The National "News"
 

For all of you lucky enough to have attended the National this year, how about sharing some stories about your finds or experiences... Hopefully one of these years I will be able to attend, but the last few years it just has not been possible. I would love to hear about any sweet finds or killer deals you found!

Thanks,
Nate Mack

The Nat is the best for postwar cards. The dealers are hip deep in inventory and you can really fill out sets for cheap. I picked up well over 100 1970s stars from all four sports for about a buck each. Really nice shape too. And if you are not a condition bug you can get major stars too. It is also good shopping for higher end cards. I picked up a nice vg Koufax rookie at a very good price.

what I found at the national. ........
 

I found a lot of common inventory and prices on stuff I specialize in grossly inflated. As a previous posted mentioned - if you are set building postwar sets, it is a fantastic show. If you are an advanced player collector like me, the Pickens were non existent.

On a brighter note - I brought my 7 year old son to his 1st national-it was GREAT! We had a blast. Upper Deck made us a father soon upper deck baseball card. Loved all the promos. Bought my first new cards in years for him to rip through and get the chase cards I know nothing about. We went on the ferris wheel in the middle of the expo center - best 2 dollars I ever spent. More later - I've got to go to sleep.