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Notes: CSA, Long Beach Shows Ahead; Summit Grabs Bench; Special Vintage Pack; Pucks at Auction

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The summer edition of the CSA Show gets underway this weekend in Chantilly, VA.

300 tables of modern and vintage cards and memorabilia will be filled at the Dulles Expo Center.

Over 70 athletes will sign autographs during the show’s three-day run including several former 1970s Steelers greats, Robin Yount, Andre Dawson, Tyreek Hill, Micah Parsons, Jalen Hurts and dozens of other current and former stars.

Hours are 3-8 PM Friday, 9-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. Tickets are $10 with a sneak peek kicking things off at 1 PM Friday. Tickets that include the early entry are $25.

The Long Beach Expo collectibles show is set to open Thursday, June 30.

As usual, dealers in cards, coins, stamps and other items are part of the event.

In addition to the traditional buying/selling/trading on the show floor, James Worthy and Lamar Odom will be signing autographs.  Odom will be signing on Thursday from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Worthy will appear on Saturday, July 2, from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

PSA will be doing on-site grading at the show.

Hours are 10 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, and Friday, July 1, and from 10 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2. The Long Beach Expo will take place in Hall C at the Long Beach Convention Center – Hall C.

Johnny Bench

Johnny Bench will be the keynote speaker and do a meet-and-greet at this year’s Industry Summit.

This year’s conference takes place October 2-5 at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, preceded on September 30-October 1 by an open-to-the-public card show where Bench will be among those signing autographs.

The Summit is a B2B conference for retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and industry service providers.

The lone pack of 1961-62 Fleer Basketball with Wilt Chamberlain’s rookie card showing on the front has been consigned to Heritage Auctions and will be up for bid later this summer. The pack is graded PSA 8.

A big stack of goal pucks from this season’s NHL games are up for auction through MeiGray.

Among those on the block is the one that resulted in Auston Matthews’ 233rd career goal.

Matthews was named winner of the Hart Trophy as league MVP this week.

Minimum bids start at $50. Bidding runs through July 7.

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