Run a better card show.

Straight answers on pricing tables, laying out the floor, budgeting and vending at trading card shows. Free templates included, no sign-up.

For organizers

Plan, price and run a card show people come back to.

For organizers

Everything it takes to run a trading card show, from picking a date and venue to pricing tables, filling the room with vendors and running the door.

For organizers

How to set vendor table prices that fill the room and cover your costs: work back from your budget, price by position, and decide who pays the fees.

For organizers

How many vendor tables fit in your room, how wide to make the aisles, and how to arrange rows so every table gets foot traffic.

For organizers

What a card show costs to run, where the money comes from, and how to work out how many tables and tickets you need to sell to break even.

Make your table worth the trip.

For vendors

What to bring, how to set up your table, how to price and take payments, and how to make your first card show worth the table fee.

Download and use them. No email, no account.

Card show checklist
Every task from booking the venue to announcing the next date, phase by phase. Print it and tick it off.
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Card show budget
Type in your costs and prices. It works out your fees, profit and how many tables you need to sell to break even.
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