National Locations Announced Through 2019

[glynparson]

understand the choice of Cleveland all these times Cleveland has always SUCKED for me. sorry thats as nice as i can put it. I do not really set up much anymore and will almost definitely not be setting up in Cleveland. Oh well good thing I don't do this for a living anymore. I actually lost money in Cleveland one year at a national? that is hard to do. Terrible venue not much in local collectors, poor choice for such frequent visits. Must be cheap so the board can pocket more money for themselves because Ive heard many similar complaints over the years.

[Jewish-collector]

They have complex issues when selecting a city for the National. The venue availability, minimum size venue, union issues, costs, etc,...

They have decreased the number of dealer tables over the last few years to be able to select smaller venues in new cities (ie Boston) in future years, but it appears they've gone back to their rotation of Cleveland and Chicago. And, I don't know what the reason was for choosing Atlantic City.

With all due respect to Glyn (Hi Glyn !!!) and others, I happen to really like Cleveland. For me, it's only a 6 hour drive, driving & parking at the expo center is trivial and I enjoy the downtown area at night.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by glynparson

understand the choice of Cleveland all these times Cleveland has always SUCKED for me. sorry thats as nice as i can put it. I do not really set up much anymore and will almost definitely not be setting up in Cleveland. Oh well good thing I don't do this for a living anymore. I actually lost money in Cleveland one year at a national? that is hard to do. Terrible venue not much in local collectors, poor choice for such frequent visits. Must be cheap so the board can pocket more money for themselves because Ive heard many similar complaints over the years.

I'll never forget 2007 in Cleveland, when we were forced to use the 2-wheel configuration of our handtruck because the union, who would motor your stuff out for $250, wouldn't allow 4 wheels on the ground. So we hauled maybe eight loads during a monsoon through the parking lot while the union guys sat on their carts with nothing to do. That really made me want to come back to Cleveland.