Philly Show this weekend....see you there ?

[tedzan]

I recently acquired a collection of 444 different T206 cards. So, I might have some you need since the
last show we met at. Including about 40 Southern Leaguer's.


Looking forward to seeing you ole friend.

TED Z

[bh3443]

I hope you all have a great time whether youre buying or selling.
I love that area and was always at the shows at Wilow Grove.
I really miss not being able to go there anymore, but thank God I have net54
to get cards. Have fun and I look forward to hearing how the show was!
Bill

[VintageBall]

Is anybody heading down from NYC this time? Carpool? Train?

Robert S

[blades3]

I will be there walking around on Saturday and Sunday. I fly in Friday, but have some consignment runs to go on in Jersey so I'll miss the show Friday. See you there.

[Michael Peich]

Alas, I will have to miss the show and camaraderie. My 87 year-old father, my sister, and my daughter are running a 5K in Chicago on Sunday. I'll be there cheering on the three generations! See you all in December.

Cheers, Mike

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by VintageBall

Is anybody heading down from NYC this time? Carpool? Train?

Robert S

I am not but is there actually a train option? That would work for me in the future possibly..

[tedzan]

There is no train that goes in the vicinity of the Valley Forge Convention Center that I know of.

Click onto the link in my 1st post here, and then General Information to get Directions to the Show.


TED Z

[Jewish-collector]

Originally Posted by toppcat

I am not but is there actually a train option? That would work for me in the future possibly..

I have the same question for this somewhat new venue.

For the old Ft. Washington show, you could take a train from center city Philly to the Ft. Washington train terminal (walking distance to the 2-3 hotels), then take one of the hotel's shuttle or a taxi to the convention center.

[tedzan]

Hey Alan....that's one of the things I liked about the show in Baltimore. I took the Amtrak train, and in 2 hours
I was there.....no stress, no mess.

Anyhow, will we see you in Valley Forge this weekend ?


TED Z

[morgan118]

Attended the show Friday night and will be back today since I booked a room at the attached hotel. If the show gets any smaller it will be more like my local church basement show. I knew I was in trouble when I saw the real wide aisles between tables when I came in. Many well known dealers are no longer setting up and the ones I talked to were all complaing about the cost. Doesn't bode well for the future of what once was a real destination for sports collectors. It really is a shadow of what it used to be in Fort Washington.

As far as items for sale, the usual overpriced graded material and VG-EX raw material at nr-mint pricing. Most of the dealers are either out of touch with the current prices that items are being sold for right now or just love packing and unpacking their inventory. I noticed one dealer who I see at virtually every show with a very high end gouping of 1951 Topps Red Backs for around $5,500.00. I tried to make him a reasonable offer I believe over 2 years ago for this very same set that he has set up at this show, wouldn't budge. So, here he is almost 3 years later still packing and unpacking the same cards and they still have the same price on them. I really don't understand how it is possible to tie up this amount of inventory dollars for years and years and never get the hint that your material is too overpriced to sell. He either paid virtually nothing for the cards and is hoping for someone who has more money than brains to stumble onto his booth or he has married the cards.

In any case I did manage to make a few purchases of individual items from Richie Salberg of Rchie's Sports Cards, Chuck Blue of Blue Gems and Steve from Steve's Cards and more to make the show worthwhile. I really think the show is on the brink of disappearing however, which would be a shame for our hobby. Hopefully the Chicago show in November will be better.