Thoughts, observations and opinions on the National

[Kalineman]

I aset up at my first card show in 1972 at the old Troy Hilton near Detroit. Those old Detroit shows were fantastic. I can remember the great Frank Nagy selling 1959 Fleed Ted Williams sets (without No. 68) for $5 each. Since then, I've done shows all over the country and enjoyed them all. But I've had my best success selling and buying with the Midwest shows, especially Detroit and Chicago.

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by Kalineman

I can remember the great Frank Nagy selling 1959 Fleed Ted Williams sets (without No. 68) for $5 each.

KalineMan,

Can't you see, that is the reason why I cannot change my vote from Orlando to Detriot. Those "Fleed" sets are not worth much more then $5 today .

Lovely Day...

[Kalineman]

Sorry for the typo. Those Fleer sets were near mint and Frank had dozens of them - along with the 1966 East Hill Pirates sets.

[Preece1]

I was 6 at my first show in Detroit in 1971. I went with my uncle and would sit while he searched through 1933 Goudeys ($0.25 per, Ruths were $1.25). Mr. Nagy's table was always the most crowded. He always had a mixture (1959 Fleer - 1961 Fleer sets on the more recent side to an amazing number of Goudeys, Mayos, T206, etc.). It is also interesting to think back to the cards in the different sets that were considered difficult (Birmingham's Home Run, Dougherty/Lord, etc.)