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Regarding the buying at the Chantilly show - I am typically a very active buyer at these shows and have a certain amount that I can expect to spend on walkups. We will typically pay 75% on most things, but will pay up to 85% on certain things that are very liquid. At this show, I spent about half of what I would usually spend and a good chunk of that happened on Sunday. Friday, I was just too busy selling to look at much. I do think that the guy with the 80-85% banner had a lot more walk up to him than I did. He was very picky about what he would pay those numbers on. I just ordered a new banner.....

Overall, this show was very busy. Similar to Philly a few weeks ago. Sales were great and we are raising the bar on what it takes to be a "good" show compared to previous years. Overall, the market was in a bit of freefall from August - December last year, but has rebounded nicely and I expect momentum to keep building from now through the NFL Pre-Season. There are lots of factors at play, but having an NFL (Stroud) and NBA (Wemby) premier rookie to chase certainly help compared to last year.