Busy: Wilmington, MA GBSCC Show; 11/5-11/7

[aelefson]

It was a great show as usual! I had a great time seeing friends and amazing items. I was there every day walking around the show. I sold some items, traded some, and bought the items pictured below (I traded for the bats). I think this was my best show for purchases ever. I got the early women's basketball team photo, Ruth magazine, glove box, and the color 19th century paper item on Friday, the bats (including a 1930s Ruth store model and an acorn knob type), Ruth strip card, and Harvard player cabinet card on Saturday and the early balls on Sunday.

I am most excited about the early balls. One is close to a full size lemon peel, one is an early figure eight hand stitched, and the two smaller ones have odd stitching (one has no visible stitching). I have never had the opportunity to purchase that many early balls in one lot, and they fit in my collection perfectly.

Alan

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by aelefson

It was a great show as usual! I had a great time seeing friends and amazing items. I was there every day walking around the show. I sold some items, traded some, and bought the items pictured below (I traded for the bats). I think this was my best show for purchases ever. I got the early women's basketball team photo, Ruth magazine, glove box, and the color 19th century paper item on Friday, the bats (including a 1930s Ruth store model and an acorn knob type), Ruth strip card, and Harvard player cabinet card on Saturday and the early balls on Sunday.

I am most excited about the early balls. One is close to a full size lemon peel, one is an early figure eight hand stitched, and the two smaller ones have odd stitching (one has no visible stitching). I have never had the opportunity to purchase that many early balls in one lot, and they fit in my collection perfectly.

Alan

Congrats Great pickups and a lot of interesting history there

[jsfriedm]

Great selection and loved talking with people, especially the REA guys, but overall impression was that the prices were far higher than they are at auction these days. Also, a bunch of seeming new hires who didn't seem to know much about their cards - one asking for a minimum of $75 for 1933 Goudey raw commons (and he didn't know which ones were commons and which were HOFers, but the prices were written on the back). Ended up finding some small deals and getting 4 raw 1933 Goudey commons and a couple of T205 PSA 4 commons.

[NATCARD]

I have been set up there for years and the show was outstanding. If you price your cards to sell, you will sell them. That is what I did and if I made numerous people happy that works for both of us. For anyone that stopped by my 3 tables, Thanks! Jeff W

[jbsports33]

Great stuff Alan! Hope you are well

Jimmy