New this month in Madison was the common present on Saturday and a Pokémon present on Sunday. With out the mass Pokémon crowd, attendance on the common present was down — which was not a nasty factor. It was good to have some area within the aisles as this present can get loopy crowded. I perceive that the Pokémon present on Sunday was loopy crowded.
I introduced out a special arrange this month as a result of I’m to date behind in updating the binders. I had 9 show circumstances crammed with classic playing cards, one thing I’ve not carried out in Madison in a very long time.
Naturally, a few of my regulars had been disillusioned that I didn’t have the binders. I can convey them out however they’re empty. Now that the MegaShow has handed, I ought to have some extra time to work on them.
The show case arrange didn’t do very effectively. Gross sales had been gentle. Although, I did promote my 1973 Topps Mike Schmidt rookie to a brand new buyer.
I used to be shocked that a few of my common set-builders didn’t even take a look at my show circumstances. I do know they want a number of the stars. I do have them moderately priced. Why not have a look?
Anyway, I wish to interrupt this often scheduled weblog to debate a topic close to and expensive to my coronary heart — supplier to supplier courtesy.
So I’ve been establishing at card reveals because the daybreak of time and might say from expertise that supplier to supplier courtesy has all the time been an issue. Nonetheless, because the interest exploded throughout the Pandemic and now that everybody and their mom is a supplier, the issue has intensified.
The problem for as we speak’s courtesy dialogue entails the area behind supplier tables. Now, the Madison present is sort of tight. There’s not a lot area behind every supplier’s desk. There is no such thing as a room for cabinets, there is no such thing as a room for back-up tables, and there actually isn’t any room for sellers to stack up their storage bins behind their tables. But, there may be loads of area under every desk for sellers to retailer their bins with out taking on the valuable area behind the tables.
I’ve three tables on the Madison present. At this previous present, some numbnut supplier positioned behind me, stacked his bins behind my third desk. Making issues worse, the supplier subsequent to me had joyful ft and couldn’t keep behind his desk with out the necessity to wander out each jiffy. The end result, little or no area behind my third desk. I used to be aggravated all day.
As you may see from the picture under, there was little or no area between my third desk, on the suitable, and numbnut’s bins on the left. That tiny area was largely stuffed by Mr. Glad Toes. So I struggled every time I wanted to get into these show circumstances positioned on the tip of my desk all day lengthy. What makes it so aggravating was that there was loads of area for numbnut to put his bins under his desk and out of the way in which. I imply, should not or not it’s apparent? Place these bins underneath your desk, numbnut!
On the shopping for entrance, Tim gave me a pleasant deal on a field of playing cards largely crammed with 1961 Topps baseball. Thanks Tim! I additionally bought a 1967 Topps Willie Mays from my common man who sells me slabs every month.
On a facet word, the supplier within the pink shirt, pictured above, may be very nice, so is the supplier subsequent to him on his left, not within the image. Usually, the sellers on the Madison present are nice however you all the time get that one man, at most any present, who takes up greater than his justifiable share of the area.
Anyhooo, adjustments are a-foot on the Madison present. There is not going to be a present in Might because the resort is rehabbing the ballroom. Subsequent present in Madison will probably be a 250-table affair on the Alliant Vitality Heart positioned throughout the road from the Sheraton on June 21. Thereafter, the present will rotate on a month-to-month foundation between the Sheraton and the Alliant Heart with the subsequent common present on the Sheraton scheduled for July 26, then Pokémon on July 27, and again to the Alliant Heart on August 30. For more information, click on on this hyperlink: Madison Card Show Announces 2025 Schedule — Monthly Events Continue with Expanded Weekend Shows – Madison Card Show.
I plan on establishing on the June 21 present on the Alliant Heart however I booked one other present on July 26, a brand new present in Naperville, Illinois, as a result of I didn’t know that the Madison present was returning to the Sheraton on that date. I’ll in all probability arrange on the Alliant Heart on August 30.
I do know I’m just a little behind on the blogs. Hope to catch up quickly. I owe you a weblog on Orland from April 27, Oak Creek from Might 3 and Valparaiso on Might 4. I have been busy!
Subsequent up for me is the Kane County present on Saturday, Might 10, 2025. As soon as once more, I cannot be bringing out binders. Then I plan on spending Sunday, Might 11, 2025, with my mommy.
Hope to see you quickly!
Under is snapshot of spring in entrance of my people’s place in Michigan.
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