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08-18-2023, 10:15 PM
How far would you drive for a show??
Hello everyone.
I am thinking of puting on a card show in Weatherford Ok. and I was just wondering if it's a good idea,
I'm just not sure how far people would travel to set up or attend a card show. Any advise would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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08-19-2023, 01:35 AM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
Depends. I've driven 2 hours for a show, but would drive even longer if there were dealers I wouldn't encounter otherwise. Is there anything interesting about your show the people would travel for? Are there customers who have money that dealers from another region would want to reach?
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08-19-2023, 08:17 AM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
Can you convince a local legend to sign autographs?
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08-20-2023, 09:28 PM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
Because of where I'm located near Philadelphia Pa and local card shows / flea markets are plentiful....no more than 45 min. Also the regional huge Philly Card Show is is less than an hour.
I agree with Kerry, your show needs to have something unique - auto' signers, large vendor's ect.
I see that Okl City is about 1 hour away so I guess there is probably a show that can happen.....GO FOR IT!
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08-21-2023, 09:46 PM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
1 - 1.5 hrs unless there's a special reason to go further. I considered going to one in St. Louis - 3+ hrs away from where I live - because of autograph sessions.
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08-25-2023, 01:51 PM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
Honestly, I wouldn't make a special trip that took longer than 30 minutes one way. But I'm probably in the minority on that.
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08-25-2023, 04:05 PM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
I've often been tempted to drive into SF for some of the bigger shows with auto guests as others have mentioned ... hour-plus depending on traffic.
Parking is a whole different mess.
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08-27-2023, 09:24 PM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
30 - 45 minutes for a small local show, 1.5 hours for a large show with autograph guests, on site grading, and card vendors
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09-13-2023, 02:45 PM
RE: How far would you drive for a show??
I routinely travel 2-2.5 hours for decent shows (200 tables or so). But that about the farthest outside of something like the National.