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 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 - Baltimore Convention Center
- 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 Donald E Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2010 Baltimore (MD) Convention Center
2009 IX Center; Cleveland
2008 Donald E Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2007 IX Center; Cleveland
2006 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
2005 Donald E Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2004 IX Center; Cleveland
2003 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center
2002 Donald E Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2001 IX Center; Cleveland
2000 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
1999 Georgia World Congress Center; Atlanta
1998 Rosemont (IL) Exposition Center
1997 IX Center; Cleveland
1996 Anaheim Convention Center; Anaheim, CA
1995 Cervantes Convention Center; St. Louis
1994 George R. Brown Convention Center; Houston
1993 McCormick Place; Chicago
1992 Georgia World Congress Center; Atlanta
1991 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
1990 Arlington (TX) Convention Center
1989 Hyatt Regency Hotel; Chicago
1988 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Hall
1987 San Francisco
1986 Arlington (TX) Convention Center
1985 Disneyland Hotel; Anaheim, CA
1984 Aspen Hotel; Parsippany, NJ
1983 Chicago
1982 St. Louis
1981 Plymouth, MI
1980 Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel
Future National Sites
2013 Donald E Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2014 IX Center; Cleveland
2015 Donald E Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2016 TBD
2017 TBD
2018 IX Center; Cleveland