What are the best shows for pre-war cards
 

Besides the National

I would add the Shriner's show in Wilmington, MA, just north of Boston, with the November show being better than the April show.

Curious to here from others, especially those who have traveled to many shows. What are the top shows? And are they worth traveling too?

Thanks

Bob

I didn't make it over to Strongsville this year to see the new location, but when I've gone in previous years when it was at the hotel there was pretty much every pre-war card you could think of.

Next show is coming up Nov 1-3. Here is a link for info and tickets:

https://gbsccconvention.com/

Some eye candy from 2023…this is a great show, awesome vintage selection, very nice dealers, and good food with GF options.

Strongsville this year was awesome. It was a show that I would say 95% was vintage. It was nice to see that there was a variety of vintage from all sports. Everything was well represented. For those that didn't know, they moved it from the hotel to the Ice Skating Arena they have next door. They dedicated one of the rinks to the show.

Philly show is second to the national for prewar. Same (and more) dealers as strongsville.

Philly > Chantilly >> Strongsville

Trying out Shriners this weekend

Matt and Don know. Philly Show is 2nd only to the National. It's not only close. Then factor in the show has been growing (table-wise).

Consider this another ringing endorsement for the Philly Show.

The East Coast National I attended over the summer was really strong for vintage cards and memorabilia. Very much a throwback show, even to the point of regional price variation (I found Dodgers stuff for cheap compared to what I pay in SoCal).

Is there a particular Philly show date that's better than the others?