Notes from the National

[RGold]

It's like being there! I can almost smell the dealers!

[mrvster]

I have gotten a few reports .......sounds so exciting! can almost smell the printer's scrap....I think I need help!

[buymycards]

Maybe this is the year that some of the dealers actually make eye contact with their customers in between mouthfuls of food.

Sorry, I'm just PO'd that I'm not there.

Rick

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by RGold

It's like being there! I can almost smell the dealers!

The ones wearing deodorant or the ones without?

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by RGold

It's like being there! I can almost smell the dealers!

Now there's an image that will haunt me for years to come!

[tennisguy]

From not being at the National my knees are saved from those unforgiving concrete floors!

[e107collector]

I got an email yesterday from Mile High Auctions advertising their Fall Auction, and will be having some of the cards graded at the National.

High-grade Collins McCarthy complete set, Sporting News complete set, M110 complete set. Pretty impressive.

Leland's is selling a PSA 2 T206 Wagner.

Sounds like there will be quite a display of big $$ items.

Wish I was there.

Tony

[thehoodedcoder]

suprisingly enough, i was shocked. i figured i would have seen way more of a selection.

kevin

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by thehoodedcoder

suprisingly enough, i was shocked. i figured i would have seen way more of a selection.

kevin

That's what I thought when I was all done. If you're looking to build a 50s/60s set or into t206s you had all you could handle. I found very little within my collecting interest versus Baltimore where everywhere I looked there was something for me. I only made 1 purchase and finished in a record 2 1/2 hours.

[thehoodedcoder]

i only do t206. my comment was about that. there were tons of low grade raw cards. i was expecting all of the untouchables and slabbed 5+'s.

there was one guy there that had a ton of 5s, 707 sportscards which had a boat load of stuff under a 5. a handfull of guys with only a handfull of rare backs. a couple of guys with some 8s that wanted triple or quadruple the price of what they were worth.

and like 2 or 3 guys that had what i needed and were reasonable with their final prices. the rest was mid range 50s, 60s and 70s or like 5000 count boxes of cheap/garbage autographs. boy that market is over populated now. talk about devaluing the autograph market to basically worthless. you could grab just about any auto for 5 bucks or under.

kevin

[Craig M]

Let me know when there is a Chris Browne siting!

He's my brother!!!

Craig

[murcerfan]

tell us more about this mile high auction house.

[mattsey9]

Can't wait until Saturday. Looking to add a couple of T201's to my set!

[travrosty]

wouldn't an AXE deodorant booth just clean up in sales there?