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Judson HamlinI'll second (or third) the price comments. I saw a number of PSA or SGC cards T206/E90, etc. that were priced without respect to reality, the SMR, eBay or this board's BST rates. Raw prices were also all over the place. One dealer had 2 E97's - admittedly a tough (and popular set)- of Stienfeld and Murray that were poor/fair with creases, paper loss and such defects, and both over 200. Even if you think that the 2007 vg book of, I think, 250 is low, working that out, 100-125 might have made more sense. I also noticed sharply higher prices (at some tables) for E120s.
I also agree that it does seem like a waste of exhibition space (and overhead) for the auction houses to set up shop. I'm not sure how much walk-in business they get and, with universal internet access, there are probably few, if any, show patrons who don't already know where and when these auctions are going down.
That antique store sounds pretty good. Too bad I already grabbed the T208 set at the next store down the road.