Observations on the current state of the hobby from a show this weekend

[notfast]

$20 entry is absolutely insane.

I hate paying the $15 that Philly charges and thats the highest I’ve seen for a non National

[PuddleMonkey]

Originally Posted by notfast

$20 entry is absolutely insane.

I hate paying the $15 that Philly charges and thats the highest I’ve seen for a non National

Look at the bottom too, "Please Note: Prices Do Not Include Applicable Fees."


But hey, show promoters probably need to raise prices to account for all the time they spend responding to Sports Card Dealers complaining about the Pokemon Dealers and Pokemon Dealers complaining about Sports Card Dealers.

[theshowandme]

The Philly show pricing is:

$15 on Friday
$20 onsite / $15 for pre-order on Saturday
$15 on Sunday

I find it hard to imagine any show (excluding the National) warranting a higher priced admission than that show.

[jmarascojr]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

The Philly show pricing is:

$15 on Friday
$20 onsite / $15 for pre-order on Saturday
$15 on Sunday

I find it hard to imagine any show (excluding the National) warranting a higher priced admission than that show.

Maybe the Dallas Show?
Before it closed up shop, the Chantilly Show?
What about the Burbank Show?

[patchgenie]

Originally Posted by Twalk1975

The AZ state card show is significantly expanding. Moving from the convention center to Chase Field. Will be interesting if they can bring in more out of state dealers, particularly from the east. Feel like we mostly get dealers from CA, TX, and Vegas.



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this would be fun

[Boo]

Originally Posted by notfast

$20 entry is absolutely insane.

I hate paying the $15 that Philly charges and thats the highest I’ve seen for a non National

I wonder how much it costs to rent out a baseball stadium?

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

The Philly show pricing is:

$15 on Friday
$20 onsite / $15 for pre-order on Saturday
$15 on Sunday

I find it hard to imagine any show (excluding the National) warranting a higher priced admission than that show.

Originally Posted by jmarascojr

Maybe the Dallas Show?
Before it closed up shop, the Chantilly Show?
What about the Burbank Show?

Dallas and Burbank are dumps and should be lower.

We might not see a Chantilly show in 2026.

[f2tornado]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

I find it hard to imagine any show (excluding the National) warranting a higher priced admission than that show.

I don't mind paying $15-20 to get into a big show. I've paid more for early admission to some. I think the big one in St. Paul, MN is $15 but then there's a $20 fee to park nearby. Still cheaper than a round of golf at most places and another line item on the 1040 Schedule C. Cheap entertainment in general if you like looking at different cards.

[Big35Hurt]

Headed over to the Janesville, WI show yesterday. It was at a new convention/sports center. It was quite packed and almost felt like a lively sports bar. They had music blaring and a beverage cart with plans to show some NFL game at noon (I didn't stick around long enough to see which game). Have to say it was quite a bit of fun with all that excitement and energy surrounding it.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by f2tornado

I don't mind paying $15-20 to get into a big show.

It depends on the show and what the division is between sports cards and Pokemon/TCG.

I'm not paying a penny to attend a show unless it's 80-90% sports cards.....

[KhalDrogo]

I remember local shows cost $5 to get into in the 90s. I can’t believe shows today at professional stadiums cost $20.

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

I remember local shows cost $5 to get into in the 90s. I can’t believe shows today at professional stadiums cost $20.

LOL!

Its like people don't realize the min wage in California is $20 an hour.

[tyrith]

Originally Posted by mfw13

It depends on the show and what the division is between sports cards and Pokemon/TCG.

I'm not paying a penny to attend a show unless it's 80-90% sports cards.....

I don't know if there's a show in the US north of 100 tables that's 80% sports at this point.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by tyrith

I don't know if there's a show in the US north of 100 tables that's 80% sports at this point.

I know.....I went to one 400-table show last summer (admission was $10 or $15, don't remember), left after an hour without buying a single card because it was more than 50% Pokemon/TCG.

[majestik101]

FWIW, I hated the last Burbank show I went to, and vow never to go to another one as long as I live.

60-70% Pokemon/One-Piece/TCG

Years previous, I would spend 4+ hours, but the last show I spent, maybe 90 minutes and walked out empty handed

[majestik101]

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Anyone been to a Front Row show before? Guess they have one here in late February, 440 tables but the description makes me think it'll have a couple dozen tables of sports cards and the rest a mixed bag of crap I don't want to drive to Portland for.

I echo what others have said here about it. Personally speaking, I should disclose upfront I have never been to one, but I know several people who went to the one in Pasadena CA, and it's mostly TCG-centric, with very few sports cards.

They should really advertise it like this

"A SHOW FOR COLLECTORS of trading card games (Pokemon, Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, Lorcana), comic books (Marvel, DC Comics, indie), Star Wars, original artwork, action figures, Funko, toys, video games, movie posters, sports memorabilia, autographs and oh yeah we have some sports cards too"

[KhalDrogo]

TCG subsidizes sports cards. I don’t think most dealers could make it without TCG.

[GuamWax]

The West Coast Card show (formally Burbank) this February is sports only. I'm really looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by majestik101

FWIW, I hated the last Burbank show I went to, and vow never to go to another one as long as I live.

60-70% Pokemon/One-Piece/TCG

Years previous, I would spend 4+ hours, but the last show I spent, maybe 90 minutes and walked out empty handed

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by GuamWax

The West Coast Card show (formally Burbank) this February is sports only. I'm really looking forward to it.

Might be worth the 1.5+ hour drive out to Ontario. Probably not, but maybe.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by GuamWax

The West Coast Card show (formally Burbank) this February is sports only. I'm really looking forward to it.

Really? How are they able to enforce that?

I thought it was good enough that they tried to separate them into sections already, but there was still pokemon intermixed because some dealers do both.

[kingofsnake]

Is anyone going to the Front Row Las Vegas show on January 10-11? 600 tables supposedly.

[Bob Ross]

What happened to the Chantilly show?

[thepilluh]

Originally Posted by kingofsnake

Is anyone going to the Front Row Las Vegas show on January 10-11? 600 tables supposedly.

Yes I plan to go. Though I have long been amazed by what these promoters consider a "table".

[thepilluh]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

What happened to the Chantilly show?

Venue being flipped into an Ikea.

[timber63401]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Really? How are they able to enforce that?

I thought it was good enough that they tried to separate them into sections already, but there was still pokemon intermixed because some dealers do both.

I suggested the Nationals separate the dealers make for way better traffic flow.
All sports one side all Pokemon ect one side and dealers that do both one side.