Poll: BUYERS preferred National Location

[bcornell]

Originally Posted by bobbvc

Would be nice if at least 20% of the "Nationals" were on the west coast. Especially since the first one was.

I asked John Broggi (soon-to-be-former show organizer) this - how is it a "National" when the event can now only be held in 3 locations?

Mike Berkus once said Anaheim "didn't want us" after 2006 because it's a consumer show and they want, er, whatever the alternative is. Well, if you went to Rosemont in 2023, you know it's just barely a consumer show now.

Stop letting the dealers alone dictate where the show is held. There are fewer and fewer or them and they take bribes (looking at you, AC, with your payola).

Fanatics is going to save us all from these amateurs when they buy the thing and fix it. Maybe.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Fanatics is going to save us all from these amateurs when they buy the thing and fix it. Maybe.

As far as I know, through the information that has been released, Fanatics seems to be setting up a show to "compete" with the National and not replace it. I certainly think there's enough room for two shows to operate. My hope is the fanatics show draws the interest of modern and breakers, and the National gets a little more back to its roots. I would not be devastated to see the nonsense of Whatnot leave the national. Breakers/breaking culture, is a plague on the Hobby IMO.

[Bigdaddy]

DC/Baltimore or Atlanta.

There's always a ballgame in the DC/Baltimore area as the O's and Nats switch off on who is home on any given day. Some large convention centers in those cities.

[conor912]

Vegas, baby!!!

[Casey2296]

I voted for Vegas because it checks all the boxes.

I understand a bit more after seeing some of the pics from the National this year why they keep it on the East Coast, seeing the sheer amount of stuff the dealers have to move is astounding. Do dealers drive everywhere with their product?
It would seem cost prohibitive to fly that stuff in.

[Jewish-collector]

This new National committee will need to figure out what they actually want the show to be going forward (ie more fan experience, more corporate, more dealers, trade nights, etc,...).

[MR RAREBACK]

California or Vegas for me
I just dont go to east coast shows,
At least we have the burbank show now