I'm looking for a few key stars for some of the sets I'm completing, and if I'm successful at getting a couple of them, even in the condition I want so that they are matched condition-wise with the rest of the cards in my near-sets, I know I will overpay. But, at least I'll be able to handle the cards and see any potential issues that I may not be able to see in an enlarged image of cards posted online by an auction house. And I'll be able to compare probably 10 different cards in that grade at various dealers at the show.
But I don't think the majority of my purchases will be impacted badly from price inflation because I still have quite a few commons to purchase, and commons in VG-Ex condition had been going for reasonable prices when I last attended a National 2 years ago. That goes for the more obscure issues (I'm working on my 1962 Salada baseball set). I don't anticipate prices will be jacked up too considerably this year either. Well, at least I'm hoping that's the case!
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