Day #2 At The Industry Summit
In Las Vegas, NV
Monday March 18, 2012
Monday is almost the official kick-off day for the Industry Summit. It’s a day filled with different presentations and meetings with manufactures, distributors and more industry folks.
Below is a quick summary of some of the things that went on.
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM: Leaf Trading Cards
Seemed to be entertaining. Brian Gray didn’t seem at all concerned about licenses that leagues charge for logos and branding. Later in the day Topps signed an exclusive deal to make licensed baseball cards through 2020.
8:30 to 9:15 AM:Â COMC.com – Beckett and more talked about how they can help sellers reach a broader group. Beckett provides services such as Grading, Authentication, Marketplace, Database and more. COMC offers a way for anyone to ship cards to the COMC warehouse and buy/sell online via their website.
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM – The Show Floor Is Open
1:30 – 2:30 The Big Break – Box Breakers who are attending the Industry Summit will give their take on how this segment has increased it’s market over the last few years.
This kinda got kind of salty between the breakers on stage. Some of the struggles in the industry include self policing, or a way to know which breakers are honest people. Panini has thought about having “Authorized Breakers”
4:00PM Mosaiq Research releases more data they gathered from a survey of sports card buyers.
Photos From Day 2 At The 2013 Industry Summit
Sports Card Radio
Ryan Tedards
Check Out The Entire Photo Album Here: 2013 Las Vegas Industry Summit Photos
Frank Thomas Auto Line
Via @RichLayton42Signed Andrew Luck Jersey
Hitler Card … eeekTopps Allen & Ginter T-Shirt
Videos From The Summit
MojoBreak
LIVE Breaks & Video During Event
Leaf Presentation By Brian Gray – CardCornerClub
Interesting Tweets
Follow #LVIS Hashtag Tweeters for up to date tweets through the day
Acknowledging problems/concerns (which apparently Topps does every year) is one thing, fixing and making changes is another. #LVIS #Collect
— Dan Campana (@dscampana) March 19, 2013
Topps: we have big concerns, very significant concerns.
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
Topps: distributors authorized to communicate with Topps on behalf of store. (Regarding customer service/dealer issues)
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
Topps: we will pass some support over to distributors, never in this industry has that been done. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
Topps: our customer service is a problem. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
Topps: to qualify for HTA indirect you need to spend $20,000 on Topps products. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
Topps: each distributor can pick 25 indirect HTA stores. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
Topps: HTA indirect available. You have to go through a distributor, not normal HTA direct through topps
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
@scuncensored @brentandbecca 🙂 it was a penis measuring contest. It was 150 degrees in that room. Red boiling faces.
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 19, 2013
The most valuable thing from our time at #lvis is the interaction with peers, distributors and manufacturers! #GreatAmericanSummit
— J and K Stuff (@JandKStuff) March 18, 2013
Veres: my employees are not collectors. I prefer they not collect #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
Veres: what is the value of a card? It’s the labor you put in and exposure you give that card. #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
A new website to utlize events – CardStoreEvents.com #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
@paniniamerica CEO Mark Warsop: “We’ve discussed internally creating an approved online case breakers program.” @industry_summit #collect
— Panini America (@PaniniAmerica) March 18, 2013
2013 SPx Football. Now, 10 packs per box with a hit in every pack. UD Premier bonus packs included #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
UD: Typically start with OPC, but want to start with a bigger product first. Trilogy Hockey – nine packs per box (three mini boxes) #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
Upper Deck: New retro design in Fleer Retro Hockey E-x Essential Credentials. Not in other Retro products #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
Breaker: everyone wants to undercut me. I’m the top guy. I’ve been doing this for 5 years. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
Tracy Hackler: box breaking is a big deal for us and we take it seriously and value everyone. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
One breaker: honestly there are too many breakers right now. The prices keep jumping up on product #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
Upper Deck: Made significant strives in redemptions. Over 50% last year had no redemptions. #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
Blog: Topps to Remain the Official Baseball Card of MLB Through 2020 bit.ly/15iEMx9
— SCD Magazine (@SCDmagazine) March 18, 2013
Shop owner: Usually 30% of my sales are from hockey. I don’t want to share the % this year (it’s that bad). #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
Upper Deck was invited back in, they will give a Hockey presentation now. He said “I feel like I was put in the penalty box.” #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
WHOA! Upper Deck guys were asked to leave as Panini about to present….. Awkward…. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
2013 goals for @checkoutmycards – Broaden reach in Canada #LVIS
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
COMC has grown to50 employees and ships to dozens of countries. #LVIS @checkoutmycards
— Sooz (@yanxchick) March 18, 2013
Leaf: Panini pays over 20% (royalty) to the NBA #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
Leaf: I don’t think you need a license for anything. #LVIS
— Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) March 18, 2013
Day 2 Blogs About The Summit:
- What Is The Industry Summit? – Beckett
- What The Industry Summit Should Mean To Hobby Businesses – Sports Card Uncensored
- Industry Summit Part II The Giveaways – Sports Card Uncensored
Audio From 2013 Industry Summit Day 2 Interview With @SportsCardNews
– Monday March 2013 –
Day 1 Sports Card Show Interview With Ryan @SportsCardNews
– Sunday March 17, 2013 –
More Links & 2013 Industry Summit Infomation To Come When It Becomes Available
