Everything you need to know from me for the National this week

The National has arrived!

I wanted to get this email out to you guys this week so you could have all the needed information for the events this week if you are planning on making the trip out to Chicago - or following the action at home!

Firstly - I will have my home base set up at the Sports Cards Nonsense Booth and will be doing deals throughout the week at the show!

For every deal we do at the National, a donation to the National’s Youth Collectors Club Initiative will be made with profits from the deals we make!

For full info regarding the cards I’m looking for and some of the cards I’m bringing - check out this post below and some of the cards I have priced! ( There will be more than this … a LOT more!)

The National is right around the corner, and I want to see as many of you there as possible. I’m hosting a Bonkers Cards Club Happy Hour Thursday, 7/30 at 7:00PM at Crust — mark your calendars now!

Whether you’re a Club member or just a reader of the newsletter who wants to come hang out and talk cards, I’d love to see you there. More details to come, but lock in the time and place now.

📍 Crust Brewing, Rosemont IL — Thursday, 7PM

This Friday I will be live from the Ebay LIVE Studio on the National Show Floor for a special edition of Bonkers Cards LIVE!

I will have some special eBay exclusive repacks I will also be giving away along with some special purchases, and will have a full array of amazing vintage cards up for auction!

Be sure to save the link to that show HERE:

https://www.ebay.com/ebaylive/events/7e24fOpikrjyU89P

(Save my ebay store also so you get notified I am going LIVE!)
https://www.ebay.com/usr/bonkers-cards

On Friday I will be with Tom Zappola, hosting a panel with the industry leaders across all of the major auction houses in the hobby.

Executives and owners from Heritage, Memory Lane, REA, Mile High are among the guests we will be interviewing on stage, and the entire panel will be recorded and published after the National as well, I will be sure to share it with you guys to watch in case you can’t make it out to chicago.

I will also be giving a presentation on the current state of the sports card market through the lense of the growth of the adoption of cards as an alternative asset class.

I will also be recording this presentation, and will be sharing it out with all of you following the National as well.

If you are a serious investor or collector - I highly recommend stopping by!

Just in time for the National - I have a limited edition Bonkers Cards Rope Hat in and available for sale!

https://www.bonkerscards.co/product-page/bonkers-cards-rope-hat-limited-to-50

I also am planning to host several interviews for the Gordy Bonker show that I will be running over the next several weeks on the podcast. I look forward to a busy week, and getting to see a ton of friends from all over the country!

If anyone has any specific cards they are looking for - please reach out to me and let me know so I can keep an eye out for you!

Email me at bonkerscards@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram!

Check out VCP!

I actually wrote a piece for VCP this month talking about some of the features the app has that you can use to best prep for the National. Check that out here:

https://vintagecardprices.com/news/vcp-card-show-guide-june-2026-sales-index

I found this data showing the major auction houses sales from this year vs. last year in the month of June to be interesting:

If you’re buying or selling vintage cards at any level, you need this tool in your corner. VCP is offering my readers a 2-week free trial — u

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All of you will be able to sign up and try VCP completely for free using this link:

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When you use that link, or promo code BONKERS when signing up, you will get a 2 week trial to use VCP and see how you like it.

(HERE IS THE APP LINK)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vcp-app/id1569979190

Last thing on this email - I want to invite all of you guys who are readers on the newsletter here to join the Bonkers Cards Club, my vintage focused collecting club that offers a variety of benefits.

-Early Access to buy cards and collections I pick up (the Haul after the National will be crazy! You will want to see that early..)
-Exclusive Bonus Content from myself and other industry contributors diving deeper into the sports card market.
-10% off vintage set break pricing
-Free Bonus Giveaways
-Invites to our monthly Zoom Call Club meeting, where you can meet other vintage collectors and ask me any questions on your mind related to the hobby!

If this interests you - upgrade your subscription on this newsletter to premium, and join the Bonkers Cards Club today!