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Lately, it seems like new card shows are popping up everywhere, but more options haven't led to better quality.  After having five shows to pick from three weeks ago and four the week after, last weekend's one-and-only show was a total disappointment.  Hosted at a local school gym, the photo above might make it look okay, but a closer look reveals a startling scarcity of sports cards.  I counted a mere nine sports card dealers in a room overrun by Pokémon vendors, much to my dismay.


Fortunately I was able to find a couple of dealers that had cards I liked.  These two Post cards from the 1962 set were bundled with a few more cards for $10.


That bundle included this 1970 Kellogg's Dean Chance with a unique style of cropping.


The bundle also included this '75 mini.


And this well loved Jell-0 card of Al Kaline.  I just wish the kid that cut it had learned to cut better.


I couldn't resist this unique piece of wood memorabilia.  A Kirill Kaprizov 2023-24 Engrained Carved In Time from the 23-24 SP Upper Deck set. 


Finally this Wayne Garrett helps me get one card closer to completing the 1970 set.

That's all I could muster from 9 dealers.  Hopefully next week's card show will be better.  Until next time happy hunting!


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  1. BoOctober 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM

    That's a nice bundle!

    Your cards are on their way, mailed 'em this week.

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    1. CrocodileOctober 31, 2025 at 9:19 AM

      Awesome! I'm sending yours today (ran out of ink when printing the mailing label).

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  2. night owlOctober 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM

    Nice cards. Nine dealers is better than the single dealer I found who had interesting stuff at a show overrun with fantasy stuff last month.

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    1. CrocodileOctober 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM

      Who would have thought TCG cards would one day eclipse sports cards?

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  3. RJ SahlOctober 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM

    That Kirill card is fantastic! I have yet to attend a show. Maybe someday? Nice finds.

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    1. CrocodileOctober 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM

      Hard to believe you haven't attended a show, but you'll get there. And I should have clarified that Kirill was not part of the bundle, otherwise that would have been a heck of a bargain.

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  4. Johnnys Trading SpotOctober 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM

    I say shoot em, shoot em all. Just kidding....just the pokemon dealers, okay okay kidding again. Remember when we didn't see any of those vendors at shows? Maybe at most one. Archie and Edith Bunker sings "those were the days"

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  5. MattOctober 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM

    Good stuff! I don't think I've ever seen a wood engraved card before!

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  6. JafroniusNovember 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM

    Nice pickups!

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  7. FujiNovember 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM

    I went to a mall show today and didn't make a single purchase. There were probably 20 to 25 dealers with sports cards, but it was way too congested for my liking. It didn't help that there weren't any bargain bins (which is the stuff I'm interested in). Plus the majority of the dealers didn't have prices. Not sure why that seems to be trending more and more in my area.

    Anyways... glad you were able to find some stuff for your collection. Love the 1970 Kellogg's set. One of my favorite oddball issues from the 70's.

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    1. CrocodileNovember 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM

      It seems to be a thing. At least around here I've seen many new dealers and they probably just didn't plan ahead to price their cards.

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