It was the year of the bi-centennial. Jimmy Carter had just been elected president. Apple and Microsoft both incorporated. 1976 also marked the debut of a sports card show that’s still running 47 years later. The Cranston (RI) Sports Collectors Show is older than the National and is the oldest charity-oriented sports card show in North America. The 2023 … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Show Back for a 47th Year
Cranston Sports Card Show
Cranston Promoter Adds Fall Show
One of the country’s oldest annual sports card shows will add a second event this year. The Cranston (RI) Sports Card Show, traditionally held the weekend of the Super Bowl, will hold a second two-day event on October 1 and 2. The fall show will also take place inside the gymnasium at Coventry High School. "After our February, 2022 show the biggest request by … [Read more...] about Cranston Promoter Adds Fall Show
Notes: Beware of Secondary Source National Tickets
If you don’t have yours yet, beware of fake tickets to the National Sports Collectors Convention. After announcing Sunday that all multi-day packages were sold out, show organizers say they’ve seen numerous offers from private sellers offering VIP and five-day early entry passes posted on the show’s Facebook page. “Most of these offers are from names which have not … [Read more...] about Notes: Beware of Secondary Source National Tickets
Notes: Cranston, Houston Shows; Topps 70th Anniversary Party
It was a big weekend at the annual Cranston (RI) show. It's a charitable event that's been held each year since 1976. The two-day event took place at the Coventry High School Gym in Coventry, RI. Saturday's turnout surpassed the entire weekend of any past show. At NRG Arena in Houston, it was a three-day show put on by TriStar Productions. View this … [Read more...] about Notes: Cranston, Houston Shows; Topps 70th Anniversary Party
Cranston Sports Card Show Returns in February
It’s been a fixture on the sports collecting calendar since Roger Staubach and the Dallas Cowboys met Terry Bradshaw and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X. The Cranston Sports Card Show is not only older than the National, it’s one of the five longest running shows in the hobby. The annual event is set to return February 5 and 6 at the Coventry High School Gym … [Read more...] about Cranston Sports Card Show Returns in February
Venerable Cranston Show Shifts To Summer For 2021
It’s being held at a different time of year, but the 45th Cranston Sports Card Show promises to remain the classic that Tom McDonough started in 1976. The annual show in Rhode Island, typically held during Super Bowl weekend, had to be delayed this year because of COVID-19. But now that restrictions have been eased, show director Mike Mangasarian, who took over operations of … [Read more...] about Venerable Cranston Show Shifts To Summer For 2021
Cranston Card Show Returns In February With More Dealers, More Features
Revamped and rejuvenated. The 42nd annual Cranston Sports Card show returns during Super Bowl weekend, and organizer Mike Mangasarian is bubbling with enthusiasm for the Feb. 1-2 event at Coventry High School in Rhode Island. “We were known as the Little Rhody show,” Mangasarian said. “It ain’t little no more.” Mangasarian, 64, said he sold out all 130 tables for … [Read more...] about Cranston Card Show Returns In February With More Dealers, More Features