National 2025 Are we all meeting up

[mrreality68]

Hi All

Hope all is well.

Just curious who is going to the National this year?
How many days? What days?
Are we doing any meet ups?

[Leon]

I will be staying at the Hyatt, across the street, if anyone wants to meet there for a few cold ones. Attending Thurs, Fri and Sat., coming back Sunday...

Hyatt Regency O'Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois, 60018

Otherwise, hope to see some forum members there.

Here is a card I got at the National about 25 yrs ago...Sold it in 2015 with my collection and reacquired it not long ago...Shown before but still cool.

[ullmandds]

Ill be there the duration.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I will be there all week as well.

[brunswickreeves]

Will there be a trade night, or a planned Net54 meetup?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

Will there be a trade night, or a planned Net54 meetup?

Skipped planning a formal Net54baseball event this year.
Maybe next year.
The National is doing some trade night(s).
.

[brunswickreeves]

Thanks!

[topcat61]

I'll be at the National this year

[kmac32]

Will be there Thursday and Friday

[isiahfan]

In as usual...staying downtown as the fam will be with me this time

As always...looking to see if anyone wants to split a "5-Day Early Entrance Pass"...I'll be there Wed and Thursday

[Directly]

We'll be there this year--

[sportscardpete]

Will be there Thursday/Friday to say hi to folks.. and eat deep dish.

[Andy Sandler]

We will be there all week at Booth 601.

[whiteymet]

Plan to attend for the duration!

[mrreality68]

I am looking to be there Wed thru Friday and leaving Sat

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by Leon

I will be staying at the Hyatt, across the street, if anyone wants to meet there for a few cold ones. Attending Thurs, Fri and Sat., coming back Sunday...

Hyatt Regency O'Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois, 60018

Otherwise, hope to see some forum members there.

Here is a card I got at the National about 25 yrs ago...Sold it in 2015 with my collection and reacquired it not long ago...Shown before but still cool.

Nice card Leon! I'm the same way sometimes. What is that called? Buyers, Sellers, Buyers remorse cubed? lol Thanks for sharing!
Mike

[UKCardGuy]

I'll be there this year. I have a work trip to Chicago that week so I'll be there after work on Fri through Sunday.

[OhioLawyerF5]

My wife and I will be there for a couple days.

[jefferyepayne]

I will be there Tues - Fri and always love to meet up with collectors! Particularly anyone who collects football in addition to baseball.

My Vintage Football Community will be having our annual Pizza Dinner on Thursday night for anyone who wants to talk football, drink beer, and eat pizza.

jeff

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Leon

Skipped planning a formal Net54baseball event this year.
Maybe next year.
The National is doing some trade night(s).
.

Sad to hear this. Lord willing I’ll be there Wed-Sat.

[Jewish-collector]

I'm going to try to make it. Where do you want to go to dinner ? beer chug.gif

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

hopefully if people do get together it's after hours so those set up can join!

[BRoberts]

It's not a party until Scott Russell hits the start button.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

hopefully if people do get together it's after hours so those set up can join!

it will be from 1:05am until 1:13am

[Kawika]

Some of the very best times I have had in the Hobby have been at various Nationals over the past twenty-five years. Sad to say that the last time I have been off Vancouver Island or even outside Victoria city-limits was for the 2019 Chicago National. In the interim was Covid, the onset of my wife's dementia and all the woe that entails. I had big hopes to go to the National this summer. Wanted to shake hands with many old friends one more time. Have been sidelined by, of all things, a goddam hernia and am relegated to the dreadful waiting list for surgery that is a failing of our "free" medical plan in Canada. Am just not up to running the gauntlet of airports and particularly having to deal with the friendly psychos at the US border. I'm aware that many of you don't give a hoot whether I'm there or not but some of the old-timers might want to know that ol' Kawika sends his regrets.

[JollyElm]

Hang in there!!!!!!!!!!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Some of the very best times I have had in the Hobby have been at various Nationals over the past twenty-five years. Sad to say that the last time I have been off Vancouver Island or even outside Victoria city-limits was for the 2019 Chicago National. In the interim was Covid, the onset of my wife's dementia and all the woe that entails. I had big hopes to go to the National this summer. Wanted to shake hands with many old friends one more time. Have been sidelined by, of all things, a goddam hernia and am relegated to the dreadful waiting list for surgery that is a failing of our "free" medical plan in Canada. Am just not up to running the gauntlet of airports and particularly having to deal with the friendly psychos at the US border. I'm aware that many of you don't give a hoot whether I'm there or not but some of the old-timers might want to know that ol' Kawika sends his regrets.

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Best of luck with your wife's dementia David, my mother is going through the same thing. Love and patience is the order of the day.

[edhans]

Best wisher, David. Hope to see you next year.

[Arazi4442]

Missed last year, but I'll be there Thurs. and Friday this time. Looking forward to it!

[Exhibitman]

I'll be there for the first time since 2019. Looking forward to hanging out with friends more than anything else, but bringing a long want list just in case.