Ep. 91 - Regional Card Show Roundup

🎙️CHAPTERS 🎙️ 00:30 Intros 01:31 Zach ​⁠‪@Collector_Creative‬ 03:09 Gavin @631sportscards 04:35 Rob @collectorschoicecards 08:44 Which Shows They’ve Been To 12:00 Elephant In The Room - Fanatics Fest 13:15 Gavin’s Decision To Choose East Coast National Over Fanatics Fest 14:55 Rob’s Decision To Choose Fanatics Fest Over East Coast National 20:11 Full Disclosure On Any Conflicts 22:02 Zach’s Decision On Not Going To Either 25:05 Fanatics Fest In Orlando Being Their First Actual Card Show Event 26:56 Zach On Dallas Card Show Being The Pulse Of The Card Show Scene 28:52 Gavin On Travel For Card Shows 30:38 Rob On Promoters’ Main Client Being Vendors And How Promoter Grudge Matches Hurt Vendors 34:54 Zach On Show Ecosystem And Promoter’s Providing Better Vendor Experience 37:17 Rob Appreciating Communication From EJ Of ​⁠‪@Fanatics‬ Fest And Michael Rubin 40:50 Gavin On Table Prices 43:43 Rob & Gavin On 10% Margins And Actual Acquisition Costs For Dealers & Flippers 45:51 Rob On Repackers Taking Break From Buying 48:18 Zach On Whether Repacks Are Sustainable 51:28 Rob On Repacker’s & Flipper’s Strategy 53:35 Rob On Hobby Greed 55:08 Fanatics Is Listening 58:03 Denny On Healthy Competition 58:42 Preview Of Next Group Chat 61:01 Outros Episode 91 is The Card Diary's first ever group podcast discussion and it comes with three hobbyists/vendors/collectors who have gone to at least three of the most recent regional card shows. We talk about whether it’s even fair or reasonable to include Fanatics Fest into a discussion about the regional card show circuit and so, so much more as you can see above 👆 ! Thank you to my guests! Rob (@collectorschoicecards) - National, Fanatics Fest, Culture Collision, Philly Zach (@collector_creative) - National, Burbank, Culture Collision Gavin (@631sportscards) - National, East Coast National, Dallas, Philly #thehobby #podcast #hobbypodcast #fanatics #fanaticsfest #dallascardshow #culturecollision #eastcoastnational #cardshow #cardshows #topps #sportscard #tradingcards