Philly Show

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Posted By: Jimmy

Would like to get updates on the show if anyone is going

Thanks Jimmy

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Posted By: Phil Garry

I was there last night and made two pick-ups:

1902 Whitehead & Hoag Pittsburgh Pirates Team Photo Pin w/Honus Wagner, Jack Chesbro & Fred Clarke
1925 Exhibits Bill Terry HOF RC

GAI was surprisingly absent from the show.

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Posted By: Bobby Binder

How was the crowd traffic? Ever since they moved to Reading every show has been declining. SGC is there but not doing on site grading anymore. We went there a few times and stopped because it was not worth it. Think GAI felt the same way.

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Posted By: judson hamlin

I thought the parking lot was fairly empty when I got there at 5, but the crowd was better, but not great, by the time I left at 745. Picked up some T205's, 35 Goudeys, an E95 Merkle and a E93 Leach, among others. Prices went from fair to what the hell? One dealer who I won't name was trying to sell vge T205 commons in the 150-200 range (raw). His T206 prices were equally egregious, which was a shame, since he had many rare backs for sale.
Spoke with Ted Z and a few of the other long-time dealers- which is always a nice part of the trip.
Lots of post-war, lots of shiny stuff and memorabilia/ephemera dealers, but still more pre-war dealers in one spot other than the National.
One touch which I thought was nice was having David Grimes' table space left empty with a note mourning his passage and a flower on the table.

edited for spelling

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Posted By: Alan

I was there Friday the whole time 5pm - 9pm. It was a lot less crowded than a typical Friday night at the old Ft. Wash. location. A lot of dealers were saying that each show in the new location brings less & less collectors. In other words, this Friday had less number than the Fri from the last show & so on. Some dealers were very unhabby with sales Fri night & say they may not continue setting up anymore there.

They moved the food court to a separate room, making it appear that there were less tables & dealers than in the previous shows (here in Reading). It did seem like there were a few less dealers, perhaps. Not sure, though.

PSA & SGC were both represented, but SGC just had a regular booth & wasn't grading on site. There seemed to be fewer auction houses represented, too.

I'd be curious to know what the crowd was like on Saturday & Sunday. The show has been cut down from 4 times a year to twice, so that could mean the beginning of the end. Time will tell what the future holds for this show.

Alan

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Posted By: Joe D.

It looked less crowded than past shows....

but I enjoyed it tremendously.


I got to meet up with fellow N54ers - Lyle, Dan McKee, Ted Z, Toby, others... and I met up with a few new friends as well.


Thats what its all about.

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Posted By: leon

Thanks again for checking on something for me.....I appreciated it.....shoot me an email with your want list again and maybe I can return the favor sometime.....regards

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Posted By: Joe D.

I'll shoot you an email soon.

Regards,
Joe

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Posted By: Jimmy

Thanks for the updates, I have not been to Reading yet and had good luck when it was in Ft. Wash for about three years. It seems it lost something when it moved and I always looked forward to spending time in the Philadelphia area, but not to many shows have vintage cards like Philly and some of the other bigger shows.

Thanks Jimmy

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Posted By: Scott L

I was there today. I thought it was a pretty good crowd. Got to shake hands and speak with Ted Z. which was cool. Picked up my first Hindu. The card is a 1 but the back is really solid.

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Posted By: CN

I won't go this year as I live on Long Island but I miss the Philly show and did not miss many in the last 25 years.CN

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Posted By: Jeff Mohler

I spent two hours today at the show. I have only been to the show three times now, so I can't comment on whether there were fewer dealers or smaller crowds.

I had a nice chat with Tim Newcomb who happened to author the definitive articles on the "Pens" series in Old Cardboard. I picked up what was an apparently "fresh to the hobby" find of the creamy Canadian wide pens including the Feller, Doerr and Greenberg cards. They were all in pretty nice condition (VG-EX to EX or better). The dealer told me that some "old guy" in his 70-80's brought them by. They were all together in an old yellow glassine envelope.

I also picked up a blank back Bender Pinkerton postcard, which added nicely to my little collection of Pinkertons.

Jeff

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

There were some dealers there I didn't recognize, and some dealers who are always there were missing.

The floor layout was different from previous Reading shows, too, so I was all confused. Took me about an hour to situate myself.

It was my absolute pleasure to meet Ted Z in person for the first time. What an incredibly friendly and sincere man.

Also spent a few minutes with Dan McKee; I can learn more about this hobby in a few minutes with Dan McKee than I can in several months of reading and researching on my own.

As always, it's nice to connect with friends, and I did get the opportunity to do that.

Hard as I tried, though, I couldn't find anything to buy.

-Al

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Posted By: Anonymous

I have to admit, the show was small in size in its layout, but there was good attendance. I picked up a couple of Willards including McBride and Rickey.