1st time purchase with BCE...

Guru · December 30, 2006 1:01PM

Well, I made my first purchase today with BCE. Kinda happy, but very unsure. Hope they arrive safe. I bought 1 wax pack box from 1989 from each major baseball card brand except Upper Deck due to the high dollar price. So, I hope I'm happy when they get here. There's a local show coming up and I know of a few people who will be there who will want to buy. Thought I'd get a jump start. I wish I could open up my own table, but it's so darn expensive. And I don't know how I feel about the idea of strangers sifting through my cards.

grote15 · December 30, 2006 1:03PM

Steve Hart is top-notch! Shipping for 1989 wax is probably more than what the box is worth, though, these days.

Guru · December 30, 2006 1:10PM

Altogether the order was $44. I'm going to be reselling all of them because for whatever reason that year in wax is really popular around here locally. I don't get it, but I don't question it since the money is used to pay bills. Last time I did this, I went to a show out of state. I was there vacationing at the time and it happen to be the weekend I was there. I brought back a trunk full of wax and completed factory sealed sets to just sell to people at shows who happened to be there. I would walk around for hours seeing what people were looking at and then let them know I had some stuff if they were interested. I couldn't afford to get a table at some of the shows, so I just made my way through the show and chatted. For whatever reason, 1989 unopened wax is incredibly popular and so I thought I'd give it another shot. I'll be selling some and shows and some on ebay. So, let's hope it works out.

brianwintersfan · December 30, 2006 1:13PM

<< <i>I'm going to be reselling all of them because for whatever reason that year in wax is really popular around here locally. >>

I guess people don't get out much in your part of the world.

<< <i>Kinda happy, but very unsure. >>

You're kidding right??

williplett · December 30, 2006 1:14PM

I just busted some product from BBCE on Thursday. Every so often I pick up a box of 1981 Topps since it is so cheap, $75 for the cello. I never worry about the product been authentic and unopened with Steve. Granted, the cards were absolutely horrible. Bed centering, dinged corners from too tight cello, and just plain bad cards. But, that is what I would have ended up with had I bought them in a store a quarter century ago.

Guru · December 30, 2006 1:16PM

<< <i>I guess people don't get out much in your part of the world. >>

LOL, it's really funny you say that because people go nuts around here when a show comes to town. Especially the mall shows. I love watching people get really excited about stuff that they've never really seen. I do feel sorry for the suckers out there, but only because I used to be one before I came here to the board.

storm888 · December 30, 2006 1:17PM

"I wish I could open up my own table, but it's so darn expensive."

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Can you give us some prices?

What general area of the country are you in? (N/S/E/W)

I did a few small/medium-sized shows, and one big one
this year. Once you try it and win, it is much more addictive
than EBAY. BUT, it is ALOT of work; HUGE fun, though.

Guru · December 30, 2006 1:21PM

The one I'm going to this coming weekend is at the Slugger Museum in Louisville, KY. But I had planned this out for a bit and my dad and I are just going to look at stuff. We'll probably take a tour of the place too.
Most of the shows I've been to are small to medium. I'd say anywhere from 10-50 tables. At the small shows prices started at about $150. The medium shows were a bit more. I think it's because there aren't too many dealers around here and the promoters seem to go with that. I'd love to do it sometime, but I probably would want to share with someone else that's done it before first.

brianwintersfan · December 30, 2006 1:41PM

Well more power to you if you can make a little extra scratch. And nothing to worry about with BBCEx. Steve is one of the best in the business.

zef204 · December 30, 2006 1:42PM

That is very ironic that the Slugger Museum happens to be in Louisville, KY.

storm888 · December 30, 2006 1:50PM

"I'd love to do it sometime, but I probably would want to
share with someone else that's done it before first. "

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If you do not have a friend that will split one with you,
you might consider this: Call a promoter and ask him
for a list of people that are setting up. Call one of the
more experienced guys and offer to pay for their table,
if they will let you use half of the space.

Many promoters will also pair people for half-tables, but paying
the full rent for an expert to hang with is usually worth the
money. It is not that they know so much about the product -
though most do - but they can teach you alot about going
out and setting up on your own.

You will learn a bunch, and you can decide if it is something
you can do by yourself.

Obviously, it is usually more fun to do it with someone else,
but I have done many by myself and still had a fine time.

I am in the far west, and most of the shows are pretty
expensive; $140 per day for really small ones, and $270
or better per day for the larger ones. Some just rent you
the space and you have to bring your own cases; others
will rent you the cases. You also have to pay for electric
hook-up at some of them.

Some of the regularly-scheduled, small, one-day shows are
still worth the price, too. The ones in the shopping-malls have
lots of traffic, but ALOT fewer buyers than the other locations.

Good Luck.

1st time purchase with BCE...

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