Culver City CA Card Show Is Tomorrow!

[Griffins]

Jay Miller was set up across from me and had binders full of Old Judges, I think Ted Z next to him had some N162's, and Paul Markoe typically has some very inexpensive low grade OJ's, although I didn't get a chance to browse around as much as usual.
I'd also like to give a huge thanks to Ryan Christoff, Ted Z, Mark Macrae, Jay Miller, Brian Marcy, Bill Cornell and Marty Pritchard for being so kind to my neighbor Asher and sharing so much knowledge. He reminds me a lot of Zach Rice 10 years ago in that he's so into the hobby and passionate about baseball history. Chris Levy also interviewed him for Sports Collectors Daily and I'm really looking forward to reading that, should give us a bit of a glimpse into the future of the hobby.
At one point someone showed him some T213 Coupon's that he liked a lot and rather than buy one he sat down with Ted Z for close to an hour and Ted gave him an incredible amount of information and a lot of notes about the issue. He was at my house at 8am this morning borrowing my Lipset Encyclopedia and I'm sure, like Zach, he'll be a walking version of it before long.
He was just one of many kids at the show, and their presence was one of the most rewarding aspects of the day.

[SMPEP]

Great show! Thanks to Jason, Adam and Anthony for creating such a great show (looking forward to the next one!).

And I echo ... several great conversations with Mark, Ted, and others. Asher was also a star at my table. (Didn't know he was your neighbor Anthony - but after his first vist I was like - who is this little guy who knows more about cards than I do! And loved seeing the cards he pulled from the 1961 Nu Scoops pack you gave him.)

And Ken - if you're coming next time let me know and I'll bring a handful of of W572s (I picked up Sherdel and Gharrity for myself at the show - Thank you Mark!).

All around great show. If you live in So Cal and didn't go ... you missed out!

Cheers,
Patrick

[uffda51]

A very nice show and a nice venue. I only had a couple of hours to spend and didn't get to talk with everyone I had intended. Much more pre-war stuff than I anticipated, including 19th century. Lots of PCL as well. Thanks to Adam, Anthony and Jason. Bravo.

[bcornell]

Big thanks from me to Anthony, Adam, and Jason for putting this show together. It reminded me of the days when I'd go to Nashua, NH and Cranston, RI and Marlboro, MA shows to see dealers and collector friends.

Great to see Jay M., Mark, Quan, Richard Wong, Ted, Josh Levine, Elliot, Tony Andrea, Dan Studebaker, and a whole bunch of other people I'm going to forget until right after I post this.

I second Mark's comment on Asher. He reminded me of a young Bill Cornell.

Maybe Chris Levy can share some of the photos he took.


Bill

[oldjudge]

Socially, the show was fantastic. It was great to see Mark, Bill, Ryan, Ted, Elliot, Dan, and to meet some new people. Asher was fantastic. He hung out with me for about 15 minutes learning about the Old Judge set. If the hobby can generate interest from more kids like him it has a bright future.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Big thanks from me to Anthony, Adam, and Jason for putting this show together. It reminded me of the days when I'd go to Nashua, NH and Cranston, RI and Marlboro, MA shows to see dealers and collector friends.

Great to see Jay M., Mark, Quan, Richard Wong, Ted, Josh Levine, Elliot, Tony Andrea, Dan Studebaker, and a whole bunch of other people I'm going to forget until right after I post this.

I second Mark's comment on Asher. He reminded me of a young Bill Cornell.

Maybe Chris Levy can share some of the photos he took.


Bill

With Chris Levy last night, photos are being developed and being sent to him and article will run soon. I'll post the article when it is run

[dstudeba]

Thanks for the show, it is really a lot of fun to catch up with folks in person. Spent a good deal of time talking to other collectors and some like Jay and Bill that I hadn't seen since the 2009 National. Sincere pleasure to finally meet Richard Wong, his showcase was impressive to say the least.

I did overhear one customer say "There is not enough new stuff, the old stuff they have is really nice but there isn't any new stuff." If that isn't an ad for this show, I don't know what is.

