I attended the Show on Sunday, only because family obligations prevented me from attending on Friday and Saturday, my preferred days. If the Phila. area weather on Saturday was anything like the miserable Wash., DC area weather was on Saturday, I can understand why show attendance would have been low on this day. In fact, due to the weather, I'm glad I wasn't able to drive up and back to the Show on this day.
On Sunday, it did appear to me that the dealers may have outnumbered the show attendees. What really peeved me is that many dealers started packing up shortly after noon (for a show that opened at 10 a.m.)!
Still, I truly enjoyed the Show. I talked with Ken C., James G., Leon L., Dan M., Jim R., Hank T., Ted Z., and I'm sure other Net 54ers whom I don't recognize. Also had a great chat with Dave Schrader/Bagger's. And, it was a thrill to see certain to-die-for cards live and in person that I have only seen online, such as the recently-discovered D381 Johnson in Heritage's Auction and Leon's E222s and T216 VEs.
Hank, please keep in mind that Dan isn't the only WaJo collector around, so please consider leaving half of the estate to yours truly!!
For sure, I'll be back for the November Oaks Show (but, not on Sunday!). I hope that all the vintage dealers and SGC also return.
Val
Last edited by ValKehl; 04-21-2011 at 11:52 AM.
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