GBSCC Boston Shriner's Show Wilmington Nov. 1-3

[rand1com]

The annual GBSCC Sports Card/Memorabilia Show at the Shriner's Auditorium in Wilmington will be held Nov.1-3.

One of the top regional shows in the US.

Not "The National", but a very good show similar to Philly and Chantilly with roughly 300 tables.

[Brownie33]

Very excited! Can’t wait. I look forward to this every year.

[talkinbaseball]

I'll second that, great show,
John

[Belfast1933]

It’s a great show! Tons of vintage and some super cool memorabilia too at really great prices.

I’ll be selling some sweet pre-war cards (see below for preview) at a shared table with Paul Borges (the RI legend!) so please come by to chat Net54 stuff.

See you there

Jeff

[gunboat82]

I'll likely be there Saturday with some trade bait.

[soxinseven]

I'll be set up again at tables 113-115 with longtime hobby friend John Liffmann. I believe this is my 12th year setting up there and it is always a good show. John will have his usual array of pre war photos and also many paintings by Bruce Stark. I will have T206s (graded and raw), various type cards, E94 Close Candy cards and many other caramel cards. Stop by and say hello, it's always great to talk about the hobby.

[edhans]

I'll be at table #s 155 & 156 with Tom Boblitt.

[rand1com]

I’m at tables 63/64. Mostly autographs and memorabilia with some vintage cards along with original photos/score cards and other neat items.

[scooter729]

Too many kids' activities going on for me on Saturday, but I'll be trolling around at the opening gun on Friday - will see many of you there, I'm sure!

[theshowandme]

I’ll be helping at tables 84,85,86

There will be at least one showcase of pre-war stuff and some 1950s vintage

A decent amount of 1920s caramel cards

I’ll have my Walter Johnson T206 shirt on one of the days.

Come say hi

-Don

[theshowandme]

On my way!

[Mattymc727]

I’ll be there this afternoon!

[Kutcher55]

Was there for a bit over three hours this afternoon. Great vibe and tons of vintage. Man that concrete floor is unforgiving though. I am not in horrible shape and my feet are sore! Overall I found a couple of relatively obscure Red Sox cards and filled some of my set needs. I find these shows a bit overwhelming. Very hard to find real quality that isn’t above market price. There are so many regular dealers with tons of stock who are so far above market price I wonder how they make sales. But there are also a lot of good sellers at this show. It’s so easy to get distracted and I can’t help but feel rushed because there’s so much out there and I don’t want to miss anything so I cover the whole floor and inevitably miss things anyway.

Oddball moment of the day was the dealer in the very back row near the left corner selling a 1916 Babe Ruth for $100. It was very badly stained so I say to the guy, “that can’t be real, right?” And he said something like yeah I think it is but it’s too poor to be graded. I nodded my head and moved on.

[Mattymc727]

I found a decent vintage selection, but also very high prices. I was under the impression that shows are the best bang for the buck as you meet collectors and negotiate with passionate like minded individuals. This felt more like card vendors that happen to have some vintage and marked prices way up.

I still got two cards i wanted, so not a total regret!

[skelly]

Really starting to feel like the smaller one day shows that we are lucky to have in the NY/NJ/Pennsylvania are much better for buying then the big regional shows. Some dealers are more motivated to sell, not so tied up in comps, making back money for time & travel expenses, etc…

[Mattymc727]

Originally Posted by skelly

Really starting to feel like the smaller one day shows that we are lucky to have in the NY/NJ/Pennsylvania are much better for buying then the big regional shows. Some dealers are more motivated to sell, not so tied up in comps, making back money for time & travel expenses, etc…

I find the prices for HOF extraordinary. 10k for a Cobb with a common back? An SGC 2 Evers for $1100?

These cards are old, but not super rare.

Most we’re willing to negotiate, but maybe $50

[brunswickreeves]

I was there today from 12-3, plenty of time to take a few trips around and chat up some great Net54ers! The new discovery Type 1 photos going up for auction in the coming month(s) were pretty awesome. Tons of vintage available if you’re willing to pay or make a well incentivized trade. Thanks Shriners for making this possible and a nice show.

[Al C.risafulli]

Super bummed to be missing this excellent show, but Andrew Aronstein is there in booth 70, accepting consignments and featuring some of the incredible photos we'll be offering in our upcoming fall LOTG auction (shown above). Stop by and say hello!

-Al

[sammythunder]

Wanted to share my recap video of the show. First time going and had a great time. I was pleased to find some good cards for my PC and meet some familiar faces as well as meet some new ones!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oc4Nqq8n8