Introducing The National's New Management Team

[Rich Klein]

FYI:

The day or so before this web interview ran, I posted a link so everyone could see the show

Rich

[Huck]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

FYI:

The day or so before this web interview ran, I posted a link so everyone could see the show

Rich

My apologies. This morning, a friend of mine sent me the link. Before posting, I ran a search, but I did not see a specific thread. I was not trying to one-up you.

Link to Rich's thread: https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=339053

[Rich Klein]

No apologies needed. But we tend to be on top of things here on Net 54

[Huck]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

No apologies needed. But we tend to be on top of things here on Net 54

That is very true! When, I read my friends post, I did say to myself, "This had to have been posted to Net54" and I did search for a thread. I just could not remember seeing the thread. Once I found the thread, I remembered having seen your thread earlier this month.

[Leon]

The 3 new guys, Joe, Brian and Jim, are very qualified to run the show and I am excited, from what I've heard so far.
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[Casey2296]

I can only hope they bring the biggest card show in the nation to the 21st century. Don't cater to 15 old school dealers that have "tenure", the days of Mr Mint at the front entrance are over. Cater to the guy who brings 5k-100K plus to spend on cards. If you've ever been to an art auction you know what I mean.
Bad logistics, bad bathrooms, bad food, bad air conditioning, bad venue, untrained staff? None of that is acceptable today, it's shameful that people are eating off the floor.

Too many people? Double the price of admission, incentivize the dealers that bring product to sell, plenty of ways to do that. Dump the museum display dealers and the tire kicking public, you don't need them.

Fer gawds sake, categorize the floor like auction houses do, no modern guy wants to wade through pre war, no pre war guy wants to look at 56 Jackies to get to a Plows Candy or Texas Tommy.

Im not a fan of fanatics but I'm curious to see their first show and their solutions to these problems.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I can only hope they bring the biggest card show in the nation to the 21st century. Don't cater to 15 old school dealers that have "tenure", the days of Mr Mint at the front entrance are over. Cater to the guy who brings 5k-100K plus to spend on cards. If you've ever been to an art auction you know what I mean.
Bad logistics, bad bathrooms, bad food, bad air conditioning, bad venue, untrained staff? None of that is acceptable today, it's shameful that people are eating off the floor.

Too many people? Double the price of admission, incentivize the dealers that bring product to sell, plenty of ways to do that. Dump the museum display dealers and the tire kicking public, you don't need them.

Fer gawds sake, categorize the floor like auction houses do, no modern guy wants to wade through pre war, no pre war guy wants to look at 56 Jackies to get to a Plows Candy or Texas Tommy.

Im not a fan of fanatics but I'm curious to see their first show and their solutions to these problems.

The biggest problem with this type of thinking is the now "famous" quote that Fanatics wants to 10X the hobby. If this is the type of show Fanatics does, then they may 10X the $$$$ but not the people. I think if you really want to grow the hobby, which is an important part of Fanatics contract going forward then you have to have events which appeal to all pocketbook sizes, not just the men/women with thousands of dollars to burn.

Kyle Robertson and his DCS team are doing just fine with their shows which appeal to both the people with $$$ to burn and collectors with a few $$ to spend. Their latest airport show drew over 1K people for 2 days and there was a mix of cards from a quarter to thousands of dollars. Works just fine.

And as for the venue used for the NSCC, yes there are issues but much as you wish this was not true, the tables are sold each year on a priority basis and as such, the dealers, who are making a significant financial effort to be there. (it's a minimum of 3K for the week unless you live close enough to drive home each night) have a right to keep their tables as long as they pay for them each year. It is not our responsibility for deciding what they can and can not bring with them to any show.

[Snapolit1]

Pulling up a map of the floor on your phone, with different areas clearly deliniated. Very 2005.

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I can only hope they bring the biggest card show in the nation to the 21st century. Don't cater to 15 old school dealers that have "tenure", the days of Mr Mint at the front entrance are over. Cater to the guy who brings 5k-100K plus to spend on cards. If you've ever been to an art auction you know what I mean.
Bad logistics, bad bathrooms, bad food, bad air conditioning, bad venue, untrained staff? None of that is acceptable today, it's shameful that people are eating off the floor.

Too many people? Double the price of admission, incentivize the dealers that bring product to sell, plenty of ways to do that. Dump the museum display dealers and the tire kicking public, you don't need them.

Fer gawds sake, categorize the floor like auction houses do, no modern guy wants to wade through pre war, no pre war guy wants to look at 56 Jackies to get to a Plows Candy or Texas Tommy.

Im not a fan of fanatics but I'm curious to see their first show and their solutions to these problems.

[Mrc32]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Fer gawds sake, categorize the floor like auction houses do, no modern guy wants to wade through pre war, no pre war guy wants to look at 56 Jackies to get to a Plows Candy or Texas Tommy.

I've seen this suggestion a lot. Frankly, there are far fewer people looking at vintage. If you put all the shiny stuff in one area - you wouldn't be able to move with the masses of people. Mixing vintage guys in with the shiny people makes the mass even out some.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Too many people? Double the price of admission, incentivize the dealers that bring product to sell, plenty of ways to do that. Dump the museum display dealers and the tire kicking public, you don't need them.

Im not a fan of fanatics but I'm curious to see their first show and their solutions to these problems.

Totally agree. I wish they would go to a lottery system for dealers, level out the playing field. Just because you attended past shows as a dealer doesn't mean you have to moving forward.