UPDATED -- Mid-Atlantic Trade Event - Opinions Wanted!

[hcv123]

Sounds like an awesome idea!

1. How far would you drive/travel to attend? - 6hrs

2. Andrew and I live near DC, so it will be in that area. Is there a preference on Northern, VA (Tysons corner) vs somewhere around I495 in Maryland? Whichever is closer to NY

3. Are you more or less likely to attend if we did it the weekend of one of the Chantilly shows? If so, would you be more likely to attend after the show closes or during the day while the show is going on). Chantilly is a 3 day event

Less likely - unless the event was held very close to the Dulles center - I do the show and wouldn't want to start driving far any nights of the show.

Alternatively - is there a time of year that is better than others if not done the same weekend as a Chantilly show?

I think Andrew is on point with Jan-Feb (though there is a Cranston RI show Feb 4-5)

4. Any preference for a smaller hotel conference room, restaurant, or private office (the preference is to use a smaller hotel conference room) Conference room works

5. Would your decision to attend be impacted if there was a nominal door charge ($5-$10)? No. $5-$10 is more than reasonable.

6. Would you prefer the focus stay on prewar, or just baseball, or open it up to a more broad range of collectors? Note- I am pretty sure that anything after 1979 will be strictly outlawed and YouTubing will be grounds for dismissal. I don't have an opinion on this one outside of agreeing with your 1979 cutoff.

At this point we are in the “investigation phase”. I will update this thread if/when decisions are made.