00:30 Intros

01:31 Zach ​⁠‪@Collector_Creative‬

03:09 Gavin @631sportscards

04:35 Rob @collectorschoicecards

08:44 Which Shows They’ve Been To

12:00 Elephant In The Room - Fanatics Fest

13:15 Gavin’s Decision To Choose East Coast National Over Fanatics Fest

14:55 Rob’s Decision To Choose Fanatics Fest Over East Coast National

20:11 Full Disclosure On Any Conflicts

22:02 Zach’s Decision On Not Going To Either

25:05 Fanatics Fest In Orlando Being Their First Actual Card Show Event

26:56 Zach On Dallas Card Show Being The Pulse Of The Card Show Scene

28:52 Gavin On Travel For Card Shows

30:38 Rob On Promoters’ Main Client Being Vendors And How Promoter Grudge Matches Hurt Vendors

34:54 Zach On Show Ecosystem And Promoter’s Providing Better Vendor Experience

37:17 Rob Appreciating Communication From EJ Of ​⁠‪@Fanatics‬ Fest And Michael Rubin

40:50 Gavin On Table Prices

43:43 Rob & Gavin On 10% Margins And Actual Acquisition Costs For Dealers & Flippers

45:51 Rob On Repackers Taking Break From Buying

48:18 Zach On Whether Repacks Are Sustainable

51:28 Rob On Repacker’s & Flipper’s Strategy

53:35 Rob On Hobby Greed

55:08 Fanatics Is Listening

58:03 Denny On Healthy Competition

58:42 Preview Of Next Group Chat

61:01 Outros

Episode 91 is The Card Diary's first ever group podcast discussion and it comes with three hobbyists/vendors/collectors who have gone to at least three of the most recent regional card shows. We talk about whether it’s even fair or reasonable to include Fanatics Fest into a discussion about the regional card show circuit and so, so much more as you can see above 👆 !

Thank you to my guests!

Rob (@collectorschoicecards) - National, Fanatics Fest, Culture Collision, Philly

Zach (@collector_creative) - National, Burbank, Culture Collision

Gavin (@631sportscards) - National, East Coast National, Dallas, Philly

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