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Originally Posted by pgellis
DELETED - I'm just surprised that if you don't start a negative, attack thread or expose somebody for some shady practices, that nobody seems to care anymore on this board. I was just asking for some feedback. Not interesting enough to most people. I am not a big fish on this board, but I have been around long enough to see how much this board has changed in the past couple of years. Oh well, I guess I won't bother with Baltimore this year. I was hoping for some positive feedback on the National, but we know that it is easier to add negative thoughts/criticism than to add positive thoughts. Oh well............
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I must have missed something here, maybe a post was deleted, but I don't see where this thread went off the rails. Anyway, not much I can add to what others have already posted about the National being a great place to meet up with other collectors, see tons of beautiful cards and memorabilia, and generally soak up the rich atmosphere. Speaking specifically to your question of whether bargains are to be found, my experience, having attended two Nationals, is that much of what is there
is overpriced although there are bargains to be had and you will have every opportunity to haggle. In addition you will see myriad stuff you never even knew existed and which you wouldn't be likely to run across elsewhere, particularly eBay. In Chicago I picked up a flock of esoteric items at prices I was cool with such as Player League cabinets from Terry Knouse, Billikens from Ryan Christoff and funky 1930's Japanese cards from Robert Klevens. I also was able to upgrade dozens of beaters from some of my '50's Topps sets at like a buck a card. If your main criteria for attending is whether you would perhaps be able to acquire something of more tangible value with your $1000 if you didn't go to Baltimore I can't offer assurance one way or the other. For me however, the
five thousand bucks it's gonna take to get me and my wife from HonHI to Balto is a bargain on a priceless experience.