#56011
01/12/2006 10:04 AM
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Well the SOS is around the corner and being that I didn't make it to the MAX and I plan on being at the SOS, I was wondering whom I might see there??
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#56012
01/12/2006 10:50 AM
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My Dad and I will be there. Hope to finally meet you, Tom.
Cheers, Erich
------------------------------------------- Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~ George Bernard Shaw
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#56013
01/12/2006 12:25 PM
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I'm planning on being there. broke though.
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#56014
01/12/2006 12:49 PM
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Weather permitting, Ryan and I will be there at noon on Thursday.
Cheers,
Darryl
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#56015
01/12/2006 01:31 PM
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Not. Cody
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#56016
01/12/2006 01:31 PM
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I plan to attend again this year. Will have a few helmets I am sure.
Matt
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#56017
01/12/2006 01:43 PM
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The trip is already paid for and I'm ready to go. But a family health issue could stop my trip I hope not ..
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#56018
01/12/2006 01:44 PM
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Bob, Hope everything works out ok. if not there will always be more shows.
I will be there for the duration, we'll have 3 tables. We'll have a few helmets with us, but since this forum has taught me to appreciate the finer points of the steel pot, all the really good ones are staying home!
(but there should be enough there for all of us)
Hope to see some of you and say "hi"!
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#56019
01/12/2006 02:39 PM
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I`ll be there from thursday to saturday. Hope to meet many of you guys there. Tonym
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#56020
01/12/2006 02:55 PM
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I'll be there, it's in my back yard. Larry
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#56021
01/12/2006 04:51 PM
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I'll be there, weather permiting.
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#56022
01/12/2006 06:28 PM
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#56023
01/12/2006 08:43 PM
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I am hoping to go for Friday and fly home on Saturday.
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#56024
01/12/2006 09:07 PM
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Will be set up at the show!
Hope to see all and have a great time!
PVON
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#56025
01/12/2006 09:40 PM
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I'm very temptated to take some days off work,fly over to the States and find out what the SOS is like, I would really love it, but who knows,by the way does anybody knows if US customs raise troubles when you check in at the airport with some lids in the bag ciao Mario
looking for minty/VG cond NS 35 decaled lids
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#56026
01/12/2006 10:05 PM
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I set up a few tables every year. Look for Charles Clawson to be signing autographs of his new book. He will be at my table Thursday & Friday - at the gun show side Saturday & Sunday.
WANTED TO REPURCHASE!! Walther pistol Model PP - ac code - Ser. No. 382000P - REWARD FOR INFO ABOUT THIS PISTOL!!
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#56027
01/12/2006 10:13 PM
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I'll try and make it. If I'm not up in U'per Land Ah
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#56028
01/13/2006 02:19 AM
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I was hoping to go but my contract ends at the end of March and will not be renewed. Gotta look for another one... So still am not decided.
"And I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow" -Cross of Iron
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#56029
01/13/2006 02:54 AM
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To quote the Four Tops..."I'll be There"! Mario, come and visit...I'll take you for some great pasta e fagioli! I search out all the great Italian food places... Mark
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#56030
01/13/2006 03:13 AM
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Had good time at MAX, look forward to SOS. Matt, Larry, Perry and I almost got thrown out of the Adam's Mark bar, and it was not even our fault! Remember those guys screaming like Hitler clones and the near fight?
Regards, Jeff
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#56031
01/13/2006 06:17 AM
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Not. Really hope to be there in the future,to meet some of you. Anders.
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#56032
01/13/2006 06:22 AM
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quote: Originally posted by mario: I'm very temptated to take some days off work,fly over to the States and find out what the SOS is like, I would really love it, but who knows,by the way does anybody knows if US customs raise troubles when you check in at the airport with some lids in the bag ciao Mario
Come buddy! I gat ya
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#56033
01/13/2006 06:36 AM
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Matt and Larry You have to hook me up this time.
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#56034
01/13/2006 06:42 AM
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I have a partiner with a radio this time. Check point rook 2 to check point King 6. Sound familiar?
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#56035
01/13/2006 07:18 AM
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Hi Mark you forgot to mention spaghetti and mandolin! I'm Italian but I'd rather have a good roast beef thanks for the offer anyway quote: Originally posted by kingtiger: To quote the Four Tops..."I'll be There"! Mario, come and visit...I'll take you for some great pasta e fagioli! I search out all the great Italian food places... Mark
looking for minty/VG cond NS 35 decaled lids
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#56036
01/13/2006 10:29 AM
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I won't be going this year. Last time I went was in 99 and it was great..
