For the first time since May 2019, the big show is back in Pittsburgh and there’s been plenty of interest from collectors and dealers. Mainline Autographs, which took over what the hobby commonly referred to as the “Robert Morris Show,” is planning a three-day event at the Monroeville (PA) Convention Center September 17-19. It’s the 42nd edition of the area’s biggest … [Read more...] about Western Pennsylvania Show Set to Return with Sold Out Space, Strong Ticket Sales
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Promoters Cancel Greater Boston Show; Hopeful for Spring Event
It's not a surprise but another popular long-running sports card show has been canceled. The Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club Show announced Thursday that its annual November show would not be taking place due to restrictions on gatherings that are still in place in the state. The GBSCC began in the early 1970s with private gatherings of collectors. … [Read more...] about Promoters Cancel Greater Boston Show; Hopeful for Spring Event
Is The Show a Go? Depends on Where You Live, Size of Event
The hobby’s sports card show calendar remains, in a word, “fluid.” Some areas have been able to hold smaller events while others remain on hiatus because of restrictions on public gatherings and the status of some facilities. The JP Sports/Rock Solid Promotions show normally held at the Westchester County Center in New York is off for the remainder of 2020. … [Read more...] about Is The Show a Go? Depends on Where You Live, Size of Event
Notes: Ben Baller Set Coming; Amazon’s Top Sellers; Name Change=More $; Elite Goes eCommerce; Jacksonville Show
If you like Ben Baller's cards in the Topps Project 2020 series, you might be interested to know you'll soon be able to acquire some fresh material outside that arena. Baller (real name: Ben Yang) tweeted Tuesday that he's agreed to a deal with Topps for his own Chrome-branded baseball set. No details have been released yet. I am very proud to announce that I … [Read more...] about Notes: Ben Baller Set Coming; Amazon’s Top Sellers; Name Change=More $; Elite Goes eCommerce; Jacksonville Show
Whether Buying or Selling, Dealers Happy for Dallas Show’s Return
If this past weekend’s Dallas Card Show were, a restaurant or a hotel you would probably expect a five star rating. Vendors, card collectors and promoter Kyle Robertson all expressed a welcomed surprise for the success of the hobby’s first sizeable show to open its doors while the nation is still reeling from the pandemic. His event at the Delta Marriott Convention … [Read more...] about Whether Buying or Selling, Dealers Happy for Dallas Show’s Return
New HOFer Harold Carmichael Among Guests at Upcoming Philly Show
The Philly Show is back later this month, with autograph guests and dozens of dealer tables with cards and memorabilia descending on the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, PA. The 134th edition of the show takes place from February 28-March 1 and is the first of three such events each year. The three-day event has roots back in the 1970s when it was put on … [Read more...] about New HOFer Harold Carmichael Among Guests at Upcoming Philly Show
Long Running Ephrata Lions Club Show Returns for 2020
One of the hobby’s longest continually running sports card shows is back for another year with the the 41st annual Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show and Auction set for Saturday, March 28. The show has been held each year since 1979, with at least one autograph guest each year since 1980. A fundraiser for local kids’ charities, the event features over 70 dealer … [Read more...] about Long Running Ephrata Lions Club Show Returns for 2020
Long Beach Expo Returns This Week
It’s not just a sports card show, but with hundreds of dealers in the building, you’ll definitely find them there. The long-running Long Beach Expo returns this weekend to the city’s convention center, bringing over 500 of the world’s top dealers in sports, coins, currency and stamps to the west coast for a three-day event. The event takes place from Thursday, … [Read more...] about Long Beach Expo Returns This Week
VIDEO: 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention Opens in Chicago
Summer in Chicago can be a bear (that's with a small "b" but the other kind are not far away now that NFL training camps have opened). This time, the humidity is nowhere to be found. No thunderstorms either. It was a bright, beautiful 80 degrees when the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention opened Wednesday with its annual "Sneak Peek." For collectors … [Read more...] about VIDEO: 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention Opens in Chicago
Notes: USA Test Orr Brings $57,853; Cleveland Area Show Set; Fake Rings Seized by CBP
A recently-graded 1966-67 Topps USA Test Bobby Orr card was auctioned for $57,853 Monday night. Given an 8.5 rating by PSA, the card sold on eBay. It’s one of fewer than 100 ever graded by PSA and among the top known examples. Earlier this year, Lelands sold a PSA 9 copy of the same card for just over $204,000, which made it the second highest priced hockey card … [Read more...] about Notes: USA Test Orr Brings $57,853; Cleveland Area Show Set; Fake Rings Seized by CBP