I was at the 2023 National and at Chantilly last year. Those are my only data points to go by but I think the answer is "it depends".
At the 2023 National, there was shiny modern but I found lots of vintage cards and memorabilia.
As a set builder, I think it's great. I get lots of commons available in one place to fill my want lists. Dealers were willing to deal if I bundled a lot together.
For Stars and HoFers, I got a couple of deals (in raw) and paid retail for a few. But I got the benefit of being able to inspect each card in person and I without the worry about unseen wrinkles from an online listing.
I'm going again this year so I hope I find this still holds true.
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Working on the following sets: 1916 and 1917 Zeenut, 1954B, 1955B, 1971T and 1972T
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