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who has info on the orlando card show in town?

J7ONealJ7ONeal Posts: 23
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it was around the 9th or so? i forgot where i here i read it but i was just wondering if it was still on? lmk

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  • KLS23KLS23 Posts: 1,581
    Hi,

    Yep, just got back from the show about 1 hour ago. The highlight is definitely the autograph guests. If you are looking for vintage (graded or raw) or framed memorabilia than it's also the show for you. If you are looking for wax boxes or modern singles, don't even think about going. Only 1 dealer had wax and a very poor selection. Only saw 1 dealer with modern singles....again poor selection.

    My understanding is that the World of Sports Collectibles basically invited all of the vintage dealers to set up shop. $5 to park for FL residents, $10 for out of state. $10 admission. Hope this helps and check the their website for more info - www.worldofsportscollectibles.com.

    Ken
  • JmnesqJmnesq Posts: 250 ✭✭
    Interesting. I'm in Tampa, about an hour and a half away. My interest is modern singles. No interest in the autos. How much of the card show did you go through? Are you sure that there was a very small amount of dealers with modern stuff? I was going to wake up early and get to Orlando at 9 tomorrow. Please respond at your earliest conveninece.
    Jeff

    Collecting Bowman Chrome Phillies Rookie Cards and Mike Schmidt certified auto cards.
  • KLS23KLS23 Posts: 1,581
    Jeff,

    I promise that you will be disappointed if you are looking for modern singles. Especially football and basketball. The only two dealers that I saw in the entire place had mostly baseball. I walked the entire floor up and down every row for about 2-3 hours and checked out every table. I am positive I didn't miss anything. The one modern dealer I talked to said that the World of Sports Collectibles is a vintage and memorabilia dealer so those are the only dealers they invited. He also said that he was killing himself for not bringing any wax because he would have wiped up with no one at the show selling any. He was thinking about trying to have a bunch of stuff overnighted.

    If you go, let me know what you thought. I was pretty disappointed considering my collecting interests....we have better shows near where I live in Chantilly, Virginia and they are smaller and less advertised. Not trying to discourage anyone....just giving you the scoop.

    Ken
  • JmnesqJmnesq Posts: 250 ✭✭
    Thank you very much for the review. Unless I see a review which is in total controvention of yours, I will pass on this show. I'm only out the $5 of the free $10 Naxcom money I used to buy an advance ticket.

    Jeff

    Collecting Bowman Chrome Phillies Rookie Cards and Mike Schmidt certified auto cards.
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    Ken

    Thanks for the review, it saved me and my dad some money and a wasted trip. They are really
    shooting themselves in the foot offering only vintage.

    Kevin
  • J7ONealJ7ONeal Posts: 23
    who wwants to live in the past? i think i'll pass on going this time around. Thanks for the info...
    It's not a diss to you vintage collectors, it's just i'd like to connect with guys iwas alive to see play.
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