Card Interest Down? Not at the National.

[isiahfan]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

I witnessed a VERY healthy hobby when I attended Wed and Thurs. I imagine it was even more nuts on Friday and Saturday. I stayed in downtown CLE and even though I liked being next to a casino for some late night poker action and within walking distance of Progressive field, the 20 minute drive to the IX wasn't fun. I much prefer Chicago location which is walking distance to hotels/restaurants. Would love to see the show expand to twice/year with Chicago being permanent and then going to other cities Dallas/Anaheim/Baltimore/Boston/Seattle etc. for the 2nd yearly location.

Every dealer I talked to said it was the most revenue generating National they've ever had. And just think if they had better WIFI/Cell they could have made even more money as it limited digital payments and comp research.

Overall I think the economy is humming along nicely and the wads of cash trading hands portends a strong hobby for the years to come.

I thought the same thing....the growth since the first post-covid show has been large and steady. I think with the increase in modern cards and 10-25 year olds present...it will only get more crazy. Time to set up two shows a year....summer in CHI and another rotating EQUALLY around the country.

[jsfriedm]

If you're right Ryan, that would imply that cards are about at their peak right now, and should crash in about 10-20 years, when the Boomers are no longer buying, Gen X is slowing down, and the Millennials and Gen Zers have to sell what they can to pay debts and get by. (For the record, I'm a millennial who invests in index funds, maxes out his 401K, and never buys a card with the intention of selling.)