The Rip Card Expo lands in Oklahoma City on Saturday and Sunday, August 15–16, 2026, and it is exactly what the name promises: a weekend built around ripping wax, chasing hits, and trading with people who actually know the hobby. Hosted at High 5 Retro Guys on the OKC side of the metro, this is a mid-sized, high-energy show that leans hard into the live-break and group-rip culture that has reshaped card collecting over the last few years, while still keeping deep singles boxes on the tables for the set builders and vintage hunters who want to dig.
The floor is sports-card first. Dealers stock MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, and soccer inventory across every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer and Donruss from the 1950s through the late 1980s, 1990s junk-wax dollar boxes that are perfect for kids and set builders, and a heavy modern presence built on Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, Topps Chrome Update and Bowman Draft. Premium product — National Treasures, Flawless, Immaculate and Topps Dynasty — lives in the locked cases alongside PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC graded slabs. Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys inventory runs deepest, as it does at every central-Oklahoma show. A handful of tables carry trading card games as well — Pokémon singles and sealed, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece — plus autographed memorabilia, game-used relics, vintage comics, Funko Pops and hobby supplies.
Hours run 10:00 AM to roughly 5:00 PM CDT on Saturday and 10:00 AM to roughly 4:00 PM CDT on Sunday. Admission at Rip Card Expo events is typically low — in the five-dollar range for adults, with kids getting in free alongside a paying adult — and tickets are generally sold at the door rather than online, so there is no need to pre-book. Confirm current pricing and any early-bird dealer entry window on the show listing before you head out, since this operator adjusts its format from show to show.
High 5 Retro Guys sits in Oklahoma City with easy access from I-40 and I-44, and on-site parking is free. The space is indoor, climate-controlled and single-level, which matters in mid-August in Oklahoma, and the smaller footprint means you can realistically walk every table twice in an afternoon.
This one suits modern collectors, breakers, flippers and anyone who enjoys the social side of the hobby — you will see rips happening at tables all weekend. It is also friendly to first-timers and families, because the scale is not intimidating and dealers have time to talk. Serious vintage buyers should still come, but bring patience: the graded vintage here is good rather than enormous.
For the best experience, arrive at the Saturday open for first pick of fresh inventory, and bring cash — it still moves the needle on price more than anything else — with Venmo and Zelle as backups. Carry a want list sorted by player and sport, plus penny sleeves, top loaders and a hard case for slabs. Save Sunday afternoon for negotiating, when dealers would rather deal than repack. Watch the show's aggregator listing and social pages for vendor announcements, giveaways and confirmed hours.