Aloha from Chicago

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Posted By: DMcD

Hit the show for about four hours today. You go to a booth, look at some cards, get talking and before you know it you've shot an hour. Did such at Bagger's table, then talked story with Charlie Mandel at Helmar for a bit, took one more sad look at the 1912 Giants photo at Mastro (for which I was the penultimate bidder) then spent a very pleasant spell conversing with Kristin Buckler of "Loo-a-ville" who does a little baseball card selling with her husband Chris and who is Southern Charm personified. I picked up a T206 Johnson portrait and a T207 Johnson from Kristin which will fit nicely on my photo site's "HOF: First Class" album. Could have kicked myself because I didn't notice a neat Geo. Miller Dean (uncancelled) hiding in plain sight in their case until some gent strolled up and undertook a polite haggle with them. I was praying the deal wouldn't go down but it did. I was ready to pounce. Oh well, I had alot of great pick-ups and I am not going to complain. By about three o'clock a lot of tables were shutting down so I just bopped around, picking up a few upgrades for my '53 and '57 Topps sets, a decent raw T206 Latham to complement the cabinet I bought from Terry Knouse, and a Ramly of Bugs Raymond for a type card. Also got a chance to meet Rhys Yeakley who has a long ride back to Idaho to look forward to and who is keeping his fingers crossed for a Boise National in 2011. Rhys wins the Grand Prize for best business card at the National for the (fantasy) Mayo Sockalexis image.

I have only 10 or 11 new photos to load today. One of the pictures is of a glass negative of a deaf ballplayer on a team called the "Silents". There are one or two guys who have posted in the past who collect items relating to deaf players; if this is of interest to you, shoot me an e-mail and I'll put you in touch with the dealer. It is really pretty cool and would probably develop a nice picture. There is a PSA6 M116 Wood for $3750. Who says this card is rare? One of our ranks, I forget whom, has extolled the virtues of the CJ WaJo. Here then for your dining and dancing pleasure is about the nicest example of the nicest card, yours for a measly $32.5K, the price of a new car as Aaron wisely noted above.

That's it for me, folks. It has been a whole lot of fun in Chicago. I'll let somebody else gripe about the high prices, the thin crowds, the remote location etc. I have seen more incredible cards than I can count and managed to snag a few of them; I have met some great people and have enjoyed a lot of great conversations. I saw a Cubs game at Wrigley and held a T206 Wagner. It has been a gas! I am off to Victoria tomorrow morning. Don't worry, there won't be an "Aloha from British Columbia" thread anytime soon. See you all in Baltimore in 2010.

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