Random Questions about the national

[skelly]

Feel free to respond to all or any. Just some random thoughts / things that are on my mind.

1. Of the dealers that vend at the national, for how many / what % is this the only show that they vend at?

2. Does bad weather on a particular day influence the crowd at all ( basically if the weather is nice out does that hurt attendance )

3. As a dealer, are you spending the next 2-3 weeks looking for lots to break down and sell at the show from ebay / Craigslist, or do you just go with what you have so to speak?

4. Do certain sports sell better is certain cities, or is it pretty random what customers might be after?

5. Inevitably people representing the general public are going to try to sell you some cards. Is this generally an annoyance, or one of the perks about the National?

[CurtisFlood]

I think there are some of the older guys who do this as their only show, kind of like a bad habit they can't seem to break. Not sure of a %.

The weather doesn't affect big shows like this badly, although a hurricane would do so. Being nice outside doesn't affect the majority of card people one way or the other in regards to the National.

Outside of the National the weather affects the traffic of the public more in certain areas than others. Nice weather is a killer where there are a lot of outdoor types who like to hunt, fish, camp, or work outside.