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Posted By: Alan

I was there Friday the whole time 5pm - 9pm. It was a lot less crowded than a typical Friday night at the old Ft. Wash. location. A lot of dealers were saying that each show in the new location brings less & less collectors. In other words, this Friday had less number than the Fri from the last show & so on. Some dealers were very unhabby with sales Fri night & say they may not continue setting up anymore there.

They moved the food court to a separate room, making it appear that there were less tables & dealers than in the previous shows (here in Reading). It did seem like there were a few less dealers, perhaps. Not sure, though.

PSA & SGC were both represented, but SGC just had a regular booth & wasn't grading on site. There seemed to be fewer auction houses represented, too.

I'd be curious to know what the crowd was like on Saturday & Sunday. The show has been cut down from 4 times a year to twice, so that could mean the beginning of the end. Time will tell what the future holds for this show.

Alan