As late as I used to be to Madison Saturday morning, I used to be as early to Orland on Sunday. Simple load in. Just one dope acquired in my approach whereas I laid out my binders.
I’ve a bit of further house in Orland that I crammed with two 5,000-count dime containers ranging in years from 1976 by means of 1984. I do not deliver out these containers fairly often. Surprisingly, probably the most playing cards I bought got here from the 1980’s. There have been guys and gals in that dime field all day.
I completed establishing at 8:30 a.m., pictured above. Good factor about this present is that Wealthy, the promoter, doesn’t enable anybody within the room till nearer to 9 a.m. I had an excellent half-hour to kill. I used to be drained and jet lagged. I killed the time simply staring into house.
Wealthy let clients in round 8:45 a.m. As standard, all of them went over to Document Retailer Steve’s tables. Steve simply occurred to chop me off on the drive to the Civic Heart. Good driving Steve! In accordance with Rick, Steve had a bunch of pre-Battle stuff on his tables as we speak. I quickly grew to become very busy and was unable to test it out. I believe Rick purchased all of it anyway.
My regulars began to return by… there was Andy and Chris then Superior Mike, who not solely bought a bunch of playing cards however gave me some cash to take my son Kolby out to lunch once I deliver him again to Michigan State this fall. Thanks Mike!
Will and Joe quickly arrived with a lot wanted espresso and sustenance. Thanks guys! Can even bought a big pile of 1977 Topps baseball. Gil nearly cleaned out my 1960 Topps binder and commented on how lifeless my binders are. Sorry Gil! I am attempting to load them as quick as I can!!
A buyer I met final month, pulled some extra 1971 Topps baseball. He additionally introduced over his buddy who bought a bunch of basketball from the 1970’s. Rick bought some 1972-73 Topps basketball.
One in all my common hockey guys bought a bunch of hockey playing cards from the 1970’s. One other common bought a pile of playing cards from the 1970’s. A husband-and-wife workforce bought some 1965 Topps baseball. A pleasant woman bought a bunch of Cubs from many various years. My pal Phil bought a bunch of playing cards. Thanks Phil!
Fairly a number of of us bought playing cards and I ended up with one other stable Orland present, as standard. I really like this present! Actual good crowd as we speak. Appeared like a bigger crowd than final month.
Then Jeff Peterson introduced over two guys who had a shoe field of principally classic playing cards on the market. I ended up spending most of my earnings with these guys, choosing up all kinds of O-Pee-Chee hockey from the 1960’s. Thanks Jeff, I owe you massive time!! Sometimes, I can discover some O-Pee-Chee from the 1970’s however that is the primary time anybody introduced over O-Pee-Chee from the 1960’s and all Blackhawks in addition!! Superior!!
I went dwelling with little or no cash after each reveals this weekend however I used to be over the moon with my purchases. What an important shopping for weekend!!
We went over to the sub store after the present the place I went with a beef. I used to be drained and actually feeling the jet lag however an important weekend all in all. An enormous thanks to everybody who purchased and bought me playing cards!! Certain was a enjoyable weekend!!!
Subsequent up is the present on the DuPage County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 29, 2024. I’m nonetheless attempting to determine what to deliver out. I’ll in all probability go along with two show instances of graded classic playing cards together with all of my baseball binders. I’m nonetheless engaged on that 1967 Topps binder which I want to discuss a bit of bit.
I used to be just one yr outdated in 1967. My older brother was shopping for playing cards then however my mother threw them out by the point I began amassing. I first began buying 1967’s once I started to attend card reveals in Hillside, Illinois, in 1978. I didn’t have a complete lot of cash then as a result of I used to be simply 12 years outdated however I do bear in mind buying semi-stars like Gil Hodges and Tommy John. I discovered plenty of playing cards within the dime and quarter containers at reveals.
Within the 1980’s, I largely bought playing cards on the flea market on the outdated Twin Drive-In Film Theater in Wheeling, Illinois. I sometimes arrange at card reveals. My stock again then was largely made up of playing cards from the 1970’s which I had in binders. I keep in mind that I made one binder of playing cards from the 1960’s, together with a number of pages of 1967 Topps.
It was not till the early 2000’s once I was in a position to get hold of a big amount of 1967’s and make a single binder from that yr. The issue was that I had an easy time buying playing cards numbered from 1 to 300 however discovering playing cards numbered above 300 proved troublesome.
I bear in mind the primary time I introduced that binder out to a Fred Copp present the place clients who went by means of it saved asking the place the remainder of the playing cards have been at. I didn’t have them and simply couldn’t discover them.
To at the present time, I nonetheless have a level of problem acquiring playing cards increased than quantity 300. As I work on my present reload, I in all probability have extra playing cards above quantity 300 than ever earlier than however nonetheless scarce in comparison with most each different yr. Which leads me to consider that the 1967 Topps baseball set is one probably the most troublesome post-Battle set to finish outdoors of 1952 Topps and definitely probably the most troublesome set to finish from the 1960’s.
At most each present, of us ask me for 1967 Topps excessive numbers. I so hardly ever have them. I’ll have some quickly as soon as I full this reload however I don’t anticipate them to final very lengthy. I could have the binder totally reloaded by the present this Saturday in Wheaton. If not, I’ll have them for sure in Oak Creek on July 6. Ensure you test with me the following couple of reveals as a result of the ’67 highs simply will not final, they by no means do!
Anyway, hope to see you Saturday on the DuPage County Fairgrounds!
A pair extra pictures from Orland…
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