Whatever happened to these long-time dealers?

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by Tony Gordon

I see Pat Quinn every month at the card show at the Civic Center in Orland Park, IL. He is usually one of the first guys through the door. He still sets up occasionally. I have been buying cards from him since I was 12. I'm now 57. One of the nicest guys you will ever meet and incredibly knowledgeable. His history in the hobby is unmatched.

Thanks for the kind words, he's my dad. He'll be 84 in September and still as active as ever (although he's skipping the National this year as he just doesn't have it in him to travel much anymore). Most of the items you buy from me are directly from him. He's forgotten more than I'll ever know!
Tony

[sammythunder]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Thanks for the kind words, he's my dad. He'll be 84 in September and still as active as ever (although he's skipping the National this year as he just doesn't have it in him to travel much anymore). Most of the items you buy from me are directly from him. He's forgotten more than I'll ever know!
Tony

Hi Tony, I recently read something about Pat Quinn and have been wanting to reach out to him. Would you happen to know how I could reach him?

Thanks!
Sammy

[GaryPassamonte]

Did anyone mention Barry Sloate?

[Rich Klein]

Barry Posts on rare occasions nowadays and from what I'm gathering is enjoying retirement.

And good news on Don Lepore.

A FB message about adding him as a friend popped up on my page and he has poasted on FB within the last week. Good to see him sill going strong. The rest of his bio and his mutual friends fit in as well.

https://www.facebook.com/friends/sug...00000591499761

Rich

[jcmtiger]

Jim Hamon set up at all of the Detroit area shows and had a couple of stores 70’s & 80’s. And not dealers, but one of the 1st promoters of card shows in Detroit area.Husband & wife the Torpe’s. Jim Hawkins sports writer for Detroit Free Press took over their shows in the 90’s. Here they are.

[Steve_NY]

Alan,

I bet you walked around at more shows than Mitch and I set up at? We set up at over 1,000 shows between 1976 and 2010; over 300 of them were shows we ran in Bayside, NY; Riverside, CT; and Manhattan, NY. But I now just set up at the National every year and I have done 40 of them. Last year I counted priorities to set up at the National and there were only 22 dealers (on record) left with a higher priority than me. Stop by and say hello as always -- Booth 800 only 8 booths in the main entrance. My wife wants me to stop doing the National too, but as long as I keep making money and I maintain my health, I will continue to set up. See you in July.

Steve_NY

[akleinb611]

Originally Posted by Steve_NY

Alan,

I bet you walked around at more shows than Mitch and I set up at? We set up at over 1,000 shows between 1976 and 2010; over 300 of them were shows we ran in Bayside, NY; Riverside, CT; and Manhattan, NY. But I now just set up at the National every year and I have done 40 of them. Last year I counted priorities to set up at the National and there were only 22 dealers (on record) left with a higher priority than me. Stop by and say hello as always -- Booth 800 only 8 booths in the main entrance. My wife wants me to stop doing the National too, but as long as I keep making money and I maintain my health, I will continue to set up. See you in July.

Steve_NY

Sure, back in the Eighties and Nineties there must have been two or three NY-area shows per month, and I saw you at most of them. The rise of Ebay certainly knocked the wind out of most of the smaller shows. Collectors looking for non-rare items all depend on Ebay these days. I recently went to a relatively small show on Long Island and couldn't find anything I wanted to buy. I'm tempted to say that shows aren't what they used to be, but the truth is that my collecting goals have changed quite a bit as well. Back in the day, you'd arrive at a show and would be pumped to see ten year old Topps commons available.

Best of luck at the National; I won't be going, as I have neither the funds nor the energy to travel to the Midwest. If there's another National in Baltimore or Atlantic City in our lifetime, I'll be there!