National, The (NSCC)

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. The 2012 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 can be reached at: nsccshow.com

Previous Sites of the National

2011 Chicago

2010 Baltimore

2009 Cleveland

2008 Chicago

2007 Cleveland

2006 Anahiem

2005 Chicago

2004 Cleveland

2003 Atlantic City

2002 Chicago

2001 Cleveland

2000 Anaheim

1999 Atlanta

1998 Chicago

1997 Cleveland

1996 Anaheim

1995 St. Louis

1994 Houston

1993 Chicago

1992 Atlanta

1991 Anaheim

1990 Arlington, TX

1989 Chicago

1988 Atlantic City

1987 San Francisco

1986 Arlington, TX

1985 Ahaheim

1984 Parsippany, NJ

1983 Chicago

1982 St. Louis

1981 Detroit

1980 Los Angeles