Westchester NY Marriot show this weekend Jan 15-16

[rjackson44]

Howard good guy in the hobby

[mrreality68]

Usually a good show there.

Sadly I will miss this years do to health issues


Hopefully catch it next go around

[Seven]

Upset I have to miss this one as well, even though I'm so close. Best of luck today, Howard. Hope to see you in person, again at the Philly Show.

[Snapolit1]

Be interested in any reports. Seems like a lot of things in the NYC area have slowed down a fair amount in the last 2-3 weeks. Very cold and every other person you know seemingly has a really bad cold and/or the Omnicron variant. Lots of people seem to be lying low right now waiting for the latest wave to blow over.

[Johnny630]

I heard it was extremely crowded with people who where spending like the money was burning a hole in their pockets.

[Vegas Cards]

Hope you did well Howard, and thanks for the fantastic '53 Topps you sent me last month!

[moogpowell]

I went yesterday. A few high-level thoughts. The Westchester County Center is far better for a show given its high ceiling and all tables being in one giant space. This show was fairly packed and tables were in a number of rooms. Aisles often left little room for movement. Some people upon entering the first room were unaware (myself and others based on a overheard conversation) there was a large main area and some tables in hallways. And though masks were said to be mandatory a few collectors and at least one dealer on the main room didn’t bother to wear one. I think upon paying to enter, attendees should have been told there was more than one room. While I am confident the vast majority figured that out, I suspect some left after seeing just the first room.

I found that most graded cards were priced at or above what you’d see on eBay. I appreciate though that sellers have to cover the table fee/transportation etc. and make a profit. So for that reason I found the best deals could be had by rummaging through $3 card boxes of ungraded vintage cards and their ilk though I bought some vintage mid-grade cards at a fair price.