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Ok, I will admit...I haven't been to a National. Its even been awhile since I was at any "Big" show.

My questions...especially after looking at the pictures and You Tube videos of the National...

How did the dealers do selling this year?
Collectors seem to think the show was great, but I hear that a lot of the greatness is based on the social, interactive nature of the Show. Anymore, buying cards is easy online and maybe cheaper.
Do dealers save some of their inventory for the Show and sell it all then?

How does a dealer compete among the the T206, 33 Goudey and 1950's and 60's Topps customers when there are dozens of each card available down every aisle? Are there price wars? Just in the videos I watched, table after table offered so many similar cards. I can imagine anyone looking for a T206 Piedmont Chappy Charles had several dozen to pick from, and if you needed a 1956 Hank Aaron, there were 100 to choose from.

Any dealers here knock it out of the park, and can't wait for next year just because of the sales success?

Thanks for your commentary.