2022 National Sports Collectors Convention

[rjackson44]

Have beach house half hour from there,don’t walk around at night and keep a pitbull in your room ,,,smile

[drazz5]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Have beach house half hour from there,don’t walk around at night and keep a pitbull in your room ,,,smile

Wait, I thought that was just the rule of thumb for all of New Jersey

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by drazz5

Wait, I thought that was just the rule of thumb for all of New Jersey

Lol correct so dont break into my house you know whats waiting 😜

[hcv123]

I was set up at the national last year and will be set up again in NJ. There is a TON of vintage at the show. Pricing is a different question - but isn't it so with most venues these days (Ebay, Auction houses, etc.)

[Snapolit1]

The first National I attended was in AC maybe 4 years ago. It was totally worth the effort to get there. There is so much vintage at the National your head might explode. I remember being simply overwhelmed at all the cases to look through. If you've never been to one I would strongly recommend it. The venue is sort of in the middle of nowhere, but a bar is right across the street which is a great place to rest for a few hours. Best advice I got was wear comfortable shoes and bring a little pad to write notes, because at some point you are going to want to double back and see something again and with the sheer of stuff it's easy to get overwhelmed.

I'd say highly desirable stuff will be grossly marked up. But always interesting things to see and buy. Also nice to see people face to face you've done business with or heard about.

[drazz5]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

The first National I attended was in AC maybe 4 years ago. It was totally worth the effort to get there. There is so much vintage at the National your head might explode. I remember being simply overwhelmed at all the cases to look through. If you've never been to one I would strongly recommend it. The venue is sort of in the middle of nowhere, but a bar is right across the street which is a great place to rest for a few hours. Best advice I got was wear comfortable shoes and bring a little pad to write notes, because at some point you are going to want to double back and see something again and with the sheer of stuff it's easy to get overwhelmed.

I'd say highly desirable stuff will be grossly marked up. But always interesting things to see and buy. Also nice to see people face to face you've done business with or heard about.

Thanks for the tips Steve. I will make a point to check out that bar! haha

[Jewish-collector]

IF I go, let's meet up and have a couple cold ones at one of the bars there.

[x2drich2000]

I think it really depends on your objective. If you are going to just get the best deals possible, you might want to rethink it. By the time you factor in flights, hotel, food, etc, you could easily have bought a HOFer or two from your living room. However, if your going for the experience, meeting friends, meeting other collectors, being overwhelmed, etc, then definitely I would think about going. Seeing that your in CA, I doubt you'll get the chance to go to one locally anytime soon.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

The first National I attended was in AC maybe 4 years ago. It was totally worth the effort to get there. There is so much vintage at the National your head might explode. I remember being simply overwhelmed at all the cases to look through. If you've never been to one I would strongly recommend it. The venue is sort of in the middle of nowhere, but a bar is right across the street which is a great place to rest for a few hours. Best advice I got was wear comfortable shoes and bring a little pad to write notes, because at some point you are going to want to double back and see something again and with the sheer of stuff it's easy to get overwhelmed.

I'd say highly desirable stuff will be grossly marked up. But always interesting things to see and buy. Also nice to see people face to face you've done business with or heard about.

steve hope to hang out

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

steve hope to hang out

Absoultely.

[drazz5]

Originally Posted by hcv123

I was set up at the national last year and will be set up again in NJ. There is a TON of vintage at the show. Pricing is a different question - but isn't it so with most venues these days (Ebay, Auction houses, etc.)

Great to know! Do you know where you will be set up? I would love to stop by.