The basketball card landscape was a bit different a dozen years ago. Panini was in its first year as a manufacturer. Topps still had a license... and the "1 of 1" phrase wasn't nearly as ubiquitous. In fact, the top rookie from that 2009-10 season has just two 1/1s--and one of them is on the auction block. Goldin Auctions is offering the Steph Curry 1/1 Logoman from … [Read more...] about Notes: 1/1 Curry Rookie; Jackie, Jack Photos Sell; Fenway Show; NSCC Dealer Alert
2022 National Sports Collectors Convention
Notes: Yahoo Launches “Cultural Asset Index”; NSCC, Expo Autograph News; Game Worn Hockey Show
Yahoo Finance has launched of a cultural asset index onsite, offering investors insight on a different way to diversify their portfolios with cultural assets through a partnership with Pricing Culture. The new family of indices tracks cultural assets like trading cards, comic books, video games and sports memorabilia that are available for fractional … [Read more...] about Notes: Yahoo Launches “Cultural Asset Index”; NSCC, Expo Autograph News; Game Worn Hockey Show
Notes: Leafs Lair; Auction Extension; NSCC Tix; Westbrook’s 1st Lakers Jersey, Kraken Inaugural Nameplate Auctions
It's over 1,500 miles from Redcliff, Alberta to Toronto, but that hasn't stopped Kurtis Stevenson from collecting Maple Leafs memorabilia. His impressive efforts to snare hundreds of pieces including some game-used gear, caught the attention of a Canadian television network, which featured the impressive video on its morning show Thursday... Mile High Card Company … [Read more...] about Notes: Leafs Lair; Auction Extension; NSCC Tix; Westbrook’s 1st Lakers Jersey, Kraken Inaugural Nameplate Auctions
I-X Center to Re-Open; NSCC Interested in Returning to Cleveland
Cleveland is back on the radar as a potential future site for the National Sports Collectors Convention. The I-X Center, which closed in September of 2020 in the wake of numerous canceled events during the COVID-19 pandemic will reopen after Industrial Realty Group announced plans to take over the huge facility near Hopkins Airport and Interstate 71. IRG has purchased … [Read more...] about I-X Center to Re-Open; NSCC Interested in Returning to Cleveland
2021 National Will Rank “2nd Best Attended”
Promoters of the National Sports Collectors Convention say the all-time record for opening day attendance was “smashed” at this year’s show in Chicago. While specific numbers aren’t publicly released, the National sold more tickets to the annual Wednesday afternoon VIP party than ever before. Overall, it was clear to long-time attendees that this year’s five-day event … [Read more...] about 2021 National Will Rank “2nd Best Attended”
National Taking 2022 Convention to Atlantic City
Atlantic City will get another shot to host the National Sports Collectors Convention. After getting word a month ago that the I-X Center in Cleveland would be closing for good, the NSCC's board of directors scrambled back to the same venue that was supposed to host this year's show. The 2022 event will take place at the Atlantic City Convention Center, with … [Read more...] about National Taking 2022 Convention to Atlantic City
Notes: NSCC in 2022; Beckett-Insurance Partnership; Messi Rookie Auction, More
The National Sports Collectors Convention is exploring other options for its 2022 event now that the I-X Center is shutting down, but a lot can change between now and then. The NSCC could opt for moving the show out of Cleveland entirely, but the city owns the facility and will be exploring options in the weeks and months ahead since it’s coming off the tax rolls. … [Read more...] about Notes: NSCC in 2022; Beckett-Insurance Partnership; Messi Rookie Auction, More
I-X Center, Scheduled to Host 2022 NSCC, Will Close
This year's event was scuttled because of COVID-19. Now, the site of the 2022 National Sports Collectors Convention appears to be in a state of uncertainty as well. The International Exposition (I-X) Center in Cleveland announced Wednesday that it would be closing permanently at the end of this year. The giant convention facility has hosted seven previous NSCC … [Read more...] about I-X Center, Scheduled to Host 2022 NSCC, Will Close
NSCC Schedule Set Through 2023
(2021 Update: With the 2020 Atlantic City National having been canceled, the 2022 show will be held there in place of Cleveland, where the IX Center is no longer operating. The 2023 show remains on schedule for Chicago). The National Sports Collectors Convention will return to Cleveland in 2022. That’s the word from show promoters after finalizing the … [Read more...] about NSCC Schedule Set Through 2023