Austin Card Show

The trip started with The Hyatt Regency calling to say they didn't have our room, so a pivot led us to the Hilton.

Much better spot this time near the door, and the early sales looked like this Austin would be better than the last. Traffic was strong, but it's fair to say the TCG fans made up a bulk of who walked in.

We did pick up a $30k lot of PSA 10-graded horizontal Downtowns — an entire case full — and that was the highlight of the weekend. There were a few national vendors who came in for the Knicks game in San Antonio, and after the Knicks took The Finals they were gone for Sunday. Selling wasn't quite as strong as our April run, but our new booth location made a slight difference for buying. Although if you remove the one $30k Downtown lot purchase, the buying was similar to Easter Weekend.

This is a show that while we enjoy vending, it is a solid investment in both vending and sponsorship money, time and travel. With it being a 3 day format, the January show starts when Grayson is in school (and likely has a game), so we may skip the next one and reevaluate for early summer.