Thanks again to Jason, Anthony, and Adam.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by dstudeba

Thanks for the show, it is really a lot of fun to catch up with folks in person. Spent a good deal of time talking to other collectors and some like Jay and Bill that I hadn't seen since the 2009 National. Sincere pleasure to finally meet Richard Wong, his showcase was impressive to say the least.

I did overhear one customer say "There is not enough new stuff, the old stuff they have is really nice but there isn't any new stuff." If that isn't an add for this show, I don't know what is.

Thanks again to Jason, Anthony, and Adam.

I haven't heard that complaint in ages! Wish I could have made it. Maybe next time.

[Wite3]

As usual, a fantastic time.

On the card front, a great mix of stuff. A few dealers had newer material but the majority was vintage. Lots of stuff from 19th century including Old Judges, cabinets, and trade cards. A ton of early tobacco and candy cards ...for the person asking about 1920s material, Mark and Marty hasd a ton and some other dealers had a bunch. There was one interesting guy shopping around some e-121 Ruths and an e126 Ruth but did not get any takers after a few hours. 1930s were well represented by Ted, Mark, Marty and others from graded nrmt to beaters. A good amount of '50s-'70s as well from several dealers. Non-sport was surprisingly strong as well. I saw several transactions for '30s-'60s non-sport at a few tables.

On the people front, which is becoming my favorite aspect of this show, it was wonderful. I want to thank Mark for the great conversations again. I circled around to Patrick's table a few times as well. Ted Z. and I spent a bit of time chatting t-cards as well. Jay and I spoke Old Judges and was able to confirm that one of the Hamiltons listed on my list was not a Phillie (it is always nice to knock off a N-172 Hall of Famer but it is nicer when it costs nothing!). Jason and I spoke on and off and had a great time. Jason also took the time out of his day to speak to an older gentleman and his granddaughter who thought they had a fortune in cards but had an 80s reprint Plank and a bunch of g-vg '50s-2000s cards. He handled it like a gentleman (as opposed to several other dealers in the past that would have dismissed him in a minute and crushed his dreams). Jason took 30 minutes to sit with him and as a result, the gentleman walked away happy about his hobby and I later saw him with a few new cards that he bought at one of the dealers tables and a huge grin on his face. This is what the show is all about. Got to catch up with Bill, Adam, Anthony, John, and Paul as well. Saw Bruce Babcock for a moment too but did not have chance to speak much. Met a few new people too. I would like to thank Adam for taking time to talk to my friend Peter and his cousin who just signed a book deal that is heavily influenced by baseball cards. Peter has been working on this book for nearly 2 decades and it is a great piece of fiction (the excerpts I have had the pleasure of reading over the years have been wonderful). Adam gave them ideas and encouragement for the upcoming publication.

The kids too...several fairly knowledgeable kids were at the show too which was nice.

On the card front, I was gifted an Obak (thanks John!) and a 56 Yanks team card (thanks Patrick!). I picked up a Tobin Baby Anson trade card, 11 T205s, 5 '55 Bowman, 1 '53 Topps, 1 autographed photo postcard of an obscure Phillie, 1 Vintage Card Collector Magazine (of course the t205 issue with the article that really started it all for me by Kevin Struss!), 1 e-102, and cut in half 4-on-1 exhibit from the '30s.

If you missed these shows, you really are missing a great time. The hobby knowledge in the show was sort of scary when one of my friends pointed out that when Jay and Ted walked over to Mark's table. He pointed and mentioned that some of the leading experts in many of the sets we love were in the room just chatting...t206, Old Judge, PCL, Boxing, Cuban cards and T205. I was sort of surprised to realize this and glad that I had the opportunity to speak to some of these people at length outside of a National or Net54 dinner.

Thanks again to Jason, Anthony, and Adam for this show.

