Two days ago, I posted up on YouTube part I of a card show vlog where I thought I was going to a sports card and Pokemon card show but it ended up being 95% Pokemon!

Tonight, I plan to post up part II of the show and the spoiler is that I picked up this beauty in a trade. I had to give up a Damian Lillard Gold Vinyl 1/1 to do so as well as a GG Jackson 1/1 (among other cards that maybe I’ll show later on), but I felt like it was the right move, even before Dame’s unfortunate injury.

Anyway, if y’all could subscribe to my YouTube channel (same name Denny Cards), I’d greatly appreciate it as I’m closing in on the magic number of 1,000 subscribers! ✊

Just some of the cards I picked up today. Boy, I love card shows! I buy a ton of cards online, but there’s no better feeling than walking away with a card you just fell in love with.

BOOTH 829 IS GOING TO BE INSANE‼

For the FIRST TIME EVER! @tropiccollects is TAKING OVER the Toronto @sportcardexpo from APRIL 24–27 let ME make something CLEAR we are NOT coming to play.

We’re pulling up with HEAT, ENERGY, and the WILDEST vibes the show has EVER seen. 📈📈📈

YOU READY FOR THIS?

💸 Buying straight FIRE

🔁 Making trades that’ll shake the room

💰 Selling grails left and right

🎥 Capturing content so wild it’ll break your feed

🎁 GIVEAWAYS so juicy they’ll leave jaws on the floor

AND THAT’S NOT EVEN THE BEST PART…

This show is STACKED with autograph legends:

🏀 RJ BARRETT — The Canadian @raptors player himself!

🏒 PHIL KESSEL — 3x Stanley Cup legend

🏈 LAWRENCE TAYLOR — The NFL player you all know and ❤

AND GUESS WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE??

We’re SIDE-BY-SIDE with the HOBBY LEGEND HIMSELF ⭐️ @mojosports — yeah, it’s about to be a literal MOVIE. 🎥

BOOTH 829 IS THE PLACE. THE HYPE IS REAL. THE TAKEOVER IS HAPPENING.

If you’re not there… you’re gonna wish you were.

Let’s go viral. Let’s make history. LET’S GO TO THE MOON! 🚀🌙 if you haven’t already GO GET your TICKETS NOW sportscardexpo.com

Went to a card show in Harrisburg, PA yesterday. Found some nice cards and spent 10 minutes talking to an older dealer about his vintage graded football cards.

Among the highlights are a 2000 Stadium Club Chrome Vlad Guerrero First Day Issue, a1955 Bowman Frank Gifford, and a 1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Fernando Tatis #’d 1/100 that I found in a dollar bin (!!!).

Something different from showing pieces of your collection. Some observations experiencing sports card shows vs TCG shows. I’ve been on both sides as a dealer and buyer at these shows including hybrid (sports and tcg) shows for a while.

Pokemon/TCG shows. You’ll see a few Zion cases, but most attendees carry around a binder to finish off collections and buy what they like. Audience has so many kids, men AND women. Negotiations don’t include “I need room, intense negations etc”. Lots of free cards for kids to encourage collecting. Attendees sharing and showing off binders of unique collections. The aura and environment is much different. Definitely some bad actors, but a plethora of end users that love collecting.

Sports card shows. Zion cases everywhere. 80% Buying signs every other booth. Audience mainly middle aged men, sneaker bros and some kids (pic is me and my daughter at a sports card show - see attendees). Negotiations… “what’s your best, I need room bro, long drawn out fatiguing negotiations pointing out lowest and highest sales”. Free kids for cards? No chance lol.. all dealers in it for pure profit. Rare to find a specific collector.

Wont get into repacks, whatnot, fanatics etc. I’ll always collect sports cards, but I’ve been super concerned with the direction of end users in sports compared to the TCG end user. The card shoes are very telling, perhaps foreshadowing the future. I encourage anyone to attend a TCG show.