Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sunday

Today was considerably slower than yesterday though I left the hotel at noon.  One sale on the day,  A waterman fluted GF overlay safety pen.  I had breakfast with the "remarkable". George Rimakis.  

Saturday

The number of people that walked through the door must have been near 1000.  Most seem intent on low priced items but were very busy going from table-to-table.  My day concluded with a phons call that resulted in a very nice sale and, when added to my other sales for the day, resulted in a successful Saturday.  My Sunday setup should be short lived.  But, we"ll see.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

DC pen show

Friday was a super active day at the DC Supersow.  FPH had a parts blow out and Howard Edelstein had several bins marked $25, $50 etc. and many good pens were found.  I missed both events as I was too busy selling.  Both on Thursday and Friday.  I  have two very interested buyers in a VERY rare Parker 39.  Michael Sameth, the son of the late Paul Sameth, brought some of his dad's great desk sets to get them new homes. I could not resist and purchased more than I should. More on today' activities later.  I had a great dinner at the Olive Garden with endless salad.  No better dinner companions could be found to accompany me.  Luiz, Alvaro and George provided laughs and conversation.