With little occurring at my sales space, I walked across the present a bit which was enjoyable. I discovered Gary, Dennis, Mike and Nelson within the different room. Tim Payne was close by. If you happen to stored strolling to the north wall, there was the Breaker Pavilion which I don’t perceive in any respect. Looks like an enormous waste of house to me.
Within the Breaker Pavilion there’s sales space after sales space of fellows sitting at desks sporting headphones and looking out right into a digicam whereas opening packs of playing cards. Just about nobody on the present paid them any consideration. Possibly there have been people on-line following alongside. I feel a greater use of the house could be so as to add extra card sellers. Why not transfer the breakers to a basement room? I imply, no one, completely no one, was watching them. It simply regarded like they have been sitting round speaking to themselves.
Then on Sunday, my gross sales have been worse than Saturday. Once more, I had an honest Sunday final 12 months in Rosemont however no such luck this 12 months. Additionally, the place was empty. There was perhaps 25 p.c of the Saturday crowd. Felt like a waste of time.
Dave and I had a simple time loading out and have been on the street by 4 p.m. and we had a simple drive dwelling.
General, my gross sales have been down from the earlier three years however nonetheless larger than pre-pandemic gross sales. My buys have been wonderful. One among my finest shopping for Nationals ever. I additionally had a ton of enjoyable. There actually is nothing higher than the Nationwide. I’m nonetheless in awe of the quantity of classic playing cards that have been there this 12 months — superb!
What will not be superb is my well being. With all my medical points, the Nationwide has turn out to be bodily troublesome. There have been a ton of occasions each night time after the present however I used to be simply too drained to do something however eat dinner and return to the lodge and lay down. Although, organising on Tuesday actually helped. I feel I might have been in unhealthy form if we had arrange on Wednesday morning like we usually do. Additionally useful was the placement of the seller car parking zone which was not removed from our sales space. All that strolling in Rosemont from the car parking zone to the sales space is an absolute killer — not wanting ahead to that subsequent 12 months.
Like most all people who attended the 2024 Nationwide, I got here dwelling with COVID. I’ve had COVID many instances since 2020 and this present version was not almost as unhealthy as earlier ones. I used to be out for the depend for 2 or three days however felt a lot better by the weekend. Although, it did appear to linger for months. I suffered enormously from post-COVID fatigue.
Whereas laid up with COVID, I spent a ton of time watching vlogs from the Nationwide on YouTube. I caught the again of my fats head in lots of the movies. Looks like most vloggers had points with vehicle visitors coming out and in of the IX Heart in Cleveland. We have been caught in visitors as effectively right here in there however not too unhealthy.
Lack of loos was an enormous subject for vloggers which will be simply fastened with the addition of port-a-potties. There have been quite a lot of complaints concerning the lack of inns and eating places inside strolling distance of the IX Heart. Our lodge was solely a few 20-minute drive, not unhealthy however I’m by no means staying there once more!
General, I do not likely have any complaints concerning the IX Heart and stay up for returning certainly one of nowadays. The following three Nationals are in Rosemont which is nice for me since I solely dwell a half hour away. I additionally secured the identical sales space location as we had in 2023 which can make issues a lot simpler since I now know the place to load out and in.
General, I actually loved the 2024 Nationwide and respect assembly many of us who observe this weblog from all corners of the nation. Thanks guys!
Beneath are some pictures from Saturday on the Nationwide. The primary few pictures have been taken proper when the present opened Saturday morning and depict my sales space together with the 2 others that have been hooked up to my pod. Usually, cubicles have been specified by squares of 4.
Shortly after opening, the crowds arrived en masse on Saturday.
We celebrated the final night time on the Nationwide with dinner on the Timber Lodge in Medina. We often eat on the Timber Lodge through the Strongsville present however determined to go over whereas on the Nationwide as a result of the place is soooo good!
Lastly, some random pictures from Sunday, the final day of the Nationwide.
Effectively, that could be a wrap! Wanting ahead to returning to Cleveland in April 2025 for the Strongsville present. Within the meantime, I’m nonetheless organising each single weekend — subsequent up is Madison on October 19, 2024, and Orland on October 20, 2024. Subsequent Oak Creek Present is November 2. See you quickly!!
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