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Favorite National?
Posted By: Aaron M.
I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas--I'm literally counting down the hours until next week's National. To get us in the mood (and to pass the time), anybody want to reminisce about their favorite National and/or favorite national experiences/purchases/sales? |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: DJ
Anaheim, I believe 1991. Nothing like getting to the event an hour before and seeing thousand's and thousand's of people already in line. What am I waiting in line for, Rush tickets? I actually paid this family up front $20 to pretend like I was part of their family. I saw fist fights over promotional cards (we were introduced to cattle lines waiting for card of Reggie Jackson getting struck out by a Disney character) and got a free autograph of Muhammad Ali as he was signing in an ignored corporate booth in another room. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: jackgoodman
The Anaheim convention set the mark for attendance and promos. Luckily having a table allowed me to come in from the parking garage right into the middle of the floor. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have tried to fight the crowds for admission. I picked up one of those Reggie Disney cards accidently walking by just as they were giving them out. On my way back to my table, I happened to notice Reggie starting to sit down at a table to start signing. So I walked over to him and he signed the card for me. 10 minutes later someone offered me $50 seeing the card in my case. Like a fool, I didn't sell it. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: warshawlaw
or desite being in Cleveland. The prior nationals were just straight buying sprees for me with very little else. Last year's show had a really nice social context too because of the N54 board. I cannot wait until this year; and my wife cannot wait to get me out of here at this point |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Adam J. Moraine
I have NEVER been to a national. Where is next year's national going to be held? |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Aaron M.
Next year's National will be held in Anaheim. Which means that I won't have to travel for the show (which I have mixed felings about). |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: dan mckee
Least favorite, Anaheim 1991 was not nice to the Mckee family! Neither was the committee at the time or the scum trash that ran it who is now passwed away. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Tom Boblitt
to follow Danny....... |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: David Vargha
I've only been to the 2001 National in Anaheim. I'll go next year as well. Maybe by next year, I'll have sold my overpriced So Cal home, moved to Texas and have gobs of leftover equity cash to spend on cards then. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Judge Dred
The 1991 National was an absolute mess. It was disorganized and poorly ran. The security was so bad that a pair of dealers were ripped off to the tune of over $250,000 worth of material while the "security group" was supposedly watching over the premises while the hall was closed. The promoters did little to compensate the dealers for the loss. That was a bit off topic because that is what I would consider one of the worst Nationals. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: leon
Was about 4-5 years ago. It was my best....long story but Doug Allen invited Scott B and myself to dinner....and we picked up Marshall Fogel on the way. I remember calling BCD from the dinner table ...about something. Doug was very kind and I met Kevin Struss there and many other folks I still stay in touch with.....It was a great experience all around...I met Dan and Dad that year too....Dad is still one of my favorite guys......regards |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: J Levine
The first National I attended was 1991 and was escorted in by a dealer friend of mine (local) an hour before hand. Spent lots of money and bought some stuff that will never leave my collection. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: DJ
I enjoyed the Anaheim National because it was a mess...it was like being in a Circus. It was definition of "chaos" because the whole National was all about freebies and how to handle the freebies. That made it easy to walk the aisles unlike many other years where there were people rubber necking over others looking at merchandise. I believe Chicago was the year before and it was all about...people buying from each other. Imagine that! A few years later, the complete opposite of the Anaheim show happened in Cleveland where nobody shows up to that thing and the big deal is the indoor Ferris Wheel. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Brian Koyama
I liked it just for the fact that I was able to purchase most of my Goudey and (really) beat up T205's, plus my 1974 and '75 Topps complete sets from Jack Petruzelli (I think he was the cop that was in the middle of the Pete Rose counterfit bust back in those days). I can't wait until next year's National. If I had a bigger house, I'd invite you guys to crash at my place, or at least talk shop about collectibles. You guys are better than living encyclopedias when it comes to vintage. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Stephen Mitchell
Having the good fortune (by virtue of a near-cross country move in late 1980) of living within driving distance of the first five Nationals, I recall vividly the enthusiasm felt for that first national. Quite literally, many dealers looked forward to the second National before pulling away from the first! |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Andrew
"Least favorite, Anaheim 1991 was not nice to the Mckee family! Neither was the committee at the time or the scum trash that ran it who is now dead and I am glad he is dead!" |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: jay behrens
My favorite National was the first one I set up at, 1987 in San Francisco. I picked up a nice collection of 48 Bowman basketball that included 2 Mikan cards. I didn't get any t-shirts or pins for setting up and I knew Bob Lee. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Julie Vognar
