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'''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 | '''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 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 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. More information can be found at the National's organizers have a web site: [http://www.nsccshow.com nsccshow.com] | ||
==This year's National== | |||
2012 Baltimore | |||
* Wednesday, August 1, Sneak Peak, 4-8PM | |||
* Thursday, August 2, 10AM-6PM | |||
* Friday, August 3, 10AM-6PM | |||
* Saturday, August 4, 10AM-6PM | |||
* Sunday, August 5, 10AM-5PM | |||
==Previous Sites of the National== | ==Previous Sites of the National== | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 8 May 2012
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 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. More information can be found at the National's organizers have a web site: nsccshow.com
This year's National
2012 Baltimore
- Wednesday, August 1, Sneak Peak, 4-8PM
- Thursday, August 2, 10AM-6PM
- Friday, August 3, 10AM-6PM
- Saturday, August 4, 10AM-6PM
- Sunday, August 5, 10AM-5PM
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