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				 Card Shows: Tech as a servant or master? 
 
			
			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.
 
				 Last edited by theshowandme; 11-03-2024 at 03:30 AM.
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