Joshua

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Griffins

Jay Miller was set up across from me and had binders full of Old Judges, I think Ted Z next to him had some N162's, and Paul Markoe typically has some very inexpensive low grade OJ's, although I didn't get a chance to browse around as much as usual.
I'd also like to give a huge thanks to Ryan Christoff, Ted Z, Mark Macrae, Jay Miller, Brian Marcy, Bill Cornell and Marty Pritchard for being so kind to my neighbor Asher and sharing so much knowledge. He reminds me a lot of Zach Rice 10 years ago in that he's so into the hobby and passionate about baseball history. Chris Levy also interviewed him for Sports Collectors Daily and I'm really looking forward to reading that, should give us a bit of a glimpse into the future of the hobby.
At one point someone showed him some T213 Coupon's that he liked a lot and rather than buy one he sat down with Ted Z for close to an hour and Ted gave him an incredible amount of information and a lot of notes about the issue. He was at my house at 8am this morning borrowing my Lipset Encyclopedia and I'm sure, like Zach, he'll be a walking version of it before long.
He was just one of many kids at the show, and their presence was one of the most rewarding aspects of the day.

Anthony

I'm back in the peaceful environs of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Anyhow, I found it quite adventurous in the Santa Monica/Culver City area. Driving can be quite a challenge.

I had a great time at the Show buying, trading, and selling BB cards. Meeting guys (for the 1st time), who I had known via emails or Net54. I brought an eclectic assortment
of cards.....N162's, T-cards, Goudey's, Diamond Stars, PlayBall's, Bowman's, Leaf's, and 1952 Topps.

Sold (or traded) cards from each of these 8 groups.....including 58 diff. Diamond Star cards. But, one of the hi-lites of the show was meeting Asher. This young enthusiastic
BB card collector is the future of this hobby. He asked a lot of intelligent questions about all issues. I was quite impressed with his knowledge of vintage cards. At the end
of the show, he purchased my 1935 Goudey cards. These 9 cards translated to 36 different subjects; and, I think Asher probably felt he was getting more "bang for his $$".

As we were packing up, Mark Macrae and I met Asher's Dad and we had a great time "Talking BaseBall" with him on many subjects.

Thanks guys for a great Show.


TED Z

[Griffins]

Chris did a nice profile on the kid, hopefully it inspires a few others

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...-hobby-future/

[MattyC]

Was a great show. My brother got a fantastic T206 Young Glove Shows Polar Bear back-- I believe from Ted Z, if I recall correctly.

Richard's case had me drooling. I may make a run at one card of his that kept me coming back time and again to that table. Was caught in its gravity

There was an amazing T206 setup as well. Learned a lot about those cards from those guys-- they had some really rare pieces.

Overall, so many warm, friendly collectors to talk with; it was another great time.

And I recall talking that young kid's ear off about '75 minis at the last Culver show-- glad to see I didn't bore him off the set!

[E93]

I made it to the first of these shows, but unfortunately could not make it this time. I will definitely be there in the future. Sounds like a fun time was had by all.

Congrats to Anthony, Jason, and Adam for putting together a great show!
JimB

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Was a great show. My brother got a fantastic T206 Young Glove Shows Polar Bear back-- I believe from Ted Z, if I recall correctly.

Richard's case had me drooling. I may make a run at one card of his that kept me coming back time and again to that table. Was caught in its gravity

There was an amazing T206 setup as well. Learned a lot about those cards from those guys-- they had some really rare pieces.

Overall, so many warm, friendly collectors to talk with; it was another great time.

And I recall talking that young kid's ear off about '75 minis at the last Culver show-- glad to see I didn't bore him off the set!

My very first sale Saturday morning was the T206 CYoung (Polar Bear) to your brother.

It was the start of a really great day.

Best regards to both of you.


TED Z

[tedzan]

I acquired several walk-ins....this 19th Century goodie was my favorite walk-in......

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Also, a very rare color printing error of this 1949 LEAF scarce series card of Cliff Fannin.

Thanks Mike Ryan for the nice deal on this card, which adds to the number of color errors in my 2nd set of 1949 LEAF's.








TED Z

[rdwyer]

Ted: Thanks for the trade! Enjoy the "19th Century goodie".

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

Ted: Thanks for the trade! Enjoy the "19th Century goodie".

Hi Richard

Here is my other N165. I was quite happy to make a trade for your N165....it being a BB subject.





Thanks again,

TED Z

[Exhibitman]

I barely got to look over the show let alone shop but I did find a few items on Dan S.'s table: