This Card Show Was Loaded With Vintage Baseball Cards- Tons of t206 Cards and High End Slabs
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- This weekend I traveled to the Bay Area in Northern California for a Card Show. I was extremely excited for this show because the last time I attended, there were tons of vintage dealers. While there were a lot of quality vintage baseball cards at the last show, there was even more at this one. Pre War, t206, Bowman, and Topps cards were everywhere. It's always nice to have a pickup or two at a show, whether it be Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, or Hockey Cards. While this show had a decent amount of Modern Cards, the majority of the cards at the show were Vintage.
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What did you all think of this show? I felt like it was an INCREDIBLE show for just a local show in Northern California. Let me know what you think!!
THE cards, and show, were amazing!! My Veterans and I, loved watching your video. Thank you, Sir. 🇺🇸
The thing I love most about the T-206's (besides the historical significance) are the great names of some of the common players most have never heard of. Tubby Spencer, Hooks Wiltse, Doc Crandell, Red Dolin, Rube Geyer, etc. Love it.
I couldn't agree more. One of them is named "Molly Miller" which is my daughter's name. I have a feeling I'll end up buying a "Molly Miller" t206 at some point. Great point!! It was a completely different era.
Wow, incredible selection of vintage cards. Amazing dealer tables, love the vintage!
I totally agree. I'm lucky that the Sacramento show and this show, both of which are quarterly, have such a great selection of Vintage cards. So much fun.
I sort cards, prep grading orders, and watch YT videos at night. Your channel is on my list. I am sitting here, and I'm like, "I know Justin," and I sent him a msg on FB and this link, haha. And some of the cards you saw at his table I slabbed! I'm like, "yep I slabbed that one and sold it to Justin, that one too..." lol. How's that for a small world!
That's awesome. Great story, and thanks for sharing!! That's the thing about the card collecting community. It's not that big, and we all contribute to each other in different ways.
I need some help prepping cards for grading... any advice on who or what to follow. Any chance you are near Sacramento? I am just too nervous as it seems like every time I touch my cards I inflict a minute amount of damage. It's usually from aggressively sliding a card back into a penny sleeve or something like that.
@@Mvp-7 I live near Sacramento. True Sports cards and collectibles is a card shop in Rocklin. They’re good guys up there and I know they do grading prep and group submission. Check out their store and ask them about it. They’re also putting in a big 3 day show in May. Tell them I recommended you to them.
@@MidLifeCards Already all over that card show after I missed the one in the fall as my car died the week before and had to dump my card money into my car :(
If that is the card shop across from Dick's I've been there once and had a great time going through their boxes. I live in Grass Valley so its a little bit of a hike but I will definitely look into them for group submissions and the prep. Do you know if they will crack BCCG slabs? Thank you for your time.
@@Mvp-7 sorry about the car troubles.
Hi... Just discovered your channel this evening. I totally enjoyed your video. Our taste in cards is a lot alike!! I am going to a show this weekend here in Charlotte. I may buy a T206 just to have one in my collection!! Thanks again
Awesome!! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Having a T206 or two just seems like being "part" of it. I think I'm going to snag a few soon too, just to have them. They're like historical artifacts at this point. And they're over 100 years old!! Have fun at the show!!
As a vintage collector, this was a delightful video to watch. As a set collector, I had idiotic thoughts about putting together the T206 set fifteen years ago and after acquiring about 40% of the set, I gave up as prices went through the roof. There are sixteen different backs (not stamps) and depending on which cigarette pack it came from depends on the value. I have a handful, but sold the rest to buy other cards.
Wow. Taking on a t206 set sounds like a large undertaking. Understandable why you had to pull the rip cord. All of the different backs makes it seem overwhelming to say the least. But, they do interest me, so I'm going to start doing more reading about them to better understand the different backs and stuff. Appreciate you comment.
Thanks for showing, enjoyed that one with plenty of vintage on show..
Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. It's a great show.
Holy mackerel, what a great show with all the great vintage, those t206s , so many of them. Here on the east coast, I don’t see much vintage at the local shows and the prices are a good bit higher here as well. If I was at that show I would be there all day looking at all that awesome vintage.
I know!! I totally agree!! Check out Justin's website at www.t206cards.com. I believe he left a comment on this video too. His name is Justin Farber.
Loved your video , great show , never saw so much vintage . Love how chill you are , keep up the great work !!!
Appreciate that so much. Glad you liked it.
Cool video. Really enjoyed the look at the T206s, even if they were shuffled through very fast. Historical artifacts, indeed!
I agree. They're beautiful.
Great recap. Looking forward to catching Concord show the next time around!
It's a GREAT show. Worth the trip from the Sacramento area for sure.
Great video! I was tempted by those autos as well and had similar thoughts about their size. Thank you for the kind words and exposure! It was great talking with you and your dad stopped by later as well. It was definitely a great weekend!
