Fall Expo 2013 - The "BIGGEST" PC Card in my collection

[great8]

Where to begin... it just seemed like yesterday I was waiting to get off work and head up to Lone Stars for the semi annual HI Pre Expo Dinner. As the saying goes, time sure flies when you are having fun and luckily for me I have great guys that I share the booths with thanks Wayne (cgarn) Nat and Bart for looking after shop while I wondered around

Thanks to everyone I had a chance to chat and hang out with. I love this hobby so much and it was great seeing you guys catching up and talking about cardboard that brought us all together. Quoting Jeremy, "look at all us nerds" well maybe he had a few extra words in the there.. Seriously Jeremy, can you not ask for the only dude server that works at Lone Stars next time to wait on us PLEASE!!!

Speaking of Lone Stars... someone was celebrating a belated bday
Thanks to Frank for orchestrating a good laugh, the doc was not impressed :devil:

A good sport about to drown his humility, for once the ugly apparel Steve had on wasn't his shirt :crazy:

Onto some cardboard pics, these are some of the nicer cards I was able to hang onto acquired at Expo.
Bobby Orr Sign Of The Times

Jordan Eberle Inked Sweaters /50

Patrick Kane Championship Marks /50

Lanny McDonald Rivals Auto SP

Jimmy Howard Artifacts Patch Tag Black /2

Sunday night trade night was once again a blast.
These came from a trade with Josh (Ferrian1)
Glenn Anderson International Ice Auto

Jari Kurri International Ice Auto x3



These came from a deal with Jeremy (gomaz)
Tony Esposito Cup Printing Plate

Martin St. Louis Peerless Patches Auto /40

Rogie Vachon Tape To Tape /20

These came from a trade with Darcy (RAVMAN)
Pekka Rinne Limited Logos /50

Pat LaFontaine Genuine Letters

Over the weekend I was able to find these Cam Wards I didn't have for my PC yet.
Finally found a copy that the auto was not bleeding/smudged etc and for $4 hells yeah
Prime Signatures /99

Purchase from Darcy (RAVMAN)
SPA Team Canada SOTT

Purchase from wings1908 via Frank (scooby)
Thanks Frank for helping me add this to my collection!
Artifacts Tag /5

Here are my top 2 pick ups at the Expo and the best thing about them, they were both FREEEEEEEEE :whatthehell:

First up James (James_Samson) comes to my booth and hands me this for my small Cujo collection. Thanks again buddy
1999/00 SPA Buy Back Auto /200

This next one is by far the "biggest" card in my collection.
Friday night Jeremy tells me to go talk to Chris Carlin at UD, he has something for me. Sure enough.. Chris hands me this, first thing I noticed is the Jersey #'d

Just looks like a mock up of a card with a facsimile auto right?? well it is super special to me as I had no idea this was made for me. I am really grateful that Jeremy thought of me. Big thanks to Jeremy, Chris Carlin and UD for this big card, it's almost the size of a 16x20. Going to go shopping for a frame to put it in.

And there you have it, another Expo come and gone. I have gotten to know quite a few of you guys quite well and honestly I can say that I will miss hanging out.

One thing I won't miss for sure is as Ameet would put it the "crop dusting" seemed like the "crop dusting" was out in full force this Expo especially in the 900 aisle :vomit: and to top it off, Tim (turcocollector3) had to let one rip in my car... :foottap:

See you guys in 6 months
:beer:
Danny

PS nothing is available

 

[SNobles]

Awesome story Danny, love seeing stuff like this. Great pickups.

 

[scooby1970]

great seeing you Danny......... If pictures could kill I be a dead man lol

sweet pickups

 

[cmcdonald1]

Very nice pickups. Can't wait for my oversize Bower to show up as I had one of the Halifax boys bring it back for me (thanks Winnie). Thanks for the chats over the weekend and I have to agree with you that this passion is addictive! Hope to see you in six months

 

[FASTMAX]

That Ward is UBER cool Danny. Hope to see the gang next fall.

