The "Philly Show" is next week March 1-3 Back at The Valley Forge Casino resort

[judsonhamlin]

I was there by 3:30 yesterday. Good crowds and almost all the dealers were 100% set up many then, which hasn't always been the case. Lots of wow at the auction house tables -REA especially- and decent prices around. Picked up some E96's and 35 Goudeys but there were 100's of T206s for the asking all over - both raw and graded. Got to say hello to Ted Z and Kevin Savage, which is always nice. On the modern end, lots of complaints about 2019 Heritage as far as case hit distribution and Topps' lack of interest in responding.

[Scott L.]

I was there Friday night and thought the crowd was solid as well. There are a bunch of Eagles players there today on the autograph side so I’m sure the crowd will be good. We had some snow Thursday night into Friday but weather is clear today which is good. I did hear one dealer lament to another that he “hadn’t sold a $100 of stuff yet.” I also saw a 3k+ deal consummated on some 48 Leaf baseball. I would echo Judson’s sentiment both on the amount of T206’s raw and graded (most of which had the spike in prices fully baked in lol) and the upcoming REA auction material. I also saw a fair amount of teenagers and 20 somethings who I suspect are mostly interested in modern but still good for the hobby overall. Ted and Dan seemed like they had a half dozen Red Hindu’s between them. I picked up 2 of the last 25 or so cards I needed for my 67 master set in 7 or better at what I thought were fair prices. Both guys came down a bit off the sticker when asked.

[Rhotchkiss]

I was there Friday and was very impressed with the crowd on a snowy Friday. Lots of old vintage (pre 1930), including many t205, t206, m101, e121, etc. And there was a good amount of pretty rare stuff - Dan always has rare stuff, Ted had some great rare t206 backs, William Chappell always has a large and ecclectic mix, Bill always has a ton of real nice, mid-grade t206s, etc etc. For me it’s great bc I get to see a lot of people, dealers and show goers, many of the latter bring cards as well). Really a great show for people who like the old cards.

REA has an amazing auction coming up - a few major pieces, but mostly just a ton of variety of real desirable stuff - true cardboard buffet. Mile High has a solid auction coming out soon too. Heritage is there too (and they always have awesome stuff). I Was disappointed LOTG was not there (I always want to see what they have).

I thought it was a great show and well worth the drive if within 2-3 hours.

[hcv123]

Seemed to be a lot of people there. The few dealers I spoke with said sales were a bit slow.

Highlight of the show for me was meeting Ted and Dan (Hi guys!).

Didn't find much on my want list, but then I rarely do.....

Met a another fellow net54er - I already forgot his name - but remember he was into Christy Mathewson!

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by hcv123

Seemed to be a lot of people there. The few dealers I spoke with said sales were a bit slow.

Highlight of the show for me was meeting Ted and Dan (Hi guys!).

Didn't find much on my want list, but then I rarely do.....

Met a another fellow net54er - I already forgot his name - but remember he was into Christy Mathewson!

That was me Howard! I'm terrible with names too. I remembered you as the Clemente fan! It was nice talking to you Ted and Dan.
Also met Scott(Aquarian) and a couple other Net54ers.

Talked with Derek Grady at Heritage for a while... good guy!

Met Dave Schrader and his wife from Baggers Auction(he even remembered my wife's name from PayPal!)

Talked with Brian Drent from Mile High. He gave me a cool background story about a Cobb photo I bought from him a few years ago. His upcoming auction has some great stuff including a PSA 8 Coupon Matty.

The REA auction preview had some amazing eye candy too.

I picked up a few T205's for my Pied Factory 42 set I'm working on and a few other things. Decent crowd and a nice amount of vintage material there. Glad I drove the couple hours to get there.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

As a dealer I don't get to walk around much, but there is a fantastic amount of T206. Also a couple of other really good deals on some dealers tables that I won't reveal just in case I can afford them tomorrow!

[BearBailey]

Any final reports on the show? Hopefully next time, weekend was too busy this time around.