National: Any Seller's perspectives?

[Exhibitman]

I love the pavilion idea. Put the corporate up front and the services (graders, autographs) at the back, and all of the card dealers in the center. The corporate people force everyone to walk thorugh their maze of whatever on the way in and out, the autograph pod people can wait in a dedicated area, maybe with chairs like a medical waiting room, and the card people can congregate in the middle. Problem solved.

[Huck]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I love the pavilion idea. Put the corporate up front and the services (graders, autographs) at the back, and all of the card dealers in the center. The corporate people force everyone to walk thorugh their maze of whatever on the way in and out, the autograph pod people can wait in a dedicated area, maybe with chairs like a medical waiting room, and the card people can congregate in the middle. Problem solved.

Let's not lose sight of the fact that the Corporations shell out big money for the square footage. Lose the Corporations pushing the new stuff and the National could be held in your local armory. It is an interesting time in the hobby. The card companies create scarcity by creating 1 of 1's and limited runs which creates a frenzy of buying and selling and more importantly moving cases and cases of product. The Corporations could give a rats arse about vintage, that supply is fixed. The Corporations want to push the latest rage. Case in point, on one of the recaps I saw a company Wild Card Inc. (https://www.wildcardtradingcards.com/). I can't recall a card with a production run over 50. 1 of 1's. Autographed cards with a run to 10. I believe the cards are college uniform only but you get the drift. The new stuff is just physical bitcoin, just don't get caught holding the bag. If you hate holding the bag just have the cards put into the Ebay Vault. Extraction fees are capped at only $50!

Vintage to the new collectors is old school, boring bonds. The auction houses primarily deal in vintage. The TPG's don't care, new or old, they get paid either way.

That is the beauty of the hobby. There is enough room at the trough for each collector's niche.


Other interesting things.

A protector for the slab (https://slabstrong.com/our-shop/). Extra protection for those of us who occasionally fall down elevator shafts. Interesting product.

Saw a video of a dealer, who was just cleaning cards for collectors before submission to a TPG. I wonder how many collectors who paid for that service.

Slab displays. Nothing new. (https://standupdisplays.co/collectio...om-card-stands). Kind of cool.