It’ll be an autograph-a-palooza in northwest Ohio during the first week in August. While the National Sports Collectors Convention lineup includes over 100 guests, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in nearby Canton will also have a major signing event on Saturday, August 4. The annual “Gold Jackets Autograph Session” is sponsored by Panini America. Dozens of Hall of … [Read more...] about Gold Jacket Autograph Sessions Bring Nearly 50 Hall of Famers to Canton
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2 Autograph Sessions on Tap at Pro Football Hall
Down the road from the National Sports Collectors Convention, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will welcome seven new members later this summer. A pair of autograph sessions with new and returning Hall of Fame players will be taking place, too. The Class of 2018 will appear on Thursday, August 2 for an afternoon signing event but tickets—even at $500 a pop—sold out … [Read more...] about 2 Autograph Sessions on Tap at Pro Football Hall
Massive Crowd for Mike Smith Triple Crown Poster Signing at Santa Anita
Jockey Mike Smith, who rode Justify to a Triple Crown, came to Santa Anita Park on Saturday to do some more racing and sign some autographs. Make that a lot of autographs. Moments after the gates opened at 10 AM, a huge line formed as fans lined up to get the free Triple Crown poster and autograph from Smith. HUGE wraparound crowd of fans @santaanitapark … [Read more...] about Massive Crowd for Mike Smith Triple Crown Poster Signing at Santa Anita
Prescott, His People, Panini Gather for Hours-Long Autograph Session
There were witnesses. There were agents. There were a LOT of football cards... and enough markers to keep the fresh ink flowing. Hoping to put an embarrassing situation behind them, Dak Prescott, two of his representatives and officials from Panini America sat down late last week to complete what appears to have been a marathon autograph session. The … [Read more...] about Prescott, His People, Panini Gather for Hours-Long Autograph Session
Autographs Draw Collectors to NSCC
The National Sports Collectors Convention was a long way from home for Mark and Jackie Mitchell. The husband and wife duo made their way to the 37th National in Atlantic City all the way from Michigan. Mark is an avid sports collector. He has collected cards for years but his true passion is autographs. Mark is an engineer and is the proud owner of a collection … [Read more...] about Autographs Draw Collectors to NSCC
Free Signers Named for Wednesday Sessions at NSCC
The 2016 National Sports Collectors Convention will again kick off with some free autograph signers appearing Wednesday night. The NSCC has tabbed Hockey Hall of Famer Eddie Giacomin, 1974 National League MVP Steve Garvey and Philadelphia’s own “Wild Thing”, reliever Mitch Williams for this year’s show in Atlantic City. Only attendees who have purchased any of the … [Read more...] about Free Signers Named for Wednesday Sessions at NSCC
Beckham’s Late Arrival for Autograph Signing Causes Tension
New York Giants’ receiver Odell Beckham Jr. showed up more than four hours late to an autograph session Tuesday in Scranton, PA, according to news reports, causing tempers to flare. More than 300 fans paid for tickets to meet the rookie at The Mall at Steamtown, many of them taking out their frustrations on the promoter. Fans in a long line told local media they didn’t … [Read more...] about Beckham’s Late Arrival for Autograph Signing Causes Tension
Former Expo Valentine Part of Past Pros Team
Former Major League All-Star Ellis Valentine has co-founded PastPros.com, a website that connects fans and collectors directly to former professional athletes for authentic, signed memorabilia and for autograph submissions. Past Pros hosts individual pages for former players. Each former pro stocks and prices their stores themselves, with items ranging from signed baseball … [Read more...] about Former Expo Valentine Part of Past Pros Team
Autograph Guests at Chicago Show
Several dozen current and former athletes were signing autographs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular (formerly the Sun-Times show) at the Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. Fanatics plans several shows, each with a large autograph guest list, at different locations in the eastern half of the country this year including Philadelphia, … [Read more...] about Autograph Guests at Chicago Show
Arrest Warrant Issued for New York Dealer
Authorities are looking for the former owner of an upstate New York sports memorabilia shop accused of defrauding customers. As we reported last summer, Donald “Brendon” Brownson II, 40, was charged with third-degree grand larceny after closing his Omega Sports store in Queensbury, NY and failing to return over $8,000 worth of sports cards, autographed baseballs and other … [Read more...] about Arrest Warrant Issued for New York Dealer