GBSCC Boston Shriner's Show Wilmington Nov. 1-3

[parkplace33]

Looking for other feedback on this show. On another social media platform, there were a few threads about shiners, mostly about sky high prices on a lot of material.

[BabyRuth]

I was there with my son, brother and nephew on Saturday from 9-12. It definitely did not seem to be as crowded as past shows. Was nice chatting with Howard for a bit. As always, there was a lot of vintage, just nothing at my price. I did sell a few items though.
For me, it's more about spending time with my son - he came back from med school for the weekend just to go to the show with me!!

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Looking for other feedback on this show. On another social media platform, there were a few threads about shiners, mostly about sky high prices on a lot of material.

I live less than 30 minutes away, so I go to the Shriners show every year. But the prices definitely are higher than what you can find online in most cases. Can you hunt and find a bargain? I'm sure you can, but on a whole, prices can tend to be sky high.

Despite that, it's worth it to me to go, in order to see friends, see what's being offered, etc., but I don't go into it with the hopes of finding a big card at a very nice price. The days of that being a common occurrence ended many years ago.
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[rand1com]

This is a good regional show.

I have traveled from NC to Boston for the last 10 years (15 hour drive each way) and have always enjoyed the show.

This year the Friday attendance was off from previous years. However, it was 70 degrees outside so maybe card collectors were doing other things on such a nice day.

The Saturday attendance was excellent as usual.

The Sunday attendance which is normally non existent was good this time from 9 until 1 when I headed out for the long trip home.

Admittedly, for me, sales were significantly down from previous years but my inventory was significantly down as well and the few higher end items I had did not sell and almost all of my card inventory was sold at the National with no significant purchases to replenish stock.

I bought a few items that I can make some decent money on so not a lost cause.

There are still excellent pre war and vintage cards at this show.

However, you have to know the dealers who may price high but are willing to bargain to sell reasonably to get a deal.

There are some museums as at the National that you just have to walk past but there are many top dealers at this show who are looking to sell.

Until next year!!