Atlantic city convention center to welcome back national sports collectors convention

Exhibitman · #1 08-02-2017, 02:08 PM

Atlantic City?

Shit. That last show sucked in every possible way: inconvenient travel, bad accommodations, lousy venue. One of our members got bedbugs in the hotel (Caesars). But at least it was expensive. And at the rate they are closing there may not even be any casinos left in town.

Looks like I will have to spend my summer vacation with my family.

Thanks a lot, NSCC...Maybe I'll go to the boxing HOF induction and show in early June instead.

Bicem · #2 08-02-2017, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

One of our members got bedbugs in the hotel (Caesars).

Allegedly.

I'll be there, don't care where it is.

cincyredlegs · #3 08-02-2017, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bicem

Allegedly.

I'll be there, don't care where it is.

+10000 Jeff.

vintagesportscollector · #4 08-02-2017, 08:04 PM

I'd love to see Pittsburgh have it. Large beautiful convention center in a great location, downtown on the river, in the heart of everything. Seems like that would be a fun location that would offer everything people want.

mrvster · #5 08-02-2017, 08:14 PM

YES!

I am stoked!

JollyElm · #6 08-02-2017, 08:34 PM

In general, I wonder what the monetary tipping point is for collectors. Let's say The National is in a city far away and you decide to get flights and a hotel, etc. For the sake of argument, let's just say your total costs for the trip will be $1,500 and it doesn't put a strain on your finances. You can afford it. When do you look in the mirror and say to yourself, "You know, if I stay home, I can take that 1,500 bucks and use it to buy a seriously nice card instead. I ain't going!!!"???

thetruthisoutthere · #7 08-02-2017, 08:49 PM

I enjoyed the 2016 National (my first one).

Only a 90 minute drive for me.

I'll be there (God willing, of course).

Griffins · #8 08-03-2017, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

One of our members got bedbugs in the hotel (Caesars). But at least it was expensive.

Bugs in his room didn't seem exclusive to Atlantic City.

glynparson · #9 08-03-2017, 05:20 AM

Atlantic City was excellent last year. I will gladly go to AC over Cleveland. Cleveland to me is the turd in the rotation.

RTK · #10 08-03-2017, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glynparson

Atlantic City was excellent last year. I will gladly go to AC over Cleveland. Cleveland to me is the turd in the rotation.

Cleveland is a rebounding city. We spent a day their last spring on trip to Cooperstown, Rock & Roll HoF, Kimpton Hotel, some good food, walked around the ballpark ( it was before the season). it's more or less centrally located too.

Snapolit1 · #11 08-03-2017, 08:42 AM

I would think St. Louis would be an awesome spot, but have no idea if they even have a convention center of appropriate size. Cool town though.

This year was my first in Chicago. I didn't realize it was a stone's throw from the airport which is very cool. And there are hotels literally across the street. On the downside, only real choices to grab a decent lunch were in the hotels. At Atlantic City I jumped in a taxi and in 5 minutes went to a nice Italian restaurant. Chicago certainly works well though with the proximity to the airport.

I would think a Los Angeles National would be a huge hit too I'm sure.

CurtisFlood · #12 08-03-2017, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I would think St. Louis would be an awesome spot, but have no idea if they even have a convention center of appropriate size. Cool town though.

This year was my first in Chicago. I didn't realize it was a stone's throw from the airport which is very cool. And there are hotels literally across the street. On the downside, only real choices to grab a decent lunch were in the hotels. At Atlantic City I jumped in a taxi and in 5 minutes went to a nice Italian restaurant. Chicago certainly works well though with the proximity to the airport.

I would think a Los Angeles National would be a huge hit too I'm sure.

The board of control will never go to St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas, or anywhere else. They especially will not go to LA.
They control a lot of money from table fees. My understanding is they get the Atlantic City convention center free of charge and are able to keep the bulk of that money. What they are doing with it is a mystery cloaked in double secret riddle. If I am wrong about that feel free to correct me, it won't hurt my feelings. I was a Navy CPO and a High School Principal for 20 years, so I don't have any feelings.

#13 08-03-2017, 10:37 AM

Orlando, Fl

buymycards · #14 08-03-2017, 01:08 PM

[QUOTE=Snapolit1;1686695] And there are hotels literally across the street. On the downside, only real choices to grab a decent lunch were in the hotels. At Atlantic City I jumped in a taxi and in 5 minutes went to a nice Italian restaurant. Chicago certainly works well though with the proximity to the airport.

Hey Steve, Uber can have you at any one of a couple of dozen great lunch spots within a 5 minute drive of the Convention Center in Chicago.

Rick

Exhibitman · #15 08-03-2017, 01:49 PM

2 hours from NYC is misleading for those of us traveling by air.

I live in L.A. To get to the East Coast from here I have two direct choices: a Jetblue redeye from Burbank (easy airport close to home) to JFK then travel on to AC or a regular flight from Los Angeles International ("LAX") on a number of airlines to JFK or Newark, followed by a drive down. When I checked last time there were no direct flights to Philadelphia from LAX. Going to LAX adds nearly 2 hours to my trip on the front end because traffic is so horrendous. I can go Burbank to Phoenix with Southwest. Transferring planes in Phoenix (or at some other hub with another carrier) to get to Philly adds more time to the trip than the drive time differential between Philly and going into JFK or Newark directly. Add the hours on each end to the time required for airport security, flight, baggage and related airport logistics, car rental or ground transport acquisition, etc., and the trip becomes 12-14 hours from the West Coast, door to door, all-in. Each way. And there is no direct train access from NYC to AC as far as I could tell. When the show was in Baltimore I could travel to NYC then take Amtrak from Penn Station down to the the show, which was a piece of cake. I tried to line up a similar thing for AC and found there wasn't one.

CurtisFlood · #16 08-05-2017, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glynparson

Atlantic City was excellent last year. I will gladly go to AC over Cleveland. Cleveland to me is the turd in the rotation.

Cleveland is great. Atlantic City was very good. Chicago is good. I would like to see some effort made to add Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, and Kansas City to the list of cities. It doesn't look like that is happening, and the west coast is likely out as well. People can vote, but the current board has all the power and they really don't care what the exhibitors want. I'm getting too old to worry about much beyond 2019, but I would love to see them go out on a limb and schedule a National somewhere other than the above three. Not sure what happened with Baltimore either, it was an excellent show, a great place to visit.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The 1st National Sports Collectors Convention	Leon	Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions	36	09-21-2021 11:43 AM
35th National Sports Collectors Convention (July 30-Aug. 3): I-X Center (Cleveland)	miketdt	Everything Else, Football, Non-Sports etc.. B/S/T	0	07-27-2014 06:58 PM
The National Sports Collectors Convention	pawpawdiv9	Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980)	11	04-09-2014 04:19 PM
2012 National Sports Collectors Convention & Dick Bielski	CowboysGuide	Football Cards Forum	0	08-03-2012 08:55 AM
question about the national sports collectors convention	travrosty	Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used	34	03-12-2012 10:02 PM