The other day I was watching some footage of the collectors’ event last year in Hartford, CT (thanks to @gemmintpokemon and others for filming!) and noticed some extremely high-valued items for the time, including Rusty’s PSA 10 1st ed Charizard and 1st ed Base box (which I believe turned out to be the resealed one, funnily enough).
With today’s prices in mind, the stock of some of the stores looked really, really valuable, with hundreds upon hundreds of ungraded 1st ed WOTC holos, graded ultra rares from all eras, desirable sealed packs, Japanese promos, and more.
Are we going to see fewer in-person sales at events like this because of sheer security concerns (with both cards and cash)? Will people bring less of their collections to avoid theft? Do people have insight as to how these large gatherings of collectors and high-valued items work in examples of other collectibles?
We haven’t really had any in person events since COVID and the price spikes occurred simultaneously, so no one really knows what to expect once events start up again, but I’m curious to hear y’alls thoughts. Maybe I’m inflating these risks in my head, but I can see issues arising.
It’s young money. I wouldn’t count on any kind of changing of procedure with the slight exception of keeping prized cards on display, but not within the reach of the public.
We aren’t at “walking around in tuxedos and top hats with canes” type events just yet.
This was the only event ever like that to occur. World’s is similar but a lot more restricted on the trading/selling aspect. In general I don’t think people were bringing stuff like 1st ed booster boxes or trophies to worlds anyway
Funny story about the booster box at the event. There was a dad who got a VIP pass (with his daughter I believe). He goes into that mini museum and asks how much the box is worth. Someone told him “eighty” so he goes to pull out his wallet LMAO. “That’s 80… thousand”. lol
I don’t know much about Magic but Rudy has a video on his channel at GP Vegas wherein he captures Daniel Chang making a $20,000 deal with a woman. The video also shows a display case with ABU Power cards with high grades (some with the highest grade, some autographed, etc.). People are just walking by and appreciating it. Based on that it seems like valuable cards at shows and events isn’t really going anywhere.
They will still be around. More than you actually think. Most people with the big cards and deals at those events aren’t the ones you see showing off for the cameras.
