Spring National Sportscard show in MN????

[ullmandds]

Has anyone seen this? Someone appears to be attempting a "national" like format of a sportscard show here in the twin cities this spring. This is pretty exciting to me as I live here.

Has anyone seen/heard about this?

Would any of y'all set up? Or attend?

Thoughts?

A 4 day show seems pretty ambitious?

https://www.cardshowmn.com/

[Peter_Spaeth]

When does spring start there, June?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

When does spring start there, June?

Around the 3rd week and they still built a new stadium without a roof.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

When does spring start there, June?

wiseass!

The show is 3rd week april.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

wiseass!

The show is 3rd week april.

My only visit to your fair city was for the 1991 Super Bowl. Could not get a flight in after we got tickets so had to fly to Des Moines and rent a car. It starts snowing as soon as my brother and I get on the road. Within an hour we're literally in a white out blizzard on I 35, I'm like what t am I supposed to do I can't see, my brother says just go straight. Somehow got to Minneapolis where it's 12 below zero. You can keep it.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

My only visit to your fair city was for the 1991 Super Bowl. Could not get a flight in after we got tickets so had to fly to Des Moines and rent a car. It starts snowing as soon as my brother and I get on the road. Within an hour we're literally in a white out blizzard on I 35, I'm like what t am I supposed to do I can't see, my brother says just go straight. Somehow got to Minneapolis where it's 12 below zero. You can keep it.

so you WONT be coming to the spring national in mn?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

so you WONT be coming to the spring national in mn?

I actually liked the city a lot. That network of indoor walkways was really cool. Very nice art museum, went there the day before the game. I could see going back at a time the temps were above zero.

[cannonballsun]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

wiseass!

The show is 3rd week april.

Is this show going on now ? Has anybody been ? I would be interested in some reviews, if possible.
Thanks.

[ullmandds]

Ive been set up here w/lee from sterling auctions since thurs eve. Big show fir the area…really good crowds. Mostly modern sadly.

[cannonballsun]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Ive been set up here w/lee from sterling auctions since thurs eve. Big show fir the area…really good crowds. Mostly modern sadly.

Thanks for the response. It's nice that the crowds are big, but too bad it's mostly modern.
I have a collector friend who lives in Minnesota, I tried to get him to check the show out. He hadn't heard anything about it.
We are both big collectors of the 1962 Jell-O set. Minnesota seems to be a fertile ground for those cards. It was a test set back in 1962, most areas didn't see any of it.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Ive been set up here w/lee from sterling auctions since thurs eve. Big show fir the area…really good crowds. Mostly modern sadly.

Hi, I was at the show Friday and think I was at your table when a really nice thing happened. There was a guy with 2 small children looking at cards, and the dealer offered to give the kids some cards of dogs. Was that you?

[brass_rat]

Should be interesting to see what develops.

Here's the capacity chart and sizing for all of the meeting rooms and halls at the host hotel (as indicated on the show's website) in case you want to imagine what's possible for the largest of rooms.

https://assets.hyatt.com/content/dam...rt-English.pdf

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Has anyone seen this? Someone appears to be attempting a "national" like format of a sportscard show here in the twin cities this spring. This is pretty exciting to me as I live here.

Has anyone seen/heard about this?

Would any of y'all set up? Or attend?

Thoughts?

A 4 day show seems pretty ambitious?

https://www.cardshowmn.com/

No, I recently cut my distance traveling to shows to 200 miles. That is a lot farther than 200 miles from my home. Just a concession to father time. I also suspect that he is a little late to the party as far as putting on a successful show. Many of the regional shows that have popped up are beginning to struggle a bit for a number of reasons. Some have had shows about every six weeks and it is hard to have that many big shows in one city. It is tough on the vendors and the collectors. They get tired of it and the excitement leaves and so do the collectors. That is the death knell for a regional show.

[bcbgcbrcb]

For those of us who would be coming from warm weather climates like Florida, the third week in April in Minnesota would likely be colder than anything we have ever experienced in our entire lives (except of course that I am originally from New Jersey )

[ullmandds]

apparently it's happening!!!!! WHO'S COMING?????? Looking like a balmy early spring here in MN!!!!!

[ALBB]

Love the area.. Stillwater..Hudson... real nice

[Duluth Eskimo]

Very few of the tables have sold and they have one autograph guest (unknown Viking). No one is going to downtown Murderapolis for a card show. It might happen because they probably got the location for a song, but it will not be successful. A few hearty locals may attend, but a “national”, no.

[Tony Gordon]

I have been thinking about setting up but it is one week after Strongsville and I fear I will be too tired to truck up to MN from Chicago. Tables are cheap which is a nice incentive. The promoter also said I can leave Saturday and skip the Sunday.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Tony Gordon

I have been thinking about setting up but it is one week after Strongsville and I fear I will be too tired to truck up to MN from Chicago. Tables are cheap which is a nice incentive. The promoter also said I can leave Saturday and skip the Sunday.

I am planning to be there with with lee from Sterling. This will be my first time setting up at a show.

[Izaak Hoffman]

Awsome! He bought his tables early early and has 2 of the best tables location-wise at the show.

[flylikeamoth]

Definitely will be a great show! I am coming from Seattle to set up and will have Vintage only.

[Izaak Hoffman]

Just Announced that SGC will be at the show. They will be accepting submissions at the show and will be there to walk you through the whole process if needed. More info is coming soon.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Izaak Hoffman

Just Announced that SGC will be at the show. They will be accepting submissions at the show and will be there to walk you through the whole process if needed. More info is coming soon.

great news

[Flintboy]

Izaak,

I wish you nothing but the best. As Leon stated in an earlier post, we need more shows.

[Izaak Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Izaak Hoffman

Just Announced that SGC will be at the show. They will be accepting submissions at the show and will be there to walk you through the whole process if needed. More info is coming soon.

SGC is offering 15% off the standard grading fee and a 5 business day turnaround time.