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Schmidt Auctions
Multi-Facet, Plan-Based
Estate Liquidations & Collection Breaks.
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Upcoming Ephemera Train Events & More!
All Whatnot Ephemera Raid Train Events listed here are hosted by SchmidtAuctions & PengwenBoss.
Please follow us on the app for updates and event PRESHOWS!
We are open to collaborations with other event organizers!
First-Class Mail Letter Shipping Info
At the show level first class shipping has to be turned on. Then at the item level when you enter the item it has to be in the stickers category or you can use trading cards > one piece card also. Those two categories combined with selecting 0-1 oz weight will trigger the .73 cent plain white envelope label. More details can be found here.
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Shoppa Holla Ephemera!
Shoppa Holla was created in 2024 by OMGYG and Vintageresaletherapy. We thank them for the awesome collaboration and look forward to continuing on with the Shoppa Holla Ephemera event in 2025.
Interested in participating in upcoming Shoppa Holla's or any of our other events?
Please fill out the seller interest form.​​​
Shoppa Holla Ephemera runs every other week on Tues from 6-10pm est.
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$3 Thursday
Every Thursday from 10-12 and 2-4, a trio of sellers will bring you fabulous ephemera, books, photographs, postcards and more!!
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Message SchmidtAuctions if your interested. You may sign up for up to 3 spots a month.
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World's of Paper Collide!
March 15th
We are collaborating with sellers from the arts & handmade category to bring you the very first Worlds of Paper Collide raid train event!
Artisans will be bringing their handmade items showcasing ephemera.
Ephemera Seller will be bringing lots that are less than perfect for collectors but are perfect for artisans!​
Message Prinicorn or PengwenBoss if you'd like to join!​​​
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Altered Postcards Raid Train
Join us Fri April 18th for a collaboration train with the wonderful Kylee from AfternoonAntiqueCo. We are mixing ephemera sellers, selling crafting quality postcard lots and other with artisans that alter postcards in all kinds of ways to make their OOAK art!
April 26-27 Sat-Sun - 20 Sellers - $1 Allentown Banger Lots - Giveaways - Live Interviews - Walk N Shop The Show - Special Guests - See & Buy Amazing Historical Items
We are hosting an unofficial meetup at 3pm on Sat at booth #121 for Whatnot buyer/seller introductions, selfies and group photos. If you plan on attending the event or have any questions please message myself or
The Allentown Paper Show takes place twice a year, the next one is Apr 26-27th, Admission is $10 for both days, you get a wristband for entry the second day. $9 with with advertising ticket. Located in the Agricultural Hall, 1929 Chew St. Allentown Fairgrounds Allentown, PA www.allentownpapershow,com
Time | Sat April 26th | Sun April 27th |
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10:00 AM | PengwenBoss | SchmidtAuctions |
11:00 AM | TBD | TBD |
12:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
1:00 PM | Live Interviews w Papergoy | TBD |
2:00 PM | from 1-3pm est | TBD |
3:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
4:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
5:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
6:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
7:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
8:00 PM | TBD | TBD |
Meet the Interviewer & Interviewees!
Papergoy
MisterMagazine
Papergoy is one half of The Million Dollar Peddlers. He will be entertaining us live from the show from 1-3 on Saturday with seller interviews, tidbits of trivia, bolos and other reseller related chat. We may also get a corn joke or two (iykyk).
Please subscribe to their Youtube page for more informative videos!
Guests Being Interviewed
Sean Klutinoty - Allentown Paper Show Promoter
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Paperpalooza No. 9 May 10-11th
Paperpalooza is our origin event, the very first ephemera raid train train on Whatnot. It was started by PopeyesPostcards, AtoZProvisions!
Myself and PengwenBoss are the current administers of Paperpalooza and Ephemerama. These events run every second Sat of the month. Paperpalooza is 4 times a year in the months of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov. Ephemerama is in Jan, March, April, June, July, Sept, Oct, and Dec.
We have added a little challenge to this one. Who will win the Prize bundle created by Prinicorn!?
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Next EPH Talks End of May!
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Next talk coming soon! Watch the previous EPH Talks archived on The Million Dollar Peddlers YouTube channel now!
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OUR SCHEDULE..​
4:00 PM SchmidtAuctions & PengwenBoss
4:15 PM BBsTrunkVintage - History of the illustrated Pin Up 1900-1950s
5:00 PM VintageView - Photo identification and valuation
5:45 PM MillicentsMemories - Exploring Postcards as Time Capsules
6:30 PM Papergoy - Books 101
7:15 PM RumpusRoomCollectables - Vintage 3D: Discovering Stereoscopes & Stereoviews
8:00 PM HistorianEmporium - Dating Photography Through Fashion
8:45 PM ThriftyDachshundMom - Pairing Quackery Victorian Trade Cards w Their Products, Pamphlets or Booklets
Resource Library Compiled by MillicentsMemories!
Melissa is a retired educator from Tennessee, she has been selling on Whatnot since 2022. She loves and collects all things vintage and antique. Catch her ephemera shows and estate sales shows where she shares with you her eclectic lifetime collections. She has graciously volunteered to be our official group librarian and has organized this list of references along with recommendations from the sellers of EPH talks as they relate to their subject matter.
Pin-Ups
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The Pin-up: a Modest History by Mark Gabor (1972)
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The Art of Pin-Up by Dian Hanson, Louis K. Meisel, and Sarahjane Blum
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The Gibson Girl and Her America: The Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson (2010, Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
Postcards
Contributed by MillicentsMemories
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Postcard Book Series by Schiffer Books by Mary L. Martin and Others
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Popeyes Postcards @Popeyes Postcards (Available at YouTube.com)​
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​"History of Postcards in the United States” (Available at Wikipedia.org)
Stereoview Cards & Viewers
Dating Photography Through Fashion
Contributed by HistorianEmporium
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Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
Victorian Trade Cards
Contributed by ThriftyDachshundMom
TheSuburbanBish's Notty Awards!
We are honored to have won for Best Train Conductors!
Thank you to everyone that voted for us and we hope to continue to serve the community in 2025!
Lillian and I will be making a guest appearance, hope to see you there!
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