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Originally Posted by Griffins
We haven't had a dedicated card show in SoCal in years- a few friends and I did 3 small ones a few years ago, but costs were way way too high, and the Long Beach coin show has a few tables of cards, but other than that nothing since '08 when the Hollywood Park show folded up.
I guess I'd be happy for any show, vintage or not. Ebay is a 24/7 show that is tough to compete with.
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Yeah, that was a tough nut to crack. People will come to shows with a vintage focus and the dealers were mostly happy with our shows, but in this day and age I am convinced that the vintage collector crowd is quite distinct from the current player autograph crowd. The show needs to be a non-autograph show where the dealers take an active role in bringing their customer base into the show. The days of renting a gym and setting up and being stormed with crowds who find a Beckett classified listing are over. Even the National has dead hours and distinct zones of little interest to collectors of vintage material.