I was there all day Saturday. The facility/room is far superior to the Casino- so much more space and it looked like more dealers/table. The food situation was pretty solid too. The bathrooms, however, sucked- 3 stalls for a room full of men/boys.
Tons of vintage and tons of modern. All the sports were well represented. I thought it was very evenly mixed. It appeared the modern dealers were busier than the vintage dealers, but that makes sense as the larger majority of attendees appeared to be below 35 years old. A lot of kids and a decent amount of women, on both sides of the tables.
There were at least 10 pre war dealers with some really really good stuff.
I was there with my son and nephews. These kids only like the shinny stuff. It was so great to watch them wheel, deal, and negotiate. I think these experiences will be invaluable to them when they are older. A card show is a pure bastion of capitalism. It is pretty amazing how much money changes hands, most of it with that under 35 crowd. I spoke to many in this group, very few of them knew players or card issues older than 20-30 years. Everyone expressed deep respect for, and interest in, the old stuff and many said they want to own a Cobb or Ruth someday, but then they turn immediately to that optic, cracked ice /99 RPA variation!
After the show there was “trade night”. That was amazing, and my kids had a blast- it’s a chance to do deals on par with other collectors. All in all, great experience.
I did not smell much pot, although maybe I am just numb to it at this point- the entire city of DC, including 495 on a nice day, smells like pot
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