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
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Headed to the National? Here Are 5 Things You Should Already Be Doing
This year's National Sports Collectors Convention (a.k.a., the National) isn't until later this fall. The event will be held at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Oh. from August 1-5. We're still a few months away but that doesn't mean you should be sitting on your hands. Do you need to be making arrangements for what you're going to wear? That might be going a little overboard. … [Read more...] about Headed to the National? Here Are 5 Things You Should Already Be Doing
Notes: NSCC Hotel Booking Opens; Topps Transcendent Party
Collectors and exhibitors heading to the 39th National Sports Collectors Convention can now book their hotel rooms through the NSCC. Once again, Conference Housing is serving as the National's booking agent with discounted rooms available. The 2018 show is scheduled for Cleveland's I-X Center August 1-5. Unlike other venues that have hosted the … [Read more...] about Notes: NSCC Hotel Booking Opens; Topps Transcendent Party
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...] about Ramblings: Where to Hold the National
Simmons and Browne at the National
Bill Simmons, author/commentator/blogger and fan of the hobby (in his own way), has been coming to the National Sports Collectors Convention four of the last five years. Simmons, a New England native, is editor-in-chief of Grantland.com, which is affiliated with ESPN, where he first gained a big audience. You've probably also seen him during NBA studio shows on television, … [Read more...] about Simmons and Browne at the National