A Multitude of Card Shows

I attended the annual spring MN Card Show a few weeks back.  The autograph guests really didn't interest me, except that Bo Jackson was making an appearance on the last day, so that's the day I went.  It cost $15 to get in + $15 for parking, and if I'm being honest that's quite a bit to attend a card show.  This year I was a bit underwhelmed by the show.  It advertises 400+ dealer tables.  Apparently many dealers figure sticking around through the last day isn't worth it.

I didn't pick up many cards at this show but I did find one major card I've been looking to land for quite a while.  This is a nice unmarked fourth series checklist from the Topps 1957 baseball set.

Not only was it unmarked, but it is the Bazooka version!  I've tried to land one of these on ebay for some time, and to just luck out at this show is incredible.  It has a crease on the left side but that doesn't carry through to the front.  Now I need to hunt down the 3rd series Bazooka and the Bakep error.

I did get a chance to meet Bo Jackson.  He seemed liked he was in a pretty good mood.  There were an incredible number of restrictions as far as inscriptions were concerned so I opted for a mini helmet.  I really would have liked to get a nice full sized college helmet for him to inscribe, but he couldn't even write 'Heisman 85', so I really didn't see any point to spending more than I had to which was disappointing.  I also would have liked to get a photo of him signing, but this place had guards or sentries all around him to block your view, and those that tried to take a photo were yelled at and then over the speaker system everyone was clearly reminded that no photos were allowed (unless you paid for it).

Not long after that show, there was another show where I found a couple of goodies.  I found this Shaq Beam Team loose, and submitted it for grading.  Fortunately it came back as a PSA 8, which means I cleared my total investment in the card.  I'll hang on to this one for awhile.

I also found this 1970 Bob Gibson for my set build.  92 more cards!

Then there is this unmarked 1973 blue checklist.  Tough to find these in the wild.

At my third show (in about 4 weeks), I found the full 1990 Fleer All-Stars sticker set.  These are in really good condition and the centering is great.  For buying this, the dealer was giving away a Jordan card.  How often does that happen?  So I selected...

The 1992 Fanimation Bird/Jordan card which I didn't have.  Not bad for a freebie, right?

After all of those shows I checked out ebay where I picked up these two Arraez auto's.  The price was right and how could I turn them down?  Surprisingly, ever since the Twins traded him, the dealers around here don't seem to carry many of his cards.

Last card to show off, I bought this Pink Refractor PSA 10 off ebay.  I'm really not trying to complete a rainbow, but it's hard not to add any Arraez cards to my PC.

It is kind of nice to be in an area with so many card shows going on each weekend.  I think it speaks volumes to the health of this hobby, however it's not very healthy for my wallet.

Until next time, happy hunting!