There were no arrests made, but law enforcement was present at the National Sports Collectors Convention this year. Sports Collectors Daily has learned that multiple FBI agents were at the Stephens Convention Center during the week and that several hobby businesses received subpoenas seeking sales lists, customer records and other material. The effort … [Read more...]
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News & Notes as 40th National Convention Wraps Up
The 40th edition of the National Sports Collectors Convention came to an end late Sunday afternoon in Chicago with hundreds of dealers packing what's left of their inventory and heading for home. As usual, Sunday's crowd of buyers was much lighter but overall the National proved to be a big draw with strong traffic throughout the show's first four days. Show … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Gary V Gets in the Game
When Gary Vaynerchuk hustles, he goes all in. The CEO of Vayner Media spoke twice at the National Sports Collectors Convention but it wasn't a cameo visit and a trip to the airport. The ever energetic entrepreneur spent all five days of the event buying and selling at his rented booth and on the show floor. With a huge base of followers, "Gary Vee" brought … [Read more...]
Wade Boggs Surprises Superfan at The National
Visitors to the Tristar Autograph Pavilion at The National can walk away with just about anything. Seriously, if you’re a fan of Hall of Famers of any sport…they’ve got you covered. Super Bowl champs? That too. Looking for a Captain James T. Kirk autograph to add to your collection? Yeah, they’ll help you out there as well. Wade Boggs supercollector Rich Davis … [Read more...]
Ongoing Photo Gallery from the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention
Images from the floor and the autograph pavilion at the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Watch a video tour of the show floor here. Check out our special section with stories, photos, video and more from the NSCC here. Follow us on Twitter here. Sign up to get our headlines in your email each morning here. … [Read more...]
Vintage Topps Shipping Cases a Unique NSCC Attraction
Walk the floor at the National Sports Collectors Convention and you'll find a few Babe Ruth rookie cards. No shortage of '52 Topps Mickey Mantle cards. Even a couple of T206 Honus Wagners. You'll only find one 1960 Topps baseball shipping case, though. In fact, you'll find a bunch of one-of-a-kind cases from different years, stacked up between the main stage and … [Read more...]
Opening a 1979-80 OPC Hockey Box at the National
The National Sports Collectors Convention floor is always buzzing but in a quiet corner near PSA's booth on Thursday afternoon we spied one collector surrounded by opened packs of.... what? Was that really a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey box? The one with Wayne Gretzky's most valuable rookie card potentially inside? The ones that usually sell for around $50,000 on … [Read more...]
VIDEO: 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention Opens in Chicago
Summer in Chicago can be a bear (that's with a small "b" but the other kind are not far away now that NFL training camps have opened). This time, the humidity is nowhere to be found. No thunderstorms either. It was a bright, beautiful 80 degrees when the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention opened Wednesday with its annual "Sneak Peek." For collectors … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Dynasty Set for November Return
2019 Topps Dynasty baseball is back for another year, offering a single high-end autographed card per box. Set for release November 6, Dynasty offers an autographed patch, cut signature, autographed dual relic or cut signature relic card in a protective plastic case. Topps promises all autographed patches will be signed on card and numbered to 10 or less. Cases … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1968 Topps Football
After four years relegated to producing trading cards for the American Football League, Topps charged back to the forefront in 1968, winning back the NFL and the AFL It was the start of a 21-year run in which they were the exclusive manufacturer of pro football cards. The good thing for (mostly) young buyers of bubble gum? Packs were still a nickel. Courtesy of … [Read more...]
