[wilsonracquet]

Hi, I went to a card show in Raleigh about a year ago and prior to that, many card shows up in Massachusetts. Prices are always higher at the shows. Understandably so. Dealers need to make money as many of them make this their living. I have gone to card shows without buying anything, but I really enjoy attending them to see the cards the dealers have. I think everyone gets frustrated when you attend a show and you walk out with nothing but after a few minutes, I think everyone has a tendency to pretty much get over that.

I will say that if I find something that is overpriced, and I really want it, I'll pay for it. Particularly if lack of supply exists for that particular item. However, that probably won't be the case for me for a while as I recently lost my job (through no fault of my own) and I've entered the ranks of the retired. Going forward, I'm going to need to be more frugal with my purchases.

That being said, I like seeing the prices of cards going up in value. That bodes well with what I've purchased over the last couple years, and I've already taken advantage of that selling one particular item on E-Bay (Ohtani 2013 BBM) where I was able to capture a sale that was over four times what I paid for originally.

I plan on attending more shows, now that I have the time to do so. In fact, I'd like to attend the 4th Annual Vintage Show in Dulles in February. I really don't care how much the cards are when they are displayed at that show. Just viewing them and seeing them for myself is one of the big joys I get attending such things.
Steven