If it's May in Pittsburgh, there must be a show at Robert Morris University. The 35th edition of the long-running Pittsburgh Spring Spectacular returns this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with approximately 250 tables of sports cards and memorabilia and more than two dozen autograph guests. As usual, the show takes place inside the Charles Sewall Center on … [Read more...]
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Strongsville Show Returns in April
Focused primarily on vintage sports cards and memorabilia, the 2017 edition of the Ohio Sports Collector Show is set for April 21-23 in Strongsville. The show will again be held at the Holiday Inn Select on Royalton Road. The 130 dealer tables are sold out with more than 50 dealers, grading and authentication companies and auction houses expected to … [Read more...]
3-Day Show in Columbus Includes Bo, Bettis, Bosa
Bo Jackson, Jerome Bettis, Joey Bosa and Pete Rose will be among the headliners for the 4th annual Midwest Sports Spectacular autograph and card show in Columbus, OH January 20-22. The 25,000-square-foot dealer room will have over 40 dealers of vintage and current sports memorabilia. The show is expected to draw collectors and fans from across the Midwest to the Ohio State … [Read more...]
Long-Running Western IL Mall Show Returns
One of the country’s longest running sports card shows is set for later this month. The 29th annual Quincy (IL) Mall Baseball Card Show takes place January 28 and 29 with two former St. Louis Cardinals signing autographs. Ted Simmons will appear Saturday from 1-3 with Scott Spiezio wielding the pen on Sunday during the same time frame. Quincy Mall Property Manager Mike … [Read more...]
Notes: Thanksgiving Shows, Brown Signs (Finally), Curry’s Kindness
A tradition continues in Cincinnati this weekend with the annual three-day sports card show at Moeller High School. The ‘Thanksgiving Show’ has been a fixture since the late 1980s. Held in the school gym, the show usually draws a sizeable crowd. Several dozen dealers and about 150 tables worth of cards and memorabilia will be there. Autograph … [Read more...]
Washington State Sports Collectors Show is a Throwback
It’s a sports card and memorabilia show for collectors — hosted by collectors. And that’s the way organizers for the annual Washington State Sports Collectors Association’s Winter Convention like it. This year’s event will be held November 5-6 in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline. The Winter Convention began in 2007 and complements the Summer Convention, which has been held … [Read more...]
Annual St. Leanders Show Promotes Cards and Camaraderie
If you’re lamenting the good old days of sports card shows — where everybody knew your name, and items for sale were secondary to the conversation and the camaraderie — the St. Leanders Sports Collector Show in northern California is a place to rekindle old memories. The show returns to Ryan O’Connell Hall at St. Leander Church on November 26. It will be held in the parish … [Read more...]
New Promoter as Weeknight New Jersey Show Resumes
Can a Tuesday night sports card show survive? One did for many years in Parsippany, New Jersey. The show at the Police Athletic League began in 1981 and ran through the summer of 2015. This Tuesday night, October 4, one of the hobby’s longest running events of any kind will relaunch with a new promoter. Joe Drelich of East Coast Sports Marketing, which operates the larger … [Read more...]
Large One-Day Show Planned for May in PA
A large one-day sports card show is coming to Pennsylvania this spring. Fourteen autograph guests are slated to appear at the event, scheduled to be held at the BucksMont Indoor Sports Center in Hatfield, north of Philadelphia. Promoter Joe Reid has partnered with Poppel Sports and Autographs, which is scheduled for May 14 from 10 AM-6 PM. Admission will be free with 125 … [Read more...]
Chantilly Show Expands Space; Autograph Lineup Set
A bigger show floor, more dealers and more autograph guests await attendees at next month’s CSA Shows event at Chantilly, VA. Organizers say the showroom floor at the Dulles Expo Center near Washington has been renovated and expanded to include an additional 30,000 square feet. "The show room floor expansion will serve multiple purposes," stated CSA Shows' Joe Drelich. "It … [Read more...]
