Card show buys

[wrafman]

Just came back from the Cdn. National Card Show.
Here is what I got(mostly for sets):

99-00 Topps Gary Payton auto
00-01 Topp Chrome Magic Johnson reprint
01-02 Fleer Exlcusive - Brandon Armstrong patch Rc
01-02 Topps Chrome - Z. Randolph RC ref.
02-03 Topps Finest - Lamar Odom GU
03-04 UD MVP - MVP Materials - D. Armstrong, S. Abdur-Rahim
03-04 Finest - T. Duncan GU, M. Ginobilli GU, G. Robinson GU, L. Barbosa Au RC/999, N. Collison AU RC/999, M. Pietrus jsy ref. Au RC/250, J. Childress XRC
03-04 Topps Chrome - Pau Gasol Bonus Coverage, Caron Butler Bonus Coverage, Elden Campbell Chrome Cuts, Hedo Turkoglu Chrome Cuts, Carmelo Anthony RC
03-04 Fleer Authentix - Nene Jersey Authentix, Vince Carter Jersey Authentix
03-04 Bowman - Dajuan Wagner Sophomore Strands, M. Pietrus Chrome RC ref/300
03-04 SPGU - Dwayne Wade RC/999
03-04 Topps Contemporary - Bobby Jackson Au/499
04-05 Topps - Peak Performer GU - T. Parker, T. Thomas, E. Brand
04-05 Topps Chrome - Chrometown Heroes - M. Dunleavy, Richard Jefferon Slice of Success -Marco Jaric, Steve Kerr, J.R. Smith Chromographs
04-05 Bowman - R. Swift Au RC, R. Araujo auto RC, A. Biedrins auto RC
Signs of the Future - J. Childress, T. Allen, J. Reed, J. Nelson
Chrome RC ref/300 - Tony Allen, Al Jefferson
Bowman Chrome - #1, #34 #114RC for set (finally done)
X-fractor/150 - S. Lishouk RC, P. Sow RC
Chrome auto RC/250 - R. Swift
Rookie Registration - J.R. Smith, Shaun Livingston
Instant Impact - Yao Ming GU
Cityscape GU - P. Gasol/D. Jones, A. Iverson, W. Green

Spent more than I intended as usual but saw a lot of nice cards at decent prices.

[Gooner_Singe]

Nice pickups

Just curious, when you go to a cardshow.. how much do you actually spend? And are the cards reasonably priced? How many card sellers are there..? Is it just like a huge area filled with rare cards? or do sellers have everything from commons to autos?

Having no card stores or shows here at all... im just curious :)

[wrafman]

Thanks gooner,

There are all types of cards at card shows. Not too many dealers had commons though(prob. because it is generally not worth the effort to lug them with you).
The hot players and cards were sold around book price but I was able to pay about 1/4 to 1/2 BV on most of the cards I bought.
Unfortunately attendance at card shows (except the major ones) is usually poor, often due to poor marketing of shows as one dealer noted.

[Gooner_Singe]

1/4 - 1/2 isnt bad, for a good card on ebay you'd pay usually atleast or around that. Im guessing you can barter abit with the dealers to try and swindle down prices or buy more n they give you better deals?

Whats the biggest card show of the year and when is it?

[Dalkiel]

The National! It's usually in July. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of dealers are there. PSA, BGS, all the major card companies set up. It's like going to Disney World. You really need more than one day to see everything. It's really a blast.

[SnakeEyez]

very nice pickups

[wrafman]

The Canadian National was this weekend. Went back today and bought some more cards for sets and PC. There were a few cards I regret not buying (didn't have my set wantlist with me so I went from memory)but I was glad to get some good buys to further sets.
Here are most of them

93-94 Topps Finest Michael Jordan (love the colors)
96-97 Topps NBA@50 Steve Nash RC
96-97 Topps Chrome Michael Jordan BV$20
00-01 Topps Chrome RCs/1999 - Pepe Sanchez, Marcus Fizer, Jamaal Maglooire, H. Turkoglu RC, C. Alexander ref RC/1999
00-01 Bowman's Best Franchise Favorites George Gervin AU
00-01 Topps Finest - Finest Moments Mateen Cleaves Au
00-01 Topps Chrome - a few Magic Johnson reprints
01-02 Topps Chrome - a few common refractors
02-03 Topps Pristine - C. Jeffries Au, J. Johnson Au
02-03 Topps Chrome - N. Van Exel Final Destination jsy
03-04 Topps - Luke Ridnour Mark of Excellence
03-04 Bowman - Sophomore Strands - Gooden, Dunleavy
03-04 Bowman Chrome - several base refractors
03-04 UD MVP - several inserts
03-04 Topps Chrome - a few regular and black refractors, Steve Francis gold ref/99
03-04 UD SE DieCut Dwayne Wade BV$30
03-04 Topps Contemporary - Jalen Rose Au/499
03-04 SP Authentic - Chris Bosh Au RC/500 BV$80
03-04 Topps - Gary Payton Love it Live GU, Grant Hill POD GU
04-05 Topps - Dwayne Wade gold/99
04-05 Topps Chrome - a few common X-fractors/110

[kartel]

i see that you had put the 04-05 Topps Chrome set together... do you happen to have any extra commons that you would be willing to trade/sell? i have some regular refractors that i would be willing to trade for ones that i need for my set...

lmk, thanks!