Nash-ional Recap: Two Big Trades & A Monster Signed HOF Rookie

I went to the Nash-ional Card Show in Nashville with a binder full of graded cards and one goal: trade my way to better cards without spending a dollar of my hobby budget. Two trades later, I came home with two versions of the Nolan Ryan rookie card — and a signed Hall of Fame rookie card I'll talk about at the end of this episode. *What's covered in this episode:* My strategy for working trades at a card show — bring a binder, let dealers pick, let the deals find you Trade 1: Signed Reggie Jackson rookie + signed 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan + signed Cal Ripken Jr. Future Stars rookie → 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan PSA 1 + signed 1952 Bowman Bob Feller + cash Trade 2: Signed 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan + signed 1961 Topps Juan Marichal rookie → 1968 Milton Bradley Nolan Ryan rookie variant (ungraded) + 1968 Topps Ernie Banks SGC 5 + 1974 Topps Nolan Ryan SGC 5 How I used the cash from Trade 1 to buy a monster signed HOF rookie card (stay tuned) Post-show pickups from CIA Auctions: a signed 1987 Topps Mark McGwire card and a signed 1954 Bowman Bob Feller (CGC 5) - And another great signed HORF rookie card. A signed 1967 Topps Rod Carew rookie with two inscriptions (PSA 4/10) Why trade equity is real money — and how to use it at your next card show I sold about $400 in cards at the show too. None of this touched my hobby budget. If you collect vintage cards, autographs, or you're just getting started in the hobby — this one is for you.