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2024 National Sports Collectors Convention

No Pressure Rip: NSCC’s 1949-55 Rejected Vintage Pack Break Draws a Crowd

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It was a vintage baseball card pack opening festival inside the I-X Center in Cleveland Friday afternoon. This one came with plenty of mystery but no real expectations. The idea came from rejection that turned into a little bit of marketing savvy and good old fashioned fun.  A retired cardiologist from Bowling Green, KY decided to turn his collection of old cards … [Read more...] about No Pressure Rip: NSCC’s 1949-55 Rejected Vintage Pack Break Draws a Crowd

‘Doc’ Making a House Call as Dwight Gooden Visits Cleveland to Promote Collecting

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Dwight Gooden collected plenty of items from his playing days.  He has game-worn jerseys from the six major league clubs he pitched for and others from some of the top players he faced during his career. But when fans and baseball collectors talk to him at shows like The National, he's all about promoting collecting as a hobby and as a way to learn life's … [Read more...] about ‘Doc’ Making a House Call as Dwight Gooden Visits Cleveland to Promote Collecting

National Dealer Has Been Selling Japanese Cards, Memorabilia for 35 Years

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Making two trips a year to Japan to buy baseball cards may seem extreme to the average sports card collector, but not to Robert Klevens. The owner of Prestige Collectibles is at the National Sports Collectors Convention with an expansive booth full of Japanese sports cards. Klevens has been buying them for almost 35 years. It’s a hobby he took up while living in Japan. He … [Read more...] about National Dealer Has Been Selling Japanese Cards, Memorabilia for 35 Years

The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Hobby’s Growth Leads to Lines at NSCC

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So what's the National Sports Collectors Convention experience like in 2024? "Woodstock." Longtime dealer JD Heckathorn might have nailed it. There's no rain and mud and Jimi Hendrix isn't walking through those I-X Center doors but it sure feels like Cleveland is a magnet for every sports collector in the world. The VW bug has been replaced by SUVs and shuttle busses … [Read more...] about The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Hobby’s Growth Leads to Lines at NSCC

Cleveland National a Full Circle Grand Slam for Nathan Burns

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Nathan Burns is back in the building that hosted the first National Sports Collectors Convention he ever attended 23 years ago. “I was so broke I flew in that morning and flew out that night just so I didn’t have to pay for a hotel.” Burns wasn’t deterred. He later began doing box breaks of new products and the business took off in and around the pandemic. When it was … [Read more...] about Cleveland National a Full Circle Grand Slam for Nathan Burns

From ‘Storage Wars’ to The National with Rene Nezhoda

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Don't call Rene Nezhoda an actor, reality show star or a TV villain. "I'm a collector," laughed Nezhoda before he took the stage at the eBay booth to conduct what he now does most of his days, a card break. "I've been collecting for 30 years and I'm really getting out there now with getting on sites like eBay." Nezhoda, 47,  is all in when it comes to online breaking … [Read more...] about From ‘Storage Wars’ to The National with Rene Nezhoda

Hobby Mecca: 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention Opens for Business

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There were delayed and canceled flights to navigate.  Lines to wait in.  That overwhelming sense of 'where the heck is that booth I want to visit?' cropping up every few minutes.  And yet...by late Wednesday afternoon, the annual hobbypalooza was back in its familiar rhythm.  The 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention kicked off at Cleveland's I-X … [Read more...] about Hobby Mecca: 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention Opens for Business

National VIP Party Brings Out Former Big Leaguers, Panini Basketball Packs

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It's become an annual tradition that The National kicks off with the VIP Party. Show goers that choose to upgrade to VIP status get to attend the gathering, this year located in a ballroom under the IX Center entrance. The 2024 installment included a buffet selection of Italian food, non-alcoholic beverages and the unveiling of the goodie bags given to each attendee. … [Read more...] about National VIP Party Brings Out Former Big Leaguers, Panini Basketball Packs

How Pete Franklin Turned Me Into A Cleveland Collector

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Here is a disclaimer. I have never lived in Cleveland. I have never lived near Cleveland. I have been to Cleveland several times, and I have always felt an emotional connection with the city. I grew up as a Cavaliers fan – no, not because of LeBron James. It was because of Bingo Smith and Campy Russell and Austin Carr and Foots Walker. I wasn’t a Browns fan or an … [Read more...] about How Pete Franklin Turned Me Into A Cleveland Collector