San Francisco Collectors Show - Worth Attending?

[pepis]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Fashion Island?

I was all over the SF show as a kid in the '80's.. "The Moscone". It was a dreamworld to me.

Fashion Island sounds right the mall was an island great show from the pre grading era
the 1987 Moscone was one of the most incredible shows ever for me
probably 2nd best, i don't remember if it was a National or what they called back then the west coast national.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by pepis

Fashion Island sounds right the mall was an island great show from the pre grading era
the 1987 Moscone was one of the most incredible shows ever for me
probably 2nd best, i don't remember if it was a National or what they called back then the west coast national.

I first went to Moscone in 87 or 88. I remember the fuss over the ridiculous autograph prices.. Mays, Koufax were in the low teens and guys like Brock,Gibson were between $4-$5. I still have many singed cards from then. I also still have my '59 Clemente I got from Fashion Island's card shop. I remember taking it to school, dinging a corner and trying to lick it to straighten it out again. I ended up making chunk of white border come off. If graded, I'd have turned an 8 into a 4.. But it's raw and I've I since forgiven myself