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Posted By: Steve Dawson

Regarding Baltimore apparently being picked for 2010, why do the convention organizers continually completely ignore the western half of the country?

I live in San Antonio, Texas (stationed here in the U.S. Air Force), and am originally from San Diego, California. Over the last 18 Years, the Air Force has stationed me in Texas, Colorado, Montana and Texas again. I am unable to travel the distances necessary to go to the "National" convention, since they are never anywhere near me. There are plenty of other collectors who would absolutely love to attend a National, but can't, simply because of the travel involved. The only way I've been able to buy cards is over ebay. The only convention I'm ever able to go to is the Tri-Star one in Houston TX (twice a year), and they are absolutely dreadful for pre-WW2 cards. If I wasn't looking to finish up Dodger and Angel team sets, I would be shut out entirely.

WAKE UP NATIONAL COMMITTEE!!!!!

You have turned the "National" Convention into just another "Eastern U.S." card show. Quit ignoring everything and everybody west of the Mississippi River!!!


Steve Dawson