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
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Q&A With NSCC Director and Co-Founder Mike Berkus
Jimmy Carter was in the White House. Disco was still hot. Mailing a letter costs 15 cents. Charlie Finley and Bill Veeck still owned baseball teams. It was 1980 and in southern California plans were underway for the "1st National Sports Collectors Convention". Tables were 50 bucks for the entire weekend and admission was a dollar a day. The goal was to get collectors … [Read more...] about Q&A With NSCC Director and Co-Founder Mike Berkus
Face-to-Face Offer Leads to Big Consignment
Sports card shops and shows were once the venues where the majority of buying, selling and trading of sports cards and memorabilia took place. That changed in the 1990s, when thousands of collectors began to discover the internet. Most transactions are done between complete strangers with email correspondence the only interaction. Some dealers have discovered that there … [Read more...] about Face-to-Face Offer Leads to Big Consignment
40th Toronto Sportscard Expo Set for November
The 40th Toronto Sportscard and Memorabilia Expo is set for November 12, 13, and 14. Held at the International Expo Center, the show brings dealers from all over North America and collectors from literally all over the world to Toronto for three days of buying, selling and autographs. The show is a bit of a throwback in that attendance is usually so good dealers need help … [Read more...] about 40th Toronto Sportscard Expo Set for November