Cleveland is great. Atlantic City was very good. Chicago is good. I would like to see some effort made to add Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, and Kansas City to the list of cities. It doesn't look like that is happening, and the west coast is likely out as well. People can vote, but the current board has all the power and they really don't care what the exhibitors want. I'm getting too old to worry about much beyond 2019, but I would love to see them go out on a limb and schedule a National somewhere other than the above three. Not sure what happened with Baltimore either, it was an excellent show, a great place to visit.

All joking aside do you think a National will ever be held on the west coast?

There is zero chance of this as long as the same cheapskates run the NSCC. None at all.

These guys would run across the street to pick up a dime that they can pocket. So, if they're given a venue for free, as happens with AC and Cleveland, they won't go elsewhere.

There are few dealers on the West Coast. That's not the issue. Pretty soon, there won't be many dealers anywhere else, either. That's where it's been heading for the past decade.

The only hope for the National is to get it out of the hands of the guys who are currently running it.

If it is on the east coast, I can think of a handful of better places than AC: Baltimore, DC, Philly, Atlanta, Newark, Charlotte, Orlando, Boston, NYC, even Raleigh.

So who are "they" that run it, how are they chosen, etc? Do they just own the name?

If folks are unhappy with the location (and I understand why), why not support some of the other larger shows, like Tri-Star in Houston and work to make those bigger?

Just thinking out loud here.

Not a snowball in purgatory's chances of it going to the West Coast. I'd like to see them throw a bone to the west coast by holding the National in Denver at least once.

The Tri Star in Houston is a long haul for most Midwest dealers. It is a typical autograph show with dealers of cards taking a back seat.

The Good Old Days
 

The Good Old Days when the National came out West

Or Long Beach would be an awesome choice.

When I worked with IndyCar, it was a pain in the tail to work at Long Beach. We, as vendors, couldn't even set up our own stuff. Had to pay some local union or something to do it for us. It was ridiculous.

If the same applies to a card show, I'd want no part of that as a seller.

-kin

I have fond memories of some working class bars in the Long Beach community.

Yeah, nobody touches my stuff but me. It ain't much, but it is all mine.

Tom
 

in all due respect......Newark???????:eek:(car jacking capital of the world!) Philly??????? (don't make a wrong turn there) :eek: Baltimore :eek: talk about "rough" neighbor hoods:D

3 pretty rough neighborhoods if everyone was worried about AC:)

Ha...Johnny, yeah, that caught my eye too...not sure Big Daddy's ever been to Newark.

Mike
 

hahaha! true jersey in you!:D

I'm sure he meant well.....probably was thinking of the airport.....but anyone from jersey knows about Newark!

:)

Newark isn't that bad. Some terrible areas with the projects but I know many people who go to work everyday in Newark with out incident. And is no carjacking capital of anywhere. You want a scary place, try Camden NJ.