looking into doing shows

[dirtydistance]

Yeah, I've traded, bought/sold online so I know how to do that, but also looking to possibly hit up the local scene and do some Sunday shows. Is it a good/bad idea? In Northeast PA, in order to be successful, I'm gonna have to build up a nice stock of hot players in season, Philadelphia teams, Steelers, Yankees. Anyone have other advice? Is this worth doing?

[pwaldo]

If you are smart it can be worth it depending on the area.

Just some tips that you might or might not already know:

1. Don't bring vintage. Everyone at shows already has vintage and it seems like it never moves. Bring hot cards, hot players, and plenty of local popular teams and players from the past and present

2. Price EVERYTHING. People don't and won't ask about every card so you will lose out on sales if you don't price everything. Put stuff in boxes $5, $1, etc if you don't want to put a sticker on every card. Even having a case with every card in it with a specific value $25, $50, $100, etc is perfectly fine

3. If you have the space bring your commons that you don't want if you have thousands of them. You should be able to either sell them for 5 cents or 10 cents a piece or if you want just unload them off to a dealer for $15 or $20. If they are just something you are going to throw away making at least $20 off of them is better than nothing

[gladdyontherise]

If you are smart it can be worth it depending on the area.

Just some tips that you might or might not already know:

1. Don't bring vintage. Everyone at shows already has vintage and it seems like it never moves. Bring hot cards, hot players, and plenty of local popular teams and players from the past and present

2. Price EVERYTHING. People don't and won't ask about every card so you will lose out on sales if you don't price everything. Put stuff in boxes $5, $1, etc if you don't want to put a sticker on every card. Even having a case with every card in it with a specific value $25, $50, $100, etc is perfectly fine

3. If you have the space bring your commons that you don't want if you have thousands of them. You should be able to either sell them for 5 cents or 10 cents a piece or if you want just unload them off to a dealer for $15 or $20. If they are just something you are going to throw away making at least $20 off of them is better than nothing

I agree with the entire post except vintage cards, i dont sell/buy them but depending on what you have they do well, the show i set up, one dealer has 5-6 tables of all vintage and he does well, but he has ALOT of it.

I set up myself 1-3 times a year, I do extremely well on local stuff, I make sure my cards are priced and the most important thing which takes being at the show a few times is knowing what the people like.

For instance. Jonas Jerebko of the Pistons sells VERY well, and he's cheap online so i can make a bigger profit, however Justin Verlander GUs arent very popular so i make sure if i get them i can sell them for $2-$4

[pwaldo]

The problem with vintage is that everyone has it so you either have to have better stuff or better prices. I've never been to a show that didn't have a lot of vintage but I have been to shows that had barely anything after 2000. It will move but if he is looking to start out vintage probably wouldn't be the way to go.