NSCC 2024- A Look At The Vintage Card Tables & Pricing

Today is day 3 of the National Sports Card Convention in Cleveland. I wanted to make a video of just vintage tables. I’ve only included dealers tables that show prices. There’s a great mix of vintage and pre-war as well.
Hope you enjoy!
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[@WeskerGriff]

Loved the conversation you were having with the first dealer at Sports Card Junction. Excellent video Theo!

[@sportscardjunction6612]

We love talking shop!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@WeskerGriff Thanks so much man! 👊🏻

[@dk_kardboard]

Awesome coverage, Theo. I’ve never reminded a KZbin video so much in my life.

[@ClementeCollector]

😂😂😂, Thanks Doug!!!

[@ken-pr2df]

Awesome video of the cards at the National Theo!! Thanks for taking us along to see these museum pieces!!

[@ClementeCollector]

Thanks man! Some dealers have some crazy inventory! I appreciate the kind words! 👊🏻

[@mathbowler2782]

There’s so much to look at. Nice job showing a lot of showcases.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@mathbowler2782 Thanks!!! Great meeting you, hope you got some great cards!

[@obx1971]

Great video and thanks for sharing. Makes me feel like I was there.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@obx1971 That makes me feel really good, glad I did this for ppl who couldn’t make it! 😊

[@BringingTheHeat-VBC]

Thanks for doing this Theo. Appreciate the effort.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@BringingTheHeat-VBC Thanks big dawg!!!

[@LegendsNeverDieCollection]

There was tons of vintage, and so much prewar!! It was great talking and hanging out with you Theo. I especially enjoyed our chat about The Kingdom- I hope that we can work together on that front in the future!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@LegendsNeverDieCollection oh you will definitely be hearing from me about kingdom work! 😜 Yeah, very much appreciated talking to you too Jake!

[@jimfalkler9361]

Hi Theo. It was great meeting you. I had a great time talking to you guys on Thursday morning. Keep up the great work.

[@ClementeCollector]

Thanks Jim!!! 😊

[@mrmjmiller]

Great show Theo!!!! So nice to get a chance to talk with you.. best wishes MidLife Cards Dad!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@mrmjmiller Great meeting you too Mr. Miller!! 😊

[@StarHuddle77]

Great video and thanks for showcasing so much amazing vintage. I lost count of how many times I paused the video and drooled.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@StarHuddle77 haha, yeah some ridiculous cards! Thanks for watching and the kind words! 😊

[@warrendinCLE]

Thanks Theo! I enjoyed! I have stuff for you!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@warrendinCLE Warren I’ll be there tomorrow from 10-1, text me

[@warrendinCLE]

​@@ClementeCollector I don't have your # so I'll email you mine

[@basementcardcollector]

Wow! WOW! So many cards that I have never seen in the wild before just stacked in cases man!!!!!!! That one row had so many cool card that a Lou Gehrig Goudy card wasn’t even the coolest card in the row and was mostly covered up!?!!?!?🤯🤯 rows of 53 Mantles!?!?!?? I don’t know!?!?lol thanks for the view Theo!!!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@basementcardcollector Haha, yeah I know! Felt like being in a candy store as a kid but could only buy a few things, lol. I’m happy you enjoyed it, and thanks so much for the kind words!

[@Clayton-kf3su]

Nice you spoke with Sports Card Junction. I live less than 2 miles from the store.

[@ClementeCollector]

Nice!!! I’m close to Pittsburgh as well. I need to go check them out!

[@sportscardjunction6612]

Hello!

[@signsofthepastime]

Great job, Theo. This was good to watch with the prices clearly marked on everything, the pace you went and the conversations in the background. Really enjoyed it..thanks for doing it!

[@ClementeCollector]

Good, it’s tricky to get the pace and angle right, I’m glad you liked it! Thanks dawg!!!

[@thedrewavintagelegacy6455]

Just catching up on videos. Looks like a great show. Good luck on some pickups.😁

[@ClementeCollector]

@@thedrewavintagelegacy6455 LOL, thanks Drew!

[@writebrained]

Some of the best content on the National I’ve seen. Loved the discussion overlay. Thnx!

[@ClementeCollector]

Wow, that means a lot, thanks!

[@marcrosenzweig197]

I attended the National on Thursday. What a madhouse. I was a seller of some cards. I appreciate your video of lower grade cards with pricing. The big ticket items are cool, but the majority of us can't afford those cards. Thanks for the video.

[@ClementeCollector]

I agree, museum cards are nice to look at but I watch KZbin to see cards I can afford. Thursday definitely was nuts, the food lines and bathroom lines were out of control! Thanks for watching man!

