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Circa 1922 Babe Ruth Yankees Sweater Consigned to Auction
In the last few months, we have seen one of his jerseys sold for $4.4 million. One of his old caps. Plenty of autographed baseballs. Heck, a few years ago, one of his old stirrup socks was sold for...
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Things to Do Near the Baltimore Convention Center
by Tiffany Raiford The Baltimore Convention Center is the location of the National Sports Collectors Convention this year. While roaming aisles looking for cardboard and memorabilia is the main...
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Ramblings: Rich Klein Ready to Continue Ripken-Like NSCC Streak
By Rich Klein It's a little different than it was when it began in 1980 but there is nothing in the hobby like the National Sports Collectors Convention. This event has truly become the only place...
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VIDEO: 2012 National Opens in Baltimore
The 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention is underway at the Baltimore Convention Center. Wednesday's activities began with a VIP reception featuring free autographs. Doors opened at 4 p.m. Over...
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National Promo, Redemption Cards Hit eBay
Well, it's one way to cut your expenses back. The free promo cards and others pulled from special National Sports Collectors Convention redemption packs during the first day and a half of the show are...
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Editor’s Blog: Fake Mays, Local and National Media Coverage, Got Any High...
Unlike the excitement when one dealer was arrested and charged with fraud last year, there haven't been any arrests (that we know of) so far this year, but I spoke with one collector who purchased what...
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Talking Antique, High Grade Baseball Cards
Of the 133,526 T206 cards graded by PSA, less than two percent have been awarded an 8 (near mint-mint) grade. Age, quality of card stock and decades of handling have limited the number of high quality...
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The Craziest One Day Show Ever
by Rich Klein One of the best reasons to go to the National Sports Collectors Convention is to renew acquaintances with old friends and to meet other hobbyists with the same interests you have. That...
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Reward Now Offered for Return of Stolen Mel Ott Bat
A $5,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the return of a valuable game used bat stolen during this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. The circa-1930s Mel...
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Don Larsen’s 1956 World Series Perfect Game Uniform Brings $756,000
The uniform Don Larsen was wearing when he pitched baseball's only World Series perfect game sold at auction Wednesday night for $756,000. The jersey and pants drew 22 bids in a sale conducted by...
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News and Notes from Day 2 at the NSCC
A few notes and a local TV segment from Day 2 of the 2013 National Sports Collectors Convention. There’s an FBI agent in the building this week. The unit that has been investigating hobby wrongdoing...
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Field of Dreams Find: Mile High Lands Century-Old Card Sets in Iowa
For those who make their living selling baseball cards, anywhere you find a great collection is a Field of Dreams. But when the caller on the other end of the line is from Iowa and beautiful, old...
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PSA Giving Away 1915 Cracker Jack Christy Mathewson
Four prizes, including a $12,000 Cracker Jack card, will be given away by Professional Sports Authenticator and PSA/DNA Authentication Services in conjunction with the continuing growth of the popular...
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Things slow down at the NSCC Sunday as dealers pack up and Steve Garvey, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose show up for autographs. We also a look at a dual-signed Mantle baseball and an artist at work. [View...
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Chicago Crowd Makes Dealers Happy
If you’re a collector who loves the hobby so much you occasionally have dreams about it, chances are the sheer volume and variety of vintage baseball cards for sale at the annual National Sports...
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Rich Klein: Respecting Hobby’s Past Part of Tri-Star DNA
By Rich Klein I know we promised to talk about observations and experiences at the 2013 National so of course, the first order of business is to talk about someone I have not seen since the 2012...
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Ramblings: Remembering the ‘Unique’ Security at the 1984 NSCC Show… and Old...
While the theft issue may not have been as big as some other years, there were still some significant items stolen at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Perhaps the most...
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2013 Topps Mini Baseball Review: Exclusives Aimed at Widening Market
For card companies, one must always strike a balance between creating products so collectors build up brand loyalty. Back in the day, one of Fleer’s biggest issues was they would switch the parent from...
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Rich’s Ramblings: More National Stories for My ‘Living Book’
When I first left Beckett in 2007, my “plan” such as it was, was to write a book about people in the hobby much in the way that Lawrence Ritter did in his masterful tome, “The Glory of Their Times.”...
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Southern California Sports Card Event Strives to Recapture Show Magic
Even before the Dodgers and Giants broke the hearts of New York fans more than a half-century ago, baseball was a staple of the California landscape through the excellent play of the Pacific Coast...
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