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+ largest hockey card event in the world
+ great/themed autograph signings by AJ Sports World
+ In The Game Redemption Program
+ Hobby Insider presence... bit by bit and more and more I'm getting to know more HI members... I'm terrible at putting names to faces let alone names to usernames! 
+ awesome selection of singles and wax
+ Toronto Card Show booth - not to toot our own horn, but this was our best Expo to date. We gave team bags with "redemption cards" to almost every kid that walked by our booth. We're slowly becoming more visible and people have donated cards, sets, and prizes more so than ever before! We had an Expo Mail Order Special for those who can't make the Allan Bester signing on June 27 and it was more successful than we expected.
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- collectors/patrons with body odour -- a recurring theme... SLOBS!
- collectors/patrons with bad breath -- another recurring theme... brushing your teeth should be a part of daily life!
- concrete floors -- killer on the legs no matter how old or young you are after 3 days (my night on the dance floor on Saturday didn't contribute )
- dealers who are impolite when offers are made... you can have your price and I can have mine - that's OK. A deal doesn't need to be made in order for common courtesy to be maintained.
- on the same token, collectors who are impolite when they don't like the price that they hear... it's ok, either we work towards win-win or we can honourably pass on making a deal. Meanwhile, I've sold cards for less than I would normally accept to collectors because they handle themselves very admirably. Sometimes I WANT to get the card into a collectors hand at the expense of my own pocket.
The correct term is "LOSERS"... we've got a great hobby with lots of great folks. But then there are the few oddballs out there who have nothing else going on for themselves other than their collections and their... "knowledge" of the industry.
