• Home
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Get Sports Collectors Daily via EMail
    • Advertise with SC Daily
    • Where Can I Sell My Baseball Cards?
    • Write About Your Sports Collection
  • Hot on Ebay
    • Most Watched Baseball Cards
      • 75 Most Watched Bowman Chrome Cards
      • Hottest Topps Living Set Auctions on eBay
      • Babe Ruth Cards
      • Hank Aaron Cards
      • Mickey Mantle Cards
      • Willie Mays Cards
      • Nolan Ryan Cards
      • T206 Cards
      • 1952 Topps Cards
    • Most Watched Basketball Cards
      • Top 100 Most Watched Basketball Rookie Cards
      • Michael Jordan Cards
      • LeBron James Rookie Cards
      • Stephen Curry Cards
    • Most Watched Football Cards
    • Most Watched Hockey Cards
      • Connor McDavid Cards
      • Bobby Orr Cards
    • Soccer Cards
      • Panini World Cup Stickers
    • Rookie Cards
    • PSA 10 Cards
    • Sports Autographs
    • Vintage Sports Memorabilia
  • Ending Soon on Ebay
    • Baseball Cards
    • Basketball Cards
    • Football Cards
    • Hockey Cards
    • Vintage Sports Memorabilia
  • Search 268X60

Sports Collectors Daily

Sports collecting news - Sports cards and sports memorabilia industry news.

Top Mobile

Memory Lane Vintage Sports Cards and Collectibles
  • Sports Memorabilia News
  • Sports Card News
    • Modern Sports Card News
      • New Sports Card Release Calendar
    • Vintage Sports Card News
      • Affordable Vintage Cards, Collectibles
      • Old Baseball Card Sets
      • Old Basketball Card Sets
      • Old Football Card Sets
      • Old Hockey Card Sets
      • Vintage Pack Facts
  • Business/Industry News
    • Sports Memorabilia Business News
    • Sports Memorabilia Industry News
  • Around The Hobby
    • Editor’s Blog
    • David Cycleback’s Identification and Authentication Advice
    • What’s Hot in the Shop
  • Popular Stories
  • Sell Your Cards
You are here: Home / Rich Klein's Ramblings / Ramblings: Plano II Recap

Top Banner 486X60

Baseball Card Exchange

Ramblings: Plano II Recap

September 2, 2014 By Rich Klein

Our second charity fundraising show in the Dallas suburbs is history and after a couple of days of reflection, I realized that Plano II, white not quite as a major success as Plano I, was a truly good show in its own right. We understood going in that Labor Rich Ramblings 2014Day weekend, although not the official end of summer in Texas that it is in the northern part of our country, may keep some people away. However, it is a one day show in the middle of the three-day weekend and for attendees and dealers alike, it seems like an opportunity to enjoy the hobby without feeling rushed.

First the bad news:  we did have several dealers not show up without letting us know. I even had to yell at a prospective vendor, who is co-promoting a show himself in the DFW area, about how he would feel if I did that at his show. While his friend was aghast, at least the seller understood where I was coming from and did make a donation for his table.

Plano II show
Sunday’s Plano Card Show was a charity fundraiser to help youngsters attend summer camp.

Now the good news. I was shocked when I realized about 175 people came through the doors and we raised almost as much money as with our first effort last spring. And yes, we will have two shows again next year.  They will be the first Sunday of spring break (March 8) and once again, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.

Plano II show
Helping some customers

We drew folks of all ages but a lot of traditional collectors who came with want lists they were hoping to fill. I even saw a person carrying the Sport Americana Team Checklist book edited by Jeff Fritsch way back in 1995. If I recall correctly, that was the final book produced using the Sport Americana name before Beckett bought out that name and it was never used again.   Unknown to us there was a major youth hockey tourney in the DFW area and several of them found us.  It was great to see some youngsters connecting with the hobby through our show.

I met some folks who enjoy the column and enjoyed seeing a couple who said they follow Sports Collectors Daily via the daily RSS feeds.

The flow of the crowd was pretty steady all day but did start off a tad slow and I’d say about 70 percent of the people who came did arrive between 11 and 3.

