Hello COMC Nation!
What a whirlwind last two weeks it has been!. It goes without saying that this year was by far the BEST National Sports Collector’s Convention yet for COMC. This year we saw eight COMC staff members make the cross-country trek to Atlantic City, New Jersey for the 37th Annual National Convention. 2016 marks the first year that COMC had a booth in the corporate area with the likes of Upper Deck, Panini and Topps.
Over the course of our five days at the convention, we met with hundreds of members of the COMC Nation, who shared their thoughts, suggestions and feedback with our staff. We gave away nearly 2,000 300-count boxes for collectors to fill up at the hundreds of booths around us. Even though we opted to not run a National Convention processing special, we accepted nearly a thousand pounds worth of consignment submissions. That’s simply a staggering amount of cards!
Tim & Steve share a laugh with a long time COMC consignor
In lieu of a processing special, this year we opted to run daily store credit giveaway drawings three times a day for a total of $400 a day as well as a grand prize drawing of $500 at the conclusion of the Convention. All those in attendance at The National who had a COMC account were eligible to enter and those who didn’t have a COMC account…well, let’s just say a lot of accounts were created! We had four computer stations set up at our booth for Convention goers to browse the COMC marketplace, sign up and/or manage their accounts and even print their submission paperwork.
In their sparse downtime, our team was able to enjoy the sights and sounds of Atlantic City at night. Under the hot Summer sun, they toured the Boardwalk, enjoyed popular local restaurants such as Kelsey’s (Soul & Comfort) and Angelo’s (Italian), and tested their luck at the local casinos.
We want to thank everyone who stopped by our booth and contributed in making our experience at The National the best one yet. We’ll be back next year in Chicago from July 26th-30th, 2017 for yet another Convention. We hope that you consider heading to the Windy City with us. No matter what you collect, there is nothing quite like the experience that is the Sports Collector’s Convention.
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