If you could improve the hobby, what would you do

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Posted By: Solomon

1) I always thought it illogical that setup at a National was based strictly on seniority. Those tables up front are worth 3-5x what the ones in the back should trade at. If you sold the tables at the front for $2500, those in the middle for $750-1000, you could have a section in the back for your part timers at $250/table. The front area will be carpeted, with tables & chairs provided, etc. - the back area will have a beat up picnic table and your name on it. Let your big dealers pay for the publicity they want, and you'll have a better variety of material, with space for the local flavor of someone with $5-10k in inventory and staying at a buddy's house in the stix. Real estate is valued based on location, location, location - no reason show space should be any different.

2) Find a way to get more involvement from the leagues and players associations. Think of how much more interest...my God there might even be a "cool factor"...if the players were involved more, instead of just taking, taking, taking.

3) Outlaw grading of new cards. Half of the stuff is bad, the other half is overhyped crap. And yes, I know what paid my bills from 1999-2003. Knew it then, know it now. What a joke.

I'm sure there's more, I'm just tired.