There's a new show on the calendar for this spring. Run by the company that has been producing the Chicago Sports Spectacular, it's set for March 22-24 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, about 25 miles north of Miami. Few details have been released yet, but hours will be from 3:30-8:30 on Friday, 9-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. Admission is … [Read more...]
Bryant, ’85 Bears, Ex-ROYs Headline Chicago Show This Weekend
It’ll be an autograph-a-palooza in Chicago this weekend. Dozens of current and former athletes including a large delegation of the 2016 World Series champion Cubs and the 1985 Super Bowl winning Bears will be signing at the Stephens Convention Center as part of the three-day Chicago Sports Spectacular. Among the headliners is former Rookie of the Year and MVP … [Read more...]
Notes: Shows in Toronto, Chicago; Tech Changes in the Hobby; Illegible Autographs
A couple of shows brought out autograph signers and collectors over the weekend. Some social media activity from the Sports Card Expo in Toronto and the Fanatics Authentic event in Chicago... Having a blast at the Sport Card Expo in the International Centre. #sports as far as the eye can see! We're representing #Barrie folks! #FanCave @sportcardexpo A post shared … [Read more...]
Fanatics Chicago Show Returns This Weekend
The 2017 National isn't the only large sports collectors show in Chicago during the next several months. The spring edition of the Fanatics Sports Spectacular (formerly the Sun-Times Show) returns this weekend (March 17-19). Held at the Stephens Convention Center in suburban Rosemont, the same venue that will host the NSCC in late July, the Fanatics show will draw a … [Read more...]
Long Lines at Chicago Show Leave Collectors Frustrated
Angry collectors took to social media after lines to gain entry and pick up prepaid autograph tickets at the Fanatics Authentic show in Chicago bogged down Friday night. Several members of the Cubs World Series championship team were signing autographs at the Stephens Convention Center which caused a predictable crush but some collectors came up empty handed when they … [Read more...]
3-Day Show Returns to Chicago
Over 70 athletes, including more than a dozen current Chicago Cubs and the bulk of the 1980 Miracle on Ice team members will be among the autograph guests for this weekend’s Fanatics Authentic Show in Chicago. The show opens late Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Dealers from across the country will be set up along … [Read more...]
Chicago Turns Out for Cubs, Manning Autographs
If you were a vintage sports card dealer who didn’t do much this past weekend, you missed out on a potentially profitable weekend. The Fanatics Sports Spectacular at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont is built around a few dozen autograph guests—including numerous Hall of Famers in every major sport—who get paid to sign. However, the show crowd always includes some … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning Set to Sign at Fanatics Chicago Show
Newly retired quarterback Peyton Manning may not be sure exactly what he plans on doing with the rest of his life but later this month, he’ll be in Chicago for a rare public autograph appearance at the 2016 Fanatics Authentic spring show. The company has Manning under an exclusive autograph deal. He’ll appear Sunday from 12 PM to 1:30, signing for attendees who will pay $299 … [Read more...]
Collectors Turn Out for Autographs at Chicago Show
Not everyone was watching the NCAA Tournament all weekend. The Fanatics Sports Spectacular in suburban Chicago brought thousands of collectors to the Stephens Convention Center for the annual spring show. Over 300 tables manned by about 160 dealers had new and old cards and memorabilia but for many, the Fanatics shows are all about the autographs...and where else but at an … [Read more...]
Notes: Leaf Paige Listed; Chicago Show Update, Rogers Foreclosures, New Shop
They don't come up for sale very often but a very respectable--and apparently freshly graded-- 1949 Leaf Satchel Paige card graded SGC 45 has been listed on eBay. It quickly soared past $7,000, with bidding set to run through Sunday. An SGC 84 (7) sold in November for over $38,000. ------- One current and one former Steelers player are off the guest list for the … [Read more...]