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How was the National ??
A few years ago we used to get several daily updates on the Nationals but now you here pretty much nothing ....... About go to the show in Atlantic City this weekend ?? How was it ?? etc. etc..... Any reports out there ?? |
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For me, it was the best show I have ever attended.
Basically everthing on my list was obtained and more. I found TWO cards I had been looking for for four (did I say that three times?) years. I found stuff there for MUCH cheaper than what they go for on line. Any box you were looking for was there. Any single was also there. Came back with an absolute ton of stuff. Can't imagine a better show anywhere. Mike "Support your local card store and ENJOY the greatest hobby in the world" Mike Member of 2 good dealers groups (TIC) and CDN#99 |
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According to most of the dealers I spoke with, the show was a bomb. Attendance was sparse and most collectors were not dropping large amounts of cash in the room. However, dealer to dealer sales were fairly good with most of the action taking place during set-up. They would have been even better if retail sales throughout the show had been better. From a selling standpoint, this was my worst National ever (I've done 14 of them). I had two large dealer sales on Wednesday, but these were pre-arranged and could have been handled through the mail. Many dealers I spoke to went hours between sales at their tables. It was, for me, a great buying show. I spent more than I sold (a first for me at the National)...prices on a lot of things were just too good to pass up. I bought several boxes of 2003 UD Golf for under $25 per box, cases of 2001 UD golf at $86 per case (I know golf is kinda dead, but I have a lot of customers in Japan that still buy it and I figured I couldn't go wrong at under $8 per box), tons of singles priced at under 20% of guide. The facility was very nice and load-in was really easy (load-out for most people was a different story). Lots of dealers packed up on Saturday. The hotel rates in AC were the highest of any city that has ever hosted a National. The city itself is a dump. The casinos are a big disappointment for those who have ever visited Las Vegas (although the new Borgata is nice). My overall impression of the show was that it was boring. No excitement in the room. Not a lot of collectors trying to sell their cards to dealers in comparison ot other Nationals. This was also the first National in 5 or 6 years that I didn't meet any of my mail order customers. I generally have at least a dozen people introduce themselves to me as past ebay customers, but this year there weren't any. I'd be really surprised if they hold the National in AC in three years as planned (I heard talk of moving it to Philly instead...don't know how true that'll be). Next year's National is in Cleveland...if you're a collector, you should try to go. I think Mike's assessment below will still be true next year. MIFA23 wrote: : For me, it was the best show I have ever attended. : Basically everthing on my list was obtained and more. I found TWO cards I had : been looking for for four (did I say that three times?) years. I found stuff : there for MUCH cheaper than what they go for on line. Any box you were looking : for was there. Any single was also there. : Came back with an absolute ton of stuff. : Can't imagine a better show anywhere. : Mike : "Support your local card store and ENJOY the greatest hobby in the world" : Mike : Member of 2 good dealers groups : (TIC) and CDN#99 |
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dougefresh wrote:
: Andy, where was your table? I was in booth 822...If you came in the main entrance and turned right, I was on the 4th row (a row from Collection Monster and across from Brian Morris who had an awesome display of old memorabilia)...a great location. |
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In article , dougefresh
writes: Where were Topps and Fleer? Upper Deck must have cleared out their warehouse. Every time I passed thier booth, they were giving away something. I like the black card holder the best, also got a few caps for the kids. The one UD rep I spoke with was very nice. I was complaining about how game used swatches rarely match the picture depicted on the card. She stated that the player has final say over the picture and can veto the companies choice. Anyone else buying this or is it a load of BS? Fleer had to be there, you must have missed it. They had an auto guest i believe. Topps has boycotted for 4 or 5 years now. |
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LARGE EYES wrote:
: Fleer had to be there, you must have missed it. They had an auto guest i : believe. Topps has boycotted for 4 or 5 years now. Fleer was there. They weren't doing anything exciting in their booth, but they were there. I don't think "boycotted" is the proper term here. It implies that there is some sort of animosity between Topps and the NSCC which I don't think exists. Topps feels that they get much more mileage out of sponsoring the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl shows than they do out of attending the National so they don't set up. If you've attended either of the Topps shows, you'd see a huge difference in the way the shows are promoted. Topps did have some of its executives at the show walking the floor. |
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