Raleigh, NC show June 20-21st

ElvisP

I am thinking about making the 4 hour drive. Could someone tell me if this is usually a good show, especially for vintage? Thanks!!

Bliggity

I've been to this show a number of times over the past year. There is usually a pretty good selection of 50s-70s vintage, both raw and graded. If you're looking for a particular star card, you'll probably find many copies to choose from, especially Mantles '56-later (and a few '51-55s usually pop up also). One or two sellers have some nice high-end vintage sets, and there are a number of sellers with low- and mid-grade vintage sets in binders, so it's a pretty good show for setbuilders. I've been putting together a '53 Bowman set in EX pretty much just from attending this show. If you're looking for prewar cards it can be hit or miss; sometimes there's a lot, sometimes it's pretty sparse. I'm speaking mostly for baseball stuff, because that's what I collect - not sure how strong it is for other sports.

However, if you're making a long drive, I would strongly suggest that you wait for the July show. The upcoming June show is a 2-day show that also has toys & other collectibles, so only about half of the square footage is taken up by sportscard vendors. The July show is a 3-day show just for sportscards & memorabilia, so there will be a lot more to choose from. The 3-day shows usually attract more out-of-town vendors with higher quality stuff.

mrmint23

Look for the Lime Green dealer- Uncle Dick. Tons of raw to complete sets and quality vintage. Great guy just to talk to about cards and life. Tell him Kirk sent you.

ElvisP

Thanks guys!! Not sure I can make it to the July show so I will probably make it a Fathers Day weekend with my daughter and head to Raleigh. Yes I know Uncle Dick well. Good to know he will be there. He always has lots of stuff. I assume Greg Dragos will be there since he lives in Raleigh?

olb31

I went to the Raleigh show last July and its too close to the National. Several dealers that normally showed up didn't. I will tell you that I have been to the Chantilly show 3 times in July and have found it to be decent.

Meatloaf

I am in New Bern, NC. I have never been due to military work commitments; however, I am likely to attend. What are the hours and location? How much for a table? Who is the POC for the show? Meatloaf

DoctorK

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jfkheat

Corrected link. I am currently working in Raleigh so I will probably be at the show.
James


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Tangalang

I'm an hour & 20 minutes away but thinking about going on the 20th! I want to see if they have any graded wax packs or anything from the bbce.

Meatloaf

TY for the info

Bliggity

Anyone else end up going yesterday? I didn't find much of what I was looking for (mostly prewar), but did pick up a few nice '53s for my set. These were all that made it after looking through a few hundred...centering and registration on this set make me want to bang my head against a wall.

jfkheat

I stopped by Saturday. There were several dealers with vintage singles for set builders. There was also a decent selection of vintage stars that were overpriced. I only saw a couple 80s unopened boxes, 83 Topps baseball, 84 Donruss baseball and 87 Topps football cello. I didn't buy anything.
James