Card shows in 2021

[JollyElm]

There was a show out here (SF/Oakland area) last weekend in a very large, wide open room. It was almost entirely made up of modern stuff, which was shocking, but there was a reasonable amount of masked people digging through cards at quite a few of the tables, so good for them. I counted only a pair of vintage dealers, and the one I conversed with at length and actually bought stuff from (the other guy is at every single show with his beyond ridiculous pricing) haled from Arizona, which is a hike. While I was there, no one else was looking through either of these guy's cards (they occupied adjoining tables), and the fellah I bought from had sick runs of ungraded 1966 & 67 high numbers in beautiful shape, plus a handful of 1952 highs (and a Lou Brock RC I purchased). It certainly was a missed opportunity for vintage collectors/dealers. To me, the main problem was the show came out of nowhere and was held at an out-of-the-way (but pretty awesome 'fairgrounds') site. Since most of the other counties out here are on full lockdown (perhaps the promoter found a loophole?), many collectors probably weren't even aware it was happening.