Calif. Card show!!!

[pepis]

Originally Posted by Griffins

Matt and Clayton, the show is May 18th, in Culver City. Tables are $95.
http://www.socalsportscollectors.com/

That was the location for the Gene Hisseroth Culver City monthly show
i don't think they had a show there since he past he had a card shop
just a block from there. one of my closest friends in the hobby.
Pepe

[Exhibitman]

Candidly, we're also hoping that a one-day show will bring out the old-school weekend warriors, the guys with no real business plan, inventory, etc., and no real ambition to be 'dealers' but a lot of accumulated stuff that they'd like to turn over and would otherwise either send to an auctioneer or put on Ebay. Just the excess stuff I've sent to an auctioneer over the last year could fill a table easily and I'm sure I am not unique in that respect. My hope is that a table fee of under $100 and a one-day time commitment will convince those guys to come out and give it a shot. So, anyone reading who is SoCal local, mark May 18th and think about taking a table. Bring out your doubles, your triples and your stuff that no one would possibly want--you might be surprised.

We will have table contracts and a table selection sheet ready in a week or two.

[ls7plus]

What a terrific idea, Adam--just like the good old days, before virtually everything went on-line! Wish I could be there, and wish you the very best of luck!

Regards,

Larry

[Spiegel83]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Candidly, we're also hoping that a one-day show will bring out the old-school weekend warriors, the guys with no real business plan, inventory, etc., and no real ambition to be 'dealers' but a lot of accumulated stuff that they'd like to turn over and would otherwise either send to an auctioneer or put on Ebay. Just the excess stuff I've sent to an auctioneer over the last year could fill a table easily and I'm sure I am not unique in that respect. My hope is that a table fee of under $100 and a one-day time commitment will convince those guys to come out and give it a shot. So, anyone reading who is SoCal local, mark May 18th and think about taking a table. Bring out your doubles, your triples and your stuff that no one would possibly want--you might be surprised.

We will have table contracts and a table selection sheet ready in a week or two.

Hello, my name is Michael. I just signed up for this site and saw this thread on SoCal card shows. I may be interested in getting a table at the Culver City show. Need to get rid of some excess cardboard and make some room.

I also saw a comment that someone posted about starting a card club. I am also interested in that as a way to maybe get some face to face trades going. Those are the type of trades from my childhood.

Thanks!

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by Spiegel83

Hello, my name is Michael. I just signed up for this site and saw this thread on SoCal card shows. I may be interested in getting a table at the Culver City show. Need to get rid of some excess cardboard and make some room.

I also saw a comment that someone posted about starting a card club. I am also interested in that as a way to maybe get some face to face trades going. Those are the type of trades from my childhood.

Thanks!

Hey Michael - welcome to the site. Would love to have you at the show. Give me a shout through the link on the site below and I'll hit you back by email or phone. We've got a dealer agreement now and below is a show layout. We need to do a more detailed scout to make sure this will work as planned but is pretty close. The entrance is located down the aisle between tables 7 and 8. All tables are 8 foot tables. Let us know if you have any questions.

One thought is to have this first show and have a signup list for anyone wanting to participate in the card club. Then we can start an email thread or chain and post the next meetup on the socalcollectors site. Monthly or bi-monthly, maybe?

[Spiegel83]

Thanks for the info. I will contact you through your website.

[Rich Klein]

To order the fries crispy. Otherwise, those are terrible. The burgers are uniformly good.

Rich

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by pepis

That was the location for the Gene Hisseroth Culver City monthly show
i don't think they had a show there since he past he had a card shop
just a block from there. one of my closest friends in the hobby.
Pepe

Thanks for that information, Pepe. We had heard that there were shows there previously but didn't know who held them. I believe Phil Regli mentioned that there were shows there in past. Are you still in Southern Cal?

[kmac32]

Hollywood Park casino used to be one of the best shows in SoCal. Was always worth the trip even in a bad neighborhood.

[pepis]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Hollywood Park casino used to be one of the best shows in SoCal. Was always worth the trip even in a bad neighborhood.

Sure Jayson, i'm still in SoCal i'm a Valley boy now or should i say Valley
old man, in 83 and 84 i did a couple of larger shows there and the 84 one
was probably one of my top 5 ever, but the reason was i had many
olympic pins.
Pepe

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by pepis

Sure Jayson, i'm still in SoCal i'm a Valley boy now or should i say Valley
old man, in 83 and 84 i did a couple of larger shows there and the 84 one
was probably one of my top 5 ever, but the reason was i had many
olympic pins.
Pepe

Would love to have you at this one if you wanted to come down. I love stories of the shows that used to be and anything related to hobby history.

Anyone else interested can contact us through the contact page on the site or PM me and I'll give you my direct email.

