A 300-table show returns to Stamford, CT this weekend. The Northeast Sports Card Expo’s latest stop is at the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club, a venue with 30,000 square-feet of space. The show is the largest in Connecticut. The Saturday-Sunday event follows a similar show at the facility in May. Brothers Steve, Tom and George Pepdjonovic have been … [Read more...] about Connecticut Show Set for This Weekend
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NYC Area’s Two Big Weekend Sports Shows a Definite Contrast
Metropolitan New York hosted two major sports collectible events the weekend of August 16-18, the first such collision for any area: the East Coast National at the Westchester County Center in White Plains (a close suburb of New York City) and Fanatics Fest in Manhattan at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. On paper, the two events could not be more … [Read more...] about NYC Area’s Two Big Weekend Sports Shows a Definite Contrast
Mid-Year Chantilly Show Draws Collectors to Northern VA
The National Sports Collectors Convention may be just a month away but there are other multi-day events leading up to Cleveland. The CSA show at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA wrapped up Sunday after a three-day run. The show, with roots dating back decades, draws dealers and collectors from across the country. "There was a great crowd here," Ashish Jai … [Read more...] about Mid-Year Chantilly Show Draws Collectors to Northern VA
Northeast Show Set for MA Stop This Weekend
Thinking a little outside the box has worked well for promoters of the fast-growing Northeast Sports Card Expo and their latest show is set for this weekend. Billed as "New England's biggest card show," the event at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center in Marlborough, MA will host over 400 vendor tables on nearly 50,000 square-feet of exhibition space … [Read more...] about Northeast Show Set for MA Stop This Weekend
A Visit to a Couple of NYC Card Shows in 1980
It was the last year before the floodgates began to open in the baseball card manufacturing business. Until 1980, Fleer was known mostly for gum and Donruss for non-sports cards. Set collectors dominated the customer base although some collecting favorite players or teams. Media coverage of sports card shows (back then most just called them "baseball card shows" because … [Read more...] about A Visit to a Couple of NYC Card Shows in 1980
Northeast Expo Brings Collectors to Connecticut
Thousands of collectors turned out for the Northeast Sports Card Expo's newest show last weekend. The Chelsea Piers Athletic Club in Stamford hosted the two-day event, which was billed as Connecticut's largest sports card show. The show had about 250 tables of vintage and modern cards, autographs and other memorabilia set up over … [Read more...] about Northeast Expo Brings Collectors to Connecticut
Strongsville Show Has New, Larger Home, More Autograph Signers
An event that collectors of vintage sports cards and memorabilia circle on their calendars has a new home for 2024 but it's about as close to the old one as you can get. The annual Strongsville Sports Collectors Convention, held for many years at the Best Western Hotel in the Cleveland suburbs, is moving to Brunswick Auto Mart Arena, a larger facility located next … [Read more...] about Strongsville Show Has New, Larger Home, More Autograph Signers
Low Cost Card Show at Downtown Convention Center Becomes SW Indiana’s Biggest
Dealers and collectors from several different states converged on Evansville, IN Saturday for the largest card ever held show in the region. "Evansville Card Con" was held inside the Brooks Exhibit Hall at Old National Events Plaza in the city's downtown area. Over 1,500 attendees turned out for the 200-table show, which included both sports and gaming card … [Read more...] about Low Cost Card Show at Downtown Convention Center Becomes SW Indiana’s Biggest
GBSCC Show Brings Autograph Signers, Crowds of Collectors
Avid sports collectors in New England know where they'll be the first weekend in November. This past weekend was no exception as the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA hosted thousands of sports fans who once again took part in the Greater Boston Sports Collector's Club's annual three-day show. With a history that dates back to the 1980s, the show has been a hobby … [Read more...] about GBSCC Show Brings Autograph Signers, Crowds of Collectors
London Card Show Booms in Less Than 3 Years
It started with 40 collectors who gathered at a community hall in 2021. In less than three years, the London Card Show is set to hold its latest event next month with an anticipated turnout of 4,000. Held every three months, Europe’s biggest trading card event returns November 25 and 26 at Sandown Park Racecourse. Organizers expect 550 tables, spread across sports, … [Read more...] about London Card Show Booms in Less Than 3 Years