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 2011 edition will take place in Rosemont, Ill.

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

1980 Los Angeles 1981 Detroit 1982 St. Louis 1983 Chicago 1984 Parsippany, NJ 1985 Anaheim 1986 Arlington, TX 1987 San Francisco 1988 Atlantic City 1989 Chicago 1990 Arlington, TX 1991 Anaheim 1992 Atlanta 1993 Chicago 1994 Houston 1995 St. Louis 1996 Anaheim 1997 Cleveland 1998 Chicago 1999 Atlanta 2000 Anaheim 2001 Cleveland 2002 Chicago 2003 Atlantic City 2004 Cleveland 2005 Chicago 2006 Anaheim 2007 Cleveland 2008 Chicago 2009 Cleveland 2010 Baltimore 2011 Chicago