For me, the only reason I go to the National is when I'm looking for a large quantity of mostly common cards. My big task this year was to make a huge dent in my 1961-1963 Post cereal sets. I did that, picking up about 200 cards total
The way I see it, if I tried buying that many off eBay I'd probably be spending over $700 total in shipping by buying them one by one. At the show I not only save shipping, but I can actually hold them in my hand and, often, get a deal for volume.
If I'm just looking for stars or single vintage cards I'll save myself the 7 hour drive.
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