The National Thread

[vintagesportscollector]

Post some updates, stories, and pics if you got ‘em…..I'll start:

Went last night to the Sneak Peek. Maybe the only time I can go this week, but may try to make it back this Saturday. Regardless, last night was probably all I needed to see what I wanted. It was only a 1:45 min drive for me, so getting there, and in and out, was a breeze. Parking was easy ($15 at Convention Center, and $10 across the street in a smaller lost that probably fills quickly). I parked for $10 across the street. Traffic was pretty light when the doors opened and seemed light throughout the evening. Speaking with several dealers, optimism was high as they expected fewer from greater distances, but far more from NY area who otherwise may not attend a National.

Best part, as always, was meeting and spending time with several people including Brett Lowman, Chris Hornung, Keith Javic and Bob Freedman. Focused on finding vintage memorabilia and skipped all the glossy modern plastic crap. Vintage memorabilia was slim, but the usual suspects had some good stuff: Keith Javic, Jon English, Sport + Spool Antiques, Corey Leiby, Bill Kozlowski.

Keith Javic and Jon English were the highlights for me (sorry no pics, was rushed for time and focused on seeing it all in one evening). Didn’t see anything stellar that interested me, so focused on some bargain bin shopping for the few bucks that were burning a hole in my pocket. The highlight was a nice large cabinet photo (14” x 11”) of Cornell 1896 football team I got from Javic. It’s a bit roached, but full of great equipment content and detail - I look forward to framing it with a nice mat.

Others may have some pics to share. All in all was worth the short trip and I ended up spending about $300 + $22 admissions + $10 parking + $4 tolls. Here is a link to some pics of the items I picked up that will fit into my cabinets nicely:

https://goo.gl/photos/aFqp54LpFXBv7tAi7