Anybody going to the shriners show? (Willmington, MA.)

Downtown1974 · October 31, 2007 12:14AM

Just curious if anybody here will be attending this weekend. I have not heard if there will be anybody there signing. Maybe it wont be as good this year seeing that its no longer a Tri-Star show. Hope I can find some 55s though.

Gobin · October 31, 2007 1:50AM

Bob -

Here's the promotion site with guest, dates and $$$.

http://www.sureshotpromotions.com/shriners.aspx

Good list Red Sox and HOF.

- Jeff

Downtown1974 · October 31, 2007 4:17AM

Thanks for the link Gobin.

RipublicaninMass · October 31, 2007 4:24AM

Some great auto guests! I will be there grabbing all the 55 topps, Sorry downtown...lol. I have company coming (and the cleaners) on friday so, although I am usually IN THERE by 12:00. Looks like I will go Saturday to gtrab a Duke auto for my 55 topps Brooklyn Dodger On 55 topps cards. That leaves on 3 more to complete the topps team set.

perkdog · October 31, 2007 5:49AM

I will be there on Friday afternoon, if anyone is interested in meeting up PM me!

packCollector · October 31, 2007 6:12AM

<< <i>I will be there on Friday afternoon, if anyone is interested in meeting up PM me! >>

perk only if you are bringing the twins!!

perkdog · October 31, 2007 6:37AM

<< <i>

<< <i>I will be there on Friday afternoon, if anyone is interested in meeting up PM me! >>

perk only if you are bringing the twins!! >>

Believe Me if I had those Twins I would NEVER leave the house!

rube26105 · October 31, 2007 9:44AM

are all the papelbons bros3 of em??????????
i woudnt either paul, id die a old happy pervert and go out in style lol
you changed yer icon paul, i only noticed it was you because of perks perkies,that was sneaky-you were identified by boob control

Ironmanfan · October 31, 2007 10:26AM

When I hear "Shriners Show" I think of old guys wearing fez hats with whoopie cushions!

rube26105 · October 31, 2007 10:28AM

ha-me too- a bunch of guys in funny red fez hats and mini cars was what i was thinking of!

Downtown1974 · October 31, 2007 10:48AM

<< <i>Some great auto guests! I will be there grabbing all the 55 topps, Sorry downtown...lol. I have company coming (and the cleaners) on friday so, although I am usually IN THERE by 12:00. Looks like I will go Saturday to gtrab a Duke auto for my 55 topps Brooklyn Dodger On 55 topps cards. That leaves on 3 more to complete the topps team set. >>

Rip, You dont want any of the 55s I am after. My pathetic PSA 6s would not fit into the scheme of your "better than drugs" set.

I'll be there on saturday with my cousin who has absolutely no interest in cards. I might as well bring my wife.

RipublicaninMass · October 31, 2007 11:05AM

Downtown you know I was kidding

I did pick up a raw 55 tops KLU which graded an 8 at that show. ALSO, Mr. Mint kept hittin on my girlfriend

Downtown1974 · October 31, 2007 11:15AM

Rip, I was just busting your stones.

That Klu was a great pick up. I will be getting an auto from Snider also. I have a 57 Topps Snider that would look great with his auto on it.

scooter729 · November 1, 2007 5:29AM

I'll be there on Saturday - I'll say hi to Levi and his cases of Mantle rookies for everyone!

RipublicaninMass · November 3, 2007 10:09AM

Went today and got a Duke Auto dropped some stuff off at JSa to find out he went to BGS????????????? 3 days ago he said. Anywas I'll be back tomorrw with some trade bait and a fistfull of dollars to get some last minute bargains!! MANY cards this year were in the display last year as well!

RipublicaninMass · November 3, 2007 10:09AM

tt any more feedback

Downtown1974 · November 3, 2007 10:49AM

I didnt wind up making any progress on my 55 set today.

I didnt wait in line for any autos either. Prices on graded stuff was through the roof. Levi from 707 had a spectacular display as usual, and he was willing to move on his prices if you paid cash. Tons of good raw stuff. I breezed through the show just looking for 55s that I needed, so I wasnt there long.

perkdog · November 3, 2007 12:05PM

I had fun browsing but only bought a '56 Topps Jim Gilliam PSA 7 for $30. As I expected there was not much graded Vintage Football out there...

perkdog · November 3, 2007 12:29PM

Again Levi had an unmatched amount of stuff set up, absolutly AMAZING. I hung around his tables with my mouth watering and witnessed an older gentleman shell out 40 crisp 100 dollar bills for a PSA 1 '52 Mantle, I would be willing to bet that he must have had over 300K worth of Mantles in his case.

Downtown1974 · November 3, 2007 12:45PM

Perk, I agree with that figure of 300K. Levi is a pretty down to earth guy. I could have spent hours just looking through his inventory.

RipublicaninMass · November 4, 2007 5:09AM

Levi also offered me some nice buy prices for some tobaco stuff. I ended up selling to a small deaer who took more items. I sold a few bought a few, just wish I had went on friday. One guy had 30 t'3 but jst down to 4 when I saw him

bxb · November 4, 2007 10:49AM

Just got back from the show. Picked up about 50 -60 high grade raw cards for my sets, and 2 or 3 certified cards, including a nice PSA 1951 Bowman Bob Feller, a card I always liked but could never find a nice one with excellent centering until today.

Overall the show was good. Lots and lots of raw cards, mostly modern with a fair smattering of vitage. Lots of Red Sox stuff. Not much in the way of high grade certifed vintage however; with the exception of Levi, whose display was eye-popping as usual ( I counted 13 PSA certified 1952 Topps Mantles!). Andy Madec had some cards on display from his upcoming auction.

Also was nice to see Willie McCovey, although his health doesn't look too good. Rod Carew was a no-show.

scooter729 · November 4, 2007 10:47PM

It was annoying on Saturday to see all of the fans swarming Sox players like Bobby Kielty and Clay Buchholz, while HOF'er Duke Snider sat by himself just feet away, no one wanting his autograph. I'm as big of a Sox fan as anyone, but stuff like this annoys me.

More new stuff than there used to be at this show, and not the quantity of vintage like I used to see, so I was disappointed by that.

Downtown1974 · November 5, 2007 4:26AM

The prices for autos were nuts. I mean $80 for Clay Bucholz (sp) is just plain ludacris. IMO, no active player should be charging for an autograph. Its the fans that pay their salary.

Anybody going to the shriners show? (Willmington, MA.)

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