WHO IS GOING TO THIS YEARS MAX SHOW.
I WILL BE IN ROW K

HE HA I'M THE ONLY ONE GOING THIS YEAR. NO LINES TO WAIT IN FOR FOOD.

I will be there with a stack of benjamins!

Count me in.
Gary

I'll be there.

Bill

Me too

I'll be there and representing the French Canadian squadron.

Hey Pat, Just how many is that ?

I'm on board as well for 09.
Representing the German Franconian squadron

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Originally posted by Ed Sunday:
Hey Pat, Just how many is that ?

ONE, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !

PAT IS YOUR AMIGO GOING TO BE WITH YOU ? I'M IN ROW M NOT K.

Hey guys 2 weeks to go!!!
Always a great time!!

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Originally posted by BOB C:
PAT IS YOUR AMIGO GOING TO BE WITH YOU ? I'M IN ROW M NOT K.

Sadly, I'll be alone this year but Stephane and I will be at the Max though.

Hello Bob,

I'm not coming to the Max this year, but I will go to the SOS for sure.

See your in February in fantastic Louisville Kentucky.

you will be missed my friend

I'll be there with Tom Johnson. BE SURE TO ATTEND THE SEMINARS. Price changes in the last 25 years and the Round Table Discussion on Daggers with Frederick Stephens and the two Toms.

I will be at the SOS only this year. I sure would like to have attended the seminars at the MAX though.

I hope someone takes some good pictures. I just bought some more Allach and have to chill for a while!

Mark

Sadly, I wíll not be at the MAX either this year.

Enjoy the show, guys. And I will see you at the SOS (wearing my Montreal Canadiens hat, even though I am not officially part of the French Canadian Mafia, er Connection).

John

I hope there will be transcripts from the discussion and round table, very interesting topics. Who is the referee ??

Hey

I will be using one of John Pepera's tables!

Hope to see everyone!

PVON

I WILL HAVE 2 WALL TABLES,,WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE JERSEY BOYS,,AND OF COURSE THE NEW YORK GUYS....DAVE H

My favorite weekend of the year. I hope it stays in Monroville for a long time. Mike

SEMINAR PROGRAM

This year the MAX seminar program presents an “Evening with Frederick Stephens”. Mr. Stephens, an experienced British author and well known 3rd Reich daggers expert, will be on the “grid iron” this year for the MAX seminar presentation. Fred says he is ready to speak on varied topics and answer attendee’s questions.



In recent years, Mr. Stephens’ militaria related statements are not without controversy, as recently he has been speaking out against the authenticity of several well known, accepted dagger types. These views are extremely unpopular with the collecting community. This is a great time to attend the seminar and express your personal observations and experiences, and give Mr. Stephens’ a sound verbal challenge!

WHO exactly is the "collecting community"????

Mark

Is this NOT what the MAX Certification program was about? Isn't there a code of ethics already published? Something is very, very wrong here. All the wagons are circling around Mr. "CG".

To name Malcolm Fisher and "CG" as honest dealers is like calling the devil a good Catholic..in my opinion (for the lawyers). Somebody please flush the toilet.

Here it is...

MAX “SOFT” ON ETHICS?
As is my custom when submitting one of these articles promoting the MAX Show, I like to talk about some of the things which may be currently on the minds of collectors and dealers.

During the past several months the MAX has been under pressure to hear a complaint against a prominent dealer who is a member of the MAX Certified Dealer program. (CG) The complaint does not involve the refunding of money – there are no instances where the dealer has not conformed to this aspect of the Certified Dealer plan. Further, the subject of the complaint did not occur at the MAX Show. Rather, breech of ethics claim is being made by a third party not directly involved with the alleged breech.

The questions posed here are interesting to most in the collecting community and therefore deserve thought and reflection. Has there ever been an “ethics code” established in our hobby? MAX has never he sitated to react when a dealer would not refund funds when an item was deemed a reproduction..

However, it is not MAX’s obligation to set an ethics code for the entire hobby. The hobby is much bigger than just MAX. It encompasses other dealers and collectors, Internet web sites and forums, other militaria shows and clubs, books and published media. Therefore, everyone should have their input on the subject. Perhaps, there should be a joint effort by members of the collecting community working with MAX to establish an ethics code? Once this is accomplished, MAX can act on possible code violations with the authority to do so.

Since most of us are very passionate about our hobby, I do not doubt that there will be many views on this subject. This is one of the reasons why it is so important for collectors to attend the MAX show as it provides a gathering place for the exchange of ideas."

"The MAX is the only show to annually feature the displays, exhibits and merchandise of the top dealers in the world. In addition to the multiple table presentments of the MAX principals, LTC (Ret) Thomas M. Johnson and Thomas T. Wittmann, the collector will be awed by the outstanding artifacts available from respected international dealers such as, Wolfe & Hardin, Brian Maederer, Jason Burmeister, Bill Shea, Gerhard Windbehl, Joe Pankowski, Gerard Stezelberger, Helmut Weitze, Andreas Thies, Hermann Historica, Malcolm Fisher, Craig Gottlieb, Wayne Techet, Matt Calderone, John Ginader, Ron Burkey, Chuck Scaglione, Andy Legere, Tony Jessen, Paul Hogle, John Gallia, John Casino, Kris Anderson, Reto Kleinpeter, Serge Masché, George Notarpole, George Robinson, Manion’s, Walter Dudgeon, Ron Wolin, Larry & Terri Stewart, Ron Weinand, Ralph Shattuck., Robert Procaccini, Terry Patton, Houston Coates, Bill Shea, Jefferson Shrader and Don Boyle to name only a few that come to mind. Each year there are many millions of dollars worth of prime collectible militaria available. No other show in the world commands this caliber of dealers and Militaria. The MAX is the best show of its kind in the world."



The ONLY show??? The SOS is the biggest..who is writing this drivel? More importantly...WHY?

Mark