Playing Card Collectors Meeting - Toronto - Sunday March 2nd, 2014 at 2pm

[Lee Asher]

Calling all playing card collectors within a 200 kilometer radius of Toronto & the GTA!

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WHO: Anyone with interest in collecting playing cards
WHAT: Playing Card Collector's Meeting
WHERE: Browser's Den of Magic - 3220 Dufferin St. #19, Toronto, ON M6A 2T3
WHEN: Sunday March 2nd, 2014 - start time: 2pm-5PM
HOW MUCH: FREE NO CHARGE
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With the help of 52 Plus Joker (American Playing Card Collector's Club), The Browser's Den proudly offers you the opportunity to spend an entire afternoon with World renowned Playing Card Experts and authors of the Hochman Encyclopedia of Playing Cards - Mr. Tom & Judy Dawson.

Attend this free meeting and receive expert tips on caring for your collection, as well as learn methods to keep your cards in top-notch condition. Plus see decks of cards you've only read about in the history books. Get your questions answered from some of the most prestigious card experts on the planet. Their arsenal of knowledge will leave you wanting more. On hand during the meeting, both Tom and Judy Dawson and other experts will help you become a smarter collector.

Bring items from your collection to have examined, appraised, traded, and/or sold. Celebrate with everyone else in Toronto who shares the same love for playing cards as you do.

Space is limited. Mark Sunday March 2nd, 2014 in your calendar. See you there, and BRING CARDS!

For more information, please visit the official Toronto Playing Card Meeting page on The Browser's Den website.

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ATTENTION: Meeting held at the Browser's Den of Magic located at 3220 Dufferin St. Lucky #19, Toronto, ON M6A 2T3.
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*Pictured: Jack of Diamonds (De La Rue)

[badpete69]

Lee

When are you coming to Seattle.  The Northwest would love a card collector meeting

[Lee Asher]

Lee

When are you coming to Seattle.  The Northwest would love a card collector meeting

One of these days I'll get back out to the Pac. Northwest. I used to live in Oregon, and love that side of the country.

A goal of the 52+ this year is to start encouraging more regional get-togethers. Why don't you make a Seattle Playing Card Collector's Meeting?

[Don Boyer]

Lee

When are you coming to Seattle.  The Northwest would love a card collector meeting

One of these days I'll get back out to the Pac. Northwest. I used to live in Oregon, and love that side of the country.

A goal of the 52+ this year is to start encouraging more regional get-togethers. Why don't you make a Seattle Playing Card Collector's Meeting?

I'd do one in NYC but it would have to be on a weekday, practically guaranteeing light attendance.

[52plusjoker]

Re Seattle
If there is one we could attend in spirit - maybe send an interesting slide show or get on phone to answer questions etc.

We used to have an annual one in NYC area - usually in New Haven if that quallifies.! There is a special card showing of Albert Field collection in May in New York for 52+J members who can make it. I think we should try and have a meeting sponsored by 52+J on the same day and invite the world. The date is Monday, May 12. We could likely get a big crowd for an early evening event with trading, appraising, etc. I think the exhibition is at Columbia so a meeting near there would be great. Thoughts?

[Don Boyer]

Re Seattle
If there is one we could attend in spirit - maybe send an interesting slide show or get on phone to answer questions etc.

We used to have an annual one in NYC area - usually in New Haven if that quallifies.! There is a special card showing of Albert Field collection in May in New York for 52+J members who can make it. I think we should try and have a meeting sponsored by 52+J on the same day and invite the world. The date is Monday, May 12. We could likely get a big crowd for an early evening event with trading, appraising, etc. I think the exhibition is at Columbia so a meeting near there would be great. Thoughts?

Would it be possible to set something up where the meeting is held somewhere on the campus?  The neighborhood around it can be a little dicey at night.  Either that or move the meet to a nice bar further south by at least forty blocks or so.

[52plusjoker]

When home Saturday I'll talk to Larry Herold about details and see what we can arrange. It might even be Fordam, not Columbia!!

[Anthony]

Why don't you make a Seattle Playing Card Collector's Meeting?

I would love to get something organized for the Chicaoland area..........where do I start? 

[vmagic]

You should do a Canadian tour, come to Winnipeg next, after all we are the middle of the continent. 

[PurpleIce]

You should also do an Asian tour sometime soon..... 

[Don Boyer]

You should do a Canadian tour, come to Winnipeg next, after all we are the middle of the continent. 

You're in the middle of the continent?  When did you move to Rugby, North Dakota? 

http://confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=11375

You should also do an Asian tour sometime soon..... 

Give them motivation for doing so - join 52 Plus Joker and get others near you to do the same! 

Of course, you could always create a gathering of collectors on your own - what's holding you back?  It's how groups like 52+J came into being - like-minded people getting together.

[52plusjoker]

Not a lot of  52+J members in Winnipeg!  I do have a soft spot for the city as my father was born there (no we do not have Icelandic ancestors).  Chicago could well work out for a regional meeting. There is a big playing card/gambling auction there end of May which we might well attend and there are a lot of members in the Chicago area. Let me confirm some dates and we'll enlist Sparkz to help arrange.

