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What a surprise!  This was in an email from NSU:

We wanted to let you know about several Non-Sport Update happenings. First of
all, for those of you who will be attending the Philly show on March 31 and
April 1, we will be holding roundtable discussions with the manufacturers who
will be exhibiting at the show, Rittenhouse Archives, Inkworks, Breygent
Marketing, and Artbox (yes, you read that correctly! Artbox will be exhibiting
at Philly for the first time).

The round table discussions are only on Saturday.  I hope Artbox will be there on Friday, as I can't make Saturday :(


***UPDATE***

Artbox will be attending both days.  I just checked with the person who runs the show :)

Make sure you get in quick on those goody bags before all the dealers grab them  ;D

one bag for me please lmao

 :rofl: I was thinking the same thing!!! :rofl:

This is not a huge show like San Diego Comic con, so I doubt they will have them.  But, with that said, I will be there as soon as the doors open, just in case  ;)

Yes - make sure you get yourself a nice promo pack at the very least ;D

Me too!  I want! ;)  :rofl:

Artbox took a lot of flack for selling those grab bags at Comic Con last year.  They might not do that again.  I'm hoping there will be some good costumes and props on display, and Sara can post pictures. :)

Can I get one of you to pick me up one ;) :rofl:

Oh yes, pictures. Maybe will gets GOFU sneek peak :o=

This is a much smaller show - while there are always promos at the door, and manufacturers have promos and sell sheets at their tables, remember, Mike is flying across country to attend, so I'm not sure how much "stuff" he'll be bringing, or if he's bringing any staff, etc. to do anything really elaborate.

*I* will be at the Manufacturer's Roundtable on Saturday morning (go figure) and I will ask nicely if Mike has anything special that he'd like to share with our friends on Yak Shack - I find it's always better to be upfront and ask, rather than hit the table 6 or 7 times ... :)

Oooo Joanna see if you can persuade Mike to tell you what the quad card is  :o=  And drop lots of hints if you can that everyone wants a Hagrid and Snape auto card  ;D

Isn't the quad card all four champions costumes and auto's?  Or is that not confirmed at all.  I thought someone had confirmed that (maybe I am wrong)...although I think that would make the most sense for a GOF based set.

I think there is an article in NSU that confirms this info actually.

Sara,

I'd like to read that but I dont get or have the magazine so do you know where I could find that article? Dont they post it on their forum?

NSU has one article from the current issue on its site, but it isn't the one about HP.  Your local comic book/trading card store might carry the magazine, or you can order it directly from NSU.  I haven't seen any yet on eBay, but some will show up soon.

Yes I thought the quad card was the champions costumes and autos but I was wondering how it will be done.  Will there be one card with four costumes and another with 4 autos or a two and a two or just a four autos or just a four costumes.  I mean if it was all four champions costumes and autos wouldn't this be an 8 card, not to mention incredibly crowded  :rofl:  I am just impatient to know what it is  ;D

Yeah I thought that too Sharon, but apparently it really is all going on one card... let's hope that somehow it's more of a design success than the Triple  :-\

New info :
Just heard from Artbox. They are doing an exclusive 4-card Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Collector's Update Set promo set for the upcoming Philly Show. The cards will be foil-stamped in green and exclusive to the Philly Show. We are told that this will be very limited (just 400 or 500 sets) and thus expect that Artbox will only allow collectors one set each

Why, oh why, did I have to go visit my parents (who live near Philadelphia) last month instead of this month? :'( :'( :'(

I live close enough to Philly (just over two hours from start to finish) that I may be able to stop in for the day.  I have some friends and family up there as well, so I could always find somewhere to sleep if I don't want to drive back home. 

For those of you who have gone in the past, what do you think?  It all sounds very exciting!

I go every year.  It is not big, and not overly exciting, but fun all the same.  If you plan on going to get the promos, I recommend you go Friday from 2-8, as they may be all out of them by Saturday :-\

I have attended the show for many, many years. There was one show, oh about 8 years ago when I was pregnant with my first son that I was supposed to be on strict bed-rest (no moving about) that I convinced my husband to push me about in a wheelchair! And he did!

The show is strictly non-sport cards and tons of them - if you do stop by, find me and say hello! I'll be the mom yelling at one, if not both, of my children so I'm really easy to spot :)

It's very personal - so you can actually talk with the manufacturers, and ask them all sorts of questions.

As you can tell, it's my favorite show and I've not missed one yet- even brought the newborn Evan to a show when he wasn't even 2 months old :) Best and worst show ever was the one 3 years ago in March - my mom had just died and though I didn't feel like going out in public yet, I couldn't skip it and the love and comfort found there was overwhelming.

I should add that I've only worked in trading cards for 3 years, so I started attending this show as a collector - and, I must say, it was more fun as a collector than having to "work" there ;)

I agree.  I have fun going to just look and see what is out there.  I had no intention of going this year (waiting for the next show later in the year) until I heard about Artbox.  This may be a one time East Coast appearance from them :)  I am a bit excitied and plan on asking a ton of questions ;)