NEW Richmond, Virginia Sports Card Show

[Jewish-collector]

Looks like there's a new sports card show starting up in Richmond, Virginia, with their first show next weekend Aug 23-25. It's different promoters than the Chantilly show. Looks like a major show. Just curious if anyone is planning to go ?

http://www.mm-shows.com

[tschock]

I am seriously thinking about making the 2 hour drive up from the Raleigh-Durham area either Friday or Saturday.

[Jason]

Ill def be in attendance for this one.Im not an autograph guy but they have some good people scheduled this weekend.I hope it does well a local show would be nice to have.

[t213]

What dealers will be there?

Andy

[t206blogcom]

I might come down on Saturday depending on what else I have going on. I was just down in Richmond last weekend, so I'm not exactly anxious to sit on I-95 for hours on end. We'll see. Wish they had more info on their website.

[bbcard1]

wish they had a website...I would consider going but know nothing about it.

[oldphil]

I'll be there. I used to attend the old Richmond show at the racetrack. Hope this one works out.

[Jewish-collector]

bump

Also note that PSA will be there

[hugginsandscott]

we will be there accepting consignments for our upcoming October auction. If you attend, stop by and see Bill.
thanks

Huggins and Scott Auctions

[arc2q]

That is a pretty impressive list of autographers, although I am not into such things. Dale Murphy would be great to see.

[insccollectibles]

Also the running of the bulls happens in Richmond this weekend. http://www.wric.com/story/23050019/running-of-the-bulls-comes-to-richmond

[Sean1125]

Is this a show worth flying to? How many tables? Is there a dealer list? Listed nowhere on the website... They give relatively little info.

[t213]

Any early reports from the friday attendees?

Andy

[Gradedcardman]

Heard a rumor it was not good at all.

[Jason]

I went with my son today.Not alot of people there but we had torrential downpours tonight.It was alot smaller than I anticipated.A few dealers didnt make it tonight.I think the amount of Prewar they had was pretty good for the number of tables there.Mostly T206 with a others sprinkled in as well.I didn't see any T210's which I find weird seeing as they came from a factory in Richmond.A highlight for me was meeting the author of Baseball In Richmond Ron Pomfrey.He had some nice Richmond Colt pieces for sale.Very cool guy.They had a free Redskins autograph session with former Redskin players.Im not an autograph guy or a Redskins fan but my son is a auto hound.I didn't get to pick up anything tonight but Im hopeful the dealers who weren't set up have a good selection available tomorrow.

[Jewish-collector]

I, too, was at the show today. As Jason mentioned, it was a lot smaller than envisioned and had a very poor turnout. PSA and James Spence were set up, but had very few customers. The same with Huggins & Scott Auctions and Goldin Auctions. The show reminded me a lot of a large mall show, the only difference was that here the dealers were all together in one area (large exhibit hall).

Admission was free and there were a bunch of former Redskins signing free autographs. There was a nice crowd in that area for a short time, until everyone who wanted autographs got them. I personally enjoyed the show a great deal, though. It gave me a chance to talk to some of the Virginia/North Carolina dealers that don’t set up in Chantilly. I understand that there will be a February 2014 show scheduled at this same location, but I wouldn’t bet on any more future shows here. All of the dealers that I spoke to had a horrible show so far.

I’d be curious on what the opinions were of others after attending Saturday and/or Sunday.

[t206blogcom]

Did anyone attend Saturday and Sunday? If so, did attendance pick up?

[MBMiller25]

Was there on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was terrible, and most dealers I spoke with were not happy. Sunday seemed better, but there was also some big named signers ( Dr J, Pete Rose, Bench, Reggie Jackson) and Ray Lewis who drew a huge Ravens crowd in. The dealers seemed to have better traffic on Sunday.