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Atlantic City National Surpasses Expectations

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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...] about Atlantic City National Surpasses Expectations

Director: Signs Point Toward Strong NSCC

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The first National Sports Collectors Convention was hatched in the waning months of 1979 and became reality the following year when some southern California men decided it was time sports collecting had its own major, annual event.  Back then it was a 'convention' in the truest sense with receptions, seminars, discussions and outings.  Today, it's the biggest 'card show' … [Read more...] about Director: Signs Point Toward Strong NSCC

Ramblings: The Babe Writes On, Card Show Update, Recalling a Funny Story

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A few odds and ends today while getting ready for the next sequence of articles. I heard from long time hobby columnist Bill Wagner, a.k.a. Babe Waxpack, who is still trucking with his newspaper column on the hobby. Recently, Bill sent me a few card scans to ID.  I did need a few minutes to go through the memory banks and answer his question. It was good to hear from Bill to … [Read more...] about Ramblings: The Babe Writes On, Card Show Update, Recalling a Funny Story

VIDEO: 2013 National Convention Opens in Chicago

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The 2013 National Sports Collectors Convention is underway at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.  A VIP reception featuring free autographs from Doc Gooden, Neal Anderson, Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury kicked off the 34th NSCC show at 2:30 Wednesday.  Doors opened to the public at 4 p.m. The Annual National Sports Collectors Convention is the multi-billion dollar … [Read more...] about VIDEO: 2013 National Convention Opens in Chicago

Rich Klein’s Ramblings: Tracking Scarcities

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by Rich Klein Recently, there was a great thread on the Net 54 Message Boards about some 1948-1973 cards that were tough to obtain and believed to be undervalued by Beckett. One of the years that was touched upon was 1961 and those very difficult high numbers. When I was building my 1961 set back in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, the high numbers were real tough and all … [Read more...] about Rich Klein’s Ramblings: Tracking Scarcities

Rich Klein’s Ramblings: On the National

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by Rich Klein This past weekend the brotherhood (AKA the Men's Club) at my synagogue (Adat Chaverim, Plano TX) celebrated its bar mitzvah and I was honored with giving one of the readings. The event's coordinator attempted to tailor each reading to the honored person. My part included these words: "There were business associates who wanted more than we could give. There were … [Read more...] about Rich Klein’s Ramblings: On the National

Q&A With NSCC Director and Co-Founder Mike Berkus

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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