The National Sports Collectors Convention will return to Atlantic City in 2020. On the heels of this year's annual event, show organizers have unveiled dates for the next three shows in the rotation with the New Jersey resort getting a second crack at hosting the event following last year's show at the city's convention center. “We are extremely excited the … [Read more...]
Dealers: Atlantic City Show Supports Strong Vintage Card Market
ATLANTIC CITY - The five-day lovefest between collectors and sports cards is over for another year. Vendors at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention were tallying up their sales or doing some last minute business with other dealers. Some had opted to skip the final day entirely. Still others were starting the process of packing up countless glass cases, cards, … [Read more...]
Atlantic City National Surpasses Expectations
ATLANTIC CITY - John Broggi has been associated with the National Sports Collectors Convention since 1984 and has been running the show since 2006. So what grade would the executive director of The National give Atlantic City in the resort town’s first time hosting the NSCC since 2003? “I’d give it an ‘A’,” Broggi said, without hesitation. Broggi was all smiles on … [Read more...]
Cards for a Cause Reaches Next Level at NSCC
ATLANTIC CITY - Brady Kahle is just 10 years old. The Springfield, Mass. native doesn’t have the biggest booth this week at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City but there’s a real possibility that he has the biggest heart. Brady has been collecting ever since he can remember. He loves the thrill of pulling a big card out of a pack but said that … [Read more...]
Graded Vintage Card Market Hotter Than Ever
ATLANTIC CITY - Levi Bleam was one of more popular people on the show floor Thursday at the National Sports Collectors Convention. That’s because what’s old is new again in the world of collecting. Bleam owns 707 Sportscards LTD out of Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania and deals only in cards from before 1970. One of the hobby's longest tenured dealers, Bleam specializes in … [Read more...]
Autographs Draw Collectors to NSCC
The National Sports Collectors Convention was a long way from home for Mark and Jackie Mitchell. The husband and wife duo made their way to the 37th National in Atlantic City all the way from Michigan. Mark is an avid sports collector. He has collected cards for years but his true passion is autographs. Mark is an engineer and is the proud owner of a collection … [Read more...]
Visiting The National? Here’s Some of What Atlantic City Offers
The 37th edition of The National Sports Collectors Convention is the place to be this week. A sea of dealers, service providers and collectors will flood the 500,000 square feet of floor space in the Convention Center beginning Wednesday and will have a little something for everyone. There will be no shortage of old and new cards from the various sports. Autograph seekers … [Read more...]
NSCC Autograph List Coming Together
Back in the region for the first time in a long time, the National Sports Collectors Convention autograph lineup will have a bit of a New York flair. Among the over 60 confirmed guests for the event in Atlantic City are members of the 1970s and 90s World Series champions, some former Knicks including Patrick Ewing, former Giants Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson, Jets’ icon … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Where to Hold the National
As I write this and you read this, the best and most important show of the year will be coming up in Chicago. I have written many times that at this point of the National’s history I believe it is best served by keeping what is a great collectors market in the show rotation. Some argue it should be held there permanently but others point out that if the show does not move … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Reader Reaction
Time to answer the mail once again, starting with some reaction to the column I wrote wondering about Atlantic City’s struggles and plans to hold the 2016 National Sports Collectors Convention there. Carl Poff of Easton, PA, wrote: I have read your articles and enjoyed them in the past. However, it is pretty shameful to kick the hard-working people of Atlantic City when … [Read more...]