We had terrific corporate support including Tri-Star led by Jeff Rosenberg, Topps (Clay Luraschi), Panini (Scott Prusha), Just Collect (Leighton Sheldon) and PSA (Joe Orlando).  We gave away some really neat door prize items and it was fun to hand out gifts to everyone who won. I had been advised by several dealers to run a silent auction but after seeing what did and did not receive bids, some of them were items at very low minimum bids, a better option is to have the brotherhood take one to two tables and just sell these items with all monies going to their good works. I think that is what we do going forward.

Plano Front Table
Plenty of freebies at the front table to anyone who attended. Admission was an optional $1 donation.

And the show would never have been possible without the help of our men’s club.  We had the room set up the night before, with thanks again to Jeff Schwartz to help with the setup since we had so much extra material to give away. In addition, we had great help at the entrance table as well as with the silent auction and the refreshments.

I am going to check and see if any of the dealers would support slightly shorter show hours Sunday and adding a few hours on Labor Day Monday. I heard after the fact that several dealers wanted that option.

Some sellers had good days while others had off days. My day was acceptable but I did wholesale some cards to get there. I did find interesting that half my dollar volume came from pre-1980 football cards, marking about the third straight show vintage football has done well for me. Other vendors reporting selling vintage cards going as far back as pre-war and it did appear many collectors walking in were asking for those pre-1941 cards.

It was also pointed out to me that this show was truly an old-school show as one of the vendors told me after the fact that many people who bought from him were very familiar with online venues but all had stories about how it took 3-4 weeks for cards to be delivered to them.

Another local promoter, Jeff Johnson, has asked me to coordinate Dallas area local shows for him and we will be promoting shows at the Southfork hotel on Central Expressway (75) Just North of 635 (LBJ). Our shows are scheduled for October 18, November 15 and December 13 and yes there are tables still available.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • Digg

Related Stories:

Ramblings: Almost Show Time Rich’s Ramblings: Show Work Must Go On Rich’s Ramblings: The Show Review Edition Ramblings: Show Report and Plano II Confirmed Ramblings: A Little Selling, a Lot of Promoting Volunteers and freebiesRamblings: On Deck in the Dallas Show Circuit Rich Klein: Support for Base Cards, a Thief, Show Update, APB Ramblings: Readers Recall Brushes With 1969 Topps White Letters, Other Scarcities Lindy McDanielRamblings: Free Autograph Guest Sends ’em Home Happy Garfield, NJ card showRamblings: Garfield Show Still a Hobby Favorite

Bottom Mobile

Bottom Banner 336X280

Filed Under: Rich Klein's Ramblings Tagged With: Dallas, Plano Card Show, Rich's Ramblings, sports card show

Left #1 200X50

What\\\

Left #2 200X150

Left #3 200X150

Right #1 160X240

Memory Lane

Right #2 160X240

Left #4 160X600

Right #3 160X600

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Hockey

Right #4 – 160X240

Bargain Corner

  • Mickey Mantle Cards Under $100
  • Pre-1980 Graded Baseball Cards Currently Under $5
  • Pre-1980 Graded Football Cards Currently Under $5
  • Pre-1980 Graded Basketball Cards $5 and Less
  • Pre-1980 Graded Hockey Cards $5 and Less
  • Complete Sets Under $10 with Free Shipping
  • Baseball Hall of Famers for $5 or Less
  • Football Hall of Famers for $5 or Less
  • Hobby Boxes Under $30
  • Rookie Cards Under $1

RSS Auction Report

  • Saco River Auction of Sports Cards and Memorabilia Ends March 18, 2019
  • Steve Novella Offers 150+ Misc. PSA Graded Baseball & Football Card Auction on eBay – February 19-26, 2019
  • Small Traditions Winter Premium Auction In Progress – Closes March 2, 2019
  • Sirius Sports Cards Auction of Vintage Graded Cards Ending February 28, 2019


