I had a ridiculous run of fun things happen at the National aside from buying cards and getting cards from fellow collectors and bloggers. I will start with that since it's about doing cool things with the hobby aside from spending a paycheck.
Sometimes you meet the right people out at a bar on a Thursday night and end up getting snuck into the autograph pavilion to meet one of your all-time favorites.
Other times you pay $70 to meet your idol who turns out to be all you could have hoped for in a short conversation of which I told him he was always my favorite player as a kid even though all my friends gave me hell for liking a Red Sox guy. Also told him that was one of my favorite trades as a kid and still is to this day.
Crossed many things off the Bucket List, including on non-hobby related item, The Christmas Story House and museum. Well worth $11. Thanks to Suzy for coming along and being my photographer.
Now my time at the National was spent walking around, chatting with old friends, meeting some new ones and of course searching for things to add to my 401K, I mean PC. Not pictured are 164 Wade Boggs cards I picked up from a dude selling them at 100 for $10, same dude also had Jeter cards 15 for $10 of which I bought 30 including 6 of the same card. We will go in no particular order, I am not going through and labeling everything because we all know what is what.
The next four are all Jumbo cards.
In terms of city, Cleveland is not my favorite host. IX Center is in the middle of no where, only food choices while at the show are in the convention center, and the food is TERRIBLE. You can either Uber to other places or take shuttle back to hotel unless you rent a car. I'm excited to go back to Chicago next year. Gibsons, pizza, and ability to leave the convention center and walk to hotel, shopping and food/bars.
Overall, this is one of my favorite trips and how could it not be?
Any cool stories from your trip this year? Let us know. Any cool cards? Also interested.
