Sports Collectors Digest

SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST covers every aspect of modern sports collecting, including cards, memorabilia, equipment, lithographs, figurines, and autographed material. Online collecting, memorabilia, and auction news are covered each week in specially designed sections that complement columns from some of the most respected experts in the hobby and up-to-date card pricing and checklisting data from expert analysts. Along with display advertisements from all of the major dealers in the country, each weekly issue offers extensive auction advertising and listings, plus a classified section that gives collectors a medium for buying, selling, and trading.

Sports Collectors Digest

Looking for Vlade, Smoltzie, The Fridge and the Ole Ball Coach at The National

How to prepare for The National, the hobby’s family reunion

SGA BRINGS THE THUNDER AS CARD SALES SOAR • BROOKS ROBINSON BEAUTIES STILL SELLING

’25 ROOKIES, STARS WITH NEW TEAMS HIGHLIGHT TOPPS SERIES 2

SWEET RETURN • Collectors, dealers relish return to Chicago; could WINDY CITY become PERMANENT HOME of The National?

45th ANNUAL NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION (NSCC)

CHICAGO STRONG • Dealers, collectors expect big sales, ANOTHER RECORD CROWD as hobby descends on WINDY CITY

30-SHOW HITTING STREAK • Longtime dealer JASON KOONCE has attended 30 STRAIGHT NATIONALS, and amassed quite a card collection

PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS • Superfractor collector JOSH RICHTER wants the BEST OF THE BEST with his SUPER collection of #1/1 CARDS

BUDGET BLASTERS • These new card releases hit the market just in time for The National

WINDY CITY WINNERS • From ERNIE BANKS to MICHAEL JORDAN, The National offers classic SPORTS CARDS of Chicago's biggest SPORTS LEGENDS

GRADE A PROGRESS • As card grading industry CONTINUES TO BOOM, PSA, CGC and Beckett promise EASY SUBMISSIONS, fast turnaround times at THE NATIONAL

BIG LINEUP • ‘GREEK FREAK’ GIANNIS, MIGGY and CUBS stars headline another STRONG AUTOGRAPH roster

NATIONAL DEBUT • AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS welcome BIG NAMES for first appearance at THE NATIONAL

CENTER OF ATTENTION • Former Bulls big man DAVE CORZINE excited about return to Chicago, FIRST AUTO APPEARANCE at The National

WE PLAYED OUR HEARTS OUT IN CHICAGO • Roland Harper has FOND MEMORIES of playing with Walter Payton, 1970S-80S BEARS

TRIBUTE TO A TRAILBLAZER • Honoring new baseball Hall of Famer ICHIRO SUZUKI with a look at his TOP CARDS to collect

BIGGER, BETTER & BOLDER • Brady, LeBron, John Cena and a $500K ROOKIE CARD thrill a big crowd of COLLECTORS AND SPORTS FANS at Fanatics Fest NYC 2025

SHOW CALENDAR • For a complete listing of upcoming shows, visit www.sportscollectorsdigest.com

‘NOT FADE AWAY’ • POPULAR BILL WALTON COLLECTION ATTRACTS HORDE OF COLLECTORS, BIG DOLLARS AT HUNT AUCTIONS