MLB's 'Carded' goes to the greatest card show on the planet

If you're a baseball card collector, a memorabilia connoisseur, or are simply an adventurer looking for sports gear you never knew existed, well, The National is for you. The annual card show -- known officially as The National Sports Collectors Convention -- was in Atlantic City, N.J., earlier this year and MLB.TV's Carded made sure to be on the ground taking in the sights.

What's the event all about? Check out the video above.

Of course, it's not just famous baseball cards at the show -- many former stars who appeared on the cards were in attendance, too. Bill Madlock, along with Hall of Famers Chipper Jones, Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, all tore open some wax to share some stories from their playing days:

One of the biggest trends in card collecting in recent years has been the "box break." But what does that mean exactly? We sat down with MacKenzie Eller of Layton Sports Cards to go hunting for a Wander Franco rookie card and find out a little bit more about what a break actually is:

If you're a fan of oddities -- like, say, a Loch Ness monster baseball card -- you've probably picked up a few packs of Topps' Allen and Ginter cards. It's not just for fun, though. There's a lot of history in each pack of baseball players and historical weirdness as you'll see in the video below:

Finally, Royals rookie Bobby Witt Jr. came by to talk about his card collecting habits. The infield phenom, who grew up collecting Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler and Michael Young cards, discusses how he designed his very own Crown collection set for Topps, and just what it's like to rip open a pack and find your dad's face staring back at you:

MLB.TV subscribers can watch every full episode of Carded here.