National Sports Collectors Convention

The National Sports Collectors Convention is the largest, annual trade show held in the United States devoted to sports memorabilia. Also known as The National, the convention has been held annually since 1980 when a small handful of sports card collectors convened at a hotel located adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport.[1] The show changes location each year to allow people from all areas of the country to participate. The show also changes the autograph signers each year.

The 33rd National was held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, August 1–5, 2012.

The 32nd National was held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, August 3–7, 2011 and included a total of 89 current and former professional athlete autograph signers.[2]

The 31st annual convention was held August 2010 at the Baltimore Convention Center. In addition to approximately 600 dealer booths which buy, sell and trade sports memorabilia, the National is host to over 60 celebrity autograph guests during its week-long run including names such as Cal Ripken, Jr., Bob Gibson, and John Havlicek. The Baltimore Business Journal ranked The National as the show with the highest economic impact for the city in 2010. The estimated impact of $15.48 million surpassed the second-ranked convention by nearly $4 million.

Past and Future Locations[3]

Year Region Place Notes
1980 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel First NSCC Show
1981 Detroit, MI Plymouth Hilton
1982 St. Louis, MO
1983 Chicago, IL Holiday Inn, O'Hare Airport
1984 Parsippany, NJ Aspen Hotel
1985 Anaheim, CA Disneyland Hotel
1986 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Arlington Convention Center
1987 San Francisco, CA Moscone Center
1988 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Convention Hall
1989 Chicago, IL Hyatt Regency Hotel
1990 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Arlington Convention Center First venue to host two NSCC shows
1991 Anaheim, CA Anaheim Convention Center Over 100,000 attended, NSCC record
1992 Atlanta, GA Georgia World Congress Center
1993 Chicago, IL McCormick Place
1994 Houston, TX George R. Brown Convention Center
1995 St. Louis, MO Cervantes Convention Center
1996 Anaheim, CA Anaheim Convention Center
1997 Cleveland, OH IX Center
1998 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
1999 Atlanta, GA Georgia World Congress Center 25,000 attended, lowest NSCC attendance since the 1980s
2000 Anaheim, CA Anaheim Convention Center
2001 Cleveland, OH IX Center
2002 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2003 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Convention Center
2004 Cleveland, OH IX Center First three-time NSCC host
2005 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2006 Anaheim, CA Anaheim Convention Center
2007 Cleveland, OH IX Center
2008 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2009 Cleveland, OH IX Center
2010 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Convention Center
2011 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2012 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Convention Center
2013 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center First six-time NSCC host
2014 Cleveland, OH IX Center Third-highest attendance (over 43,000)
2015 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2016 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Convention Center
2017 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2018 Cleveland, OH IX Center
2019 Chicago, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
2020 Cleveland, OH IX Center

References

  1. ↑ The National Sports Collectors Convention, The Cardboard Connection.
  2. ↑ National Sports Collectors Convention Guide, The Cardboard Connection.
  3. ↑ http://www.baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/National,_The_%28NSCC%29

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