Glad you found me on here. Your inventory is incredible. I know how much collectors love the stuff that you have, and want to help you and them connect. Hopefully some collectors will reach out to you as a result of this video. Ultimately, the card collecting community is exactly that...a community. Anything I can do to help you out or other collectors, and I'm all for it. Hoping to see you around and more card shows in the future. I LOVE looking through your inventory. I know there's a big 3 day show in Rocklin/Roseville in May. It's supposed to have something like 20 autograph signers. Maybe I'll see you up there. Don't hesitate to reach out if there's ever anything I can do to help out. :-)
Great footage of vintage!! Keep it coming! Good deals were had!
Appreciate it. For sure it was a fun show.
Great episode. Glad my son and I found your channel. Great stuff
Appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed it. I've got a show coming up this weekend and I'm looking forward to sharing the video on Sunday or Monday.
great video. Its funny that you showed those 52 topps look n see. my friend yesterday just picked up the queen elizabeth.
That's awesome. I love those cards. The Queen Elizabeth is one of the most expensive ones.
Nice seeing you at the show. Keep up with the great videos.
Appreciate the kind words. It was a lot of fun meeting up with people at the show. Thanks for saying hey. If you ever see me at a show in the future, make sure you throw something at me to get my attention if I'm in the zone, which I tend to do. Lol. Hope the show went well for you.
Thanks for the great footage! I haven't been to a show for about 20 years. I'd love to go to one. Ruth is a pricey Look n See.
You've gotta make it to a show. They're so much fun. I look foward to them all week when I know I have one on the weekend. You're absolutely right about the Ruth. That is by far the most expensive. I often don't even think about that one being part of the set because he's so unaffordable. Good call.
Nice pickup of the NHL 🐐Wayne Gretzky
Anytime I get get a PSA 9 of the Great One from almost 40 years ago, I'm gonna do it. :-)
I just bought a monte irvin couple weeks ago at a show raw for ten dollars, in decent shape, didn't have one in my collection. Larry Doby for sixteen at a antique shop. I know how dealers get there cards but I never saw that many t206, before.
Monte Irvin and Larry Doby are great players to collect. Not just great players, but historical figures for what they did for the game and society. Great pickups!!
This looks like an AWESOME show and I was actually born in Concord in the 80’s and lived there through the 90’s and they had ZERO CARD SHOWS. Great breakdown and fantastic vintage
Appreciate it. Thanks. You'll have to check out that show sometime. It's not that far from where you live now...not close, but worth checking it out sometime.
That Aaron was a beauty! Sorry you missed it - but looked like a ton of fun out there!
I know. I'm cheap. I should've just bit the bullet and bought it. The eye appeal was a 10 out of 10.
I was going to go to this show but backed out at the last minute. I was going to go on Sunday to get Doc to sign a few items. Sounds and looks like it was a great show. Maybe next time.
Canseco was there on Saturday. That dude's biceps are still enormous.
Love the video sweet T206 keep up the good work👊✌
Appreciate that a lot. Thanks!!
That first or 2nd vintage guy was extremely high on prices. That’s what I usually run into at these shows. Obviously you can get deals, but most of these dealers are just too proud of their cards. I mean a Gibson psa 2 asking $600….that’s almost double what they go for.
Fair point. Sometimes asking prices are just a starting point. But you're right, there are always going to be some cards that are overpriced. But there are deals out there too!!
Thank you for sharing your experience at the card show and providing Justin info. That T206 collection is impressive! I have a general question at these shows. Do they sell any high end raw cards, that are not graded? Do sellers take credit card, paypal or venmo?
Great questions. Every dealer is different. Some sell only graded stuff. Some sell only raw stuff. Some have some raw and some graded. I'd say 85-90% of the "expensive" cards are graded nowadays at card shows. But, yes...you can still find ungraded high end cards at card shows. Some dealers take paypal and/or venmo. But, there have been some changes in the tax law over the last year or two where many times dealers don't want to, or have a different price they'll take because of the tax implications. At the end of the day, to answer your question...yes, there is some raw stuff available and I'd say about half of the dealers take some form of electronic payment at card shows.
Really enjoyed the video. Was there a name or information about this particular show to follow in the future. I heard you in the comments. Say this show a lot but not sure how to find out about future shows. I have about half the T206 set and it's much harder to build it now. Prices are much higher and the pops aren't.
This show is held about 4 times per year. The next one is April 15 and April 16. Their website is www.eastbaycardshow.com and the also are on Instagram.
Was there yesterday, Saturday great show!
If you ever run into me, I hope you'll say hello. It was crowded in the main room yesterday, but it was worth it.
@@MidLifeCards Definitely, funny I remember the non-sports card table. I was looking for 1953-1955 Mays cards. I saw a few but none that made me pull the trigger.
Came across your video and channel based on CZcams algorithm. It was meant to be as I just won Justin’s 1952 Bowman Break SGC 4 Mickey Mantle you mentioned in the beginning. Also, I won the Monte Irvin SGC 4 which is just weird since you talked so glowingly about him in this video as well. I agree with you, I’ve always loved Monte Irvin. I bought a mystery box a long time ago that had an Autographed Baseball of him. Anyway, just subscribed to your channel and maybe we meet at the Moeller High School show (home of Ken Griffey Jr) in Cincinnati some time. I’ll be there for the Spring Show in April.
