seattle card show?

[drcy]

My only problem is I'm not used to getting up at 5am on a Saturday. I'm much more awake and personable with 8 hours sleep. And to put getting up early in perspective, I'm in West Seattle and Scott picked me up from Tacoma. I was his free assistant, so a ride was the perk. I know I closed one sale, as I assured a board member that a Walter Johnson photo was original.

I learned that Rob has a ton of Pre-War cards. I'd ask Andrew "What are these?" and he'd keep saying "Those are Rob's." And Scott said "Did you see the binders of cards Rob had?"

Interestingly, Rob had an orange T206 Ty Cobb where you could see where the colors were aligned and the top edge was the normal red. Certainly seemed to support that the orange Cobbs aren't mere fading or a light ink batch but a genuine printing press variation. I said "I assume you charge a premium for that," and Rob said "Definitely."

As a non-active collector or buyer, I thought there was a lot of interesting and varied vintage stuff at the show, Pre-War to 1980s. There was modern and the often Net-54 derided "shiny stuff" but it was majority older stuff. For the record, I'm not against "shiny stuff." It's definitely a show collectors should visit.

The nieces even gave me a tour of the facilities, because that's where they go to school during the week. The youngest one informed me the show took place where she eats lunch.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by drcy

My only problem is I'm not used to getting up at 5am on a Saturday. I'm much more awake and personable with 8 hours sleep.

So you're saying you're even more urbane and witty on a good night's rest. Chicks must follow you around with mattresses on their backs. Why waste time at a card show?