What's Hot and What's Not at the National

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by Donscards

I hope the Turkey Reds are not cold--Beautiful cards--thanks, Don

Hi Don,

I agree T3s are gorgeous, but I can definitely assure you that in multiple auctions at different houses over the last year the prices realized on T3s in general (and definitely incuding Hall-of-Famers) are way down from prior prices - in some cases thousands on a card. Check out auction results and you'll see. Even at the top grades for those cards (like PSA 5), prices are way down now.

There are multiple references to this in an earlier "not hot" thread from June:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ot+cold&page=3


Cheers,
Blair

[theuclakid]

sales were solid....sold all my 33 Goudeys (about 8 hofers in grades 5-6.5 range)...I passed on a few I should have bought
...quality 50's hofers, and pre 1920 sold good also, people are looking for 8.5's big time in 50's hofers

I wish the lighting would be better for everyone in the Hall...some booths were very dark if they were unlucky to not be under an overhead light...we had carpet in our booth and it really helps on the feet after 6 days...I wish most if not all whole hall would be carpeted like the 1995 St Louis national...I would pay more for that upgrade

this security issue has to improve...I only saw one security officer with a gun walking around, but this was after all the thefts...Dealers have to be more diligent and careful with their material if not in a locked case..

I would say the crowd was good overall...I hope everyone did well but from the feedback I received, I know that is not the case

Bruce Perry

[Exhibitman]

Prewar Exhibits were virtually non-existent at the show. I saw only a few dealers with them and only 1 place yielded any significant SPs or other rarities. Though I did knock one off my list for the PC back set and upgraded one other: