your local team and make up packs. Buy a few boxes of "junk" wax and give them out. There are a lot of things you can do but IMO one of the most important things is to not bring up the money or value side of it. If they get hooked on the hobby they will unfortunately most likely figure that out for themselves eventually anyway. |
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Posted on: Mar 29 2012, 07:25 AM |
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QUOTE(Gforce083 @ Mar 28 2012, 08:54 PM) A hit like that, of a player like him, in a product of that caliber!?!?! If they pull this mess with high profile products and players like that, what's to be said about all my Jason Campbells?!.... oh have mercy! I think you are safe with your Campbell's pal, I think you are safe. |
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Posted on: Feb 25 2012, 10:20 AM |
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QUOTE(dualshock @ Feb 24 2012, 04:09 PM) for 100 bucks shipping, I expect Lin to drive it over to me personally. No kidding, I think if I was going to relieve some poor schmuck of 20+ grand I just might throw in shipping and I'd probably even insure it. Heck I might even drive it to him myself. Nice free road trip. |
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