Oaks Show question and pick-ups...

[bcbgcbrcb]

As an interested buyer, I was somewhat disappointed with the show's offerings, although I collect mainly eclectic stuff and definitely not easy to find. My advice would also be to a few select dealers that were set up and have been mentioned during this thread to maybe focus more on customer service as opposed to ongoing dialogues with "friends" which refused to be interrupted by a customer (like myself) standing at their table.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

As an interested buyer, I was somewhat disappointed with the show's offerings, although I collect mainly eclectic stuff and definitely not easy to find. My advice would also be to a few select dealers that were set up and have been mentioned during this thread to maybe focus more on customer service as opposed to ongoing dialogues with "friends" which refused to be interrupted by a customer (like myself) standing at their table.

Not just attention, but pricing, selection, display, and every other thing dealers can do to make customers spend money and want to come back. Otherwise, we can just all get together at someone's house periodically and talk each others' ears off and forget all this trouble and expense of setting up at shows. But that's not the idea, is it? Thanks, Phil, for reminding us. You wouldn't think it necessary, but sadly for many dealers actually pleasing the customers seems to be a hard concept to grasp.

[wonkaticket]

Damn customers always ruin business.

[ValKehl]

I attended the Show on Sunday, only because family obligations prevented me from attending on Friday and Saturday, my preferred days. If the Phila. area weather on Saturday was anything like the miserable Wash., DC area weather was on Saturday, I can understand why show attendance would have been low on this day. In fact, due to the weather, I'm glad I wasn't able to drive up and back to the Show on this day.

On Sunday, it did appear to me that the dealers may have outnumbered the show attendees. What really peeved me is that many dealers started packing up shortly after noon (for a show that opened at 10 a.m.)!

Still, I truly enjoyed the Show. I talked with Ken C., James G., Leon L., Dan M., Jim R., Hank T., Ted Z., and I'm sure other Net 54ers whom I don't recognize. Also had a great chat with Dave Schrader/Bagger's. And, it was a thrill to see certain to-die-for cards live and in person that I have only seen online, such as the recently-discovered D381 Johnson in Heritage's Auction and Leon's E222s and T216 VEs.

Hank, please keep in mind that Dan isn't the only WaJo collector around, so please consider leaving half of the estate to yours truly!!

For sure, I'll be back for the November Oaks Show (but, not on Sunday!). I hope that all the vintage dealers and SGC also return.
Val

[mrvster]

John,


WOW

[Jewish-collector]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I attended the Show on Sunday, only because family obligations prevented me from attending on Friday and Saturday, my preferred days. If the Phila. area weather on Saturday was anything like the miserable Wash., DC area weather was on Saturday, I can understand why show attendance would have been low on this day. In fact, due to the weather, I'm glad I wasn't able to drive up and back to the Show on this day.

On Sunday, it did appear to me that the dealers may have outnumbered the show attendees. What really peeved me is that many dealers started packing up shortly after noon (for a show that opened at 10 a.m.)!

Still, I truly enjoyed the Show. I talked with Ken C., James G., Leon L., Dan M., Jim R., Hank T., Ted Z., and I'm sure other Net 54ers whom I don't recognize. Also had a great chat with Dave Schrader/Bagger's. And, it was a thrill to see certain to-die-for cards live and in person that I have only seen online, such as the recently-discovered D381 Johnson in Heritage's Auction and Leon's E222s and T216 VEs.

Hank, please keep in mind that Dan isn't the only WaJo collector around, so please consider leaving half of the estate to yours truly!!

For sure, I'll be back for the November Oaks Show (but, not on Sunday!). I hope that all the vintage dealers and SGC also return.
Val

Val,
I'm impressed that you drove up for the day.
Alan