No more Fort Washington show???

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Mark
Your post brings back many delightful memories. Mark was
at Table #38, March 1983 Show, and found a short & friendly
Greek (thats me) with a mustache and lots of Vintage cards
priced very reasonably. We've been great friends ever since.

Wayne Miller's table was opposite me and he was indeed the
"T206 King". It always amazed me how show after show he'd
show up with fresh material. We used to accuse him of printing
the cards in his basement.

Then just down the aisle from me was the "Mr Mint quadrangle",
consisting of Al Rosen, Dick DeCoursey, John Broggi and Brian
Morris....what a crew !

Ron Oser's table was next too the legendary rest room.....an
"Outhouse" within the building. About the only major regret
I have had in sportscard deals was with Ron. He had 2 - 1948
Bowman George Mikan cards (selling each for $40.). I gave him
two crisp $20's for one. And always the great guy that Ron is,
he offered me the 2nd one for $25.....I passed on it; and, have
regretted ever since.

The "walk-ins" back then were UNBELIEVABLE....from ton's of
1950's cards to Old Judges, T-cards (A & G, N162, T201-216),
Goudeys, PlayBalls, and many esoteric sets seldom seen nowa-
days. But, what was really mind-boggling was that I ended up
with more than my share of them. This always surprised me since
there were at least a hundred "big-time" dealers there and the
competition was fierce. It pays to have a friendly smile.

"THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS"