Ephrata, Pennsylvania BB card Show....Saturday, March 28th

[Andretti83]

Agreed, worth the trip to Ephrata. Drove from Baltimore (90-miles each way) in hopes of finding a few Type 2 Neilson cards. Ran into fellow board members Tedzan and Drew6 and purchased the lone Neilson card at the show. The auction at 2:30 was a great addition to the show. Will definitely consider attending next year.

Also, a shout out to the upcoming Glen Burnie show on April 18th. Didn't know there was a show closer than Chantilly, VA so I'm excited. Hope to find a few other pre-WW2 collectors locally to Baltimore, MD region. -Mario

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Andretti83

Agreed, worth the trip to Ephrata. Drove from Baltimore (90-miles each way) in hopes of finding a few Type 2 Neilson cards. Ran into fellow board members Tedzan and Drew6 and purchased the lone Neilson card at the show. The auction at 2:30 was a great addition to the show. Will definitely consider attending next year.

Also, a shout out to the upcoming Glen Burnie show on April 18th. Didn't know there was a show closer than Chantilly, VA so I'm excited. Hope to find a few other pre-WW2 collectors locally to Baltimore, MD region. -Mario

Thanks for the update, Mario. It is good to know many shows are still holding their own.

[tedzan]

This 40-dealer, one-day show was pretty good this year. For me, in terms of sales, it was about 1/2 as good as last year's great show......which was tremendous.
However......1/2 as good as " tremendous " is still a great show.


And, I added to my collection these two cards......

A PIEDMONT 460 red Cobb for my all - PIEDMONT "master set"

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A 1950 Royal Rizzuto card for my Phil Rizzuto type set






And Leon

We dined at the nearby Maple Shade Smorgasbord. A restaurant you would be more than thrilled with. I will tell you about sometime.

Furthermore,
I engaged in quite an experience with some "hyper-dude"....which, is a story worth telling about. I will soon post a thread about it.




TED Z
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[tedzan]

Describe this guy with the fake cards. I'm curious if the "hyper-dude" is the same guy ?


TED Z
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[Andretti83]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Describe this guy with the fake cards. I'm curious if the "hyper-dude" is the same guy ?


TED Z
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The gentleman was approx. 40 years old. He had darker black hair that was cut close, similar to a military cut, and clean shaven. Not to be cynical, but he was sweating from the tops of his receeding hairline. The cards that caught my attention was the gloss 57 Topps Ted Williams and the 75 Topps Brett RC. Dealers were whispering under their breath but you could tell something wasn't right. He was wearing a flannel shirt (grey, blue, & white) and stood about 5'8". Not sure why I remember his appearance, but I don't forget those who try to pull fast ones by collectors.

Oh, I just recalled that he was looking for 1935 Mickey Mouse cards for his daughter.

[tedzan]

The guy that I'm referring to as the "hyper-dude" looked to be in his 60's, stood was about 6 foot tall, and had sort of greasy dark hair.
He was at my table about 10:30 AM.....and, had a big mouth.


TED Z
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