Friday was my third and last day at the National.
I was impressed with the changes made today to eliminate the issues from the first two days.
They did not charge for parking. That really helped make the entry process faster. I had heard Thursday afternoon that the had stopped charging for parking. Amazed that they filled all the lots.
They opened up access to the west side to use those restrooms. I did not use them but did walk back there for a bit. The west side has no permanent tenants and it looks like it could be used. I asked security if we could exit via the west and was told no.
My wait for the restrooms by the food court was five minutes both times I used and had no wait for the lower level restrooms
I got lunch about 1130 and had no line at the pasta station. Talking to the workers they said the head chef was not prepared Thursday and they had a lot more food ready Friday. One of the drink stations ran out of water. They had a Pepsi truck delivery mid afternoon to restock.
It was a different show for me. I bought a lot of raw vintage, mostly football and non-sports. I have about 270 items - cards, posters, ticket stubs and super balls. The most expensive card I bought was $40. Just the way things went.
Quite a bit of discounting on my items. One dealer asked me what I thought was fair when I bought 18 cards that were $20 each, 7 for $100. I suggested $250. He said how about $220. Deal.
My one disappointment was a lack of regional / food issues like Kahn’s, Sugardale, Hostess panels , Hires, etc
I am coming home with a lot more cash than I expected. I didn’t have many high end items that I was looking for and I struck out on those.
Overall a good experience that got better.
If you’re a vintage collector, stay in the main room where you walk in. The left room has done vintage but a lot more new shiny stuff
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