One benefit of attending a sports card show is the opportunity to find a little bit of everything. Each table usually has a different variety of cards and memorabilia of all major sports, from raw to slabs, vintage to modern, low end to high end. One common denominator at most shows these days is the "dollar box." It's become a generic term for multi-row boxes of … [Read more...] about Dollar Boxes are Priceless at Card Shows
Why Your Sports Collection Needs to Be Part of an Estate Plan
Sports collectors usually enjoy showing off or talking about their baseball cards or autographed memorabilia, but in some instances, their children, spouses, or heirs aren't quite as enthusiastic. Some don't give a hoot. It can pose one of many problems when a sports collector passes away and family members are clueless in what to do with that basement full of "sports … [Read more...] about Why Your Sports Collection Needs to Be Part of an Estate Plan
Dealers Appreciate Relative Stability in Vintage Market
There is enough variety of modern and ultra-modern baseball cards to make a collector’s head spin. Among the many choices are base cards, mountains of parallels, image variations, autographs, memorabilia cards, autographed memorabilia cards and even inserts and parallels that are only available in certain configurations or sold in certain places. Vintage cards seem quaint by … [Read more...] about Dealers Appreciate Relative Stability in Vintage Market
Pittsburgh 600 Card Show Draws Thousands to Area Mall
Like a lot of shopping malls these days, Washington Crown Center is past its prime as a shopping destination but last weekend, the mall came alive as The Pittsburgh Card Show hosted its annual Pittsburgh 600. The two-day extravaganza, about 45 minutes south of the city, hosted 286 dealers from 23 states and featured 679 tables of baseball cards from all eras, sports … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh 600 Card Show Draws Thousands to Area Mall
Trade Nights Are More Than Just Trading Baseball Cards
Sports collecting has always been a community-based hobby. Many collectors and dealers enjoy showing each other their card collections and talking about the hobby as much as selling or buying cards. That may be why trade nights have become popular over the last several years. Informal gatherings to trade cards have been going on for decades but organized versions have become … [Read more...] about Trade Nights Are More Than Just Trading Baseball Cards
Smaller Card Shows Thrive in an Era of Big Business
More than 120,000 sports collectors from around the world scoured over 650,000 square-feet of sports cards and memorabilia last week at the National Sports Collectors Convention. There were corporate booths, big spenders, dozens of autograph signers and live case breaks. Large collector shows, such as The National offer acres of products in every category of sports … [Read more...] about Smaller Card Shows Thrive in an Era of Big Business