West Coast Card Show Ontario

[gonefishin]

It appears the card hobby is still pretty active on the west coast. I walked through the floor today in Ontario. A surprisingly nice turn out. More modern than pre-war, but there was still a lot of vintage to look at if you sought it out. Attached is a picture of one floor taken about 2 this afternoon. There was twice the amount of floor space pictured. The rooms were only separated by a hall. I did see a lot of cash changing hands and all the dealers seemed pretty happy with the traffic. All the players were there; SGC, JSA, PSA, Beckett, etc. No lines for turn in at SGC and my autographed items I turned into JSA were authenticated and back within an hour - very happy with that turn-around.

Yes, I told JSA to put the sticker on front of the Goudey. With 2 holes punched in it I figured it doesn't matter much.

[Exhibitman]

Looks like speed dating for socially inept gay men...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Looks like speed dating for socially inept gay men...

I closely checked that show photo, to the point of using a magnifying glass, and did not spot a single identifiable female. Perhaps the doorperson out front was being a little too picky when determining if a member of the opposite sex was qualified to enter?

Brian

[Tomi]

There's a girl right between the 2 guys in front. How could you miss that?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Tomi

There's a girl right between the 2 guys in front. How could you miss that?

That one was too obvious for me to spot. I blame the magnifying glass...it was focusing on all the folks further away.

Brian

[JollyElm]

I located the girl in question, and she agreed to talk to me only if I presented her in silhouette...

darkhairblondeponytailgirl.jpeg

She relayed this telling account:
"Yes I am "Marcy" (didn't want to reveal her real name) and that's me in the photograph. All I was looking for was a 1977 Topps Garry Maddox to complete my Phillies set, but all I found were hundreds of chubby short guys asking for my hand in marriage.
Admittedly, it was exciting at first, but each time someone doffed their cap, all I saw was an endless sea of baldness. It quickly became a nightmare!!"

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Looks like speed dating for socially inept gay men...

I'm sure that there are many socially inept gay men who would be offended by the comparison.

[notfast]

Weird comments in this one.

[Exhibitman]

All tongue in cheek, Matt, but you gotta admit, that photo is just every stereotype about collectors being unkempt, chunky dudes (and I say that with an unblemished history of staunch unkempt chunkiness).