National Goals

[Andy Sandler]

What are your goals for the National, if you can go?

I have attended most of them since going to my first, in 1980, in Los Angeles.

My first goal is to see old friends and make new ones. My second goal is to see a baseball game, there (the Nats this year). Third, I love attending the net54 dinner (a must, if you can). Last but not least, I hope to add to my collection more Pre-1945 Pro basketball items, pre-1930 PCL items (no cards), Koufax wins tickets and programs, Saperstein HOF bookmark, Pre-1900 California League items, 60's and earlier Lakers stuff, etc.

Please stop and say hello if you see me. I will be the only one in the room wearing a San Francisco Giants cap.

Regards, Andy Sandler alwysyakn@aol.com

[mantlefan2010]

This is going to be my first National and I am looking forward to it and I dont know what to expect. I am just going to go down and walk around looking at some stuff I have never seen and look for some bargains

[vintagebrett]

My goals are similar to Andy's:

-Catch up with old hobby friends and make new ones
-Catch a Nationals game
-Turn more people on to glove collecting
-Sell, Sell, Sell so we have a lot less stuff to pack up Sunday than we unload Tuesday!

[Jcfowler6]

It's my first.

1. Meet any of you
2 being my daughter and fan the collecting flame
3 the experience
4 talk to Maz
5 pick up something unique related to 1909 pirates

[Scott Garner]

I'm still unsure if I'll make this one because of the crazy July travel schedule that I've been facing.

That being said, I'd love to attend and likely will. My goals include:

Connecting with hobby friends

Looking for items on my want list (You never know what you'll find, right? Hey, it's the National!)

Attending the net54 dinner to put a face with many of the friends that I've made

Attending a baseball ticket collector dinner with many of my close friends in the hobby

[vintagesportflips]

I am definitely looking forward to Baltimore. I will be hunting the room for early Eagles, Frankford Yellowjackets, Carlisle Indians, or any early pro football items that catch my eye.
I will also be setup at booth 636 with a nice assortment of gloves, bats, footballs, helmets etc. I am also bringing a large collection of early type 1 Philadelphia Athletic photos that haven't been in the hobby before.

[Jewish-collector]

I am definately looking forward to the National. This will be my 6th straight National & 8th overall. I'm looking forward to catching up with old hobby friends, especially Andy Sandler and to make new friends.

[jefferyepayne]

I'm hoping to complete my summer football collecting 'bucket list' at the National.

1. Acquire 1888 Goodwin Beecher
2. Pick up one 1894 Mayo football card I don't have
3. Acquire 1935 National Chicle Stan Kostka
4. Pick up something with Bronko Nagurski on it
5. Pick up something with Ernie Nevers on it

A bonus would be to pick up something with Jim Thorpe on it

jeff