Qver ten years since I did a show.

[Frank A]

Yes, that's a long time. So I finally signed up for one. It's going to be at the Nashville Fair Grounds Convention Center. It's a one day show with 300 dealer tables. Should be interesting for me. In the area stop by. I'ts on March 12th. Frank

[rsdill2]

I'll be set up too. Should be fun. Jeff (show promoter) is going to do a three day Fairgrounds show this summer. I'll be interested to see how the Fairground venue goes - parking charge and admission charge might turn some away. But I'll have fun regardless. Between these twice/year big shows and the Music City show in Franklin in the fall, we've got some pretty decent shows in the area.

[darkhorse9]

I'll be coming out to the show. I went to the Music City one last fall but was very disappointed at the total lack of vintage stuff there. I mean like NOTHING.

Hopefully this show will be better. I used to live up North and got spoiled with the Chicago shows.

[GrewUpWithJunkWax]

Originally Posted by Frank A

Yes, that's a long time. So I finally signed up for one. It's going to be at the Nashville Fair Grounds Convention Center. It's a one day show with 300 dealer tables. Should be interesting for me. In the area stop by. I'ts on March 12th. Frank

What made you decide to get back into doing a show?

[Frank A]

Originally Posted by GrewUpWithJunkWax

What made you decide to get back into doing a show?

Getting old, just turned 77. Time to let go of most of my cards and memo. Will see how it goes. If I enjoy it, I will do more. If not, it's auction house time. Frank

[benge610]

Originally Posted by Frank A

Getting old, just turned 77. Time to let go of most of my cards and memo. Will see how it goes. If I enjoy it, I will do more. If not, it's auction house time. Frank

Right there with ya, Frank. I am only 61 (lol) but health issues had me asking my oldest son to help me set up. It's Dean's Dugout (Naperville, IL), 3/12 for me! Small venue (15 tables) but Dean has two stalls in a strip mall scene, with adjoining door between the two. I am rambling on this for purpose:
During an average week, Dean hosts Game Nights for the neighborhood kids; Magic, Vanguard, Pokemon, etc. in the other stall; his card shop in the primary stall. My favorite part of Dean's card shows is when parents/grandparents bring the kid(s) to the show. I love coming up with bits to introduce the kids to the real love of cards. Sometimes I pull out a T206 common from the sleeve; hand it to the kid and ask him/her how it feels to hold a 110 yr-old baseball card. If there eyes widen, I congratulate them and let them know that they are the 793rd person to touch that card. "Your great grandfather got it from a pack of cigarettes; given to him by his dad, and so on and so on". One time, I gave away an Eloy Jimenez Bowman Chrome RC (we're in the Chicago market; I am a Cubs fan), to each kid who noticed that I had a Torgey Torgeson football card, right smack in the middle of old baseball cards in my case! What's up with that?
Just fun stuff to engage the younger generations in something other than the woeful slab.

And since every good post needs a pic, here was Dean's show recently.





Ben
"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[GrewUpWithJunkWax]

People's stories are interesting.

I've only been to a few shows, and usually don't have much time to spend when I do, so kind of just speed through. When I see some fun/unusual cards, always try to compliment them, and sometimes leads to a good conversation.

[T205 Hunter]

Setting up at the Culture Collision Show in Atlanta this weekend (400+ Tables of Comics & Cards for three days). This thread caught my attention because the last time I bought a table was at the Tuff Stuff Show in Richmond, VA - that aught to date it.


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[Piratedogcardshows]

Its a travesty Richmond doesn't have a show anymore. It's ATC land for sure.

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by Jason

Its a travesty Richmond doesn't have a show anymore. It's ATC land for sure.

I have a pretty good background in shows having helped Marco promote the CSA Shows for years. I have toyed with the idea of promoting aa 100+ table show in Richmond. I had planned getting back into the promotion business when I sold my advertising company in 2019, but between Covid and my independent consulting being much busier than I had anticipated, it hasn't happened.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

I have a pretty good background in shows having helped Marco promote the CSA Shows for years. I have toyed with the idea of promoting a 100+ table show in Richmond. I had planned getting back into the promotion business when I sold my advertising company in 2019, but between Covid and my independent consulting being much busier than I had anticipated, it hasn't happened.

Would love to see that. There's basically nothing but a few smaller shows between Chantilly and Raleigh.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

I have a pretty good background in shows having helped Marco promote the CSA Shows for years. I have toyed with the idea of promoting aa 100+ table show in Richmond. I had planned getting back into the promotion business when I sold my advertising company in 2019, but between Covid and my independent consulting being much busier than I had anticipated, it hasn't happened.

Ditto, sorta. We (not the royal "we"; me and two other guys) promoted three local shows several years ago and I've thought about reviving it given the huge surge of interest in collecting, but the COVID thing and the heightened security concerns with all the money this market brings have dissuaded me so far. With the rash of robberies in many places, card shows are sitting ducks. I'd want to hire off-duty police officers to have armed security in place and it would just about double the costs of the show. In the past we wanted two things for sure: free admission and table fees under $100 a table. I am not sure we could keep table fees at anything like that level with the need for enhanced security and liability insurance.

[Piratedogcardshows]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

I have a pretty good background in shows having helped Marco promote the CSA Shows for years. I have toyed with the idea of promoting aa 100+ table show in Richmond. I had planned getting back into the promotion business when I sold my advertising company in 2019, but between Covid and my independent consulting being much busier than I had anticipated, it hasn't happened.

That would be lovely!

[JimC]

Long ways from those Ernie White shows of the 80s/90s . . .

Originally Posted by Jason

Its a travesty Richmond doesn't have a show anymore. It's ATC land for sure.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Frank A

Yes, that's a long time. So I finally signed up for one. It's going to be at the Nashville Fair Grounds Convention Center. It's a one day show with 300 dealer tables. Should be interesting for me. In the area stop by. I'ts on March 12th. Frank

Might want to check the price stickers on your cards from 10 years ago. Some may have changed.

[Frank A]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Might want to check the price stickers on your cards from 10 years ago. Some may have changed.

LOL. Now that's funny.

[Yoda]

From being dead in the ashes 20 years ago, shows have risen Phoenix-like all over the country in the past 2 years...despite Covid.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by Yoda

From being dead in the ashes 20 years ago, shows have risen Phoenix-like all over the country in the past 2 years...despite Covid.

Yes John,
I feel encouraged for a return to the old days; even if it has new twists.
Even if big $$ companies/types, IRS and eBay have changed the landscape for us, we still have the resolve to fly and collect with passion; under the radar, ....
maybe the way it is supposed to be.

Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[JollyElm]

128. Syntaxperation
Being driven absolutely bonkers with frustration whenever you see a blatantly obvious misspelled word in a thread title...and it never gets corrected by the OP, even though it’s been there for days, weeks, months or forever!!!

[donmuth]

I plan to attend and see what I can find in the way of T206s and hits to my 50s and 60s sets or maybe a HOFer or three. Only 2 weeks more to wait!