Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    Just curious if anyone has any info on Greater Boston Collectors Club
    (which sponsors the upcoming show at Shriner's)? Is it worth becoming
    a member? What other benefits do members get besides getting to that
    show for free?
    
    \thx, alex

    Send mail to Mike Kelly.  He normally works it...
    

    
>    Just curious if anyone has any info on Greater Boston Collectors Club
>    (which sponsors the upcoming show at Shriner's)? Is it worth becoming
>    a member? What other benefits do members get besides getting to that
>    show for free?
    
    Here are some ... 
    
    * a monthly meeting which has both a show (20-30 tables) as well as an 
     auction.
    
    * a monthly newsletter in which you can run short ads (5-10) lines.
    
    * some shops give discounts to GBCC members
    
    Is it worth the $$s? ... I don't know ...
    Greg  
    

    I actually stoped last night in Burlington's KofC where they have
    a monthly show/meeting . Dues are $12/year and they collect now
    $18 till april '95. It's probably ok if you're a "hard-core"
    dealer but it's not worth that money if you're just a collector.
    
    \alex

    
    The GBSCC 8th Annual Show is from 11/12 to 11/14 at the Shriner's
    Auditorium in Wilmington. A couple of us out here in Seattle are going
    to be in that area around that time, and are thinking of sticking around
    for one day of the show.
    
    Questions: What can we expect ? Is it fairly orderly, or utter chaos ?
    What's the parking situation like ? Shows out here in the Northwest are
    generally pretty orderly affairs, but sometimes inordinately crowded
    because of where they're held. Just wondering if it's the same there...
    
    One of us collects cards, concentrating on the 1963 Topps set. The other
    collects autographed memorabilia, mostly baseballs/3x5s/8x10s of pre-1965 
    players, and some minor league stuff. Is the show a good mix of cards and
    memorabilia, or heavier on one than the other ?  How are the prices ?
    
    Will there be any guests ?
    
    And lastly, anyone know how to get there ? I know it's exit 39 off of
    Rt. 93, but that's it. Do we need to know any more ?
    
    Lots of questions, I know, but thanks for any information you can
    provide.
    
    Peter
     

If you're looking for old stuff I strongly recommend this show.  I completed
both my '67 and '68 sets at this show a couple of years ago.  

Dan

    Mike,
    	when i stopped in Burlington I saw you but didn't want to bother
    	while you were busy at your table. Thx anyway.
    
    \alex

    What did everyone think of the show??  I went on Sunday, took along my
    9 year old son, who enjoyed it thanks in part to Mike Kelly giving away
    free cards, and offering to the younger generation a fine asortment of 
    newer cards for half price.  I hope you did well Mike, because the 
    other dealers prices appeared to be outrageously HIGH!  Did anyone else
    get the immpression that the older material was priced beyond
    expectations.  WOW!  I couldn't beleive the prices, and the lack of 
    dealers willing to deal on prices.  Mike, you must have walked around
    alittle, did you find prices to be high, or have I been removed from
    the hobby too long?  The older stuff was just out of site.
    
    I'm glad there are still guys out there willing to be honest dealers
    like Mike Kelly, at least he offers you cards at affordable prices.  A 
    case in point, my son was looking at a ShaQ card from Mike for $4.00,
    Mike's price was at 50% off; and another dealer had the same card,
    offered to my son for $15, and would give it to him for $12.  Whats
    going on here??   

    
    This is just a note of thanks to Mike Kelly for his hospitality and
    graciousness all day Friday. I wouldn't have enjoyed the show as much,
    but more importantly, (because of a flight schedule) would not have been 
    able to get around as much to really examine what some dealers had to 
    offer, had I not had the extra time which Mike helped provide me. I
    also had the pleasure of meeting Dennis Corrigan.
    
    I could have kicked myself, though. One of the dealers was offering an
    old NYC business card that had signatures on the back from Ruth and
    Dickey. I didn't have any facsimiles with me to compare, but the Dickey
    was certainly OK, and the Ruth looked pretty good. At $350, though, a
    mistake is pretty expensive, so I held off. Dickey passed away the same
    day, probably driving the value of the piece up a bit. 
    
    I did manage to pick up some older signatures (Frisch, Wes Ferrell,
    Alston, Paige, Flick, Stengel, Crawford) whose characteristics I was
    familiar with from a dealer that Mike recommended me to, for a very
    good price.
    
    Thanks again, Mike. Please let me know if I can return the favor from
    out here in Seattle in any way.
    
    Pete  
    

Did eveyone get their Mr. Mint atuographed card?

daryll

    Well, I agree with an earlier reply which mentioned the unwillingness
    of dealers to 'deal'. This is the first year I've ever seen it. Mike
    Kelly, and one other dealer, were the only two I found who would even
    discuss prices. I actually went home with almost 50% of my $$$'s!!!
    (Sorry Mike..) Anyway, my future dollars will stay with the local
    dealers and Mike Kelly. The prices are the same, or lower, and I get the 
    added pleasure of conversation and the knowledge of helping a local business
    person! Maybe all the deals were gone by the time I arrived with my son
    on Saturday (9:00 AM), but again, I was surprised. My son also had the
    pleasure of paying $5 for a $1.50 David Robinson card, which of course,
    the dealer had priced at $8. I hope he slept well!!!
    
    dennis
    

    I attended the show for a couple of hours on Sunday and had the same
    opinion (unwillingness to deal) of the majority of dealers; however, 
    coming from Seattle I have to say that I was very impressed with the 
    quantity of 'old stuff'.  Seattle shows are 80-90% 'new stuff' as you
    might expect in a city where there is not as strong a tradition as on
    the east coast.
    
    There was one large booth on the right as you walked in, the guys were
    from someplace in Pennsylvania and they had tons of 50s and 60s cards, 
    many in NrMt condition.  I bought a couple of 63s off of them to get me 
    closer to completion on my 63 Topps set, and I meant to swing back there to 
    get their card/address/tel # but I forgot.  
    
    Since they seemed to be the premier dealer in 50s and 60s cards (even
    though their prices were high), by any chance did anyone pickup their 
    business card?  If so, could you post their tel # here?
    
    						Thx, Stan

    Was that 707 Sportscards ?
    
    John

    John,
    
    not sure of the name.  I seem to remember the town in PA was Lydon or
    something like that...
    
    Stan

    Mike Kelly may still have the floor plan for all the dealers. He might
    be able to help you. 707 Sportscard is out of Plumsteadville PA.
    
    John

    hmmm that sounds vaguely familiar.  I just saw an ad for 707 in this
    month's Becketts and called them.  They said they were at the Boston
    show so it must be them.   Thx, Stan