BCEFA Flea Market 2018 Collectors Unite! — Page 2

I'll be looking for ANYTHING Angels In America related, and I'm curious to see what kind of stuff Cursed Child is going to have (in hopes that they will, in fact, have a table).

smidge said: "Did Once ever have an actual window card? I have a poster with Milioti and Kazee but was a standard window card produced when they left the cast?"

Yes, although I'm not sure if there's one of the original design specifically from the Broadway run. I was lucky enough to win two rare window cards in contests run via their social media team - one of them was a special edition one in landscape orientation with quotes from the show all around the Once logo and the second is from when they rebranded color schemes to a red/black gradient logo against a white background with Joanna Christie and Paul Nolan in the forefront and the ensemble in the background. (They later photoshopped Jessie Fisher in place for ads.) The special edition one was later available at their Flea Market booth but I never noticed it on sale at the show. I know I picked a few up for cheap and gave one to a friend, but can't remember if I still have one left.

The tour had window cards with the original logo and "His music needed one thing. Her." tagline, very similar to the London poster but London had credits, "winner of" statements, and the Phoenix Theatre branding.

northlandfan said: "Still no details on the shows which will have tables this year. Still wondering if Springsteen on Broadway will have any merchandise or signed collectibles for sale. If so I’m sure they’ll make a fortune!!"

The main page for the Flea Market updated with a partial list:

"Among the shows scheduled to have tables this year are Aladdin, Anastasia, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Hamilton, Kinky Boots, The Lion King, Mean Girls, NEWSical The Musical, The Phantom of the Opera, Pretty Woman, School of Rock – The Musical, Sweeney Todd, Waitress and Wicked, with a special table featuring items from recently closed shows."

EDIT: Poster above just pipped me to the post. The phrasing suggests there might be a few more tables as well!

Updated On: 9/15/18 at 10:37 PM

oh-bwayhereicome said: "How early do people recommend getting there? Last year I showed up like 10mins before the designated start time, yet all the tables were already crowded beyond capacity. I guess the tables don't wait till the start time on the website?"

9:30 AM I arrived last year and it was a lot more empty. Choose a table you know you will need to go to and go there first. Good luck at the flea!

They've posted the first lots of silent and live auction items for Flea

Silent auction

Live Auction

Does anyone know how often pairs Nessa's silver shoes from Wicked tend to pop up at the flea market? And how much they tend to go for? A friend is going for me this year so we're trying to figure how much I should send her on the off chance she finds them.

This looks like one of the worst in years. But I am sure there are many on here that are thrilled.

I think the appearances, or lack of star power, is due to the offerings currently on the boards. Additionally, you have to remember they are people just like us after all, and they may have commitments or prefer not to appear on a work day for them. I think it's wrong to fault BCEFA, who take great measures to even make this happen; and after all, this is only the initial announcement and the lineup could very well change.

tvgus2 said: "Has anybody participated in the silent auctions at the Broadway Flea market. I know the online bids end the Friday before the flea market. I live in CA so I can't attend the flea market and waswondering how they list the highest bid at the flea market. Is it even worth it to place a bid for non-attending people? Any help would be great. Thanks."

"Silent auction" is a misnomer. They have the items online, but then they are announced within their allotted time slots at Flea along with the bid in play from the online auction or the highest bid in person (they set the lots out for about 15-20min so people can look at/bid on them) and they do a live auction format. Sometimes they will close the item very quickly (especially if the highest bid is online), but more often than not they will try to get people in a bidding war at Flea. You can also arrange to be on the phone with a BCEFA volunteer who is onsite during the item so you can bid in real time during the auction.