David - Leon pretty much summed it up, but it sounds like the dealers at the National were pretty pleased this year. The turnout was better, I bought more than I ever have at one place and it was nice to see some kids back at a show. There was even a small feature on ESPN about it. It seems the marker is coming back with the economy.
Also, I feel some of the problem w/ cards is MLB. The Tigers/A's game yesterday was not available on our cable and I had to listen to it on AM RADIO, a playoff game at noon. Also, some games simply start too late and kids go to bed. When I was a boy, the latest a game started was 730pm except for the west coast. $$$ isn't everything as youth is the key to any sustainability. All that and attendance records continue to be broken. BB also had a great year IMO.
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