[@diamondgems45]

Thanks for the vid!!

[@ClementeCollector]

No problem, thanks for watching!!!

[@jonyrodz]

Enjoyed the video.Saw some items I would've liked to pick up and add to my collection!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@jonyrodz Thanks!!! Bummer you didn’t make it, I have some contacts in there, you never know, some may be available after the show!

[@rayfromphilly6969]

best video so far of actually showing the show.

[@ClementeCollector]

Wow, thanks Ray, that’s super nice of you!

[@ScottSmith-pe8lr]

Hey SCJ!! Representing Pittsburgh! I’m a local buyer at your shop 🤗

[@sportscardjunction6612]

Thanks for supporting the shop!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@ScottSmith-pe8lr That’s awesome! Go Pittsburgh!

[@mikethesportshistorycollec1947]

Great coverage Theo, really well done. Also, a great interview with the dealer early in the video...and I thought his prices were extremely fair...unlike the one with all the autographs towards the end. Way out of line on some of those.

[@ClementeCollector]

Thanks so much Mike! Yeah I’m no autograph expert but I thought the same, felt like they were trying to be a museum. Glad to share for some guys that didn’t make it!

[@jaybarnes8034]

Love Clemente baseball cards.

[@ClementeCollector]

Me too!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@jeffreydemarco8931]

Can't believe I havent come across your channel til now. I am also a Clemente fanatic. I have a lot of stuff and some interesting things. Glad to have come in contact with you in future. I may come up Saturday so if there maybe I will run into you if there. I am sure I will have a Clemente shirt on probably his 55 or the early 70's jersey LOL

[@ClementeCollector]

Always love talking to other Clemente Collectors! Yes I’ll be there tomorrow, if I see a Clemente jersey, I’ll say hello and hopefully it will be you, LOL!

[@adamscardcloset9020]

cool stuff Theo. love seeing the Vintage

[@ClementeCollector]

Thanks Adam!!! Me too, LOL! 😊

[@halfcenturycollectingcards]

As someone living vicarously through you guys who are there in Cleveland-- thanks for posting!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@halfcenturycollectingcards No problem, glad to give you guys a glimpse of the show!

[@SammyThunder]

Great footage Theo! Fantastic idea to focus on only tables with prices.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@SammyThunder Thanks Sammy! 👊🏻

[@s.macintosh-jc9rf]

Hi Theo, Thanks for your coverage of The National. Your camera work is spot on and some of the best that I have seen at The National. I couldn’t believe the quality vintage cards. For example the T206 cards were so plentiful! I’ll bet that seeing all your friends and meeting new people is right up there with the cards for your enthusiasm. Have a great time and be safe! Best Wishes, Peter

[@ClementeCollector]

Seeing all my friends was the best part!! I figured do a video showing tables and a video separate of my experience. I know some ppl don’t love table showing videos. I appreciate the kind words and I’m glad you liked it. The guy with the T206 table was crazy, he had soo many rare backs!!!

[@steelcitydw]

Awesome rundown Theo! Canceled this year last second, because of some unexpected family stuff, but getting to see some awesome cards through you guys!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@steelcitydw awe man that stinks! I’ll pray for you guys. Thanks, glad to give you a glimpse of the show!

[@Jimmycardcollector]

I was there on Friday. Wait it line was my first hour experience. Dealers had high prices in general and with the crowds were not negotiating much on vintage. Still, at the end of the day, I was able to get decent deals on some cards after several making offers. I could have done with less people!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@Jimmycardcollector congrats on making some deals! I agree, some dealers are willing to deal and some think it’s fine to be way over comps. Yeah crowd control and traffic was a huge issue! I’ll be making a winners and losers video tomorrow. Thanks for watching!

[@markfricke3451]

I bought the 1941 Bill Dickey SGC 3 and Lefty Gomez SGC 2 cards from one of those tables. He was good to deal with

[@ClementeCollector]

@@markfricke3451 congrats man!!! Yeah a lot of dealers were super nice to me!

[@Kenneth-nVA]

Thank you very much 🙌🏻 I love vintage that isn’t graded

[@ClementeCollector]

@@Kenneth-nVA Thanks for watching!

[@markdubowski1463]

Would you be able to tell me the name of the card shop with the yellow stickers at the beginning of the video....i can't read the tags.....thanks

[@ClementeCollector]

@@markdubowski1463 the baseball card story- is the second dealer I showed and the first dealer was sports card junction. Both had yellow tags so wasn’t sure which one you needed to know. Thanks for watching!

