Card show guides
What we wish someone had told us before our first show, written down once so you do not have to learn it the expensive way.
For collectors
Your first card show: what to expect
How a card show works: finding one near you, when to arrive, how pricing and haggling go, paying, trading, grading basics, and bringing kids along.
What to bring to a card show: a checklist
A practical card show checklist: cash in small bills, a payment app, sleeves and toploaders, a want list, a trade binder, a bag, water and a charged phone.
Card show etiquette: the unwritten rules
Card show etiquette for collectors: when to ask before touching, asking a price, making an offer, trading fairly, taking photos, and what dealers value.
For organizers
Managing your card show listing
Take vendor table requests, edit your listing, and cancel if plans change. Free for organizers.
About our listings
Every show on CardShowFinder comes from an organizer, a public source or a collector, and we check them in several ways before and after they go live. Read how we verify card show listings.
Find a show
Card shows across the US, by date, state and city.