How much would it cost these days to have a "Nationals Worthy" booth?

[UKCardGuy]

Interesting topic. It really depends on what you consider National Worthy.

If I assume a National Worthy booth has a few display cases with pre and post war stars, maybe a dollar box too and some complete sets and maybe a bit of cool memorabilia...inventory might include something like this:

T206 stars (couple of cobbs, mathewson, etc)
Perhaps a smattering of T205, M101-4, e91s etc)
A stack of 1952 Topps including a Mantle or a Mays
A stack of 53T including Satchel and Jackie
A selection of Goudeys, Playball, postcards, etc
A further selection of topps stars from 1954 to 1972

There also has to be enough inventory to sell across 5 days. That means having inventory under the table to replace sold items.

If I assume there's at least 100 cards in each display case and a average price of $500 per card in the case then it's pretty easy to get to $300K.

I have no doubt you could set up with much less, but is that National Worthy?