Dealer Report on the National

[the-illini]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

From a collector's viewpoint I can say that the National was pretty much devoid of 19th century material. Walking around (aside from the table I was at)I probably saw 100 Old Judges in the room (not many considering there were 800-1000 tables). None of these were scarce players. I saw 3 Philadelphia Kalamazoo Bats, 1 Gypsy Queen, a few cabinets, and very few N162s. As for the scarcer 19th century photographic cards, there was none. This material has always been scarce, but this is the least I have ever seen available at a National.

Glad you were at the show Jay or there would have been a lot less in the way of 19th century material. Happy to have picked this one up from you...

[Joe_G.]

Originally Posted by the-illini

Glad you were at the show Jay or there would have been a lot less in the way of 19th century material. Happy to have picked this one up from you...

I second this comment Chris. Some impressive 19th century between Richard Masson & Jay Miller. Jay was responsible for my lone pick-up which came by way of trade (a very nice item , thank you Jay! ). Enjoyed spending time with many of the folks behind the tables including Toby Peterson (albeit brief), Tony Arnold, Glenn Mechanick, Knouse family, Dan McKee, Scott Brockelman, and many more.

Another highlight for me was catching up with Zach Rice, an impressive young scholar in the hobby, and visiting other new and old friends. This was the first National I was able to enjoy with long time collecting friend Keith Thompson, what a treat!