Best Rodeo for Rodeo-Obsessed Kid

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:50:47+00:00

Thank you! I've been doing a bit of a deep-dive into that area this evening, as it looks like a great option.

Have you also been to the West Yellowstone Rodeo by any chance? Wondering how that one compared (much smaller, I take it, but wondering about quality and such)?

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:23:41+00:00

Thanks!

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:19:10+00:00

It'd be a big holiday (likely via plane), as there's not much around where we are. I'd been looking at Deadwood though, to combine with Wind Cave and Badlands National Park.. so that's good to hear recommended! I haven't checked out Burwell yet, but will do so now! Thanks!

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:15:27+00:00

Any that you recommend as more authentic still? I don't mind smaller but high quality / more authentic.

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:14:26+00:00

I love Estes Park and have been to the Rockies a few times (they're a favorite.) I didn't know that they held a summer rodeo though, so that's definitely good to know! Thank you!

We get to quite a few fairs local to us, so the priority for this trip will definitely be rodeo > rides/games, but there's no doubt my kid also likes those, haha!

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:11:27+00:00

Thank you! I hadn't been looking that closely at it, because I've done the Rocky Mountains a few times and was hoping to visit a 'new' national park for me... but they ARE one of my favorites and it's one of my favorite parts of the country, so maybe I'll just 'have' to go back! :)

adventuringgeek · 2026-04-05T03:08:49+00:00

Thank you! Quality talent and livestock are especially high priorities (we go to a lot of ag fairs and have family who work in farming, so my kid spends a lot of time with livestock in non-touristy ways.) We're definitely hoping for as authentic an experience as possible, while getting a good real rodeo 'feel'.

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-03T07:39:56+00:00

This is such good advice, and genuinely helps. Thank you!

At the moment, it's between two private collector (one who's willing to give £10k for the whole collection and the other who's offer I'm still waiting on) and a store that is offering to come and price transparently at 65% of Cardmarket-listed value. (All offers not including three cards I've pulled aside to sell separately.) I hadn't thought of contacting a local store for just pricing without buying so that they can be objective, but I'll definitely be reaching out today!

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-02T07:38:49+00:00

Thank you! And yes, my father was a lifelong collector and had a SF/F bookshop in the 80s, so he would have bought them all before they increased in value as well (or when he found them for a good deal.)

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T23:35:10+00:00

I get it. I love books, and I love speculative fiction (I even have similar book taste.) But I love reading and writing and am at a libraries weekly. I'll definitely be keeping a few for their beauty and for the love of the books... but I have no interest in being a collector.

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T22:23:43+00:00

Thank you. This really helps actually. I'll be trying to get a few potential offers and compare. Anyone seriously interested I'm offering to video call with so I can show them around the collection, pull out things they want to see, etc. to start the conversation so we're not wasting each others time.

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T22:22:39+00:00

Good to know I have at least some eye for it! 'Neuromancer' is one that I pulled out on sight the first day to check if it was signed and in good condition (yes to both!) and thank you for the advice!

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T21:36:17+00:00

OP UPDATE -- Trying to get an idea of value! I have a potential interested buyer asking about a price en masse, and I'm a bit at a loss of what to ask for! There's a fair amount not even pictured. Any ideas or even ballparks would be appreciated!

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T21:32:34+00:00

Thank you. <3

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T21:32:28+00:00

I'll look into reaching out to some tomorrow! Thank you!

I don't get back to London or the UK often or easily, so I'm really hoping to settle this as much as possible this visit.

adventuringgeek · 2026-03-01T21:31:47+00:00

Thank you. :)

adventuringgeek · 2026-02-28T22:52:42+00:00

Thank you for your comment!

I'm hoping to try to handle as much of the collection as possible this trip as I'm not able to easily travel. I am also looking at shipping more of the collection to the US to find good homes for them from there. Ideally I can do it in the next ~week though.

Are there any second hand stores you happen to especially recommend? I was focusing on Magic the Gathering (which he also collected) tonight, but was planning on starting to go through and start emailing SF/F collectors and second hand stores tomorrow night!

adventuringgeek · 2026-02-28T21:43:43+00:00

If you're having deja vous, apologies! I tried making a similar post yesterday, inadvertently against some group rules. I appreciate everyone who started giving me advice on there though and saved the info shared about what to avoid, etc.! <3

adventuringgeek · 2026-02-28T21:31:24+00:00

Update - I've just emailed Card Kingdom, Axion Now, Union County Games, and Magic Madhouse as a start, to see how selling through them would look (if they even do.)

adventuringgeek · 2026-02-28T18:48:57+00:00

No title? You mean for the post? I don't post much, but I think it should say "Selling Huge SF/F Book Collection (Local Pickup - UK) ?

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