Sometimes words cannot do justice to what actual photos can show. NSCC 2023 Trade Night. In an upstairs ballroom at the Stephens Convention Center Thursday evening, Trade Night attendees packed the room, many of them lugging around black or silver cases loaded with slabbed cards, autographs and who knows what. Others were laying their cards on the … [Read more...] about National Trade Night Brings Out Ballroom Full of Hobbyists
National Sports Collectors Convention
National Flashback: Yogi Berra Was Smaller Than Expected But Larger Than Life
The line-up started early in the morning. Twenty years ago, I was at the National as the VP of Marketing for Pacific Trading Cards. But on this day, I was an excited fan and collector. I was not old enough to have seen Yogi Berra play baseball. He played his last game with the Yankees a couple of months before I was born. He was a coach and manager through my … [Read more...] about National Flashback: Yogi Berra Was Smaller Than Expected But Larger Than Life
Signed Vintage Rookie Cards Among National Convention’s Sizzlers
You’ll find some of the dealers at the National Sports Collectors Convention at other card shows throughout the year but at this one, it’s open season on their booths. Collectors hungry to make deals start coming when the doors open and don’t stop until it’s time to leave. “It is a place where people come to spend a lot of money,” said show dealer Tony Schaefer of … [Read more...] about Signed Vintage Rookie Cards Among National Convention’s Sizzlers
Crowds Pack Day Two at NSCC
The buzz is real. Early projections about a bustling crowd and booming business didn’t disappoint on day two of the 43rd Annual National Sports Collectors Conventional. It’s big in space, about 200,000 feet more as the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center opened another section to boast 600,000 feet of deals. While official attendance figures aren’t released, NSCC … [Read more...] about Crowds Pack Day Two at NSCC
Singles Club Still Swinging at National Show
Dealer booths at the National Sports Collectors Convention aren't cheap. Add in hotel expenses, meals and other costs and you'll need to make some serious cash this week to break even, let alone make a profit. While they've got other cards in tow, the Singles Club does it a buck at a time. Home to a massive stash of two row boxes full of every sports card product you can … [Read more...] about Singles Club Still Swinging at National Show
Ongoing 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention Photo Gallery
An ongoing gallery of images from the floor of the 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. For full coverage of the show up to now and all week long, check out our special section here. Sign up to get our headlines in your email each morning here. Follow our Twitter feed here. … [Read more...] about Ongoing 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention Photo Gallery
Chicago’s 10 Most Collectible Sports Stars
With the National Sports Collectors Convention going back to Chicago this week, we thought we would take a look at the 10 most collectible Chicago stars. It's not strictly a list of the most popular guys, although that certainly plays into it. Impact on the city and the market, long term interest and other factors are part of this very unscientific but … [Read more...] about Chicago’s 10 Most Collectible Sports Stars
2023 National Sports Collectors Convention: Sights and Sounds of Hobby’s Super Bowl
It’s the only card show in North America that can get away with opening the doors on a Wednesday afternoon. Opening day at the National Sports Collectors Convention wasn’t always been conducted in the middle of the work week but when three or four days isn’t enough, you call it a ‘sneak peek’ and let the always anxious crowds push in. And boy did they push in on … [Read more...] about 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention: Sights and Sounds of Hobby’s Super Bowl
Opening Night National VIP Party Draws a Crowd
Burgers, Chicago pizza and free drinks--the non-alcoholic kind anyway-- can make for a solid start to what promises to be a busy convention week. Add in free signed giveaways and autographs from popular figures in three different sports and what you have is a fun opening afternoon for VIP passholders at the National Sports Collectors Convention. Passholders were … [Read more...] about Opening Night National VIP Party Draws a Crowd
Fanatics Live Officially Launches at NSCC
Fanatics launched its live streaming platform on Wednesday, just ahead of the National Sports Collectors Convention. Fanatics Live is the company’s first foray into livestream ecommerce for sports cards, although the company plans to expand to memorabilia and other items. It’s currently available in North America on Apple devices, with web and Android support coming … [Read more...] about Fanatics Live Officially Launches at NSCC