Pics - 2021 Ohio Mini-Canvention, Lebanon, OH

[OhioCanGuy]

What a great show, 140 tables sold, walk ins and so many familiar faces. Back to normal? For the most part, yes!

Great two day event that totally felt like old times, in a brand new venue. So great to see so many familiar faces and meet some new ones as well. There was definitely some good walk in traffic and they appeared to be buying at all price points. Also, a father/son duo (pic below) that set up outside on Saturday morning to liquidate a 70's collection. I wasn't around when they showed up, but from what I heard, the few cones and flats they had, sold in about .02 seconds. Burger cone and a group of metallic gold Wonderbrau cans in very nice condition were probably the highlights.

Prices: I was fascinated to see what prices were like at the show give the action we've all seen in online auctions over the past year. My impression was that many/most were what we might call normal (same as a year ago). No doubt some were raised to reflect the current environment, but even those weren't crazy. Also, per usual, almost everything was negotiable. So great to be able to hold a can, plug in a sign, discuss price, etc. in person vs. just buying online. It's great to be back!

A serious BIG Thank You goes out to Art LaComb (Artsbeercans.com), Jeff Lebo (Cansmartbeercans.com) and Tom (BeerCansPlus.com) for showing up and bringing tons breweriana to sell. These guys could easily just stay at home and continue to only sell online. They all made the effort to pack up, travel and get back out there with the rest of us. Was great to see and talk to each of them.

All the guys and gals running the show did a tremendous job. Excellent food truck the first day, pizza available the 2nd, Wiedemann beer flowing both days and INCLUDED in your registration. This show also features a live auction the second day. You could enter items with a reserve if you felt the need. 10% of the hammer price goes to the club with 90% to you.

I really can't imagine this show being any more successful than it was over the past two days. From my perspective, it went without a hitch and everyone was in a great mood all weekend. THANK YOU to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen!
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[JustJoe]

@OhioCanGuy
Well Said ! And couldn't agree more.

[Summitcan]

Thanks for the pics , thought about going to this show for the first time , But swap A Rama was eight hours closer And the same day .. Swap A Rama was great ... Dave represented good guys well But no Charlie Smith or Art

[mtracy64]

The venue was very large - the 140 tables weren't jammed in there, there was plenty of room to move about without bumping into people. People traveled significant distance in every direction to get to the show, so I got to see a bunch of people I wouldn't ordinarily see at a show so close to home - had a great time and will definitely return.

Marc

[Onefineday]

Thanks for posting the pictures!

The new building was a perfect location for any beer can show, brand new, plenty of room, air conditioned and very good lighting. Hopefully the show can continue here for many years to come.

[pinnacle-project]

I really wanted to attend this show. I even drove through Ohio on my way back from North Carolina but there just were not enough hours in the day on Friday and I definitely needed to be in Michigan on Saturday. I am happy to see the show went well and people had a great time.

[Lovegun]

From all the conversations I had with those that attended and the comments I have seen on social media everyone came away extremely happy with their time at this show!
Even with 2 other big shows going on the same days, Swap a Rama and the ABA Show, the attendance this year was the biggest in years! A who's who of those in the hobby was here, including many first timers! And this year we really put the word out and the walk ins came in droves!! Some great stuff showed up from some of those, and many of them spent good money and left with a new found interest in the hobby! Besides all big dealers with many a shiny beautiful cans, there was lots of great rust! Steve Rhodes made his first trip here from Virginia with cases of tough cans, as did Warren Terry, and a guy whose name escapes me from South Carolina who had some killer Cincinnati rust! It was great to see Rusty Bunch friends & first time attendees to this show Chris Taylor and Marc Tracy, as well as new and old friends alike! Two great raffles, a quality filled auction, and a very good Tom Petty tribute band on Friday night made this a fun filled 2 days!

[mtracy64]

It was great to see Rusty Bunch friends & first time attendees to this show Chris Taylor and Marc Tracy, as well as new and old friends alike!

This is the same show that used to be at a Holiday Inn in or near Dayton, right? If so, Chris and I were there in the late 1990's and I was there in 2001. I'm not sure why I haven't attended more often - probably because I'm not good at saving my vacation time and I'm not too keen on attending only the last day of a multi-day show. I was a regular at Minster for years, and most other shows a similar distance from home.

Marc

[Lovegun]

From all the conversations I had with those that attended and the comments I have seen on social media everyone came away extremely happy with their time at this show!
Even with 2 other big shows going on the same days, Swap a Rama and the ABA Show, the attendance this year was the biggest in years! A who's who of those in the hobby was here, including many first timers! And this year we really put the word out and the walk ins came in droves!! Some great stuff showed up from some of those, and many of them spent good money and left with a new found interest in the hobby! Besides all big dealers with many a shiny beautiful cans, there was lots of great rust! Steve Rhodes made his first trip here from Virginia with cases of tough cans, as did Warren Terry, and a guy whose name escapes me from South Carolina who had some killer Cincinnati rust! It was great to see Rusty Bunch friends & first time attendees to this show Chris Taylor and Marc Tracy, as well as new and old friends alike! Two great raffles, a quality filled auction, and a very good Tom Petty tribute band on Friday night made this a fun filled 2 days!

Marc, you're probably thinking of the Luck o the Irish show near Cincinnati. The MINI- Can has never been in a hotel.

[clevelandcanman11389]

I was there Saturday morn. Great show and my take

[bodean]

Thanks for posting. To see a stamped steel dump truck at a beer can show isn't something I would have expected. Looks like a great show and glad to see things getting back to normal again