Card Show Recap

Saturday, my son and I made our quarterly trip to a card show about 40 minutes from home.  This show usually features a good variety of cards we are looking for, vintage, and bargain boxes.  This time, the bargain boxes were not much of a bargain.  Most of what we found were base cards in the dollar bins, or $5 boxes full of common inserts that should be fifty cents or less.  We found one dealer with a dime box with a few cards we could use.

I bought these along with 16 other cards for $2.  I was pleased to find a couple of premium base cards and an oddball Todd Zeile card from 1990 that I have never seen before.

The vintage side of the show was much better.  I stopped at several tables that had ungraded cards in various conditions.  It is so nice to see that not all quality vintage cards are graded.  I five cards from three different dealers.

This 1967 Maris was scattered out on a table along with some other 1960s cards.  I was hesitant to ask a price since nothing had a sticker on it, but I was surprised to hear the dealer say $5.  I could not pay him fast enough.  It does have a couple of soft corners, but the centering is good, and it does not have any creases.

I finally finished my 1968 Topps team set.  I found this card at a St. Louis card show in April, but the dealer wanted $60 for a card in similar condition.  I paid $15 for this one.  I don't know why my scanner cut off the bottom and right side.  I am not an expert at card grades, but I would guess this one would be a solid 5.  

 
My most expensive purchase of the day was this three card lot for $43.  The top two 1963 cards are not perfect, but they fit my collection standards.  The McCarver has some fuzzy corners, while the Mays/Musial has a slight crease above Mays' cap.  The 1967 Schoendienst is a high-number short print that is in excellent condition.  

The next show at this location is at the end of August.  School will start by then, but I think football and band competitions begin in September, so we should be able to attend.