Anyone going to Fanatics Fest?

[Schlesinj]

I went, it helped grow the hobby.

It is not perfect, but lots of families with kids. The card area has 250 tables mostly modern cards, packs etc. I brought my oldest who is 21 (he does not collect, but loves sports) and he enjoyed seeing athletes, listened to panels. He knew some people I would not know. They had plenty of activities for kids and adults to enjoy. Yes, plenty of corporate booths like Topps, Nike, Dicks, Netflix sports.

Very loud where I was which was located near the 40/40 lounge (area where athletes/celebrities hung out, grabbed a drink) and NHL area and WWE.

It is not a card show.

Here is what I wanted to see at the Museum of Greatness.




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[Carter08]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

I went, it helped grow the hobby.

It is not perfect, but lots of families with kids. The card area has 250 tables mostly modern cards, packs etc. I brought my oldest who is 21 (he does not collect, but loves sports) and he enjoyed seeing athletes, listened to panels. He knew some people I would not know. They had plenty of activities for kids and adults to enjoy. Yes, plenty of corporate booths like Topps, Nike, Dicks, Netflix sports.

Very loud where I was which was located near the 40/40 lounge (area where athletes/celebrities hung out, grabbed a drink) and NHL area and WWE.

It is not a card show.

Here is what I wanted to see at the Museum of Greatness.




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Is that a type 1 photo used for the bowman card?

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Is that a type 1 photo used for the bowman card?

Yes and 52 Topps. I know this whole day has been talking about millions for the Wagner, that is $2 million in photos.

[bcbgcbrcb]

$70? That’s just a tad above normal for many of the big comic cons across the country. Card show attendees have it cheap, really. The average price of a decent comic con is $30-$40. There isn’t a single card show in the country that charges that much, not even the National, until this. Certainly not worth my time or money but the flippers will surely be there in full force with Zion cases in hand along with card ladder, market movers and one touches.

[aelefson]

I am very happy to see a lemon peel ball displayed so prominently! It amazes me how relatively cheap they are compared to cards. Here is my latest lemon peel acquisition (from Brimfield in May). It is my fourth full sized lemon peel ball.

Alan

[samosa4u]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0feFWajr1dw

Looks like another museum set-up by the uber rich (for poor people to look at).
The prices for these modern cards are beyond stupid! Why would anyone spend 50K USD on Joe Burrow or Josh Allen (zero rings combined) or 100 to 300k on Lamine Yamal (who could be washed up in five years?)

[BioCRN]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

The prices for these modern cards are beyond stupid! Why would anyone spend 50K USD on Joe Burrow or Josh Allen (zero rings combined) or 100 to 300k on Lamine Yamal (who could be washed up in five years?)

Gambling...this is the hobby now more than ever when it comes to people who buy the new stuff. It's always been gambling in a sense because prospecting isn't a sure thing and opening packs don't guarantee anything, but the money involved the past 10-15 years is astronomical.

The "buy in" is astronomical even on non-premium products.

The days when you could buy a few boxes and affordably put together even a simple Topps flagship set has been gone for a long time. The "hits" make the cases, boxes, and even packs high priced lotto tickets.

A preorder case of Topps Chrome Baseball comes out to around $300 a box...20 packs per box...4 cards per pack. That is $3.75 per card. Wow.