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Some 2022 highlights for me and my collection:

• I sent out the most requests and got more mail back in 2022 than I have in any previous year:
  
  
  
  
• We added Completed Set functionality to the site and I finished my 4th set this week.
  
  I have been working on the 44 card 1993 Pro Line Portraits set since they came out in 1993. For about 5 years Wilber Marshall (Super Bowl champ linebacker with the Bears + Redskins) was the last card I needed. I had never seen this card signed up until this month and he is not exactly easy to find these days, so I quickly acquired when I did. This is my 4th completed signed set.
  
  
  
  
• I went to card shows this year - after years of not going.
  
  The National Sports Collectors Convention was in my home state of NJ, so I spent a full day attending my 4th National.
  
  
  
  For over 30 years, there has been smaller local show in North Jersey (Garfield, NJ) that runs on Sundays twice a month. I got to attend it a few times this year with my son (now 11) this fall and got to meet some long time SCN members there.
  
  
  
  
• I made some more progress with my multi-signed card collection (It is definitely getting tougher, especially on those 1980 Topps basketball tri-cards):
  
  
  
  
  
  

For 2023:

• I spent a bunch of time in 2022 working on making performance improvements and on the administrative functionality for the site. I am hoping to roll out some fun new features for members in the upcoming year.
  
  
• I am planning to try to trade more cards + autographs this year and write to more players
  
  
• I am really close to finishing 2 more sets and I am still on the hunt for the following signed cards:
  -- 1992 Pro Line Portraits Al Davis
  -- 1977 Topps/ O-Pee-Chee Glossy Inserts (Round Corners) Ken Dryden
  -- 1977 Topps/ O-Pee-Chee Glossy Inserts (Round Corners) Denis Potvin
  
  
  
  
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  Support for Completed Sets
  Monday, December 19, 2022
  Posted by jaygross
  Comments: 1
  
  Way back in 2010, I got really ambitious and launched my favorite SCN feature - Card Sets and Wantlists on SCN. It has massively helped me personally make progress on some signed sets.
  
  

  Something nice we didn't think of

  Long time SCN member pdg16 made a suggestion last month on our message board:
  
  I have been lucky enough to finish a few sets being completely signed but would like a way to display that on my wantlist page. Once you complete a set it drops off my list completely. It would also be great to see sets that other members have completed.
  
  Finishing a set is a HUGE accomplishment and I think it is a great idea!
  
  

  The Solution

  pdg16's suggestion is to have the completed set on the My Wantlist page (as shown below):
  
  
  
  We added a new button called "Mark Set as Complete" on the Card Set page below (shown in the red box):
  
  
  
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  2022 National Sports Collectors Convention
  Friday, July 29, 2022
  Posted by jaygross
  Comments: 2
  
  Yesterday I made the 2.5 hour car ride to and from Atlantic City, NJ for my 5th trip to the National Sports Collectors Convention. Previous years I have attended:
  
  • Cleveland in 2007
  • Baltimore in 2010
  • Baltimore in 2012
  • Atlantic City in 2016
  This show was originally scheduled in Atlantic City for August 2020, but it was cancelled due to the COVID epidemic. While I have went to a few smaller card shows in NJ and bought lots of items online since 2016, it is pretty different than the "National".
  
  I get there early and they have everyone with General Admission tickets wait about 20 minutes to enter:
  
  
  I noticed a few things as I began walking around:
  • It wasn't all guys in their 40's, 50's and 60's - there were families (wives and kids). I saw many more teenagers at this show than in previous years.
  • It was really busy for a Thursday - there was a huge swarm of folks ready to enter at 10am (and it stayed busy all day).
  • The corporate sponsorship is a main thing - from the banners all over the convention center to the wrist bands.
  • It also seems like there are a lot more companies offering grading services and online marketplaces.
  • From what I saw, dealers were selling roughly 60% newer cards, 40% vintage. I would think it was the opposite ratio at my last National.
  • Prices on items seemed really HIGH consistently. And every dealer had display cases loaded with high end slabbed cards.
  • There were fewer dealers selling autographed cards than what I remember and the selection was considerably less than what I saw in Baltimore in 2010-2012. I guess we've collectively picked over the best inventories since then.
  • There was NO INTERNET OR PHONE RECEPTION for just about anyone. Not being able to look up my wantlists or playing signing habits on SCN was definitely a challenge. Dealers had problems charging folks credit cards.
  
  Some stuff I saw walking around:
  
  I walked by a booth and there was a gathering of folks. So I looked over and see Run TMC (Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway, and Mitch Richmond) signing for folks who bought something called Flex:
  
  
  
  I am not really into new cards, but it was interesting to see a whole display case of signed Derek Jeter rookie cards (at $3K a piece):
  
  
  
  For us crazy signed set collectors, I am sure many of us wonder what completed sets are worth. This guy had some for sale:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I bought stuff, but not as much as previous years:
  
  
  
  I wound up buying mostly cards to send off for TTM requests or things I liked. All of it was pretty low end:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Post show thoughts:
  
  
  • It was really nice to get to meet a few SCN members. Without question this was the highlight of the show for me.
  • It is awesome there is so much interest in sports collectibles and people were definitely buying things. I wouldn't have thought this would be a reality in 2019.
  • The show seemed bigger, more commercial, and with fewer deals than at previous National shows I have been to. I came with the intention to pick up a bunch of items, but I would up spending more on admission + parking + tolls than on purchases.
  • I rarely buy from dealers that do not put prices on their cards and I noticed this from other buyers too.
  • I was exhausted and burnt out by the end of the 7 hour marathon. It was just so crowded and some folks needed some/better deodorant.
  • I realize now that I like going to these mega-shows with other collectors I know rather than walking around solo. I tried to convince a few folks to go with me, but they couldn't take off of work.
  
  
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