[Exhibitman]

The bit of time I was able to get away from my table, I saw quite a bit of postwar vintage and at least half a dozen dealers with decent prewar inventory, albeit with prices that were...ambitious. More than once I thought "if these cards were worth that much I would be retired". I did find a few bits of gold here in there, like a $0.50 cent box where the modern card dealer did not remove the 1960s-70s high #s. Picked up a nice stack in great shape, two for a buck. Also, one modern dealer had a box of 1956-61 that he was blowing out without removing the rookies and lower tier HOFers. I was late to that box but still stocked up from there and bought a few really nice 1956 Dodgers for the PC.

We (AJ and me) were slammed on Friday and Saturday after opening for at least a few hours per day. Yesterday was slow, until the final rush of activity in the waning hours. Picked up a nice little basketball deal for resale. In terms of laydowns, way too many people think 90% of VCP is a dealer buy price. One guy came over at the end of the day with probably $50K in cards in a shoebox but wanted 90%-100% of value for them. Pass.

Not only was there an anime convention, there was a sneaker show AND the Marriott was simultaneously hosting a Catholic revival meeting and a professional bodybuilding competition. Plus, of course, the Disney crowd on a holiday weekend. It was quite a panoply of people. It overwhelmed the parking at the Convention Center complex but there was a ton at the Disney parking lot across the street.

In terms of the security lines, the promoter told me that it was 100% the insistence of the venue, not the show, to do rock concert style wanding for all people. They were able to get them to relent on the dealers and reorganize the lines to get things moving better after the first day.