An estimated 40,000 signatures from about 140 autograph signers will be inked for collectors inside the TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion at the 42nd annual National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, N.J.
This year marks the first time The National has been held in Atlantic City since 2016 as the 2020 event, scheduled for Atlantic City, was cancelled due to COVID. The 2021 National, held in Chicago, brought out the largest number of National attendees in years, plus strong sales, hype and more.
Optimism is sky high that this summer’s National also will be a home run.
“With half the country’s population within an eight-hour drive of Atlantic City, this year’s event looks to be very well attended and, based on [autograph ticket] pre-show sales, it looks
