Sports Collectors Digest

SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST covers every aspect of modern sports collecting, including cards, memorabilia, equipment, lithographs, figurines, and autographed material

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Sports Collectors Digest
VP/GENERAL MANAGER, COLLECTIBLES Corinne ZielkeEDITOR Jeff Owens JOwens@aimmedia.comEDITORIAL DIRECTOR Paul KennedyEDITORS-AT-LARGE Larry Canale, Greg BatesGRAPHIC DESIGNER Ellie DeSautel ADVERTISING SALESRich Murowski, 630-980-6570RMurowski@aimmedia
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Sports Stars I Can’t Wait To See At The National In Chicago
As a lifelong baseball fan, there are World Series moments I will never forget. Carlton Fisk’s foul-pole homer in 1975. Reggie Jackson’s three Game 6 bombs in ’77, signaling the birth of “Mr. October.” Mookie and Buckner in 1986. Kirk Gibson’s improb
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Mickey Mantle Tracts Available For Fans, Collectors
SCD encourages a diversity of voices and views. Please limit letters to 200-400 words and include your name, city and state. SCD reserves the right to edit all letters for length and clarity. Please email letters to jowens@aimmedia.com. Today I recei
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Hobby Hotline Show Fills Big Void For Hobbyists, Collectors
In late 2019, a group of podcasters, myself included, were feeling the void left by Cardboard Connection Radio, a live call-in show hosted by Rob Bertrand of GoGTS that ran from 2002-15. About eight of us decided to create a new live show, and in Jan
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Rookie Hurlers To Target
Quick confession from your Online Auctioneer: I usually write more than I need, leaving me with cutting-room-floor items that may resurface later. Example: Six weeks into the current baseball season, I compiled quick hits on hot MLB pitching prospect
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‘Best Of The Best’
It was quite a week for collector Rob Gough. During a span of six days, the actor and entrepreneur, who has started and sold multiple companies, bought three jaw-dropping pieces of sports memorabilia to add to his ever-growing collection. On June 12,
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Taking Control
When Jonathan Stone opened Blue Breaks LLC hobby shop in Venice, Fla. in July 2022, he didn’t have a direct buying account to receive products from Topps. Stone had to obtain all his Topps wax from card industry events such as the National Sports Col
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Army Vet Finds ’52 Mantle In Old Cheese Box
A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card found recently in a 50-year-old cheese box is up for bid in the Summer Sports Card Catalog Auction at Heritage Auctions. The card belonged to Terry (last name not available), an 82-year-old Army veteran who collected b
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Steady Influence
John Broggi vividly recalls the first year he was one of the show managers for the National Sports Collectors Convention. The previous promoter, Bob Byer, had his contract terminated, and SMI LLC — which consisted of Broggi, Mike Berkus and Bob Wilke
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Bear Market
The last time the National Sports Collectors Convention was held in Rosemont, Ill., the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center was jam packed. With the 2020 show cancelled due to the pandemic, the 2021 National was the place to be for longtime collecto
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'Sports Card Capital'
Excitement for the 43rd National Sports Collectors Convention kicked into high gear on Wednesday night, June 28. Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville was the setting as the annual NHL Draft was broadcast live on ESPN. The Chicago Blackhawks — an O
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Signature Stars
The TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion at the 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention will be record-setting on numerous platforms: • With more than w150 confirmed autograph signers (as of press time), it will be the most-ever at The National. • With 60-p
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Opening The Vault
When Emmitt Smith was selected in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, his father had some sage advice for his record-setting son. “He told me, ‘Son, keep everything that you have because you never know your place in history,’
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Action Figure
IMPACT Wrestling star Brian Myers will make his debut signing autographs at the 43rd annual National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. He is one of more than 15 IMPACT Wrestling stars appearing in the TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion on Friday and S
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A Photographic Journey
In the last few years, a number of segments of the sports memorabilia industry have gone from relatively untapped commodities to overnight sensations. One medium that has gained immense popularity lately is original still photography. Marshall Fogel,
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Hobby Healing
Larry Larsen, who has been selling sports collectibles at shows since the late-1980s, likes the haggling, which is about as much of a show experience as comparing card conditions. He was selling cards on March 4 at a show in Oak Creek, Wisc. when a c
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Chi-town Stars
Chicago has always been a great sports town. From the Cubs and White Sox World Series teams of the early 1900s to the great Bears teams of the ’80s, the Bulls dynasty in the ’90s and the Blackhawks six Stanley Cup champions, Chicago sports fans have
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SELLING CARDS & MAKING FRIENDS
A high school business teacher who also coached the baseball team, Tom Daniels expanded his passion for sports through cards and memorabilia in August 1973 when he pre-ordered five cases of Topps basketball cards. “I just wanted something part-time t
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Show Tips
The 43rd annual National Sports Collectors Convention, the Super Bowl for sports memorabilia, is coming to Chicago July 26-30 for the 14th time. With over 750 vendor tables and 600,000 square feet of exhibit space the NSCC can be a daunting task for
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Show Calendar
NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. Aug 5 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL 35769. SH: 9am-2pm. T: 150. A: Fr
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Mr. Crossover
Tim Hardaway was born in Chicago and starred on the hardwood at Carver Military Academy in the Windy City. The 6-0 point guard took his talents south and played at the University of Texas El Paso, where he led UTEP to two NCAA Tournament berths i
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East Coast National Returns
It has been more than three years since JP’s Sports/Rock Solid Promotions has hosted a sports memorabilia show at the famous Westchester County Center in White Plains, N.Y. The show, known as the East Coast National, will be back on Aug. 18-20 as sho

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