Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio: Robert Klevens, Prestige Collectibles, Japanese Sports Cards

The owner of Prestige Collectibles was at the National Sports Collectors Convention with an expansive booth full of Japanese sports cards. Klevens has been buying them for almost 35 years.

It’s a hobby he took up while living in Japan. He spent six years living there while running Tokyo’s largest card shop, The Ball Park. Now, he makes regular trips to the Far East from his Ft. Lauderdale, FL home to uncover cards and memorabilia.

It’s great to have the opportunity to talk with Robert.

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It begs the question, are his customers here in the States or halfway around the world?

“I have some customers in Japan, but mainly Americans,” explained Kleven, while conducting business at his booth not far from the front entrance. “There is a lot of interest in Sadaharu Oh cards, the Japanese home run king, items from when Babe Ruth toured Japan and the current list of Japanese MLB players.”

Shohei Ohtani’s success in the States has been a boon for Klevens and his business, which features primarily cards from various sports that were released in Japan.

Klevens noted that Americans have long been fascinated with Japanese culture and Japanese sports fans love baseball and follow MLB players. It’s a crossover.

“A lot of Americans also visit Japan and attend games there,” said Klevens.

Rick and Robert talk about that and a lot more.

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio: Rich Mueller, Sports Collectors Daily, on 2024 NSCC

With a week until the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, joined by Rick Mueller, editor of Sports Collectors Daily, to talk about the show and more.

This year, back in Cleveland, July 24-28, the National Sports Collectors Convention stands as an annual rendezvous for collectors, dealers, and all enthusiasts passionate about trading cards, autographs, and related memorabilia. In 1980, a small group of collectors convened in a modest hotel ballroom at the Los Angeles International Airport Marriott, marking the inaugural National Sports Collectors Convention.

Since those humble beginnings, The National has evolved into an extravagant, once-a-year event, now recognized as the premier showcase in the collectibles industry.To ensure the participation of collectors and exhibitors from across the nation, the founders made a visionary decision—the event would travel to different locations.

Rick and Rich talk about the show, Cleveland as a host city, what to look for and prices of various things, including autographs.

Going to be a huge week of sports collecting. Sports Collectors Daily will have all the coverage you can handle.

Mueller spent nearly 30 years as a television sports anchor and reporter and online journalist is President of Sports Collectors Daily Incorporated and the editor of SportsCollectorsDaily.com. He has earned numerous honors throughout his career including several prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards for sports reporting. Go to SportsCollectorsDaily.com to subscribe, for daily updates.

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio 7/2/23 - Rich Mueller, Sports Collectors Daily, The National and More

Rich Mueller, the publisher of Sports Collectors Daily joins Rick this week to talk about the upcoming National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, the sports collecting industry and more.

For over 17 years, Sports Collectors Daily gives readers a heaping helping of sports collecting news daily. They publish completely original sports collecting news stories you won’t see anywhere else.

At least 20 fresh pieces of content are added over the course of one week alone thanks in part to some talented writers, contacts inside and outside the industry and a good old fashioned nose for news. No other site can match the professional experience and journalistic quality of Sports Collectors Daily. We set the standard. As one reader put it, SC Daily is “the Wall Street Journal for our industry.”

Rich Mueller, who spent nearly 30 years as a television sports anchor and reporter and online journalist is President of Sports Collectors Daily Incorporated and the editor of SportsCollectorsDaily.com. He has earned numerous honors throughout his career including several prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards for sports reporting.

The National Sports Collectors Convention is an annual gathering of collectors, dealers and any other groups interested in collecting trading cards, autographs and other related memorabilia.

In 1980 a group of collectors gathered in a small hotel ballroom at the Los Angeles International Airport Marriott for what became the 1st National Sports Collectors Convention. From that, The National has grown into a once a year extravaganza that is the premier showcase event of the collectibles industry. Seeking to involve collectors from around the country, founders of the National stipulated that the event should move around the country to insure all collectors and exhibitors could participate. Early Nationals were held in St Louis, Chicago, Detroit as well as the NY metropolitan area.

Chicago is the site for NSCC 2023.

Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio 8/10/19 - National Sports Collectors Convention

Rick was in Chicago last week at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

The 40th National Sports Collectors Convention (The National) returned to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, July 31 - August 4, 2019. The National is an annual gathering of sports fans, collectors, dealers and other groups interested in collecting trading cards, autographs and other vintage and current memorabilia.

Open to the public, the convention center was transformed into a collector's paradise utilizing over 400,000 square feet, including 650 high profile exhibitors from around the country who will be buying, selling and trading sought after sports and entertainment collectibles. Children 12 and under get in FREE all week!
 
“The National Sports Collectors Convention is the sports and entertainment industry’s largest collectibles annual premier event.” said John Broggi NSCC Promoter. “We are excited to have Chicago play host to some of the greatest sports vintage memorabilia in existence.”

High-profile corporate collectible exhibitors include; the leading signature and game-used authentication companies, collectible auction houses, appraisal companies, licensed trading card manufacturers, collectible insurance companies, collectible trade publications and national memorabilia companies.

Rick and Sully spend the entire segment this week, talking about The National and the sports collecting industry.

Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio 8/3/19 - Rick at NSCC with Steve Grad

A special segment this week as Rick is live at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago.

He is joined by Beckett authenticator, Steve Grad. You have seen Steve on Pawn Stars and other places. This a great talk as Steve is candid about problems in the autograph and sports collectibles industry.

How to spot a fake? What is Steve seeing at The National? What is getting faked?

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