[Exhibitman]

After 14 in a row I'd say this was the worst National I've attended. It simply did not have the critical mass of dealers necessary to satisfy me because I look for obscure issues and ephemera and many vintage dealers either stayed home or brought limited inventory. 90% of what I saw was eBay inventory and most of the rest was not for sale because it was either auctioneer eye candy or museum priced. I picked up a few good items on Wednesday morning but nothing great, and spent the ensuing days filling in postwar mainstream cards on the cheap. Nice cards and great prices (no signs of price inflation in most inventory; quite the contrary) but not exciting. Some picks: