Do you think the National should be expanded to twice a year ?

[Rich Klein]

Circa 1994; just as the Hobby was about to go on a downward slope (circumstances including baseball strike, internet, etc) many of the major dealers were trying to create a group of mini-Nationals each year.

The Late Wanda Marcus was hosting the "Southwest" National and there was one in 1994, Gloria Rothstein already had the "East Coast National" and I believe Jack Petruzelli was going to do the "West Coast National". I can't for my memory remember who was going to host the "Mid-West National".

The concept was, as we were discussing in this thread, the National being too big and too hard to get to each year for everyone, so the National would be brought to them.

Alas, with the confluence of events beginning in August 1994, this set up never occured.

If this did not happen when we were still close to our hobby peak, how we going to pull this off today

One National a year is plenty, but perhaps some local promoters can step up their game to help bring shows back

Regards
Rich Klein

[HexsHeroes]

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. . . and when/where are they generally held each year ?


Could any of them be considered scaled-down versions of a National show ? I realize that use of the term "scaled-down" is quite vague, so I'll leave it up to you to decide what's acceptable and what's not.

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

One National a year is plenty, but perhaps some local promoters can step up their game to help bring shows back

Regards
Rich Klein

I agree with this. One is enough but it sure would be nice to see promoters step up and bring back shows but we have to do our part and support them.

[RiverOnFire]

Originally Posted by sox1903wschamp

I agree with this. One is enough but it sure would be nice to see promoters step up and bring back shows but we have to do our part and support them.

How would you (and everyone else on the board) go about organizing a show, if given the chance?

And for those of you whom have done shows in the past, what do you usually look for in deciding to book a table. I'm thinking cost of the table, location of event, and type of show?

[Jewish-collector]

Maybe there could be a "Net54 show". Just vintage - cards, memorabilia, autographs, etc,... but only vintage material.

I believe Ed Keetz in Syracuse (?) had done this in the past & I was told it was very successful.