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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Strongsville Show Set for March 29-31
The 2019 Ohio Sports Collector Convention, better known to hobby veterans as “Strongsville” will return for its annual three-day run late next month. Held at the Holiday Inn Select in the Cleveland suburbs, the show suffered a tragic blow in early January when promoter Paul Fusco passed away suddenly, but the event will continue March 29, 30 and 31. The show’s niche … [Read more...]
Philly Show Returns to Newly-Renovated Casino Convention Center
After being forced to another location by last year’s flooding, the tri-annual Philly Show will return to the newly renovated 54,000 square-foot Valley Forge Casino Convention Center March 1-3. The Philly Show remains one of the oldest shows in the country with roots dating back to the mid-1970s when it was run by the Eastern Pennsylvania Sports Collectors … [Read more...]
Three-Day Show Planned for Dallas Area in April
A major sports card and memorabilia show in Texas has been scheduled for April 26-28. The three-day event will take place at the Comerica Stars Center in Frisco, about 28 miles north of Dallas. Promoters Kyle Robertson and Leon Luckey, who have been running monthly shows in Frisco, say the new event will offer about 200 tables with several autograph guests … [Read more...]
‘East Coast National’ Returns in August
Two weeks after the National Sports Collectors Convention wraps up in Cleveland, another major show sets up shop in New York. The annual “East Coast National” takes place August 17-19 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The long-running event is a continuation of shows operated by Gloria Rothstein many years ago. About 350 booths will be set up with … [Read more...]
Chantilly Show Set for This Weekend; NFL Draft Picks, HOFers Set to Sign
Over 100 dealers from 18 different states and at least 75 autograph guests will settle into the Dulles Expo Center starting Friday for CSA Shows’ latest event at Chantilly, VA, in the shadows of Washington, D.C., site of this year’s All-Star Game. The show kicks off Friday, July 13 from 2-8 PM. Ssturday hours are 9 AM to 5 PM and the show will be open Sunday from … [Read more...]