Card Show "Tools"

andywtn

Seeing how the card show season will be begining soon, I was wonder what tools you take to a show. Do you take just a loupe and your checklists, or do you go the more advanced route and take a laptop computer?

tennesseebanker

I usually just take myself and some cash.
Some dealers may not like you standing at thier table with a loupe, others may not mind.

storm888

Loupe + Index Card + Pen + Cash.

"Have Your Order In Your Head and Your Money In Your Hand."

BobS

Card show season already? Gosh, I hope last seasons clothes and shoes are still in - I haven't had time to shop.

andywtn

Storm, is the index card just to write on or do you use it for measuring the cards you are intrested it. Not sure how you would measure with an index card thought.

I understand the loupe to check corners and edges and I understand needing a pen and paper to write booth number and prices, but what I don't understand is how you spot a trimmed card without a ruler or another card from the same set.

storm888

"...but what I don't understand is how you spot a trimmed card
without a ruler or another card from the same set. "

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If you feel most comfortable with a sample card, always take
one with you.

Sometimes, you can probably tell - with your loupe (16X) - if the edges
have been played with.

Also, shoppers should remember that ALL sellers of raw cards know
about PSA. If a show-seller's expensive cards are not in a PSA holder,
I would move on.

I would only buy raw cards from the sellers' side of a counter. Paying cents
on the dollar is safe, even if you make a mistake. Paying a dealer dollars
for ungraded-junk that is not worth cents, is unsafe.