More on The National

[Leon]

Originally Posted by John V

Question(s):
If someone can only attend one full day at The National, and you have a limited focus, such as pre-War, and you are not interested in the autograph guests, can you take your time and see it all, or will you have to haul-butt?

Also, do most dealers take credit cards or must everyone carry a bankroll?

You can walk quickly down each isle and probably, briefly see everything. You won't be able to stop and really dig deep though. If there are 1000 tables then there will probably be 100 or so with some vintage.....you have about 10 hours....You will have to go fairly quickly.

I would carry cash if I were going to buy something (I always do). Most don't take credit cards but some do. I have done quite a few "let me take it now, pay me later" deals. I have the benefit of knowing quite a few folks though. Also, most people will take a check if you have good ID and it's not a real large sale....and you look like a regular slob, like the rest of us.

[dstudeba]

I don't consider pre-War a limited enough focus to see it comfortably in a day. If you were working on 5-10 non-mainstream sets or players then it could be done. I could probably cover the National in an afternoon if I didn't talk to people because very few dealers have anything I am interested in.