Its On! Mid-Atlantic Get Together + Pre-War Baseball Trade Event - February 18, 2023

[Andrew1975]

Val, I’m not sure I can give a definitive answer about how much space each person will have, because I don’t know how many people are going to show up. We have gotten a positive response, so that is great. That said, the room is pretty large, and I don’t expect that space will be an issue. If anyone shows up with a card show booth amount of stuff, that won’t work, but everyone should have room for at least a few display cases (or equivalent) if they want. A formal display is certainly not necessary for those that prefer to just bring a box full of cards and walk around. I am going to meet with the catering director at the club in the next week to go over table layout etc., so if I have a better idea after that, I will definitely provide an update.

Ryan expressed pretty accurately what I expect the atmosphere will be like. Certainly not formal like a card show with dealers on one side of a table and buyers on the other. I think it will be more like a bunch of friends getting together to hang out and look at cool cards in a very casual way. I’m sure that some deals/trades will happen, but really that is not necessarily the main objective in my view.

Yes, it is fine to come even if you don’t bring any cards, but I would encourage you to bring whatever you collect.

Finally, one item that I wish I didn’t have to bring up, but need to… There are likely to be some very nice cards in the room, and the last thing we want is for anything to go “missing”. Although I certainly hope and expect that there won’t be any issues, I would strongly encourage everyone to keep eyes on their stuff at all times.

[parkplace33]

Ryan,

Any idea how many members will be there? About two weeks away from this event

[Rhotchkiss]

Hi Drew, I am not sure. Andrew, any idea? I would put the over-under at 25, but it may be many more, as (1) I know Andrew has told some folks of Facebook tobacco row, and (2) I never asked anyone to RSVP so I expect we will get at least double the 15+/- people who expressly said they are coming. I think 35-50 would be great - the venue is certainly big enough.

[philliesfan]

I hope this thing keeps going for a few years. Right now it is over a 3 hour drive for me here above Philly, Pa. In about 2 years when I retire we are moving to Chesapeake, MD. area which will only be just a little over an hour. So, like I said, I hope this keeps going I would love to check it out.

[Vintagedeputy]

Not sure if anyone is interested, but I will throw this out there.

There's a group here in Northern Virginia that I have been following for a bit. They do group subs to SGC for $18 per card. I have had a stack of cards sitting here to go to SGC and for weeks have been trying to catch up with them, but life keeps getting in the way.

I have mentioned this meet up to them, and suggested that that may want to stop by and see if anyone wants to submit any cards to SGC. They said that they have an account here but are not active posters, so I directed them to this thread.

If anyone is interested in sending in some cards, maybe express some interest here and perhaps they'll join us.

[Jewish-collector]

You could have this meetup be like a annual Virginia Net54 dinner. It might be too late for this time, but you could get an auction house, grading company, etc,... to sponsor the event and/or get a speaker.

[Andrew1975]

I wouldn't be shocked if 40+ people showed up over the course of the day. The event is from 1-6pm, so people will be coming/going during that time and not necessarily all there at once. Below is a picture I took of the Monroe Room when I went there a few weeks ago to meet with the 1757 event coordinator. The room is larger than it appears in the picture, and there will be many more tables.

We will also have access to the restaurant (which is adjacent to the Monroe Room). We wont be able to set up card displays etc. in that area, but will be able to use it as a place to eat/drink/hang out. The second picture below is of the restaurant area. When I took the photos, they were in the midst of moving tables around for some sort of event. They will be configured differently for our event.