Presidents Message

  Hello Everyone,

          I am writing this letter as another year has gone by and a new year has begun.  Hopefully everyone is doing well and staying healthy.

Perhaps everyone has been keeping themselves busy finding and buying some wonderful things. Maybe you even received something nice from Santa as long as you weren’t on his naughty list, ha ha. I have been restoring many of my machines. It helped pass these winter days go by faster, getting them ready for the spring show.

We have had the first show at the new location in Schaumburg, Illinois, needless to say it was rough around the edges.  As all new places and shows,  the bugs and kinks need to be worked out which I do believe will happen. So let’s be patient with the new promoters.  I do have one suggestion, let some of the people who are able to take their items in on carts or hand trucks do so we’ve done it in the past forever. It speeds up the load in process.

This spring and possibly summer there are some club members that will be hosting some local gatherings so watch for email blast about who, where and when. Next Chicagoland Coin Op and Advertising show is May 29 and 30th of 2026 make your hotel reservation soon hotels that are available, are The Embassy Suites in Schaumburg, Illinois and also the Renaissance that is attached to the convention center also in Schaumburg.

There will also be a new COIN-OP show. The Nostalgialand Show & Sale! March 21 & 22, 2026 + September 26 & 27, 2026 at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S Randall Rd, Saint Charles, IL

We are also working on putting together a California convention for fall watch for more details by email blast there will be a maximum of 50 people. We feel that this is a comfortable amount.

        Until we meet again,
       John Fifer, President