East Coast National: Anyone Going?

[btcarfagno]

I am going to try to head over on Friday if I can make it at all. Anyone else going to be there? Anyone know what to expect regarding dealers/prices etc?

Tom C

[Al C.risafulli]

I'll be there as usual, at my table just inside the front door, begging people for consignments for the next auction.

-Al

[midmo]

I'll be in New York this weekend and was thinking about checking it out Friday. I'm staying in midtown and have never been north of Yankee stadium so trying to figure out if it's worth the time to head up there. Any recommendations would be much appreciated!

[Jewish-collector]

I'm planning to go to this show too, but have never been there before. Can someone post more about this show and how this show compares to the Philly show or Chantilly ?

Thx.

[sayhey24]

I'm going Tom -- haven't been in several years, but I've always seen a pretty decent selection of vintage there.

Greg

[packs]

I'll probably go too. I've been to this show many times. There is usually a decent selection of pre-war but you are going to have to pay double what you should if you want to buy anything. Sometimes you may get lucky and find a reasonable person. But for the most part its the same dealers with the same cards show after show, always haggling and never selling anything.

[x2drich2000]

I'm planning to be there on Sat. I usually head up to most of the White Plains shows. In my opinion, the show is very similar to the Philly Show. A lot of the same dealers at both. There is usually a good selection of prewar, but prices of course will be higher than ebay. If you dig around a bit you may be able to find a bargain or two. If you have any specific questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

DJ

[Beastmode]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

I am going to try to head over on Friday if I can make it at all. Anyone else going to be there? Anyone know what to expect regarding dealers/prices etc?

Tom C

They just had the east coast show. It was in Chicago.

[arcadekrazy]

I work in White Plains and go to every White Plains show. Recently, there has been an uptick in available vintage material. But prices - WOW. You won't find deals. Mostly the same dealers with the same museum (mausoleum?) of cards and memorabilia that don't sell. Prices are high even after accounting for the dealer's cost to setup, etc. On the bright side, you get to socialize with fellow collectors. Always fun to stop by LoTG's table and socialize a bit.

Just one man's opinion.

[ibuysportsephemera]

I will probably go Friday for the opening. It is a pretty good show, but you really have to search for deals.

Jeff

[bcbgcbrcb]

One thing I have noticed over the past several years as compared to the Philly shows, very few of the auction houses set up at the WP Show, although the August show is the biggest of the year and might draw more AH's than usual.

[GregMitch34]

Question, this year I have to go Thursday, opening day, about 6 pm--it opens at 4. I wonder if maybe a lot of dealers are not set up then and makes it kind of a waste?

[hammer]

Any Report's from the show?

[sayhey24]

Went to the show on Friday, it was as many people described it -- a fair amount of pre-war, but very expensive. I managed to find a couple of post-war bargains, including a Stan Musial Wheaties tin and a 1960s Yankees train excursion poster.

Greg

[kevinlenane]

Im going! Hunting for Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky and Dom Dimaggio. Going to try to hit it on Thursday bc the oddball Ted stuff goes fast.

[VintageBall]

That Cy Young Wageman pin was great. I hadn't seen one in person before.



I can report a cameo appearance by a new-to-the-show dealer: Dan McKee!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by VintageBall

That Cy Young Wageman pin was great. I hadn't seen one in person before. I can report a cameo appearance by a new-to-the-show dealer: Dan McKee!

Any Dan McKee appearance is worthy of note! And yes, Robert, that is a great pin.

[refz]

I worked many of deals with John Goodman, great guy & always a pleasure to chat with.