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'''National, The:''' The National Sports Collectors Convention. An annual card show that has grown from a small hotel ballroom card show, to the premiere card show/trade show/mega-event it is today. First staged in 1980, The National rotates venues on a yearly basis, usually in either California or in the Midwest. The 2010 edition will take place in Baltimore. | '''National, The: (NSCC)''' The National Sports Collectors Convention. An annual card show that has grown from a small hotel ballroom card show, to the premiere card show/trade show/mega-event it is today. First staged in 1980, The National rotates venues on a yearly basis, usually in either California or in the Midwest. The 2010 edition will take place in Baltimore. | ||
The National may have reached its apex in 1991, when 100,000 collectors attended the 12th National in Anaheim, California. By comparison, the 1999 National in Atlanta drew a crowd of only 25,000. The National's organizers have a website, which you can reach at: [http://www.nsccshow.com nsccshow.com] | The National may have reached its apex in 1991, when 100,000 collectors attended the 12th National in Anaheim, California. By comparison, the 1999 National in Atlanta drew a crowd of only 25,000. The National's organizers have a website, which you can reach at: [http://www.nsccshow.com nsccshow.com] | ||
[[Category: Hobby Definitions]] | [[Category: Hobby Definitions]] | ||
Revision as of 04:44, 23 December 2009
National, The: (NSCC) The National Sports Collectors Convention. An annual card show that has grown from a small hotel ballroom card show, to the premiere card show/trade show/mega-event it is today. First staged in 1980, The National rotates venues on a yearly basis, usually in either California or in the Midwest. The 2010 edition will take place in Baltimore.
The National may have reached its apex in 1991, when 100,000 collectors attended the 12th National in Anaheim, California. By comparison, the 1999 National in Atlanta drew a crowd of only 25,000. The National's organizers have a website, which you can reach at: nsccshow.com