FAT DADDY'S SPORTS
  • HOME
    • BIO
    • Reach Me
  • CARD SHOWS
    • Roma Lodge >
      • Photos
    • Oak Creek Show >
      • Smith & Gordon Show Photos 2014
      • 2015 Photos
      • 2016 Photos
    • Wisconsin MegaShow
  • STORE
    • eBay
  • PHOTOS
    • Card Show Photos >
      • 2012 Card Show Photos
      • 2013 Card Show Photos
    • Recent Pick-Ups >
      • Page 2
  • BLOG
  • LINKS
    • YouTube
  • STUFF
    • ARTICLES
    • BOOK REVIEWS
  • FAQ
  • BUYING

Sold some cards this weekend!!

1/15/2012

0 Comments

 
Another double-bill weekend.  This time it was Orland Park on Saturday and Serb Hall on Sunday. 

After several subpar Orland shows, I was not all that interested in setting up at Saturday's show.  My mood soured further when I observed a boat load of empty tables in the room shortly after arrival.  Tom, the memorabilia dealer in the front room was not there. Vintage dealer Mike was not there. Modern card dealers Del and Jeff were not there.  Wax dealer Betty was not there.  Even the hot dog lady was not there! Doom and gloom set in early.

But I should know better. I have been setting up at shows long enough to know that sales are never consistent and a good show is just around the corner. On this cold January day, attendance was good and sales were tremendous! Dave was set up today but found time to pick up a couple of '59s from me. Rick bought my '56 Koufax and '60 Yaz rookie. A regular found some '62s. Another regular purchased quite a few '61s and '62s. I finally had some '72 high numbers for a customer who has been asking for them for quite a while.  Gil bought some '67s. Another regular, who usually buys basketball, bought a nice pile of early '60s baseball. Chris found some cards in my dollar box. A new customer purchased quite a few cards from my 50-cent box.  Tom Brown from Orlando was in town today. Tom, a great guy, comes up here every so often for work.  He picked up a bunch of cards from the '70s at my table.

Joel picked up some White Sox cards from the 1950s.  Will bought some '62s. Dennis cleared out my '65 binder and '65 stars from my display case. Dennis is a set builder and he starts most of his sets at my table.  He has also completed some sets at my table as well. I sold some '65 Topps football to a regular.  Gizmo made an appearance today. I think Mark Smith had called him prior to the show to get him to come out.  I am deeply in Mark's debt because Gizmo went on a spending spree at my table picking up my '39 Play Ball DiMaggio rookie, '54 Bowman Mantle, '58 Mantle, '62 Mantle, '54, '56 and '57 Ted Williams, '54 Jackie Robinson, '57 Mantle/Berra and a '54 Mays. 

On the buying front, I picked up some '55 Topps commons from Chuck. I purchased some '53 Bowman Color, '59 Topps high numbers and some '65 Topps football from Jim. I got about 150 '67s from Gil and a nice pile of cards from Dennis, including a '68 Clemente.

Overall, an absolutely terrific day. I could not be more pleased.  I think I'm going to go on a little buying spree. I'm on the hunt for '54 and '55 Topps complete sets.  You just can't beat the rookies from those sets.  I'll let you know if I have any luck.

On Sunday, I had an uneventful ride to Milwaukee.  There were quite a few police officers patrolling the highway. Luckily, I didn't get a ticket. Once at Serb Hall, I was met by some extreme cold.  It was much colder in Milwaukee than Chicago today.  I was freezing loading my stuff into the hall and it was cold in the room all day long. 

As I was setting up, I heard Scotty, a modern card dealer, tell Bill, a local card shop owner, to be careful with his tables and that they'll fall down if he bumps them.  A few minutes later, the legs on one of Bill's tables went out and thousands of cards in top loaders came tumbling down. It was painful to watch. Mark Smith and I helped Bill get the table back up but there was a large mess of cards below it.  Scotty helped Bill pick up and sort the fallen cards.  I also saw Jim Ziegert help out as well. I was actually impressed with how quickly the cards were sorted and placed back on the table.

The Serb Hall parking lot was jammed today.  I think there were several events occuring at the hall simultaneously, including a toy car show in the hallway outside the baseball card show. I thought the toy show would bring in some extra sales but that was not the case.  In fact, the lady running the toy show was real snotty when I walked by to use the bathroom which is located in the hallway. I ignored her. I wasn't about to pay her three bucks so I could use the bathroom.

Attendance at the card show was light but a few regulars thankfully showed up. It was nice seeing Mark, who I haven't seen in a while. Those slave-drivers at work have been keeping Mark away.  Mark picked up a bunch of '56 Topps football, some '65 Topps football and some early '60s baseball. Another regular picked up some '61 and '75 Topps baseball. I sold quite a few cards out of my $1 box and my 50-cent box. A young autograph hound found quite a few cards to send out for autos.  I sold some '53 Topps football cards to a new customer.  Kevin picked up some '61 Golden Press. Quite a few guys dinked around my binders. I had a lot of people just breeze by my table. I'm guessing these people were from the toy show.

On the buying front, a customer who had emailed me prior to the show that he had some Aarons to sell did not show up.  Another customer, who had emailed me a few weeks ago, was there and we discussed the Mantles he is trying to sell. He is much too high on the Mantles.  A few guys told me they had some cards from the '70s that they wanted to sell. I turned them down because I have a very large inventory of '70s cards and don't need anymore. I suspect I have 50,000 cards or so from '70 to '79.  I picked up a '61 Mays base card and a '61 Mays MVP from Bill. I picked up a bunch of stuff from Mark Smith. Thanks for the nice prices on the cards guys!!

Not much else doing at the show today. I enjoyed chatting with Mark and Jim early on and Mark Smith and Bill near the end of the show.  

Next week is Gonzaga, my favorite show. I'm particularly excited about this show because I was just informed by the WSCA newsletter that I won a drawing for a free table at the next six shows!! YES!!!! Lots of love for the Gonzaga. All is good in the world of Fat Daddy's Sports!!!

Below are some photos from Sunday's Serb Hall show.


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Tony Gordon

    Vintage Sports Cards Addict

    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    February 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011

    RSS Feed

Copyright © Fat Daddy's Sports 2025. All Rights Reserved.