I’ve to confess that it was type of enjoyable having completely different helpers every day of the Nationwide. Day 2’s helper was my pal Bronko, who got here down from Wisconsin for the Nationwide and stayed with some mates who reside conveniently close to my home. I picked up Bronko and as soon as once more went to Chicago Bagel and Bialy. I went with a kosher salami sandwich this morning. Bronko was not hungry.
We took the again roads to Rosemont and hit a site visitors jam on River Highway at Higgins. It took us an extended whereas to get into the parking storage. As soon as on the sales space, I sat down and ate my sandwich whereas Bronko perused the present.
Arrange took slightly longer this morning as I spent a ton of time changing all of the empty holes in my show instances from Wednesday’s gross sales. Having all these further playing cards priced out forward of time proved vital and useful as I used to be simply capable of fill all of the holes.
First particular person at my sales space on Thursday was large Tim, who apparently sneaked into the present someplace close to the autograph pavilion.
A lot bigger crowd on Thursday. I noticed numerous individuals I knew like Jim C., Jeremy S., Chad W., Troy Ok., Larry N., and plenty of extra. Sadly, I needed to inform Sandy of Dave’s passing.
Andy and Scott stopped by and bought some hockey. Thanks guys! I bought my 1955 Bowman Mickey Mantle together with a ton of different playing cards. Gross sales have been frequent as soon as once more. Bronko’s assist was invaluable. He shortly discovered my reductions and we labored very well collectively.
I’m so fortunate to have so many nice mates that I’ve acquired in my sports activities card passion journey. I loved hanging out with Al on Wednesday and loved hanging out with Bronko on Thursday.
As a lot as I like playing cards (nicely it’s actually a serial dependancy), I actually get pleasure from hanging out with all my passion buddies. I actually had an pleasurable time on Thursday. Too busy as soon as once more to the go away the sales space. I did have a binder of 1963 Exhibit stat backs stroll up and now in my possession. I’ve all the time had a troublesome time buying the ’63 stat backs and am actually enthusiastic about this buy.
It amazes me that in a constructing with 700 vendor cubicles, an enormous quantity of the cubicles are of the classic variety, that stuff finds its technique to me. I haven’t got any large “shopping for” indicators like different sellers. I haven’t got a jazzy sales space. Simply old-fashioned. Appears to work!
I gotta remark about this girl who got here round at present. She was round final yr in Cleveland as nicely. She comes by to try to promote some actually cool pre-Struggle objects however they’re insanely over-priced. She should be arrange in a close-by sales space and attempting to maneuver some high-end objects. Under, I am going to submit photographs of a number of the stuff she introduced by at present. I imply, I cherished seeing the autographed Lou Gehrig Butterfinger premium however her $22K asking value is on the nutty facet.
I additionally began to have an issue with one of many dude’s arrange within the Texas sales space. He had three or 4 show instances within the sales space adjoining to the tip of my sales space. He appears okay and I watched him do a brisk enterprise promoting slabbed full tickets and ticket stubs. Downside is that he has some common clients that come day by day and so they stand in my sales space as a result of he solely has one desk within the Texas sales space which appears to all the time have individuals in entrance of it, so his overflow goes into my sales space, blocking my show instances and entry into my U. I needed to shooo just a few of his clients away at present. I do not thoughts in the event that they stand there 15 or 20 minutes however they have been blocking my sales space for greater than an hour. Sort of sucked.
Apart from these dooshbags blocking my sales space, there actually have been no issues or points. Total, a superb day.
I do not learn about Bronko, however I used to be fairly drained when the present ended at 6 p.m. and really hungry.
A lot simpler time exiting the constructing on Thursday. I handled Bronko to certainly one of my favourite Chicago-area eating places — Hackney’s on Lake in stunning Glenview, Illinois. I have been consuming at Hackney’s my complete life (58 years!) and nonetheless completely love the place. We dined on Hackney burgers. Bronko had his first Inexperienced River, my favourite Chicago soda from my youth. I can not drink them any extra attributable to diabetes. I attempted the weight loss program Inexperienced River as soon as and it was horrible. Man I miss Inexperienced River!! Silly diabetes.
Anyway, Day 2 of the Nationwide was within the books. Gross sales have been superior!! I didn’t need to get too excited nevertheless it was trying like my finest Nationwide ever. Woot!
Under are some photographs of the pre-war objects introduced by the random girl who I met final yr in Cleveland. Cool stuff however she was asking five-times the precise worth for this stuff.
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