What I Didn't See at the National

I didn't see the following Sportscaster cards -

Wayne Gretzky
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson

I saw no unopened packs, no advertising items and no trays.

I didn't even see a Walter Payton, a guy who is second only to Jordan in Chicago.


I'm used to not seeing many Sportscaster cards.  Maybe next year in Cleveland?

Sunday at the National

I picked up the following nine cards.  What makes them different for me?  They are from the set that originated in Sweden.  I don't have many cards from this set.

The next six cards are from Finland.  I have a lot of cards from this set.

I did something out of the ordinary this year - I brought a checklist to the show.  Only one dealer had more than a few Sportscaster cards.  Unfortunately, this was the same dealer I bought from last year and he didn't seem to bring any different cards.

I did consult my list so that I could at least get a few cards that I needed.  I picked up two baseball cards that I didn't have and one new variation.  Not the best, but I do like moving forward on this set.

Time to see how many cards I have in the set of 2,184 cards.  It looks like I need about 117 cards not counting variations.

Friday Shopping at the National

I only saw Sportscaster cards at one table yesterday.  I will spend more time tomorrow looking for more.  I couldn't resist buying the cards shown below.  Tomorrow I'd like to find a few to get me closer to getting a complete set.

I ended up buying some of the track stars from the set printed in Finland.  I think I only needed one of these, but I always grab the distance runners when the price is right.

More tomorrow after the show.

The National is Coming Up Next Week

I'm not going to get a lot of time at the National Card Show until Sunday.  I think I've got the entire day to search and find some of the Sportscaster cards that I need.  Now that I've documented my needs, other than variations, I hope to make a dent in all sets other than the high numbered ones.

Rarely do I find many of the Sportscaster cards at the National, but I will be looking for them.  I will post a recap of my finding on this after attending on Sunday.