[@sportscardjunction6612]

Would it be the square looking yellow tags in the first portion? If so, that's us!

[@sportscardjunction6612]

Thanks for stopping by the booth!

[@ClementeCollector]

@@sportscardjunction6612 Thanks for letting me film the table and the conversation!

[@stuke1976]

Thanks for the footage Theo! Pretty high price on the Tag ons. Mantle Exhibit for $3200 was high.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@stuke1976 Yeah for sure! There definitely some reasonable prices and some dealers that are overpriced. Thanks for watching!

[@BugzMcgutz]

Thanks for taking the time to show the cases. Is there much raw vintage at the national?

[@ClementeCollector]

@@BugzMcgutz You’re very welcome! A lot of the raw vintage is in binders and boxes…. Seems like the big HOF cards are all getting graded now. But there are some just seems less and less.

[@JasonAaronGoldberg]

Thanks for the peek at some sweet Vintage! Enjoy the Natty.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@JasonAaronGoldberg No problem!!! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@nabzy28]

Great video and, yeah... I bailed right about 1pm yesterday. The sheer amount of people coming in that entrance way was just absolutely insane. I just saw video of the line to get in from about 11 am this morning and leaving a day earlier than I had planned was the correct decision. Got 2+ walks around the entire show floor between the Wed preview and the first half of Thursday and loved it. Cannot imagine what it is like in that place, right now, at 3pm EST as I post this. You could double that floor space with the number of attendees and buyers walking in and that's just crazy.

[@ClementeCollector]

Yes I agree, the space was too small for the numbers they had! I heard trade night was really bad, they had to turn ppl away and it was too crowded. I definitely enjoyed Wednesday the best, as far as foot traffic! Thanks for watching and letting me know your thoughts!

[@OhioCardVault]

Controlling corporate area size would definitely go a long way to getting more tables in, but i'm sure these companies are paying a premium for the space so i don't think NSCC will change their tune anytime soon. Unfortunate since the PSA area alone takes up 10-15 table spaces.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@OhioCardVault Yeah I agree, too much money to pass up. But I barely walked into it, I was there for cards! The hobby has gotten so big, the I X center may be too small, or as you said, they might want to rethink the corporate area. Thanks for watching!

[@paulkuntz1030]

im curious.....can you tell me how much a table costs at the national.......one guy said $3000......is that true?

[@jeffreydemarco8931]

I've been to that shop in pgh traded in all my othani acunas there seem nice

[@ClementeCollector]

Nice!!! Yeah they are super friendly, I’ll have to stop there and visit on a weekend.

[@MSgt_D]

You need to turn off the light on your camera, and/or increase the angle you're shooting from to reduce the glare. There's far too much glare in this.

[@ClementeCollector]

Okay, thanks for the feedback!

[@JohnSweeney-z6k]

Need to slow down

[@ClementeCollector]

@@JohnSweeney-z6k Will try to go slower next time. Thanks for watching!

[@findingmemo1791]

What is a fair price for a Clemente rookie card graded sgc 2? Thanks

[@ClementeCollector]

@@findingmemo1791 $1200 is fair, so anything lower would be great but obviously, don’t settle on something with bad eye appeal

[@flippingsteve9355]

I picked up a PSA 2 with good eye appeal for $1400 at the National.

[@Clayton-kf3su]

Got my ‘55 Clemente in 1980 when silver hit a then sky high $50. An ounce. He , the dealer, took $5.00 face value in silver coins. About $150. 40 years later I finally got it graded and got an SGC 4.5.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@Clayton-kf3su Sweet! I need a Time Machine!

[@j-sonS]

can you video and show the BBCE BOOTH? i have been online searching to see their booth for days.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@j-sonS so they had vertical showcases which isn’t great for filming and there prices were on the back. They did have some great cards! Thanks for watching!

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

never understood why people have a problem with no prices. everything is negotiable anyway so it's a lot of useless work for the dealer.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@ImOnlySIeeping I definitely get your point! Thanks for watching!

[@theybuythemforthegum3670]

Hi meet at this year national Channel is They buy them for the gum

[@ClementeCollector]

@@theybuythemforthegum3670 nice meeting you! I just subbed!!!

[@theybuythemforthegum3670]

thanks

[@brethenning9486]

You must of been on a motorcycle going by those cards. Well don't comment because I didn't subscribe to your channel.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@brethenning9486 hey no worries. There is an option to slow down videos. But I’ll take that feedback for the future.

[@Kaneda383]

Why even leave an obnoxious comment like that? Ungratefulness at its finest.

[@ClementeCollector]

@@Kaneda383 Thanks 👊🏻