General National question

[RTK]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Thanks to those who reached out via pm on the 500 and 1,000 bills. I do realize that these aren't really investments. I just thought it would be cool to have one. Someone must have beat me to the one at the national. That, or I managed to wander around for the last day and a half and never found that table again.

Funny how that happens, you think you'll easily retrace your steps to find something you had seen earlier, then you can't even find the vendor. If you do, it takes longer than you think, getting sidetracked like a stray dog by something else that look's interesting.

[Snapolit1]

There is a small bar at the national to get a beer. I saw it at 11am which was admittedly a tad early for the day. When I finally tried to find it after lunch it took me an hour to find it. Ridiculous. It's like being in a Vegas casino.

[wrapperguy]

Just got back from walking the entire floor at this year's National. There are numerous dealers selling non-sport stuff. My girlfriend went and she specifically commented that there was a lot more than just sports cards and memorabilia there. She actually bought a Santa bobble head.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by RTK

Funny how that happens, you think you'll easily retrace your steps to find something you had seen earlier, then you can't even find the vendor. If you do, it takes longer than you think, getting sidetracked like a stray dog by something else that look's interesting.

Yea I had remembered in a different national thread someone suggesting to wear comfortable shoes, and bring a notepad to write down where stuff was you wanted to look at again. At least I followed the part about the shoes.

[buymycards]

There were a ton of non sports cards, plus a lot of non sports paper, leathers, posters, dolls, silks, flags, games, advertising pieces, tobacco packs, Elvis items, Marilyn items, clothing, etc. I collect some non sports cards, so I was watching for non sports dealers, and several of those card dealers also had memorabilia type items. I would think you could do quite well if you have some quality items.