Negotiating prices with tough customers is nothing compared to what Georgia card show promoter/collector/dealer Frank Moiger deals with each day. The 60-year-old Knoxville, TN native is on kidney dialysis—and has been for much of his adult life. Three nights a week, he goes through six hours of the life-preserving procedure at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. He’s on a kidney … [Read more...]
Rich Klein: Volunteers Invaluable at Show
Plano III is in the books and yes the show on Sunday was again quite a success. We did have a few bumps along the way but fortunately nothing which took away from the collector or the dealer experience. We were a bit shorthanded because some of our Adat Chaverin Brotherhood board members were away for various reasons. We had some rain early in the day and we were coming … [Read more...]
Secret Santa Exchanges Close Out Ramblings’ Year of Giving, Receiving
One of the most enduring traditions of Rich's Ramblings is to write a piece to express how wonderful the holiday season is and how we should be all be thankful for what we have done over the past year. The year 2014 has been no exception as there have been several interesting sea changes in my hobby experience. The first and most important was I have become a "show … [Read more...]
Remembering a Young Jeter’s First Card Show
He was barely out of a high school. A well-known baseball prospect, yes, but still a few years away from his first big league at-bat. The Yankees thought Derek Jeter would be special, but like every other minor leaguer in the system, he had to prove himself at the lowest levels and work his way up. Joe Ferguson was pretty confident getting Derek Jeter to sign autographs at a … [Read more...]