FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, will host a sports card and memorabilia show this fall. Late Monday, Fanatics Authentic Shows used social media to announce its plans for an event there September 25-27. While few details were released, the show would likely be held in a Club Level facility inside the stadium which, according to the stadium’s website, offers a … [Read more...] about Show Coming to Washington’s FedEx Field
2012 National Sports Collectors Convention
Happy Ending: Mel Ott Bat Stolen During 2012 Show Returned
A valuable game-used Mel Ott bat stolen from the floor of last year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore is safely back with its owner after the thief returned it. The 1930’s era bat was lifted from the JT Sports booth after its new owner, collector Scott Foraker, had dropped it off for grading and authentication during the show at the Baltimore Convention … [Read more...] about Happy Ending: Mel Ott Bat Stolen During 2012 Show Returned
ALERT: $48,000 Mel Ott Game Bat Stolen at NSCC
A circa 1930s game-used Mel Ott bat was stolen at the National Sports Collectors Convention on Thursday. Scott Foraker, a collector, had purchased the bat just a few weeks ago, during Hunt Auctions' 2012 All-Star Game Auction in Kansas City and had brought it to Baltimore to turn it over to PSA-DNA for grading. With the buyer's premium, the bat's purchase price was … [Read more...] about ALERT: $48,000 Mel Ott Game Bat Stolen at NSCC
VIDEO: First Time Dealer at the NSCC
Mike McCann has been a collector since his childhood, accumulating thousand of vintage sports cards. He sells, too, as Triple Cities Card Company, but not until this year had he ever set up shop at the National Sports Collectors Convention. With transportation, hotel, meals and set up fees, every dealer has to have fairly strong sales during the five-day run of the show in … [Read more...] about VIDEO: First Time Dealer at the NSCC