A beautiful new modern mall called "The Factory" in Franklin, TN was the setting for the first ever 2019 Music City Sports Collectibles and Autograph Show, October 4-6. The show featured a wide assortment of sports collectibles from dealers traveling from New Jersey to Florida and many places in between, along with a sizeable number of autograph guests. Promoter Rich … [Read more...] about Music City Show Brings More Stars to Nashville Area
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Notes: Summit in Dallas; Stories Behind the Big Sales; Nashville Show Video
The 2018 Industry Summit opened Sunday night in Dallas. Beckett owns the Summit, which was originally the Hawaii Trade Conference with roots in the 1980s. It was resurrected in Las Vegas several years ago. Distributors, hobby shops, a couple of sports card manufacturers, the NFLPA, NBA and a few other hobby businesses are gathering for discussions, … [Read more...] about Notes: Summit in Dallas; Stories Behind the Big Sales; Nashville Show Video
St. Louis, Nashville Shows Set for This Weekend
Collectors in the middle of the country will have a couple of large sports card shows to attend this weekend. The Westport Sports Collectible and Autograph Convention returns to the St. Louis suburbs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. About 70 dealers are expected as well as the hobby's three main authenticators-PSA/DNA, James Spence and Beckett … [Read more...] about St. Louis, Nashville Shows Set for This Weekend
Editor’s Blog: Shows Remain Alive and Well
Back in the late 1970s and early 80s, when the internet was barely a gleam in the eyes of computer scientists, most sports collecting business was done through the pages of ads in printed publications and a newly blossoming market for “baseball card shows.” That’s what they were called then, although some were labeled “conventions,” which sounded a little more … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Shows Remain Alive and Well
Nashville Show’s Fall Event Draws Crowd of Dealers, Collectors
You can attend a card show in the Nashville suburbs twice a month but twice a year, the event supersizes to become the biggest one-day show in the country. The second of two such events in 2017 took place Saturday at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch. It was the largest in the four-year history of the show, with 180 tables jammed into two gymnasiums. Several … [Read more...] about Nashville Show’s Fall Event Draws Crowd of Dealers, Collectors