The National Thread

[Duluth Eskimo]

Concrete floors with no carpeting, bad concession food, body odor, etc. It's a blast! With that being said, it's always nice to catch up with people I only run into once a year. Although, it does make me harken back to the pre big auction / internet days when it was like going to the hall of fame, but with prices tags. Oh, the good ole days.

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

Concrete floors with no carpeting, bad concession food, body odor, etc. It's a blast! With that being said, it's always nice to catch up with people I only run into once a year. Although, it does make me harken back to the pre big auction / internet days when it was like going to the hall of fame, but with prices tags. Oh, the good ole days.

Happen to see any nice 50's Hank Aaron type 1 phitos??

[Samets]

I was there last night.

Seems to be 80-85% cards and some memorabilia thrown around. Most of the "cool" stuff was sitting at the Auction house displays.

As far as game used, I saw some but not nearly as much as I was hoping for. A few Browns jerseys and a guy that had at least 20 49er jerseys priced at $300 a pop. Not a single Bears game used item.

[perezfan]

Disappointing show. Would rank it a 3 on a 1 - 10 scale (in terms of what I collect). Lelands has some great stuff, but prices are double market value, across the board. They are quite adept at swooping up the few quality items that are there early... but subsequent mark-ups put everything out of reach.

Good news is that when the items fail to sell, they'll eventually go to auction (where you can get a second crack at them). Otherwise, it's lots of walking and searching for the very few gems that are there (which are not over-priced).

[sayhey24]

Mark -- did you find any gems?

Greg

[sayhey24]

Here's a video I just found on You Tube taken at the convention yesterday --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adG643BeiSc


Greg

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

Here's a video I just found on You Tube taken at the convention yesterday --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adG643BeiSc


Greg

The stadium chairs at 3:40 looked cool.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

Mark -- did you find any gems?

Greg

No gems this time, but snatched a few cool pieces. A good show for Pennants, as Mike stated. Will post pics when I get home. As is usually the case, the Show's highlight was the camaraderie, and being with friends I don't see often enough.

A great time, even if the vintage offerings were "light". And some consolation... the upcoming auction previews are amazing!