Topps sold 12,387 Bryce Harper Phillies NOW cards in 24 hours between Sunday and Monday afternoon. That’s the third most regular NOW all-time behind the one they produced when Shohei Ohtani signed with the Angels (17,323) and another made for Aaron Judge's rookie home run record in late September 2017 (16,138). Topps also produced two more Harper cards … [Read more...]
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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...]
Notes: Small Town Shop Thrives; Charity Shows Draw Collectors; RR Auction TV Segment
Card shops don't have to be in big cities to succeed. If you can diversify and if you're in an area with a lot of families to can't get enough sports--and baseball in particular--success is possible. Hoopeston is a town of a little over 5,000 in east central Illinois that not only sells cards and memorabilia, but manages to bring in some autograph guests … [Read more...]
Presidents Day Show In Mansfield, MA Returns For 28th Year
Doug Keating was a freshman at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts, when he got the idea for a Presidents Day sports card show. That was in 1991. Twenty-eight years later, the show is stronger than ever and will return to the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on Feb. 18. There will be 85 tables set up for the sports card and autograph show, with hourly door … [Read more...]
Ephrata Lions Club Show Marks 40th Year
Not many local or regional sports card shows date to the 1970s but collectors in northern Pennsylvania are well acquainted with a special event that’s making its return this spring. The Ephrata Recreation Center, located about an hour north of Philadelphia will welcome dealers, collectors and two autograph guests to the 40th annual Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show, … [Read more...]
Winter Weather Puts Damper on Weekend Shows (Unless You’re in Tampa)
A winter storm that cut a large swath across the eastern half of the country caused some problems for shows and other scheduled events over the weekend. Sunday’s 80-table show at Hofstra University in Hempsted, NY and Saturday’s J&J All-Star Sports Card Show in Indianapolis were among those cancelled due to expected icy conditions. The three-day Midwest … [Read more...]
New Florida Show Set for March 22-24
There's a new show on the calendar for this spring. Run by the company that has been producing the Chicago Sports Spectacular, it's set for March 22-24 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, about 25 miles north of Miami. Few details have been released yet, but hours will be from 3:30-8:30 on Friday, 9-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. Admission is … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Sports Card Show Features Packers Super Bowl Reunion
Members of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XXXI championship team, including quarterback Brett Favre and fellow Hall of Famer Ron Wolf, will appear at a sports card show slated for Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee on Decmeber 1. The show, produced by long-time local dealer Ball Four Sports, will mark the first time so many members of Green Bay’s third Super Bowl team … [Read more...]
