hope this sub-forum (card talk) is ok for this ....if not , feel free to move it to wherever it would fit better (possibly hobby help ?)......
i actually posted this on another site with more traffic last week , but only got one reply offering any input so figured i'd try it here in hopes of gleaning a little bit more info.....
the last shop within an hour's drive of here closed down in 2010....they were quite high on most of their inventory , including supplies (3.96 for basic 20-point toploaders , 5.96 for thicker ones , and 25.00 for 100 album pages just to cite a few examples - and bear in mind these were prices nearly a decade ago)....
setting up weekly at one of the local flea markets , my partners and i started carrying just a few basic supplies (20-points top loaders , soft sleeves , and 9-pocket pages whose pricing i was fairly well up-to-date on) 2 years ago but lately i've been trying to broaden that a bit....the problem for me is that with no shops anywhere near here , i'm not really all that up to date on the current pricing of some of the supplies that i don't use for myself....i know what i can get them for online in quantities anywhere from a single item to multiple cases , but what i'm looking for is a little input on what SHOPS around the country actually charge for these items and what typical collectors EXPECT to pay for them when buying just a single pack or two instead of buying in bulk.......
i've posted a list below of supplies that i either already do have in stock , am planning to add , or that i've had customers ask about already....i don't want anyone to knock themselves out here and you don't even have to add info for every item , but i'd really appreciate it if you could add in the typical cost you'd expect to pay if you were buying these at a shop in your area....except where noted in parentheses , i'm looking for prices per single item....
thanks in advance for your time ,
claude
20-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
60-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
79-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
100-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
138-pt top loaders (pack of 10)
197-pt top loaders (pack of 10)
20-point mini snap tites
120-pt mini snap tites
55-pt magnetic one-touches
75-pt magnetic one-touches
100-pt magnetic one-touches
130-pt magnetic one-touches
175-point magnetic one-touches
260-point magnetic one-touches
360-point magnetic one-touches
standard soft sleeves (pack of 100)
thick soft sleeves (pack of 100)
team bags (pack of 100)
graded team bags (pack of 100)
9-pocket album pages (per page or as a pack of 100)
2-inch d-ring binders
3-inch d-ring binders
ball cubes
200-count storage boxes
800-count storage boxes
1600-count (2-row shoe) boxes
3000-count (3 row) boxes
3200-count (4-row) boxes
5000-count (5-row) boxes
i actually posted this on another site with more traffic last week , but only got one reply offering any input so figured i'd try it here in hopes of gleaning a little bit more info.....
the last shop within an hour's drive of here closed down in 2010....they were quite high on most of their inventory , including supplies (3.96 for basic 20-point toploaders , 5.96 for thicker ones , and 25.00 for 100 album pages just to cite a few examples - and bear in mind these were prices nearly a decade ago)....
setting up weekly at one of the local flea markets , my partners and i started carrying just a few basic supplies (20-points top loaders , soft sleeves , and 9-pocket pages whose pricing i was fairly well up-to-date on) 2 years ago but lately i've been trying to broaden that a bit....the problem for me is that with no shops anywhere near here , i'm not really all that up to date on the current pricing of some of the supplies that i don't use for myself....i know what i can get them for online in quantities anywhere from a single item to multiple cases , but what i'm looking for is a little input on what SHOPS around the country actually charge for these items and what typical collectors EXPECT to pay for them when buying just a single pack or two instead of buying in bulk.......
i've posted a list below of supplies that i either already do have in stock , am planning to add , or that i've had customers ask about already....i don't want anyone to knock themselves out here and you don't even have to add info for every item , but i'd really appreciate it if you could add in the typical cost you'd expect to pay if you were buying these at a shop in your area....except where noted in parentheses , i'm looking for prices per single item....
thanks in advance for your time ,
claude
20-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
60-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
79-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
100-pt top loaders (pack of 25)
138-pt top loaders (pack of 10)
197-pt top loaders (pack of 10)
20-point mini snap tites
120-pt mini snap tites
55-pt magnetic one-touches
75-pt magnetic one-touches
100-pt magnetic one-touches
130-pt magnetic one-touches
175-point magnetic one-touches
260-point magnetic one-touches
360-point magnetic one-touches
standard soft sleeves (pack of 100)
thick soft sleeves (pack of 100)
team bags (pack of 100)
graded team bags (pack of 100)
9-pocket album pages (per page or as a pack of 100)
2-inch d-ring binders
3-inch d-ring binders
ball cubes
200-count storage boxes
800-count storage boxes
1600-count (2-row shoe) boxes
3000-count (3 row) boxes
3200-count (4-row) boxes
5000-count (5-row) boxes