[Cerberus]

..........I live 2 blocks away from that show location in Culver City. I can state, unequivocally, that In-'N-Out burgers are not overrated. Their fries, on the other hand, need work (unless you order them "animal style"). Any negativity towards In-'N-Out, is borderline blasphemy.

For any of you planning to attend the show, there's an In 'N Out approximately 1 mile or so away from the location--East on Venice Blvd.

Michael

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Cerberus

..........I live 2 blocks away from that show location in Culver City. I can state, unequivocally, that In-'N-Out burgers are not overrated. Their fries, on the other hand, need work (unless you order them "animal style"). Any negativity towards In-'N-Out, is borderline blasphemy.

For any of you planning to attend the show, there's an In 'N Out approximately 1 mile or so away from the location--East on Venice Blvd.

Michael

I didn't see anyone say In n Out Burgers are overrated. I said they are over saturated in our area. I like them animal style and their burgers are really good...and very fresh. I don't believe their hamburger meat is ever frozen. That being said, they really could brush up on their fries. Even animal style they aren't that great...they are ok but not great.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Cerberus

..........I live 2 blocks away from that show location in Culver City. I can state, unequivocally, that In-'N-Out burgers are not overrated. Their fries, on the other hand, need work (unless you order them "animal style"). Any negativity towards In-'N-Out, is borderline blasphemy.

For any of you planning to attend the show, there's an In 'N Out approximately 1 mile or so away from the location--East on Venice Blvd.

Michael

Actually, some locations of In Nd Out are better than others. The one we have here in the Palm Springs area isn't that good. The one in San Bernadino is awesome. Would still trade one for an occasional Staek and Shake in SoCal

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by Cerberus

..........I live 2 blocks away from that show location in Culver City. I can state, unequivocally, that In-'N-Out burgers are not overrated. Their fries, on the other hand, need work (unless you order them "animal style"). Any negativity towards In-'N-Out, is borderline blasphemy.

For any of you planning to attend the show, there's an In 'N Out approximately 1 mile or so away from the location--East on Venice Blvd.

Michael

Michael, that In and Out is 3 blocks from my studio at Helms, that is what I was basing my blasphemy on.
Keep heading west on Culver til you hit the beach and you'll see The Shack.

Mark, the sausage eating contest at the show last week was a new low. The funny part was the guy was walking about giving away the leftover sausages and he grabbed one in the tongs and put it directly in Adam's hands- it was so hot it almost seared off his fingerprints. Never seen him move so fast!

Josh, great finally meeting you last weekend, look forward to seeing you in May.

[pepis]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Thanks for that information, Pepe. We had heard that there were shows there previously but didn't know who held them. I believe Phil Regli mentioned that there were shows there in past. Are you still in Southern Cal?

Phil Regli, that name sounds familiar, is he one of the vintage ungraded cards
dealer still left at the Frank & sons weekly show??

[oaks1912]

Hey Jason..You're off to a great start. If 5% of the 1800+ viewers (so far) show up, you've got 90 people through the doors already.... If you combine that with a burger eating contest, you might get 200 people through the doors...Let me call Joey CHestnut and see what he charges for appearance fees

[rdwyer]

Pepis: Yes Phil is from Frank and Sons. You might have saw him recently on Storage wars. He was appraising a newspaper of Elvis's passing, and a newspaper from the first World Series.

[Wite3]

I cannot wait...will certainly be there...I miss the old card shows of the '80s with tables set up specifically for trading and a variety of dealers.

Joshua

[pepis]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

Pepis: Yes Phil is from Frank and Sons. You might have saw him recently on Storage wars. He was appraising a newspaper of Elvis's passing, and a newspaper from the first World Series.

Thanks i thought it sounded familiar! i was a frank & sons dealer myself
for many years when it was all or 98% sports cards
Pepe

[drmondobueno]

Can't believe it...just took a part time job (after being retired 5 years) with the P. O. working Saturdays to feed the Monster!! hmmmm..maybe I can call in sick or finagle some training in L A...Or my 6th grandma died... A Saturday show sounds fantastic. Maybe talk one of my twin boys to come along, like 1981....

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by oaks1912

Hey Jason..You're off to a great start. If 5% of the 1800+ viewers (so far) show up, you've got 90 people through the doors already.... If you combine that with a burger eating contest, you might get 200 people through the doors...Let me call Joey CHestnut and see what he charges for appearance fees

No food contests! In fact, we were talking on the ride home from Anaheim and thought there was no need for announcements of any kind nor any music. I'm enjoying a great hobby conversation and I get bombarded with, "Steve Garvey still signing!" for the 10th time. If you're on the show floor all day, that stuff can get tiring very quickly.

There will, however, be a wet t-shirt contest