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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 687823, member: 16948&quot;]Kanga, I believe Baltimore has THREE shows a year, though their summer show doesn&#039;t seem to be very strong.&nbsp; As far as this Long Beach being the worst ever, nah, I don&#039;t think so.&nbsp; Collectors are holding on tighter to their money and being much more selective, but it was still a very active show, in both wholesale and retail arenas.&nbsp; Not everyone did as well as usual, but some I know of had a fantastic show.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, yes, as everyone knows, the market has slowed down, and not just on the west coast.&nbsp; As is true any time, I think it completely depends on your material - if it&#039;s fresh, high quality, and better dates, those dealers did well.&nbsp; If a dealer has old stale, low-end material, probably not.&nbsp; That&#039;s how it was at this show.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, for me, I had a very similar show to the summer Long Beach, which is usually the slower of the three.&nbsp; The&nbsp; February Long Beach is usually the best, and although I did well at that one, it was only slightly better than this and the summer show.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a matter of these slower economic times in my opinion, nothing more really.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think as a collector, you just have to have more patience, do more price comparisons, shop around a little harder, and not settle for &quot;dreck.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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