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[skelly]

A few thoughts... Drove out from NJ so about an hour and a half each way. The five dollar admission, absolutely no problem. I think that it gives a show some credibility and with the dealers that were present it was justified.

1) I am guessing this was not the promotors fault, but the signage wasn't great. Easy to find the gun show... the card show not so much.

2) The lighting in the room was funky. Truthfully gave me a headache / made me dizzy ( I was completely sober. Woke up, ran three miles, had an English Muffin and a banana and then went to the show. )

3) As usual, there were a couple dealers that were a little overpriced, but really seemed to be a great show if you were looking to fill some sets / have fun in discount / dollar type boxes looking for certain players or teams. Basically something for everyone... Even though I thought his prices were high, even had a gentleman who specialized in hockey!

Dave C, David B & Glen M- Enjoyed talking with each of them. Really good guys! Glen, I've seen your stuff twice now ( Great Meadows NJ Show ) Truthfully, I think your stuff just intimidates people, it's that unique! Just to see some of your items should be worth the price of admission for the average collector.

This show is on the cusp of being mentioned in the same breath as a White Plains or Philly Show. The dealer quality was that good. I think to take the next step, having SGC & maybe a couple local auction houses would be key.

My best buy of the day... On the way home at the Blakely indoor flea market- A Bob Lilly Rookie vg/ex condition for fifteen bucks. People in the area should check this guy out. Also had 62 /63 high numbers for a buck a piece.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by skelly

A few thoughts... Drove out from NJ so about an hour and a half each way. The five dollar admission, absolutely no problem. I think that it gives a show some credibility and with the dealers that were present it was justified.

1) I am guessing this was not the promotors fault, but the signage wasn't great. Easy to find the gun show... the card show not so much.

2) The lighting in the room was funky. Truthfully gave me a headache / made me dizzy ( I was completely sober. Woke up, ran three miles, had an English Muffin and a banana and then went to the show. )

3) As usual, there were a couple dealers that were a little overpriced, but really seemed to be a great show if you were looking to fill some sets / have fun in discount / dollar type boxes looking for certain players or teams. Basically something for everyone... Even though I thought his prices were high, even had a gentleman who specialized in hockey!

Dave C, David B & Glen M- Enjoyed talking with each of them. Really good guys! Glen, I've seen your stuff twice now ( Great Meadows NJ Show ) Truthfully, I think your stuff just intimidates people, it's that unique! Just to see some of your items should be worth the price of admission for the average collector.

This show is on the cusp of being mentioned in the same breath as a White Plains or Philly Show. The dealer quality was that good. I think to take the next step, having SGC & maybe a couple local auction houses would be key.

My best buy of the day... On the way home at the Blakely indoor flea market- A Bob Lilly Rookie vg/ex condition for fifteen bucks. People in the area should check this guy out. Also had 62 /63 high numbers for a buck a piece.

Thanks, I was pretty excited by the quality of dealers, glad to see a show attendee was too. did we get to talk at all? I was crazed most of the day, so probably not. The signage was something promised and not delivered by the resort. The lighting sucked, but that has to be my fault as I saw the room back when I booked. I just never thought to ask "Does it get any brighter?" because they only turned on one bank of lights so I could look at the room. Both SGC and PSA have promised me they will be ready to go if I should continue, I just got to them too late this year.

[Leon]

One of the two shows I set up at locally puts out local signage early in the morning of the show. My guess is that those signs bring in around 10% more people....It is something that HAS to be done if you want the best attendance from a newer show, imo. I always have several folks tell me they came in from the sign they saw. It doesn't hurt that the show is across the street from the Frisco Roughriders (AA) stadium.

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Thanks, I was pretty excited by the quality of dealers, glad to see a show attendee was too. did we get to talk at all? I was crazed most of the day, so probably not. The signage was something promised and not delivered by the resort. The lighting sucked, but that has to be my fault as I saw the room back when I booked. I just never thought to ask "Does it get any brighter?" because they only turned on one bank of lights so I could look at the room. Both SGC and PSA have promised me they will be ready to go if I should continue, I just got to them too late this year.

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by Leon

One of the two shows I set up at locally puts out local signage early in the morning of the show. My guess is that those signs bring in around 10% more people....It is something that HAS to be done if you want the best attendance from a newer show, imo. I always have several folks tell me they came in from the sign they saw. It doesn't hurt that the show is across the street from the Frisco Roughriders (AA) stadium.

Split Rock is well out of the way in the middle of nowhere, so I don't think local signage would help too much, but it wouldn't hurt. When I did a show near there years ago, we put signs at the I80-PA Turnpike interchange and even had a plane with a banner promoting the show fly over the Pocono Speedway. (We did the show in conjunction with the NASCAR race). The meeting room was free for me cuz I worked there at the time!

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

My problem was the lack of signage on the long and winding drive from Route 903 to the Town Center where the card show was. Couple that with staff telling people, "No it's a Gun Show" (which was also there that day) and I wonder how many people who were actually coming just gave up?

I wasn't going to mention the resort's name though.