It’s a sports card and memorabilia show for collectors — hosted by collectors. And that’s the way organizers for the annual Washington State Sports Collectors Association’s Winter Convention like it. This year’s event will be held November 5-6 in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline. The Winter Convention began in 2007 and complements the Summer Convention, which has been held … [Read more...]
Annual St. Leanders Show Promotes Cards and Camaraderie
If you’re lamenting the good old days of sports card shows — where everybody knew your name, and items for sale were secondary to the conversation and the camaraderie — the St. Leanders Sports Collector Show in northern California is a place to rekindle old memories. The show returns to Ryan O’Connell Hall at St. Leander Church on November 26. It will be held in the parish … [Read more...]
Kidney Issues Don’t Keep This Hobbyist Down
Negotiating prices with tough customers is nothing compared to what Georgia card show promoter/collector/dealer Frank Moiger deals with each day. The 60-year-old Knoxville, TN native is on kidney dialysis—and has been for much of his adult life. Three nights a week, he goes through six hours of the life-preserving procedure at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. He’s on a kidney … [Read more...]
Chantilly Show Expands Space; Autograph Lineup Set
A bigger show floor, more dealers and more autograph guests await attendees at next month’s CSA Shows event at Chantilly, VA. Organizers say the showroom floor at the Dulles Expo Center near Washington has been renovated and expanded to include an additional 30,000 square feet. "The show room floor expansion will serve multiple purposes," stated CSA Shows' Joe Drelich. "It … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Fundraising Show Has Long History
The Shikellamy (PA) High School band will have a little more money in its budget again this year thanks to sports card collectors and dealers who turned out for the latest edition of a long-running card and memorabilia show. Held in January, the show sometimes has to contend with weather issues in east central Pennyslvania, but this year that wasn't a problem. Prices for … [Read more...]
Cranston Sports Collectors Show Returns for 40th Event
There are some great traditions during Super Bowl week. Media day. Commercials. The halftime show. And oh, yeah, the game. But for the last 40 years, collectors in New England have another Super Bowl tradition. It’s the annual Cranston Sports Collectors Show, which is run by the St. Joseph’s Men’s Guild and benefits the Immaculate Conception Church in Cranston, Rhode … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Free Autograph Guest Sends ’em Home Happy
For the first time ever, our show venture at the Southfork Hotel in Plano, TX had an autograph guest and I’d consider it a success all around. We were thrilled when Lindy McDaniel, who, according to one rating measure on BaseballReference.com, is ranked as the 13th greatest reliever ever, agreed to be our first guest. He was extremely gracious to all who came. He even … [Read more...]
Long-Running Michigan Show Settled in New Home
If you’re a dealer or collector, especially if you call the Midwest home, you’ve probably heard of the Gibraltar Trade Center card shows. A hobby fixture for more than 20 years, the monthly show near Detroit was one of the longest-running events in the hobby. Dealers and collectors came from several states and the shows featured regular autograph guests. However, the … [Read more...]
Rich’s Ramblings: The Show Review Edition
It is now about 24 hours after our 1st Adat Chaverim Brotherhood Baseball Card and Sports Memorabilia show (the Plano, TX Card Show) has concluded and I'm personally exhausted but I'm happy to say we deposited twice my stated goal into our brotherhood (Men's Club) bank account and we're going to have extra money to help some kids go to camp. We’ve chronicled the progress of … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club Show Should Rock
The timing couldn’t be much better. The Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club’s 28th New England National show will get underway less than 36 hours after the Red Sox clinched the 2013 World Series and first at home since Babe Ruth was a member of the team. The popular show kicks off this weekend at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA and you can probably guess … [Read more...]