It's not a surprise but another popular long-running sports card show has been canceled. The Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club Show announced Thursday that its annual November show would not be taking place due to restrictions on gatherings that are still in place in the state. The GBSCC began in the early 1970s with private gatherings of collectors. … [Read more...]
Is The Show a Go? Depends on Where You Live, Size of Event
The hobby’s sports card show calendar remains, in a word, “fluid.” Some areas have been able to hold smaller events while others remain on hiatus because of restrictions on public gatherings and the status of some facilities. The JP Sports/Rock Solid Promotions show normally held at the Westchester County Center in New York is off for the remainder of 2020. … [Read more...]
Notes: Ben Baller Set Coming; Amazon’s Top Sellers; Name Change=More $; Elite Goes eCommerce; Jacksonville Show
If you like Ben Baller's cards in the Topps Project 2020 series, you might be interested to know you'll soon be able to acquire some fresh material outside that arena. Baller (real name: Ben Yang) tweeted Tuesday that he's agreed to a deal with Topps for his own Chrome-branded baseball set. No details have been released yet. I am very proud to announce that I … [Read more...]
First Large Sports Card Show Since Pandemic Scheduled for This Weekend
As more and more of the restrictions are relaxed in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19, promoters are feeling enabled to resume their sports card shows. Among the first to test the waters is Kyle Robertson. The proprietor of the Dallas Card Show is back in business with an event scheduled for this weekend in nearby Allen, Texas. Robertson is believed to be the … [Read more...]
Chicago Sports Spectacular Cancelled but Some Upcoming Card Shows Still On For Now
(Updated: 3/12 6:15 PM) Concern over the impending spread of the Coronavirus is having major impacts in the sports world, where the NCAA decided to cancel all activities including the NCAA Tournament while the NBA and NHL both put their seasons on hold. While the numbers of people attending live events often reaches well into the thousands, organizers of slightly smaller … [Read more...]
Long Running Ephrata Lions Club Show Returns for 2020
One of the hobby’s longest continually running sports card shows is back for another year with the the 41st annual Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show and Auction set for Saturday, March 28. The show has been held each year since 1979, with at least one autograph guest each year since 1980. A fundraiser for local kids’ charities, the event features over 70 dealer … [Read more...]
Philly Show Draws Collectors, Autograph Seekers
With a history dating back to the 1970s, the Philly Show has evolved over the years but it’s still a drawing card for avid collectors and Philadelphia area fans. The last of three shows for 2019 took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday with over 170 booths and dealers from 18 different states, along with auction houses and authenticators. Emmitt Smith, Allen Iverson, Steve … [Read more...]
Emmitt, Eric, Iverson Among Autograph Signers at Philly Show
Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith, Allen Iverson and Eric Lindros are among the autograph guests at the latest edition of The Philly Show, set for this weekend. The trio are among more than two dozen autograph signers scheduled during the show’s three-day run at the Valley Forge Casino in King of Prussia, PA. Steve Garvey, Dave Parker, Jose Canseco, Gaylord Perry and Mercury … [Read more...]
Of 15 Cent Aaron Autographs and $1,000 Wagners: Article Features 1971 Southern California Card Show
When you’re lucky enough to find them, photos and stories of some of the earliest public sports collectors conventions are fascinating to see. Stacks of cards wrapped in rubber bands with little regard for condition. No top loaders. No plastic sheets and thus, no binders. No cello-wrapped boxes of new products. Most of the stories and whatever photographs … [Read more...]
2019 East Coast National Set for August
Two weeks after the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, another major show will set up shop in the shadows of New York City. The annual "East Coast National" from JP Sports and Rock Solid Promotions will bring some big name autograph guests and a large number of sports card and memorabilia dealers to the Westchester County Center in White Plains August … [Read more...]