Tickets for this summer’s National Sports Collectors Convention went on sale Monday. The 41st edition of the hobby’s biggest show is set for July 29-August 2 at the Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center. Both general admission and VIP tickets are being offered again. General admission tickets are priced at $19, a $3 savings over buying them on site. The … [Read more...]
Being Unconventional for the National Convention
The National Sports Collectors Convention is the “Super Bowl” of sports collectibles shows, maybe even more like “Super Bowl Week,” depending on how many days you might attend. As a veteran “floor-walker” of five National Sports Collectors Conventions (NSCC) I have come up with a shortlist of tips that can enhance your experience, if, at any point, you are looking to attend … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Donate Blood at the National; Get a Discount
Seminars, softball tournaments and trivia contests were once a part of the National Sports Collectors Convention. Then came autograph guests. Then live auctions and eventually case and box breaking. Until now, there has never been a blood drive in conjunction with the annual show, though. At least we’re pretty sure of that. In conjunction with … [Read more...]
Notes: $204K for Koufax; New Find of Old Equipment; NSCC Tix
A Sandy Koufax rookie card graded PSA 9 sold for $204,000 in a recent auction of one of the PSA Set Registry’s top 1955 Topps sets. Bested only three times in over 6,000 submissions, the card’s sale marked the second time Heritage Auctions has sold a Koufax rookie for over $200,000 since last summer. In the same auction, a Harmon Killebrew rookie, one of only 19 graded … [Read more...]
VIDEO: The Topps Vault
For years, it was all locked inside a giant storage facility. One by one over the last few years, however, the little one-of-a-kind gems from Topps’ past have filtered out through ongoing eBay auctions. From the start, it was clear that collectors would pay for virtually anything the company loaded into a listing. Printing proofs. Old photos used for cards and other … [Read more...]