Saturday national

[Ray Van]

Not sure what Cleveland National some of you guys went to ... the one I went to seemed to have T206's at every second table and dozens upon dozens of vendors selling other prewar. Also lots of cool memorabilia: Type 1 photos, old uniforms, bobbleheads, pennants, and everything in between. Sure there were lots of tables with shiny new stuff, but those tables were mobbed as well so there are buyers for pretty much everything - and one day some of these buyers will come on over to vintage which can only strengthen the hobby. Saw lots of kids and (shocker!) even some women walking around. Parking/wifi/food concessions/washroom issues aside, I thought it was pretty well run and I came away with a few new additions to my collection (some Colgans and my first Helmar), plus I met Graig Kreindler so it was an awesome show for me.