 

[gomaz]

Great hanging with you again Danny. I wish Expo was every weekend!! Sweet pickups. Where's the 10-11 Ward Peerless you got from me...that is a beauty worth showing.

 

[gobuffalo2331]

I had no idea scrolling down that the Ward was a 16x20 card, I just thought it was a dark picture. Very cool looking and good story glad you had fun.

 

[MutomboTan]

Thats awesome you got one of those 16x20 card.
Going to frame it with the card its picture of?

 

[bamlinden]

Hey Danny,

Awesome post. Great looking oversized card. Saw UD tweet it on the weekend and was excited to see you get such a cool piece for your pc. Congrats!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[99goals]

Awesome post Danny.. love the ward auto card you got. Normally I'd say "see you in 6 months" but lucky for me, i get to hang with Danny every month or so at the GTA card show. See you saturday morning bud.

 

[great8]

Awesome story Danny, love seeing stuff like this. Great pickups.

Thanks Scott, hopefully you can make the next Expo

great seeing you Danny......... If pictures could kill I be a dead man lol

sweet pickups

HAHAHAHA no one will harm you Frank, it wouldn't be good times without you.

Very nice pickups. Can't wait for my oversize Bower to show up as I had one of the Halifax boys bring it back for me (thanks Winnie). Thanks for the chats over the weekend and I have to agree with you that this passion is addictive! Hope to see you in six months

Thanks Cyril, I can't wait to see your oversize Bower, these oversized cards are just awesome. Thanks for the chat as well and of course the purchase from me

That Ward is UBER cool Danny. Hope to see the gang next fall.

You have to make the next Expo Doug, all I heard from Darcy was that you would have loved to be here haha.

Great hanging with you again Danny. I wish Expo was every weekend!! Sweet pickups. Where's the 10-11 Ward Peerless you got from me...that is a beauty worth showing.

Me too Jeremy, I wish Expo was more often, but if it was, they wouldn't be so special. I still have the Ward Peerless. You know I had to make moves just to get it in my hands. I really want to keep it for myself, but I know 2 others that would love it. So I am on the fence on moving it. Here's the scan.

I had no idea scrolling down that the Ward was a 16x20 card, I just thought it was a dark picture. Very cool looking and good story glad you had fun.

HAHA that was the idea, to make people think it was just a regular sized card.

Thats awesome you got one of those 16x20 card.
Going to frame it with the card its picture of?

Thanks Ben, I wasn't thinking of framing it with the card... I do have the reverse jersey # of it though 03/50 :devil:

Hey Danny,

Awesome post. Great looking oversized card. Saw UD tweet it on the weekend and was excited to see you get such a cool piece for your pc. Congrats!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for reminding me Brett, went to favorite UD's tweet

Awesome post Danny.. love the ward auto card you got. Normally I'd say "see you in 6 months" but lucky for me, i get to hang with Danny every month or so at the GTA card show. See you saturday morning bud.

You are a lucky man Ameet, getting to hang out with me so often :crazy:
See you this Saturday, come early cause the boys from Finland are coming all the way back to set up :whatthehell:

 

[quincy]

Someone's going to die screaming over that picture. I haven't yet decided whom.

 

[scooby1970]

Someone's going to die screaming over that picture. I haven't yet decided whom.

cmon doc, just think in 12 months we can cdelebrate your birthday again............lonestar style :devil::devil:

 

[CamWardian]

Nice show and nice cards.
God luck finding a toploader for that one

 

[sortguld]

Great oversized card Grtz.

 

[TurcoCollector3]

Very nice pickups Danny! Good luck with the show tomorrow and hopefully see you in 6 months!

Oh and sorry about the car

 

[TheGriceBoys]

Very cool gesture by the Expo crew on that Ward oversize!

And the picture of Angel? Instant classic.:dance:

 

[peulyen]

That is an awesome piece and awesome how you acquired it. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats,
Lu

 

[JohnnyDrama]

Stunned Steve could wear a shirt that didn't feature more than five colors.