Philly Show this weekend....see you there ?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

Many dealers I had hoped to see didn't set up, including Bill Henderson, whose name was on the program, but whose booth was empty.

Bill told me at the National that he was on the verge of moving to Florida; he had closed his Beckett "store" and was basically stepping back and was trying to sell most of his inventory. I wonder if he completed his missions

Rich

[judsonhamlin]

I checked Bill's eBay/Beckett sites and that makes sense. Ebay only had a few listings and Beckett is closed.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I was at the show yesterday and was able to accomplish what I set out to do plus make a nice purchase that I never expected. I consigned a lot to Bill Goodwin's next auction, submitted a bunch of photos to BGS for grading and picked up the following postcard thanks to Toby which pictures HOF'ers, Red Faber & Eddie Collins (possibly more but have not been able to identify everybody yet):

[Leon]

This isn't to bash anyone or anything but 2 yrs ago at the National, Scott and I asked about a table at this show for the following year (last year). We were told they were probably all booked so we walked away. When I went to that very show last year there were about 1/3 of the tables empty. I went up to the promoters booth and asked about what happened. I was told they made a mistake but they would call and let me know about the next show. No call, of course. So, Scott and I will eventually find a show that is more interested in us setting up at. Maybe this is one of their problems? I honestly have no idea what they were thinking either time I asked but maybe it was the "well, we only have limited space" so they could make like it's really active?

I did have a great time the 1 time I went to Philly when I stayed with Teddy Z. I saw a lot of friends at the show too. Unfortunately, I think they need to find employees more interested in doing their job (promoting) than whatever they are doing. Again, just my take....

[Peter_Spaeth]

Mebbe they don't want Texans.... understandable if that is the case ....

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Mebbe they don't want Texans.... understandable if that is the case ....

Hey, our money is green!!

[Rich Klein]

I have not beed to that show since 2005; but I suspect there are many problems beyond our control

1) Shows are just not the same -- other than the National -- we don't see as many dealers, customers, etc

2) Bob S sold the show a few years ago to Hunt Auctions. Hunt is a part of Upper Deck, and they by their nature are more attuned to new cards then new cards. And they do not run the show (I would wager) with the same passion that Bob did

3) No next generation of dealers who really want to set up at shows. They would all rather be at their keyboards rather than meeting and greeting. And when you deal with public, you can be put off by that 5 percent

Regards
Rich