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National News & Notes: Crowds, Consignments, Autographs

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Thursday’s crowds at the National Sports Collectors Convention were strong with a large line snaking through the Stephens Convention Center lobby as the doors opened for business.  
 

Sales for most dealers, especially those offering lower priced cards, were strong by most accounts.
 
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While some collectors just ship their auction consignments to their company of choice, many prefer to bring their items directly to the booth during the National.  Robert Edward Auctions expects to take in over $1 million in consignments by Friday afternoon.
 
Among the consignments:  a T206 Cobb with Cobb back from the Lucky 7 Find.
 
 
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Mile High Card Company was showing off a T206 Wagner, T206 Cobb with Cobb back and T206 Plank that will be part of its upcoming catalog. 
 
They also landed a major Babe Ruth autograph collection that originated with a family who knew the Babe well decades ago.  Some of those signatures are on Goudey cards.
 
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If you were wondering, PWCC does have a booth at the National.  The company has been involved with the sale of numerous graded, but altered trading cards that were revealed through research done by collectors on the Blowout Cards forum. 
 
Company owner Brent Huigens recently hired defense attorney Jeff Lichtman while the FBI investigates what could be a wide-ranging probe of card doctoring issues within the hobby.
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As we told you last week, jerseys once worn by a certain famed Cubs trio are on display at SGC’s booth.  Shirts once donned by Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance are in lighted display cases.
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Among the autograph guests Thursday was Marv Levy, the former Buffalo Bills coach who turns 94 on Saturday. 

He had a chance to catch up with his old quarterback, Jim Kelly, who was also signing and doing photo ops.
 
 
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An Instagram circle of collecting friends once again held ‘Trade Night’ on Thursday, renting space in a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency to accommodate several hundred collectors who turned out to swap cards, eat, drink and enjoy some corporate giveaways from sponsors.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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