Raleigh, NC Show this weekend (Feb 23-25)

[Natedog]

Hi all you Raleigh area folks! Anyone going to the show this weekend? I see they have a one hour early admission tomorrow starting at noon. I think that's something new. Anyway, here are the hours:

Friday Early Admission: 12-1pm ($10)
Friday General Admission: 1pm-7pm ($5; 12 & Under FREE)
Saturday General Admission: 9am-4pm ($5; 12 & Under FREE)
Sunday General Admission: 10am-4pm ($5; 12 & Under FREE)

I think I might go tomorrow and/or Saturday. If anyone can make it, let me know!

Anthony

[pureball22]

I may go tomorrow before the ECU @ UNC baseball game although weather could change plans...first pitch already pushed back to 5:00 from :4:00...If weather is a mess Friday, I will attend Saturday.

[Natedog]

Not much to report from the show today, but I did notice more tables of vintage and less new stuff.

[jchcollins]

Was there decent vintage there? I'm in Winston-Salem (~2 hours away) and considered it, but wasn't familiar with this promoter. I used to go to the shows in this same building that Inside Pitch did in the early 2000's all the time.

[1954 topps]

If I was only 2 hours away from a big show I’d be there. If there’s not much vintage then at least you know it’s not worth the trip next time. I drive 3 hours each way to the White Plains shows and 5.5 to Philly shows. 2 is nothing.

[Natedog]

Yeah, a decent amount of vintage for sure. Not too much pre-war, but lots of 50’s-70’s stuff. One dealer had a bunch of higher end pre-war, lots of Cobbs and other pricey cards. Like most shows, not too many deals that I saw, but maybe by tomorrow some of the prices will come down.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by 1954 topps

If I was only 2 hours away from a big show I’d be there. If there’s not much vintage then at least you know it’s not worth the trip next time. I drive 3 hours each way to the White Plains shows and 5.5 to Philly shows. 2 is nothing.

Maybe not quite that big, but we have regular vintage shows here, as well as in both Salisbury, and Hickory, NC - an hour or less away. I used to go to Raleigh when they were pretty much the only decent show in the state - but that's not the case anymore.

[1954 topps]

Between Raleigh, Salisbury, and Hickory are they all about on par for graded 50’s inventory? I haven’t made a trip to NC for a show yet but would like to, closest I’ve been was Chantilly.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by 1954 topps

Between Raleigh, Salisbury, and Hickory are they all about on par for graded 50’s inventory? I haven’t made a trip to NC for a show yet but would like to, closest I’ve been was Chantilly.

I've only been to Salisbury recently. I'd say it wasn't on par with the vintage inventory that I was used to seeing in Raleigh more than a decade ago, but it was decent. I saw everything from Goudey Ruths and a '51 Bowman Mantle to 70's and 80's common boxes.

[1954 topps]

Thanks John, appreciate your feedback. Looking forward to visiting NC.