What to expect at “The National”

[rjackson44]

Bring a lot of cash,,

[rainier2004]

Bring lots of cash and good footwear and nice socks as youll be walking all day. Dont forget your old stained favorite hat as well, its a code or something.

Youll see more stuff than you ever have and talk to more people about cards than an internet site could ever provide.

Snacks in the show are great, Chicago is expensive but a great town if you get into the city.

I bet it'll be the last time you take the wife though...just sayin.

[Johnny630]

JACKED UP MUSEUM PRICES.

Maybe a $500 per card end of week price grading at psa

[swarmee]

Hotel and airline refunds.

[sb1]

More Pokemon cards than you ever imagined......

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Bring a lot of cash,,

Too true, but guard it carefully. Professional pickpockets, grifters and con artists will be in abundance.

[Santo10Fan]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Too true, but guard it carefully. Professional pickpockets, grifters and con artists will be in abundance.

It's always smart to be on guard, however this building is a hard target for the lowlifes because of a couple things.

1) the pinch point at the ticket entrance is the way out and think about how long the distance is from there to River Road-where a bunch more traffic auxiliary Rosemont (aka "The Grampas") are waiting. Escape on the second floor-even tougher. Forget about the fire doors.

2)I've been assured by a 30+ year village exec. that "every inch" of the floor is covered by cameras. At my current job I share space with the security camera terminal and let me tell you, they can see the time on cell phone lock screens, np.

3) Plainclothes presence here is heavy, they love their job (it's a good job) and they communicate well. That image of safety and security is a primary PR detail the village prides itself on.

[Tony Gordon]

Unfortunately theft is rampant at the National in Rosemont. My booth was hit in 2010. All of the security cameras were off. I later learned that the guy who hit me was a Rosemont cop. He didn’t leave through the front door. He had access to the whole building and snuck out through a side exit. Be careful and vigilant at the show.

[Santo10Fan]

Originally Posted by Tony Gordon

Unfortunately theft is rampant at the National in Rosemont. My booth was hit in 2010. All of the security cameras were off. I later learned that the guy who hit me was a Rosemont cop. He didn’t leave through the front door. He had access to the whole building and snuck out through a side exit. Be careful and vigilant at the show.

Wow. Sorry to hear that. It's bad enough when someone steals from you but in this hobby, the cards being what they are, makes it ten times worse.

[packs]

Professional pickpockets can often be identified by the chimney soot blowing in the wind behind them.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by packs

Professional pickpockets can often be identified by the chimney soot blowing in the wind behind them.

Everybody in Rosemont, keep an eye out for these guys...

Fagin is looking a lot like Moser. Could they be one and the same?