According to Eric Bradley:
As for hot selling merchandise – toy dealers did well all across the
board. Folks were choosy and selective, trying to buy the best toys
they could afford for under $100.
Vintage sports memorabilia was the surprise growth market. We have five
dealers who carry such items and all five reported fabulous shows. But
the dealers sold across eclectic lines: baseball, bowling, football,
cricket, trophies, curling and skiing. I suspect it was because most
individual items were each priced below $400.
Several dealers reported “best ever” sales in estate jewelry, fine art
and American pottery. High-quality costume jewelry ($500-$1,000) was
again an extremely popular segment. One Florida dealer reported $40,000
in sales of complete sets of dinner services in fine china.
Ephemera dealers reported great sales of postcards, vintage travel
posters, banners and advertising memorabilia. A dealer in comic books
reported high sales and a seller of vintage and antique maps (priced
$100-$500) said he was blown away at his sales volume.
Even our junk dealers reported fantastic sales as dealers across New
Jersey sought fresh merchandise to spruce up their inventory before the
summer tourist season starts.
Worst markets: folk art, furniture, American Brilliant cut glass,
European porcelain, Tiffany lamps and vintage clothing. And if dealers
weren’t willing to haggle they had no sales.
Pity I was not there! Estate jewelry is always a must-see! However, I’ve already made an entry in my calendar to keep an eye out for next year’s event.
LeoH
http://www.sylviasantiques.com
Here is a comment from one of our exhibitors – Frank Mahlick of Frank’s Specialties.
Dear Eric,
A big "THANK YOU" to you and all the STAFF, who made this Atlantic City Show feel like in the good ol’ days.
It was a great crowd of buyers and the action went all the way through Sunday, right before closing. I am very pleased with the result and will furtheron do my part to support this great event.
Thanks again.
Best regards
Frank Mahlich
Dealers keep reporting fantastic weekend at Atlantique City:
"I have to say that this show definitely exceeded my expectations. My wife and I were very happy with the results. Hopefully we can keep this going. Good luck for the Spring! We will be there."
Best regards,
John Bretschneider and Kristine Palmer/
More feedback on Atlantique City’s great show!
HI Eric,
Hope you and your staff have had time to recover from the AC show. I just wanted to congratulate you all on a job well done! I tried to talk to the people that stopped at my booth and see what they thought of the new set up. Most of them liked the new energy! There really wasn’t anything Neg. said. The closest thing was that people had no idea where certain people were. I directed them to the map your staff put together.
I wanted you to know I had a Great Show! I got lots of compliments on my Jewelry and Set up! That away makes me happy! Thank you for making sure I had a nice spot to go to in this show. I greatly appreciate it!
If there is anything I can do to help make the show better, please let me know. I want this thing to be a success for everyone!
Hope you & your family are having a great spring and a will have a more wonderful summer!
Warmest Regards,
Shelley Huth (Jewelry Fanatics)