Atlantic city convention center to welcome back national sports collectors convention

[Snapolit1]

Just picked a random day next month to see what the flight options are from Dallas to Philadelphia on Expedia. 12 direct flights and 56 with a connection. Yeah I can see why it's next to impossible to get a flight within striking distance of Atlantic City. I usually say if I don't have at least 100 flight options a day a place is not accessible.

3 direct round trips Dallas to Cleveland that day.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Just picked a random day next month to see what the flight options are from Dallas to Philadelphia on Expedia. 12 direct flights and 56 with a connection. Yeah I can see why it's next to impossible to get a flight within striking distance of Atlantic City. I usually say if I don't have at least 100 flight options a day a place is not accessible.

3 direct round trips Dallas to Cleveland that day.

Cleveland Airport to IX Center 7 minutes
Philadelphia Airport to Atlantic City CC 96 minutes

[Yankees1964]

I live in Northeast PA so I am glad it will be back here, however Philly is a much better choice or even Secaucus NJ would have been a good option. I guess the free space in AC pays for it. I was really happy last year.

[Snapolit1]

True.

Soon someone can bring up the fact that it's a really really dangerous place too. That was a never ending theme in 2016. Unlike Chicago and Cleveland of course.

[AddieJoss]

AC was great and stoked for it again.

[jimtigers65]

All joking aside do you think a National will ever be held on the west coast?

[bcornell]

Originally Posted by jimtigers65

All joking aside do you think a National will ever be held on the west coast?

There is zero chance of this as long as the same cheapskates run the NSCC. None at all.

These guys would run across the street to pick up a dime that they can pocket. So, if they're given a venue for free, as happens with AC and Cleveland, they won't go elsewhere.

There are few dealers on the West Coast. That's not the issue. Pretty soon, there won't be many dealers anywhere else, either. That's where it's been heading for the past decade.

The only hope for the National is to get it out of the hands of the guys who are currently running it.

[Bigdaddy]

If it is on the east coast, I can think of a handful of better places than AC: Baltimore, DC, Philly, Atlanta, Newark, Charlotte, Orlando, Boston, NYC, even Raleigh.

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by jimtigers65

All joking aside do you think a National will ever be held on the west coast?

Not a snowball in purgatory's chances of it going to the West Coast. I'd like to see them throw a bone to the west coast by holding the National in Denver at least once.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by CurtisFlood

Not a snowball in purgatory's chances of it going to the West Coast. I'd like to see them throw a bone to the west coast by holding the National in Denver at least once.

Or Long Beach would be an awesome choice.