Glenn
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#56037
01/13/2006 01:21 PM
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From '99, it went downhill year by year, but still an OK show to attend, I think. I'll be there eating an icecream cone at the stand. Shu
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#56038
01/13/2006 01:34 PM
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haven't been there and will not be there this year either, It is too far, or maybe I have to combine it with a longer holiday
Ps Shu can you tell me why you think it is getting worse?
Arjan
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#56039
01/13/2006 02:12 PM
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Hi, Arjan. That's just my personal impression. But, I think nobody can deny the general tendency of finding less and less good items, more and more repros/fakes. Prices have been getting higher each year. But this can be observed in other shows. It's a ubiquitous phenomenon, from which SOS can't be escaped, either. This may be the result of the increase of INTERNET transactions. Dealers and collectors began selling items without bringing them to the show. Before the INTERNET, the shows were virtually the only place they could sell the items. HOWEVER, there's been always some good items that captures people's attention. It's a great educational opportunity as well. I like SOS. It's worth attending. Just my opinion.
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#56040
01/13/2006 02:52 PM
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For shu, I read your comments about the SoS and the Internet with interest. The really good stuff seldom makes it to the show, even before the Internet. The really rare and mint items change hands between friends without ever seeing the light of day. This is true today and was true long before there was an Internet. That said, I still feel the SoS is the best in the world. Last year, I found several pieces for my collection and sold EVERYTHING off my tables. It reminded me of a feeding frenzy!!!!
WANTED TO REPURCHASE!! Walther pistol Model PP - ac code - Ser. No. 382000P - REWARD FOR INFO ABOUT THIS PISTOL!!
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#56041
01/13/2006 02:58 PM
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Why not put up your picture so you can meet the guys from the Forum ?
Dave
PS - Shu is right about the Internet and its effect on buying and selling. The other thing that is happening is that promoters of newer / local shows are scheduling the week before the big ones. They want to drain off collector $$. In this case there is one in Chantilly VA before SOS.
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#56042
01/13/2006 04:05 PM
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I must comment that some stuff at the SOS and MAX is never shown on the internet and some attendee's at the big shows have no idea of what they are really looking at even when they see it. Example in point...SOS 2 years ago. Mark
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#56043
01/13/2006 05:27 PM
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Right, Mark. It's up to what you look for. The wider the rage of the items you look for, the more chances you can get to find them. Certainly, there's always those super expensive items that can't be sold by internet. And there're those collectors and dealers pretty active dealing in those things every time. In other words, the more you have knowledge of militaria in general, the more you are able to enjoy at the show. For those who know what to sell and what to buy at the show, the show is always good. As for myself, my interest is so focused, it's tough every year. In fact, I bought more items at SOS and MAX BEFORE the Internet Age. Even though I said so, attending the show for me is a kind of experience that cannot be replaced by the internet. Shu
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#56044
01/13/2006 05:42 PM
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I am going to try and make it. I just saw that I have off that week and plane tix are pretty cheap. This will be my first big show.
Bryan
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#56045
01/13/2006 08:50 PM
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Here's a pic of last years SOS..... (Oh and some guys that got in the way )
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#56046
01/13/2006 09:35 PM
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Gentlemen, In years past we have often tried to get together as a group at the SOS. We have generally tried to meet in front of the left concession stand in the back at a designated time. Also, the bar in the Old Executive Inn East is a popular hangout at night.
Dave, The show in Chantilly is trying to become a major militaria show. It has a good location for international collectors because of Dulles Airport. All of my friends in the Washington area are excited about it. From what I understand the organizers have scheduled for the same weekend as the MAX. I think they have hopes of eventually eclipsing the MAX.
John
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#56047
01/13/2006 10:31 PM
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The value of those four guys collections is greater than the Gross National Product of Peru.
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#56048
01/13/2006 11:49 PM
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Hey Tom,
Hate to be picky but isn't that the MAX? I doesn't look like the SOS that I know. Here's a pic I took at the SOS two years ago.
Darryl
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#56049
01/14/2006 12:10 AM
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Here is me and a few friends when I setup my camera at SOS last year.
Regards, Jeff
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#56050
01/14/2006 12:11 AM
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It's the 2004 Max, I took the pic
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