was San Francisco. Got some really nice stuff, though was not into 19th century yet. I went with a couple, the man of which had his wallet stuffed with cash, and in five miniutes, he was writing checks...Mark Macrae got me invited up into some dealer's room, where people kept showering Goudeys upon me, and someone was waving a '53 Bowman set around, saying "what shall I do with this?" I traded my '75 minis and cash for my (present) bat off, and SAW my first T205s, lying unattneded on some dealer's table, their borders gleaaming gold. "Thoase are pretty," I thought, "but I never saw them before; better not buy them." |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: warshawlaw
Like night and day differences. I waited in line outside for 4+ hours on the 1st day I attended in 1991 (spent the time talking to a Marine I knew from a show the week before; he was just back from the Gulf War and had a ton of those Desert Shield cards plus a bunch of propaganda cartoons that were dropped during the air campaign--really interesting way to spend some time) then bypassed the 2nd line for the bag o crap and went right into the aisles. I remember talking to Dan and Dad about their loss on one of the days I was there. Thankfully, the 2nd day I went a dealer I was working on a Hollywood memorabilia sale with came and got me an hour early and took me in via the dealer's entrance, so I bypassed the line and all the BS. I was kinda cash-strapped at the show so I didn't do that well. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
I have to, in part, agree with Steve Mitchell's selections. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: jackgoodman
Jay - If you knew Bob Lee then you know the t-shirt and pin weren't "given" to tableholders. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Rich Klein
Having attended every National since 1983, here are some quick highlights. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: dan mckee
Show promoter was Jack Petrocelli. I believe I have his 1st name correct. We were robbed thanks to his worthless cop buddies who were supposedly on guard 24 hours, pop never recovered from that. Also, a local family, very nice people, the Levins were robbed the same night. It was a nightmare! Pop lost about $250K in inventory. Piece of shiit Petrocelli should have been shot! |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: warshawlaw
You'd probably have done better; certainly couldn't have done worse. Of course, if your lawyers were lame-o's, you did what you had to do. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: DJ
Wow Dan, I can see why that was your least favorite. I also really enjoyed Atlanta but not so much driving around every one way Peach Street in sight. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Ed McCollum
St. Louis. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Greg B.
I went to the 1990 National in Arlington, saw a Ranger game where Pete Incaviglia hit 2 homers, and Nolan Ryan win #297 or 298 not sure, then went to Aneheim in 1991 where I saw Pete incaviglia hit a homer against the Angels. I was living in Philly at the time and went to a game in 1993 when Pete took somebody deep again! Three cities the only three games I saw Pete play in live...4 dings. I believe he struck out in all of those games as well. Atlanta 1992 was the best for me, I got wasted at a bar (even though I was only 18) with Franco Harris and some other ex-NFL guy but I didn't know who he was. He looked like a fat MC Hammer to me. Franco bought me a Jack&Coke and laughed when I complained that he would often tiptoe out of bounds instead of taking a hard hit from someone even though he could have picked up a couple more yards. The last thing I remember is sitting with him at a table critiqueing (sp?) the women in the place, Hilarious! I don't know if he was there for the show, but he just strolled into this place and I had had a few and I just went up to him. Cool! |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: dan mckee
Adam, my father and Joe Bosley ran the show on this one. If I had known you, it would have been a no brainer. The case was tried, we just got smoked. And they wonder why people get shot! |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Richard Masson
A buyer's delight by the end of the show. So few people, they were giving away stuff at the ends to avoid having to carry it home. Completed a 1953 Topps set start to finish in three days, with a little help from the craps tables. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Scott Forrest
It was great - fantastic city, great food and music, etc. If I weren't leaving for a running camp Thursday, I would definitely be heading for Chicago. I picked up plenty of non-card vintage memorabilia last time at great prices - especially photos, but there were also great deals on vintage bats, gloves, uniforms. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Julie
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Zach
easy the only one i've been to....cleveland last year. It seens from some comments that some didnt think it was that great....I loved it. Maybe it was because it was my first natl. who knows. I ended the show with picking up 23 hofers including a t206 matty in a PSA two....man was it a blast meeting everyone and learning so much. I can't wait for this years and i'll be catching my flight tommorow morning to Chicago. I have no doubts this years will be if not the same better than last years.....can't wait to see you guys there ! |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: warshawlaw
but Cleveland, what can you say? Lousy food, lousy accommodations, a facility with a friggin' ferris wheen in the middle of it...At least it was cheap. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Scott Forrest
Many years ago I was an airline employee - we used to make a point of taking weekend trips to places we would otherwise never visit. So one Friday we headed to Cleveland, took in a game at the old Municipal stadium, stayed at the Holiday Inn downtown, hung out along the river (just after the refurbishment). It was a BLAST. I would definitely go back to Cleveland. |
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Favorite National?
Posted By: Julie
In "Tootsie," the cameraman asks the diretor if he can pull back a little, and how much ( Hoffman is really an UGLY woman!) and a lady says, "how about Cleveland?" |
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