The National Sports Collectors Convention will add 150 more dealer tables to the 2026 show. Show organizers say those tables will be spread across the main floor and in Hall G on the second floor of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The 2025 National added 75 tables but the new floor plan will double that. A new … [Read more...] about 46th National Announces More Tables as Tickets Go on Sale
2025 National Sports Collectors Convention
Notes: Price on Kobe-MJ Logoman Rising; Flagg Visits Hobby Shop; Emma Rips; Wagner on Display
Bidding on the 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant 1 of 1 is now over $4 milliion ($5 million+ with the buyer’s premium). Heritage Auctions is offering the card—the only Jordan/Bryant dual autograph Logoman pairing ever made. The gold NBA logo patch on Jordan’s side dates to the Chicago Bulls’ 1996-97 … [Read more...] about Notes: Price on Kobe-MJ Logoman Rising; Flagg Visits Hobby Shop; Emma Rips; Wagner on Display
Notes: One-of-a-Kind Joe DiMaggio Card: Panini in New Deal; Valkyries’ 1st Win Jerseys at Auction
Among the millions of cards at last week’s National Sports Collectors Convention was a newly discovered Joe DiMaggio card that’s quite literally one-of-a-kind. It’s a cousin to the obscure 1949 Schumacher Service Station baseball cards issued in the St. Louis, MO area. Distributed by the Aero Service Station, which was located in the same area, the card pictures Joe … [Read more...] about Notes: One-of-a-Kind Joe DiMaggio Card: Panini in New Deal; Valkyries’ 1st Win Jerseys at Auction
Notes: NSCC Attendance Record: Basketball Collectors Reunite; eBay at NSCC and Talking Extended Bidding
We don’t yet know exactly how many people attended the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention but organizers say the crowd was the biggest yet. A day after the show closed at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, organizers announced a third consecutive year of record attendance, with double digit growth each year. Over 100,000 people have attended the … [Read more...] about Notes: NSCC Attendance Record: Basketball Collectors Reunite; eBay at NSCC and Talking Extended Bidding
Global Hustle Brings Hobby Australia to The National
Most vendors arrive with a van, some tables and cases. Laine Pierce flies 25 hours from Melbourne. He brings cards — and a business blueprint. As founder of The Hobby Australia who doubles as the founder of the popular website 130 Pt., Pierce doesn’t just show up at the National Sports Collectors Convention. He arrives engineered for efficiency, armed with a global … [Read more...] about Global Hustle Brings Hobby Australia to The National
Notes: PSA Numbers from the NSCC; Mantle 1st HR Stub Emerges; 500 Club Ball Adds 2; Levy Celebrates 100th with Autographs; NSCC Looks to ’26
There was grading going on morning, noon and night during the National Sports Collector's Convention. PSA graded over 10,000 cards and tickets on-site before and during the show, up 30% from 2024. President Ryan Hoge says customers also dropped off nearly 60,000 items of all kinds, from cards to tickets, packs and magazines) that will be taken back to the … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Numbers from the NSCC; Mantle 1st HR Stub Emerges; 500 Club Ball Adds 2; Levy Celebrates 100th with Autographs; NSCC Looks to ’26
Dealers Pick Detroit as Host of 2028 National Sports Collectors Convention
The 2028 National Sports Collectors Convention will be held in a city it hasn't seen in a very long time. The NSCC announced Saturday that the 2028 show will take place at Huntington Place, a convention center in the Detroit area. The Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, lost out in voting by dealers at this year's show in Chicago. The National's only … [Read more...] about Dealers Pick Detroit as Host of 2028 National Sports Collectors Convention
The Crazy Rare Hockey Card Set That’s Generating a Buzz
The sponsor’s name is a familiar one to vintage card collectors but there’s an air of mystery to the 1910 era Sweet Caporal Hockey postcards. And who doesn’t love rare cards with a little intrigue? Collectors got a look at 44 of the 45 cards in the fresh to the hobby set at the Love of the Game Auctions booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention. The … [Read more...] about The Crazy Rare Hockey Card Set That’s Generating a Buzz
Signed, Sealed, Remember: National Autograph Collectors Capture Moments in Time
If you’re not careful, you’ll get lost in the names—Hall of Famers, legends, cultural icons. Yet, the TriStar Autograph Pavilion at the National Sports Collectors Convention isn’t solely about who signs. It’s about what happens after. The moment you walk away with ink on a ball or jersey, something important shifts. You’re not just holding a collectible—you're holding a … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Remember: National Autograph Collectors Capture Moments in Time
Ducks to Water: Cleveland Girls Dive Headfirst Into the Sports Card Hobby
Frankie Lachina and Ellie Leonard didn’t arrive at the National Sports Collectors Convention with decades of experience. But they came with just 5,000 cards in their personal collections, a few targets, and a system that’s part instinct, part eBay research, and part Pokémon. Frankie, 12, said she doesn’t follow a checklist when buying. “Probably see it. I know it,” she said, … [Read more...] about Ducks to Water: Cleveland Girls Dive Headfirst Into the Sports Card Hobby