More posts will follow when I do a bit more research.

By the way - neat web page on Rugby ND Don. I discovered a new verb there for my lexicon "four laned "

[CBJ]

I'll be there next Sunday!

[52plusjoker]

I'll be there next Sunday!

Great - pleased you can make it.

[Paul Carpenter]

By the way, there should be a few Encarded goodies to give away for folks that are able to attend.

[52plusjoker]

That'll be great Paul.

[CBJ]

By the way, there should be a few Encarded goodies to give away for folks that are able to attend.

Thanks again Paul!

[CBJ]

A few decks I'm bringing to show people...








A few decks I'm bringing to hopefully sell/trade...








CBJ

[Don Boyer]

Jay, you've probably got one of the better collections of modern customs around here!  All great stuff.  Those... er... Torontonians (?) won't know what hit them!

[52plusjoker]

We are trying to get Mayor Ford out to the meeting - it is rumoured he's a closet pc collector and has been seen late at night in the woods with a well-known trader!
See you later Jason.

[Lee Asher]

We are trying to get Mayor Ford out to the meeting - it is rumoured he's a closet pc collector and has been seen late at night in the woods with a well-known trader!
See you later Jason.

I want to clarify that Rob & I never hung out in the woods! Pure speculation. 

Seriously, today is the day for the card collectors meeting. We will try our hardest to 'live' update, and post images of the meeting. Check back often for updates.

[Anthony]

Wow, Jay's heading in with a full arsenol, lol. Can't wait to hear the stories.

You all have a great time, wish I was a tad closer 

[Lee Asher]

Lets start!

[Card Player]

We are trying to get Mayor Ford out to the meeting - it is rumoured he's a closet pc collector and has been seen late at night in the woods with a well-known trader!
See you later Jason.

Every time I see Mayor Ford on the news, I can't help but think of Chris Farley.  Exactly... I'm sure if he were in the woods with a well-known trader, "playing cards" would be the thing to get. LOL

Is that Peter McKinnon I see hiding in the back of the room? Nice pictures Lee!

[52plusjoker]

You are right - that is Peter. We had a great turnout - maybe 45 to 50 people - all types - collectors, magicians, enthusiasts of all description from about age 10 to yours truly. Lots of fun - went from 2 to 5:30 and ended with gift bags gathered and packaged by Jay Rideout [CBJ] with neat loot from Dan & Dave, Encarded, PCC and others that Lee will note when he posts. Very generous of them - I even ended up with a D&D Private Reserve - how lucky is that! Got some new users for the forum and new members for 52+J. All in all a great success - got to do more of these!

[kmdhstew]

I think this was a huge success!

I certainly don't know of all the people involved in making this event happen but thank you to all. Lee, Tom and Judy it was a pleasure to meet you. I was the one with the old Congress ads from the 40's. I will take you up on your offer to see similar items from your collection at some point in the future.

Jay thanks for getting us the gift bags and those who supported the event. Nice little score there...a D&D private reserve deck!

Thanks Lee for the Jerry's card and I also picked up a pair of 1860 cards from Tom and Judy.

Dave

[HeartQ]

Why is it that whenever we attend any meeting with people with like interests we have so much fun?  It was a blast and I have even found some new bff's! Thank you Jeff for providing such a great venue and even good food. Also of course Lee and Jason for making certain everything was in place. Tom and I even sold some of our Hochman Enyclopedia of Playing Cards!  Can't wait to meet again.

PS the ads are here anytime Dave!

[CBJ]

I had an awesome time!

So.. I reached out to some people over the last couple of weeks asking if they would like to send me some decks that I would hand out today... and all I can say is WOW!

A VERY special thanks to

Paul Carpenter

Scott King

RJ Tomlinson

HOPC

Collectable Playing Cards

And in particular Dan from D&D/Art Of Play (who sent a generous amount of S&M Gold Reserve)


Thanks to those people/companies, EVERYONE went home with free decks!!!


Here are some pics I took today:


Lee talking to the crowd





Tom and Judy Dawson talking to the crowd

































I think most people scored a gold S&M!  It was a great day!


Thanks again to Lee Asher for setting this up, The Browser's Den for hosting, and of course... Tom and Judy Dawson for everything they do.



I look forward to the next one!!


Jay

[badpete69]

Looks like a great time...  Lee told me he would give me tips on how to set one of those meetings up here in the Northwest.  I would definitively be willing to help but also would need some help. Let's see if we can get a Seattle meeting going this year

[bhong]

It looks like a lot of fun and I deeply regret missing it to finish up a project. Apparently, I was always taught that "work = money to buy things (ie. playing cards)". I should now learn that skipping work can get me free stuff.   

I hope there's another one later on this year in Toronto.

[Card Player]

It looks like a lot of fun and I deeply regret missing it to finish up a project. Apparently, I was always taught that "work = money to buy things (ie. playing cards)". I should now learn that skipping work can get me free stuff.   

I hope there's another one later on this year in Toronto.

I feel your pain. I've missed many things the past few months. In the end, it will all be worth it.

[Anthony]

Looks like everyone had a great time, hats off to Lee, Tom & Judy..........and Jay, kudos on the swag!!