Who's attending Strongsville and expectations?

[Kzoo]

I made the 3 1/2 hour drive over this morning for the noon opening and I stayed till 3.45 after finding some nice signed vintage cards, so it was worth the trip. I had last been to Strongsville about 15 years ago and it was mostly what I expected, except I thought it was supposed to be a vintage only show? I was really surprised to see a fair amount of modern 'shiny' stuff in several cases and I was even more surprised to see one dealer in the middle of the rink with a couple showcases full of only Pokemon. WTF? How did this guy get a table at this show?

Anyways, a good day overall and an easy drive both ways. Here's a couple of my pickups.

[ClementeFanOh]

Matt-

Pokemon is rolling like crazy- not my thing, but a building juggernaut. Outside
of it, I didn't see much shiny stuff at all. If I had, I would simply have walked
around it Trent King

[sammythunder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzsgBnXal4w

Day 1 Video! Day 2 Video will be released today. Enjoy everyone! Hope to see those that have attended tonight at the Vintage Trade Night!

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[Huck]

Originally Posted by sammythunder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzsgBnXal4w

Day 1 Video! Day 2 Video will be released today. Enjoy everyone! Hope to see those that have attended tonight at the Vintage Trade Night!

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Thank you for posting the video. I would enjoy seeing some signs, pennants, equipment etc..

[tycobb]

Originally Posted by sammythunder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzsgBnXal4w

Day 1 Video! Day 2 Video will be released today. Enjoy everyone! Hope to see those that have attended tonight at the Vintage Trade Night!

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Thanks for sharing Sammy ! I enjoy watching videos like this . Especially like when dealers/sellers put prices on the cards. It kind of helps me to put some kind of values on some of the same cards i own . Looking forward to Day 2 video .


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[edhans]

Really terrific show. Every other dealer I spoke with concurred. Kudos to Laura and her team on a well run show. If only they could've found a way to heat the place...

[BRoberts]

I scheduled a trip back East to visit family to coincide with the Strongsville show. Ended up helping a longtime hobby friend with his table when the show opened Friday. I lived in Ohio almost my entire life and started attending Strongsville back in the 1980s. Though it has changed over the decades (different venue, different owners of the show, more autograph guests now), I think its roots are still there. I see many dealers who were there 30-40 years ago, and the same goes for attendees.

Attendance on Friday and Saturday was consistently strong, and from what I saw Friday, people were there to spend money. If any dealer had a disappointing show, I think he or she should look in the mirror to figure out why. I didn't hear the words "tariffs" or "stock market" uttered once.

I didn't see the table that was devoted to Pokemon, but I can state that at the end of the show Sunday, the building was still standing, so I think everyone survived.

[mortimer brewster]

I am a vintage set builder. Very happy with this show. There was an unbelievable selection of graded and ungraded cards.

This show has probably replaced the National for my collecting needs. I've been to 13 Nationals in the last 15 years and basically the same dealers I bought from there were at
Strongsville.. But that's just me.

[Cubanball]

My first time at Strongsville has been better than expected. I found the selection of vintage and pre-war items outstanding. I was able to pick up some key items for my PC, including some super nice pre-war items and Cuban baseball cards. Already making plans to return next year.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Kzoo

I made the 3 1/2 hour drive over this morning for the noon opening and I stayed till 3.45 after finding some nice signed vintage cards, so it was worth the trip. I had last been to Strongsville about 15 years ago and it was mostly what I expected, except I thought it was supposed to be a vintage only show? I was really surprised to see a fair amount of modern 'shiny' stuff in several cases and I was even more surprised to see one dealer in the middle of the rink with a couple showcases full of only Pokemon. WTF? How did this guy get a table at this show?

Anyways, a good day overall and an easy drive both ways. Here's a couple of my pickups.

Dealers are allowed to bring a bit of new stuff, but I would say something to the promoters if someone is here with just modern, whether it's Pokemon or sports. That is against what we agree to as dealers.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Dealers are allowed to bring a bit of new stuff, but I would say something to the promoters if someone is here with just modern, whether it's Pokemon or sports. That is against what we agree to as dealers.