Wow. That's truly crazy!! Congrats on the Bowman Break!! Sounds like you had a GREAT one!!
@@MidLifeCards a great one is an understatement. I just started vintage card collecting and had never done a card break before I joined Justin’s group on Facebook last month. I struck out on his 1953 Topps break, but I tried again with this one and hit the jackpot. I’ve dabbled in collecting for years, but never owned a Mantle. Now I have his second year card coming in the mail. Plus the entire group was so happy for me. With all the hate and negativity in the world today, it was refreshing to see people can still have fun and be happy for one another.
@@nickhizzlebitch that’s awesome.
Incredible amount of vintage for any show other than the National. I'm extremely jealous. Whereabouts is this NoCal show?
This show is in Concord California. About 45 or so minutes from SF. The Sacramento area card show that is held quarterly also has a lot of vintage, but I've never seen this many t206 cards.
I think Canseco charges 40 bucks for an autograph. If that's the case, his certified autographed cards for sale online for 12-15 bucks are pretty cheap. It's interesting to me how low the prices are on certified autographs of 70's and 80's players. Younger people open packs hoping for big hit, are disappointed when they get an old ball player they barely heard of and the cards wind up all over ebay for old suckers like me to pick up cheap lol.
Agreed. I saw a certified autograph of Bob Gibson yesterday for $40. And he's one of the best pitchers of all time!!
Great video! When is the next show there?
I'm pretty sure it's April 15 and 16. I usually use the sports collector's digest calendar to fill out my show calendar and know when shows are coming. They're also on instagram: @eastbaycardshow if you want to follow them. Really nice group of people that put on the event.
how often is this show? Would like to drive up from LA to check out.
They do it quarterly. If you follow them on instagram @eastbaycardshow or look on the sports collector's digest website and look at the Card Show calendar, you'll see when they're coming. Pretty sure the next one is April 15 and 16. I won't be able to attend that one though. My wife's birthday is the 15th and my daughter is attending a Soccer ID Camp on the 16th. But usually most of the same dealers attend. I hope this helps. :-)
Can you tell me who had the first table in the video with all the autos?
I'm not 100% sure which dealer that case was attached to. It may have been a dealer named Dion. He's on instagram and his company is "The Card Attic." If you search @thecardattic on Instagram, I think you'll find him. I believe he's based out of Vallejo. He's a great guy. He has tons of autos like that. If it wasn't his case, it was the dealer next to him, who I know he's friendly with, so he'd be able to connect you. There was a really nice Willie Mays auto in that case too.
Not sure where you are located but there is a huge vintage only show in Ohio 3rd weekend of April!
I'm in Northern California, but I've heard about the show that you're talking about. Sounds like a fun time.
LOL 10:46 "color added"
LOL.
I actually think I enjoyed the non sport cards more than sport cards in this vid…ty very much for the vid!
There is so much cool non sports out there. In that case there were 3 stooges cards, Superman stuff, Garbage Pail Kids, and all sorts of stuff. More than anything, that dealer was such a cool guy. Tons of knowledge and stories. He does some mall shows in the Bay Area from time to time. He said his wife sells vintage toys, so sometimes they'll do mall toy shows and both attend together. :-)
I love Vintage cards, Could care less about new stuff, Mantle, Goat
Me too. I collect a handful of new stuff, but 95% of my focus is vintage. It has lasting value, the players are iconic, and the cards are like historic artifacts. New cards still smell like plastic.
@@MidLifeCards I haven't opened a pack of cards since 2010, when Strasburg cards were on fire
Do you have any of the 1888 N76 Great Americans set?
It's so interesting that you asked that. I don't, but I like them a lot. I really a like of the early 1900 and late 1800s non sport stuff a lot. It may be the History geek in me or the fact that they're over 100 years old. But, to answer your question, no...I don't. But I have made offers on some and bid on some. :-)
They are tough to find in good shape. I have a John Hancock at PSA. The color and detail on the cards are amazing. Love the videos and content!
My LCS had 1 slab total and 1 vintage total. Everything else was ultra boring, I mean ultra modern.
That sucks. I'm lucky that I live in an area that has lots of vintage at shows.
For the guy that just started collecting t-206 you have me 🤤
LOL. T206 cards are so awesome. They're like beautiful cards and historical artifacts.
Where was this show held at
That particular show was held in Concord, California.
I hate to see so many Rose rookies signed. I love the comp pop ups. T206 only issue I must have in SGC. They made a bjillion T206 cards. Check out Obaks, graphics are better than T206. That Spahn is a work of art, Wow.
I know a lot of people prefer SGC slabs, especially for vintage cards.
@@MidLifeCards Too bulky and labels look like cheap Xerox
@@jude999 It interesting how some people much prefer sgc and others much prefer psa. I personally like the labels of the psa better, but the black framing of sgc better.