Some Baseball at the 2016 NSCC

[irv]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Cool stuff. Damm, I had a good time there. First day was sensory overload. Almost fight or flight. Almost too much. Day 2 I was a kid on Christmas morning.

X2. Thanks for sharing, Herbc.

I can imagine!

Going to have to check out one of these Nationals one of these days.

[DBesse27]

Great autos, especially the Shantz. I've met Blomberg and he's great.

[Exhibitman]

After 14 in a row I'd say this was the worst National I've attended. It simply did not have the critical mass of dealers necessary to satisfy me because I look for obscure issues and ephemera and many vintage dealers either stayed home or brought limited inventory. 90% of what I saw was eBay inventory and most of the rest was not for sale because it was either auctioneer eye candy or museum priced. I picked up a few good items on Wednesday morning but nothing great, and spent the ensuing days filling in postwar mainstream cards on the cheap. Nice cards and great prices (no signs of price inflation in most inventory; quite the contrary) but not exciting. Some picks:

[irv]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

After 14 in a row I'd say this was the worst National I've attended. It simply did not have the critical mass of dealers necessary to satisfy me because I look for obscure issues and ephemera and many vintage dealers either stayed home or brought limited inventory.

I have never been to one but that is surprising to read considering the current hobby/price craze we have all been seeing lately?

Any thoughts as to why? Are people hoarding, waiting it out for higher prices or is it likely some other factor or a combination of many other things?

[Snapolit1]

One man's total bust is another one's perfect event. That's life. Depends what you are looking for and what your expectations are. I think a lot of people decided in January the AC show would be a bust for various reasons. Hopefully not too many Net 54 members were gunned down on the bad streets of AC.

[RayBShotz]

Yup. Thought it was great. Bought a ton of stuff.
RayB

Great autographs; love the fact that you took pictures of the guys. Shantz looks great for his age!

[Neal]

nice thread, great pics!

The AC National was great. I for one hope to see it there again.