January 2022 turned out to be a rather exciting month as usual, you know the whole new resolution phase of things. I decided in January to start writing on this blog again and I am very excited to get back to putting thoughts and recaps into this blog started so long ago. Still working on when to sit and write and what kind of release schedule I can realistically come up with. I am hoping for 1-2 post a month on a consistent bases to get started. Now lets get into the recap.
January 2022 saw the biggest eBay sale I have ever done. I was fortunate enough to help out a great friend by listing and selling a card that he happened to get in a break.
We listed the card for $3500 o.b.o. knowing that one had already sold for $2000 and another for $2900. The goal was to get in the middle of that range. We received multiple overs the first 24 hours that the listing was live and many followers. We eventually received and offer for $2400 and decided to accept it. This just goes to show you why so many people are paying money for breaks. Where else can you turn $80 into over $2000. Now speaking from experience here, this is not the typical result and you should not expect this to happen, but as they say "a broken clock is right twice a day". I am thankful to have a great friend that trusted me enough to sell this card for him. I am also thankful to eBay for making the transaction possible.
The next adventure started in January, but will actually take place next week in Las Vegas. I will be attending my first card show as a vendor. I am both excited and nervous about this, but it is definitely the next progression for my card collecting journey. I will have a 6 foot table to work from, in a location that I hope will be easy to manage. I did not want to be in a prime area given my first show and I wanted to have a wall behind me so that I have maybe some space to work. I have ordered some business cards that will hopefully arrive in time for the show and I have a banner to proudly display so people know who is selling the cards. My hope is to sell some cards, get some exposure, and most importantly learn new things. I will be recapping this experience in 2 weeks, wish me luck.
The last adventure of January was to take my 11 year old daughter and quasi business partner to her first ever card show. January 29th there was a decent size show in Van Nuys, CA, and it was crowded, crowded, crowded. They were able to pack in almost 300 tables and it was a bit tight navigating all of the vendors. I wanted to check out what these people were selling and how they set up their booth. After attending the show I think I am definitely on the right track for this upcoming show in regards to what I have to sell and how I plan on setting up. I hope to be the vendor that is selling stuff that others do not have. It is not much fun looking at the same Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Lebron, Kobe, Patrick Maholmes, and Joe Burrow cards over and over again. I am excited to have something different for my booth and I hope that people will enjoy coming by to see what I have. Once we left the show I made it a point to stop by the world famous Burbank Sportscard Store where we picked up a couple of things before we headed home.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience with my daughter and I cannot wait for more adventures in 2022.
Until next time, Thanks for Reading,
Bubba
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