In the 1990s when the first attempt at vintage shows took place, the standard rule was you could bring some newer cards within reason but with these caveats

1) Everything in the showcases had to be vintage

2) No modern unopened could be available

3) There was not as many of sets featuring vintage players as there are today but you could bring in modern cards of vintage players in sets like the 1990's Topps Archives set.

Regards
Rich

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by Kzoo

I made the 3 1/2 hour drive over this morning for the noon opening and I stayed till 3.45 after finding some nice signed vintage cards, so it was worth the trip. I had last been to Strongsville about 15 years ago and it was mostly what I expected, except I thought it was supposed to be a vintage only show? I was really surprised to see a fair amount of modern 'shiny' stuff in several cases and I was even more surprised to see one dealer in the middle of the rink with a couple showcases full of only Pokemon. WTF? How did this guy get a table at this show?

Anyways, a good day overall and an easy drive both ways. Here's a couple of my pickups.

Which dealer had the Pokemon table? I am surprised that was allowed.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Which dealer had the Pokemon table? I am surprised that was allowed.

I heard they got yelled at basically told to put it away...Idk I thought Pokemon or modern was allowed as long as it was just a small percentage of their table.

[sacentaur]

I just had a longtime collector/dealer tell me that he just doesn’t see the vintage selection in California that he sees at Midwest or East Coast shows. Whenever I attend a convention out here it’s a treasure hunt for any vintage amongst an avalanche of Pokémon and Modern cards.

There is a movement to increase vintage with larger events, like the upcoming West Coast Collectors Show (formerly known as the Burbank Card show) scheduled in August at the Anaheim Convention Center (a huge venue). If they can get some of the vintage vendors from other parts of the country to sign-up, it would be a big boost. We’ll see.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by sacentaur

I just had a longtime collector/dealer tell me that he just doesn’t see the vintage selection in California that he sees at Midwest or East Coast shows. Whenever I attend a convention out here it’s a treasure hunt for any vintage amongst an avalanche of Pokémon and Modern cards.

There is a movement to increase vintage with larger events, like the upcoming West Coast Collectors Show (formerly known as the Burbank Card show) scheduled in August at the Anaheim Convention Center (a huge venue). If they can get some of the vintage vendors from other parts of the country to sign-up, it would be a big boost. We’ll see.

That was definitely true at the Pasadena Show I attended a few weeks ago when I happened to be in LA for a few days. At least 75% was Pokemon and there were maybe 5 dealers with mainly vintage.

[sacentaur]

Yup, true about Pasadena/Front Row. They have an upcoming show in June and was told by one of the organizers that it will be a bigger and better show with more vintage. I’ll be there.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by sacentaur

Yup, true about Pasadena/Front Row. They have an upcoming show in June and was told by one of the organizers that it will be a bigger and better show with more vintage. I’ll be there.

Sure hope so...

I was at Front Row in Tacoma while everyone else was in Strongsville. Saw 4 "vintage" tables out of roughly 200 total. Their next event is in July, so fingers crossed they get it figured out by then.

On a separate note.... SGC must be getting slammed right now. They were taking submissions concurrently at 3 shows last weekend alone.... Front Row, Strongsville and Shriners Boston. Hope they are hiring!

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by perezfan

On a separate note.... SGC must be getting slammed right now. They were taking submissions concurrently at 3 shows last weekend alone.... Front Row, Strongsville and Shriners Boston. Hope they are hiring!

They were also present in St. Paul, Minnesota last weekend.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by sacentaur

I just had a longtime collector/dealer tell me that he just doesn’t see the vintage selection in California that he sees at Midwest or East Coast shows. Whenever I attend a convention out here it’s a treasure hunt for any vintage amongst an avalanche of Pokémon and Modern cards.

There is a movement to increase vintage with larger events, like the upcoming West Coast Collectors Show (formerly known as the Burbank Card show) scheduled in August at the Anaheim Convention Center (a huge venue). If they can get some of the vintage vendors from other parts of the country to sign-up, it would be a big boost. We’ll see.

I deal in exclusively vintage. I haven't heard back from the promoters yet.

[sacentaur]

Search the West Coast Card Show online and they have a vendors registration page (I misspoke above and said “collectors”, but it’s “card”).

Nice eBay site, BTW.