Valley Forge Philly Show....Dec 4-6th....check it out

[tennisguy]

Does anyone know if any of the auction houses will have a T206 Plank on display at the show?

Thanks,
Ryan

[tedzan]

Judson

I will miss you....we've had some nice conversations and deals in past Philly Shows.

OK people, looking forward to seeing some of you at the show.


TED Z

[hank_jp]

Scott and I will be at the show this evening with some T cards to show, sell and/or trade. Scott is 6'7'' & I'm the six footer with white hair.

If none of the auction houses have a Plank and you have your heart set on seeing one ... look for us.

We hope to meet and shmooze with as many of you who will be there tonight.

Hank Levy
cell: 516-225-4400

[Scott L.]

Originally Posted by tennisguy

Does anyone know if any of the auction houses will have a T206 Plank on display at the show?

Thanks,
Ryan

Mile High has a Plank in their upcoming auction and they had it on display at the show tonight.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Just got back from the Philly Show tonight. Only highlights were conversations with the SGC team and Andy Broome from Beckett. Otherwise, a pretty quiet Philly Show, each one seems to lose a few more top quality vintage dealers thank the previous one.

[Scott L.]

Agreed. The amount of tables and foot traffic seemed very light. I've come to the last few shows straight from work on Friday noght and the parking lot was always very full, tonight I got a spot (and there were a few) right near the entrance.

Not good.

[Jewish-collector]

I agree with Dan. It used to be the very best show outside of the National. But, it has gone downhill over the years. I don't know if it's because it moved from Ft. Washington temporarily to Reading and now permanently to Valley Forge or because they changed promoters. In any case, it definately doesn't have the vintage material it used to have during the Ft. Washington years. Plus, the new promoters are bring in more autograph guests, so it seems to looking more like an autograph show. It will be interesting how today (Sat) turns out, being the threat of bad weather.

[barrysloate]

Oh no...another "definately".

[felada]

this show was a complete waste. Same over priced cards that are BIN on ebay. Does anyone know why TIK was not there?

[danc]

I went on Friday and Saturday and shows exist to satisfy those who want to meet with actual human beings. They are eBay stores, but in person. Actual names replace ID's. Auction houses show up to promote the items that end in a week and dealers are annoyed becauase they can't sell anything, but the prices are part of the issue. I picked up some raw cards for a set, but one card I fancied from one dealer (a stubborn "e") created for me some sticker shock as his "Good" was priced as if it was "EX-MT". That dealer said it was a "weak show". Duh! The traffic was VERY POOR and I find it hard to believe that this show can survive "as is". Friday was very poorly attended, but people flocked on Saturday to meet up with Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt. Overall, I had a great time catching up with dealer and customer friends and gave me the opportunity to pick up a few cards for the collection.

DanC