Categories

  • Business/Industry News
    • Sports Memorabilia Business News
    • Sports Memorabilia Industry News
  • David Cycleback's Identification and Authentication Advice
  • Editor's Blog
  • Library of College Football
  • National Sports Collectors Convention
  • Old Hockey Card Sets
  • Popular Stories
  • Rich Klein's Ramblings
  • Shopping
  • Sports Card News
    • Modern Sports Card News
      • New Sports Card Release Calendar
    • Vintage Sports Card News
      • Old Baseball Card Sets
      • Old Basketball Card Sets
      • Old Football Card Sets
      • Vintage Pack Facts
  • Sports Memorabilia
    • Around the Hobby
    • Sports Memorabilia News
  • What's Hot in the Shop

Sponsor Links

  • Buying Vintage Sports Cards
  • Game Used Jerseys
  • Every Athlete Autograph Event
  • 1952 Topps Baseball
  • Championship Rings For Sale
  • Vintage Basketball Cards
  • NBA Signed Items
  • Signed Sports Memorabilia
  • UFC Memorabilia
  • Autographed Baseballs
  • NASCAR Autographs
  • Vintage Graded Baseball Cards
  • Player Pictures
  • Vintage Football Cards
  • Sports Card Boxes
  • Sports Collectors Store

Left #5 200X50

Sports Card Forum

Pages

  • 100 Most Watched Graded Rookie Cards for Sale on eBay
  • 20 Hottest Barry Sanders Football Cards
  • 2016 Cubs Replica Championship Rings Don’t Cost a Fortune
  • 2017 Topps Definitive Collection Box Breaks, Most Watched
  • 50 Hottest Kareem Hunt Rookie Cards
  • 75 Most Watched Bowman Chrome Cards
  • About Us/Contact/Advertise
    • Advertise with SC Daily
    • Contact Us
    • Get Sports Collectors Daily via EMail
  • Affordable Vintage Sports Cards and Collectibles
  • Auctions Ending Soon on eBay
  • Baseball Card Auctions on eBay Ending Soon
  • Basketball Card Auctions on eBay Ending Soon
  • Best Derek Jeter Baseball Cards on eBay
  • Best Display Cabinets for Sports Memorabilia
  • Best Joey Votto Rookie Cards
  • Current Most Watched Baseball Cards on eBay
  • Eagles Super Bowl Champions Memorabilia Guide
  • Fanatics Under Wraps 2017 Next Level Edition Autographed Baseballs
  • Football Card Auctions on eBay Ending Soon
  • Great Gifts for Cubs Fans
  • Guide to 2018-19 Clemson Tigers National Championship Memorabilia
  • Guide to Houston Astros Championship Memorabilia
  • Guide to Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Memorabilia
  • Hank Aaron Cards on eBay
  • Henrik Lundqvist Rookie Cards a Strong Long-Term Play
  • Hockey Card Auctions Ending Soon on eBay
  • Hottest Lonzo Ball Rookie Cards on eBay
  • Hottest Panini National Treasures Cards on eBay
  • Hottest Panini World Cup Stickers on eBay
  • Hottest PSA 10 Cards for Sale on eBay
  • Hottest Topps Living Set Auctions on eBay
  • Hottest Topps NOW Cards on eBay
  • Hottest UFC Relic Cards
  • Hottest Xander Bogaerts Rookie Cards
  • LeBron James Lakers Jerseys Already Available
  • Links
  • Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched 1/1 Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Basketball Cards on eBay
    • Hottest Michael Jordan Basketball Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Football Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Hockey Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Soccer Cards for Sale on eBay
  • Most Watched Sports Autographs on eBay
  • Most Watched Sports Jerseys on eBay
  • Most Watched Vintage Sports Memorabilia on eBay
  • Patriots Super Bowl 51 Champions Merchandise
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Test
  • The 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Kris Bryant Auto Saga: A Timeline
  • Top 100 Most Watched Basketball Rookie Cards for Sale on eBay
  • Top Selling Patriots Super Bowl Championship Items
  • Vintage Sports Memorabilia on eBay Ending Soon
  • What’s Hot on eBay
  • What’s It Worth
  • Where Can I Sell My Baseball Cards?
  • Write About Your Sports Collection

Copyright © 2019 SportsCollectorsDaily.com | Genesis Web Design by Wickam Group