Had a BLAST this weekend at the Chantilly card show. I collected all during my teen years and never went to a card show, so my oldest two and my dad went and were blown away at the inventory, unique items, and overall friendliness and comradery of the vendors and the patrons.
Thankfully I had a realistic vision of what to expect for prices (thanks to this forum) and while I was hoping to pick up some 52 Topps...I couldn't justify paying 3-4 times more than I can get on eBay. There was a $5/card stack of 52's at one vendor in fair/good condition and tried to haggle to 3 for $15, but he didn't budge.
If you haven't been and are close, it was worth it.
But just being at the show, looking at all the cards and enjoying it was another reminder of why I collect...to have fun and make memories! So we can now take the 'card money' we have left and pick up some 52 Topps deals online. We did however get a box of 2013 Topps box and had fun breaking it at McDonalds:-)
