One of the hobby's longest operating card shops is hoping to rebuild after a devastating fire. The owner of a nearby business spotted the fire early Wednesday morning at Cards-R-Fun in Nashville, TN, but by the time firefighters arrived, the shop--jammed with boxes of cards and other memorabilia---had suffered heavy smoke and some fire damage. Owner John Dunphy, a Vietnam … [Read more...] about Notes: Fire at Longtime Hobby Shop; Topps Names Card 1; Kobe Jersey Update; Emmitt Super Bowl TD Ball Auction
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Tennessee Show Draws Collectors, Hall of Famers While Remembering Founder
Even among guests like Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Rickey Handerson and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, there was one name on the mind of longtime collectors, dealers and hobbyists at this weekend's Music City Sports Collectibles and Autograph Show in Franklin, TN: Rich Altman. A fixture at larger shows across the country for more than 30 years, Altman grew the … [Read more...] about Tennessee Show Draws Collectors, Hall of Famers While Remembering Founder
New Home for Larger Nashville Shows Coming in 2022
The Nashville Sports Cards & Collectibles Show’s is moving its larger events to new digs. Promoter Jeff Roberts announced Thursday that the new Expo building at the Nashville Fairgrounds will hold three events next year while not totally saying goodbye to its longtime digs at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch, TN. Launched about ten years ago and held at the … [Read more...] about New Home for Larger Nashville Shows Coming in 2022
Music City Show Brings More Stars to Nashville Area
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
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
Nashville Card Show Turns Into Smash Hit
When he started the Nashville Sports Cards and Collectibles Show four years ago, Jeff Roberts was just hoping to have some fun. A collector at heart, he missed the days when he could regularly take a relatively short drive and spend a couple of hours browsing the aisles of a good card show and talking with fellow hobbyists. The show he and a friend started at … [Read more...] about Nashville Card Show Turns Into Smash Hit
Upper Deck Founder in Tea Party Dispute
Bill Hemrick, who made millions launching the Upper Deck Company in the late 1980s, is suing the National Tea Party movement's leader for backing out of a partnership deal and spreading defamatory comments about him. Hemrick, who now lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area, is a Tea Party backer. His suit claims he loaned money to the organization's founder, Judson … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Founder in Tea Party Dispute