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Sports and beer memorabilia go hand in hand

3/13/2011

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I love Serb Hall because there are always multiple shows going on at the same time.  There is usually a vinyl record show in a room down the hall from the card show.  Today there was a breweriana show. I collect beer cans and was pumped to check out the breweriana show.  I convinced another dealer to watch my table and paid the five bucks to get into the breweriana show -- a little steep for admission.  I was disappointed that there were very few beer cans. There were mostly signs and serving trays.  I picked up a Sport Magazine from December 1936 with Luke Appling on the cover for $8.  I was surprised to find the Sport Magazines at the Breweriana Show. I spent maybe 15 or 20 minutes in the show.

Back at the card show, we had the largest crowd I have ever seen at a Serb Hall Show.  I think that can be attributed to the Breweriana show which was pretty well attended. Needless to say, I had a terrific day. Several of my regulars bought cards in quantity. I also sold a 1950 Bowman Ted Williams and a Roy Campanella to a customer. I sold some 1952 Parkhurst hockey to another customer. Quite a few guys dinked around my binders.

Only one customer showed up at my table with cards to sell. This same guy had some cards at the last Gonzaga show. I picked up a 1935 Diamond Stars Jimmy Dykes from him which turned out to be creased when I got it home.  So I wasn't too quick to pull the trigger with him this time.  Also, when I buy cards, I prefer the seller to quote me a price. A deal rarely goes down if I throw out a price.  The guy had mostly Braves from the 1950s including some Johnston Cookies. He wanted $7 a piece of the cookie cards, which I thought was too high.  He had a 1955 Topps Hank Aaron that I was interested in.  The card was in Good Condition with some corner wear and surface scratching.  I offered $50, thinking I could sell it for $75,  but he picked up his pile of cards and walked away. He never even gave me a counter offer or a price of any kind. I'm hoping he doesn't show me overpriced cards next weekend at Gonzaga. 

Overall, a terrific weekend with the Orland and Serb Hall shows.  I ended up making just as much money as I made at the last Sun-Times Show but only had to spend $150 in table fees as opposed to $375.  Plus I worked just two, instead of three days and I was home by 3 p.m. each day rather than the 6 or 7 p.m. of the Sun Times.
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