Oaks Show question and pick-ups...

tedzan · #1 04-18-2011, 09:58 AM

DITTO......to what Dan McKee said in his post.

Customer traffic was not as expected. But then, Saturday's weather was horrendous....heavy rains and strong winds all day, which resulted
in considerable flooding in many of the surrounding areas. I'm exactly one hour away from Oaks and it took me almost 2 hours to drive home
thru this storm Saturday evening.

I was very happy with this show, I sold considerably more cards at this show than I did at the past Valley Forge shows.....nothwithstanding,
the lighter attendance at Oaks.
Furthermore, I acquired quite a few cards for my collection. And this was because....as Dan McKee said..... " dealer attendance was huge ".
In the recent Valley Forge shows, vintage dealer's presence has been "Slim Pickens".

It was great to see Meadowlark Lemon, a legendary performer from back in my High School days.

Great seeing Al Atkinson, a Jets middle linebacker (10-year career) during the Namath era. From 1960's to early 1970's, I was an avid Jets fan.
Also, rooted for the Redskins (loved Sonny Jurgensen)....but, when the Jets traded John Riggins to Washington, I became a solid Redskins fan.

Todd (bbcard1) and I were at adjacent booths. During idle times, we had a ball Talkin Baseball and trading him T206's for some of his eclectic
assortment of cards.....They included an Allen & Ginter John Ward, 1933 Goudey stars, and a Fred Clarke / Bobby Byrne upgrade for my T201
set.
And, I really made Todd's day, when I gave him a really nice deal on the elusive T206 card of Bill Dahlen (Brooklyn).

Across from me was good ole buddy, Ken Cohen. Ken always has a vast selection of vintage cards, so I was able to pick up certain cards that
I've been searching for, for quite a while.

.... and, one of our most important deals was when Ken traded me a banana for a nicer looking T206 from my "junk-box" ....

The snack food concession at Oaks could be improved. I was hungry, and Ken had a bunch of bananas. So, Ken jokingly said...."I'll trade you
a banana for a T206"....and, I said "you've got a deal" !

Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that there were some interesting "walk-ins" of sorts. Something that's recently been lacking at shows.

Kudos to Marco ...... he runs a great show. I look forward to his November show in Oaks.

TED Z

DanP · #2 04-18-2011, 10:55 AM

I didn't buy a single card, but still thought the show was great. I made it a point at this show to ask each person at the booth if they were a member of N54. I met Leon, Phil G, Dan McKee, Ted Z, Ken C, James Gallo and BBCard1 (forgot his name). All great guys (except I was a little disappointed that Ted Z forgot about the "free booth discount").

I went Friday and Saturday and agree with everyone else, the attendance was not that good.

My friends son was very happy. He's a Eagle's fan (we're from CT) and also a Michael Vick fan.

What I was amazed at was that a Michael Vick autograph was $100 and even worse he didn't even look at Griffin or even say a word. Wow! Why not say "What do you think of the Eagles chances next year?" or something. I've never paid for an autograph like that, so I was shocked.

Oh well, great to meet you guys!

Dan P

wonkaticket · #3 04-18-2011, 07:03 PM

All in all a good show I thought, I agree I think traffic may have looked lighter due to the size of the venue.

I had a great time at the show always good to see other folks and meet new ones.

Had a lot of fun hanging with Dan McKee, Jim Rivera, Mike, Leon and the guys from SGC are just great. (Long live Kevin Campbell….Scott and Joe if you’re reading this..LOL.)

Also great seeing other guys like Roger, Toby, Bill Goodwin, Bill Huggins, Blair, Mike P and others.

Many highlights, also special shout out to Hank Thomas I really enjoyed talking with you.

Got quite a few things graded at the show and picked up a few neat items as well. Thanks to Leon on the T212 panel, thanks to Dan on the missing red ink Wagner and BL350.

Also saw some amazing cards, Joe D’s Matty collection was insane and saw some very cool 19th stuff from a recent find that blew me away.

One really thing that made the trip worthwhile was the T215 of Murphy that popped up thanks to Dan and Brain for the heads up and thank you to Roger for selling the card to me.

This makes 21 different Murphy’s for me its official I have a Murphy problem or one serious man crush on a dude I never met.

Cheers,

John

greenmonster66 · #4 04-18-2011, 07:25 PM

John,

Love the Panel and Broadleaf Young! Sweet cards!!!

Jaybird · #5 04-18-2011, 07:34 PM

Wow John,

That's quite a haul. Congrats on the great pickups. I'm green!

Hankphenom · #6 04-19-2011, 10:46 AM

I had a great time, and a good show. Attendance was VERY light, and the possible reasons have been mentioned. If Marco can fix that, this show will be on everyone's calendar from now on. If not, perhaps the time for a vintage card and memorabilia-focused show is over, and from now on they will always be combined with a major autograph lineup to make it work for the promoter, with most of the booths full of shiny stuff and supplies. I hope not. But except for a crowd, this show definitely demonstrated the potential to be a semi-annual meeting of the tribes of top vintage dealers, serious vintage buyers, and lots of interesting action between them. That anyone could have had a successful show given the sparse traffic is amazing, and yet from what I've heard so far, many did. The only explanation is that the people who were there were there to spend money, including the dealers.

Frank Prisco from Piedmont Cards and I bonded over our mutual love of old photos. John McDaniel told me some amazing stories, then disappeared into the twilight leaving my head spinning. We have much more to discuss, John. I did come across him later that day when I stumbled upon an excited crowd encircling Dan McKee's table. I walked over to see John covering the table with his collection of rare T-206 backs, the assemblage oohing and aahing with each new gem displayed. I got to meet Leon and thank him for all the entertainment his forum brings me. I haven't seen Mr. Mint in a while, and I forgot just what a creepy experience that's always been. So many old friends in the room, too many to mention but such a pleasure to spend a weekend with talking about the stuff we love. Speaking of Dan McKee, from now on I will always try to have something Walter for you just to see that fabulous smile spread across your face. Oh heck, maybe I'll just leave you the estate. Then the smile would never leave, would it? And Joe D, I had some things for you, too, but never saw your face. Were you really there?
All in all, fun weekend. And made some money, too. What's not to like? And a big thanks to Marco for trying this. Hope to see everybody again in New Jersey in June, there's bound to be more warm bodies at that one.
Hank Thomas

bijoem · #7 04-19-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

And Joe D, I had some things for you, too, but never saw your face. Were you really there?
Hank Thomas

Hank -

I wasn't able to make it. I was in Myrtle Beach.
I think John is referring to a different Joe D.

If I didn't have the schedule conflict - I would have loved to go. Sounds like it was a good show. Even if Wonka was there.

wonkaticket · #8 04-19-2011, 10:55 AM

Hank,

Likewise we still need to finish our chat, however I say the line waiting to hear stories and buy your wonderful book (that I can't put down!) and figured I better let you get back to work.

really enjoyed meeting you drop me an email sometime we can share info etc. I have your card I'll drop you a line today.

Hope the show was good for you.

Cheers,

John

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