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

Sports stars I can’t wait to see at The National in Chicago

Hobby Hotline show fills big void for hobbyists, collectors

MICKEY MANTLE TRACTS AVAILABLE FOR FANS, COLLECTORS • Meeting Jim Brown at Ohio golf course

ROOKIE HURLERS TO TARGET • COLLECTION OF 70 TOPPS BASEBALL SETS (1952-22) SELL FOR SIX FIGURES

‘BEST OF THE BEST’ • Collector Rob Gough adds iconic Wayne Gretzky, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain jerseys to vast memorabilia collection

ARMY VET FINDS ’52 MANTLE IN OLD CHEESE BOX • MICHAEL JORDAN’S OLYMPIC REEBOK JACKET SELLS AT AUCTION

TAKING CONTROL • New Fanatics/Topps rules to have big impact on hobby shops, breakers

STEADY INFLUENCE • Show manager John Broggi guided The National to record crowds, biggest shows in convention history

'Sports Card Capital' • Thanks to The National, Chicago has become one of the best markets in the U.S. for sports cards and memorabilia

BEAR MARKET • Downturn in economy, sports card market has collectors looking for deals at 2023 National

Signature Stars • The National to feature largest autograph lineup, more big-name signers than ever before

Action Figure • IMPACT Wrestling star Brian Myers looking forward to signing autographs, adding to his own memorabilia collection at The National

OPENING THE VAULT • NFL legend Emmitt Smith selling his own unique memorabilia from Hall of Fame career

A Photographic Journey • Vintage baseball photos the subject of new hobby book by collector Marshall Fogel, protégé

SELLING CARDS & MAKING FRIENDS • Longtime dealers Tom and Anita Daniels have made nearly 50 years of hobby memories

Hobby Healing • Sports card shows help longtime dealer Larry Larson deal with recent health issues

CHI-TOWN STARS • Chicago sports legends expected to attract big crowd at The National

SHOW TIPS • Longtime dealer Les Wolff offers advice on how to navigate the biggest card show of the year

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

EAST COAST NATIONAL RETURNS • Westchester County (N.Y.) set for big show

MR. CROSSOVER • NBA great Tim Hardaway talks autographs, trading cards and Run TMC