tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post9138696441344036940..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: Card show changes, Pt. 1: A dime box etiquette rantNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-24902170035810570292016-06-21T07:09:16.177-05:002016-06-21T07:09:16.177-05:00I think it was all worth it if only just for that ...I think it was all worth it if only just for that glorious Rod Beck cardJeff Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13723560307734983034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-44890737382449177212016-06-11T07:21:15.915-05:002016-06-11T07:21:15.915-05:00Like Robert and Adam before me, I would have left,...Like Robert and Adam before me, I would have left, but not without telling the younger vendor why. I guess that's the teacher in me . . . but I don't have patience for that kind of behavior anymore. <br /><br />Regardless, top notch finds as always. I also like the Pulsipher.P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-84755286171095724332016-06-10T06:16:46.352-05:002016-06-10T06:16:46.352-05:00Amen, brother.
...And I love that Pulsipher...Amen, brother.<br /><br />...And I love that Pulsipher...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-46486008655269730202016-06-09T17:10:06.969-05:002016-06-09T17:10:06.969-05:00By the way...that Ankiel is not a card...hahahaha!...By the way...that Ankiel is not a card...hahahaha!!!!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310351744038097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-49823400719952882762016-06-09T10:34:07.669-05:002016-06-09T10:34:07.669-05:00Excellent read. You hit the nail on the head. I ca...Excellent read. You hit the nail on the head. I can understand the customers being a little annoying during a dime box rummage, but the actual seller acting like that would have driven me nuts.<br /><br />I wouldn't have lasted as long as you did.<br /><br />You should have payed him in dimes...Ryan Meierhttps://cardboardcollector.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63983054153902522982016-06-09T09:19:12.037-05:002016-06-09T09:19:12.037-05:00Nope, not whiny or preachy at all, Nick. Anyone wh...Nope, not whiny or preachy at all, Nick. Anyone who's ever been to a show knows exactly what you're talking about. For me, Nos. 7 and 8 resonate the most, since that is THE card-show pet peeve of mine. It's usually old codgers who commit this crime in my experiences. But, in terms of the young kid/vendor getting all up in your space and being rude, I would've had steam coming out of my ears! Though, as you perfectly sum up, if the offerings within the boxes are juicy enough, I can -- and have! -- put up with just about anything!Mark Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742272751796497047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-48369346014752182492016-06-09T07:07:51.895-05:002016-06-09T07:07:51.895-05:00Back when card shows were a thing in my area in th...Back when card shows were a thing in my area in the early 2000's you would see this all the time. I guess the silver lining was the kid didn't quote you Beckett prices. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-35857317785304378302016-06-08T23:26:10.418-05:002016-06-08T23:26:10.418-05:00That Zenith Randy Johnson is a thing of beauty.That Zenith Randy Johnson is a thing of beauty.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-67014714540077520052016-06-08T22:10:13.416-05:002016-06-08T22:10:13.416-05:00i went to a show last weekend and experienced both...i went to a show last weekend and experienced both ends of the spectrum at various boxes. some folks crowd in and randomly start digging through as if i weren't already standing there, and others did (as i did) ask which cards had already been looked through.<br /><br />i was at one table when a guy approached smelling as if he had not showered in weeks, and had what appeared to be (i hope) remnants of chunky soup on the front of his sweatshirt. i quickly ended my review of the bargain box, paid the vendor, and skedaddled out of there.gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-2400459566237949122016-06-08T21:24:22.199-05:002016-06-08T21:24:22.199-05:00I get it. I totally have a distaste for rude vendo...I get it. I totally have a distaste for rude vendors as well as other customers who do not use courtesy. The few shows that I get too, I am pleased that I get to go through a box all by myself (with certain dealers) as there are many boxes for the others to dig in. I hope you have a better experience next time. As for the cards you picked up.....AS ALWAYS awesome. I really dig that Yount odd ball.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-74428459419180835942016-06-08T20:55:30.068-05:002016-06-08T20:55:30.068-05:00first, I would likely give a kidney to attend a sh...first, I would likely give a kidney to attend a show with dime box vendors... what an utter joy it would be. <br /><br />second, I've learned that common sense isn't so common anymore.Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-48191522528125419972016-06-08T20:46:32.669-05:002016-06-08T20:46:32.669-05:00"If you see someone else digging through dime..."If you see someone else digging through dime boxes when you arrive, you should, at the very least, ask them where they are and then start looking through the cards that they've already gone through."<br /><br />This times 1000. It's the same reason when you bring your grocery cart to the register you get behind the person. I've seen plenty of nice cardboard pulled out by someone that got to the table first. Good on them - that's life. Sure, I could have gotten some of those, but I would have had to be a major dickweed to do it. And you just don't.<br /><br />It seems like the ones that don't get the rule are younger than me and/or socially inept. Not all the younger people. Just that I have never run into anyone older than me that doesn't ask the simple question "where did you start".JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-33965122042303950832016-06-08T20:42:10.571-05:002016-06-08T20:42:10.571-05:00I've avoided tables or not bought anything com...I've avoided tables or not bought anything completely because of rude vendors. That list you detailed would've been enough for me to say "screw it" and leave.<br /><br />I had two experiences with rude vendors this weekend. One who I heard audibly grumble under his breath and slam the lid on his display case once I left his table when he quoted me $35 for four 1974 Topps Washington error commons and $20 more for an 84 Topps Don Mattingly. The second was a guy I heard coughing loudly as his table. As I glanced up to see if he was OK, he said, across the aisle mind you and in a very rude tone "yeah, I know I sound like (bleep). That's what happens when you have a chest cold *cough*". Needless to say I avoided both of those vendors the rest of the show.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300769076865200758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-87041386924670609902016-06-08T20:36:18.001-05:002016-06-08T20:36:18.001-05:00I remember hearing the theory that you'll see ...I remember hearing the theory that you'll see a large variety of people at different shows, and that a lot of them need help with social skills.<br /><br />Personally I've only ever gone to a local convention where it's same low end dime/quarter/nickel vendors everytime. They're usually really chill and only ask you if you need help like 3 mins after you've started digging and just take your word for however many cards you have (because they sure aren't going to count 400+ cards for the sake of a few dimes and keep other customers waiting).<br /><br />Sorry for a mixed experience Nick. But I'm sure that the cards will make up for it and that, in the long run, for every bad dime box vendor, there are plenty of good ones. Especially ones who you come to know (and vice versa).Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-79530077756333391802016-06-08T20:26:47.067-05:002016-06-08T20:26:47.067-05:00Fortunately, I've never had anything like this...Fortunately, I've never had anything like this happen at a show, although I have walked away from a table before because of a rude vendor.Swing And A Pop-uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366868132258608938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-16571739480389731842016-06-08T19:19:30.037-05:002016-06-08T19:19:30.037-05:00After #2, I would have put the cards back in the b...After #2, I would have put the cards back in the box and walked away.<br /><br />That's just plain rude behavior, and I wouldn't put up with it while I'm trying to enjoy myself...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317401112145746593noreply@blogger.com