No, you won’t be able to take in a game after it’s over, but you can buy some baseball cards at Fenway Park later this month. The first annual Fenway Card Show is planned for the ballpark, with dozens of dealers and service providers setting up shop at the iconic, old ballfield. The show is being produced by Big Night and Fenway Sports Management. … [Read more...] about Card Show Set for Boston’s Fenway Park
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Boston Show Brings Hall of Famers, Consignments
There’s an adage that states, “the show must go on”. That saying took special meaning over the weekend at a three-day show at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington MA. Hobby veteran and show founder Rich Altman passed away suddenly in mid-August last year but his company and team of dedicated workers continues to carry on. Thousands of collectors and a big roster of dealers … [Read more...] about Boston Show Brings Hall of Famers, Consignments
Notes: Cranston, Houston Shows; Topps 70th Anniversary Party
It was a big weekend at the annual Cranston (RI) show. It's a charitable event that's been held each year since 1976. The two-day event took place at the Coventry High School Gym in Coventry, RI. Saturday's turnout surpassed the entire weekend of any past show. At NRG Arena in Houston, it was a three-day show put on by TriStar Productions. View this … [Read more...] about Notes: Cranston, Houston Shows; Topps 70th Anniversary Party
Strongsville Sports Collectors Convention Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
America’s longest running vintage sports card and memorabilia show is back. The Strongsville Sports Collectors Convention is scheduled for March 25-27 at the Best Western Hotel in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville, OH. The 2020 and 2021 events weren't held because of COVID. Steve Menzie, who owns and operates Toronto’s Sport Card and Memorabilia Expo, considered … [Read more...] about Strongsville Sports Collectors Convention Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
Notes: PSA Rolls Out Allocated Economy Subs; PWCC Goes Weekly; Marco Rol Passes; NY Show, More
PSA briefly opened Economy service level allocations for its Collectors Club members Wednesday at a cost of $50 per card. Members had to get into an online queue and were awarded a certain number of submissions that will have to be completed in 15 days. They promised more allocation events would be held in the near future and that it would also be running similar … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Rolls Out Allocated Economy Subs; PWCC Goes Weekly; Marco Rol Passes; NY Show, More
Notes: Winter Card Show at the Ballpark; Shop Burglary; High-End Orr Memorabilia, More
The season is still a few months off but there will be a crowd of collectors at the home ballpark of the Charlotte Knights next month. The AAA team of the Chicago White Sox is partnering with a local sports card business to host the ballpark's first-ever card show on Saturday, January 8 from 9 AM to 4 PM. The event, which will feature 100 vendor tables, will be held … [Read more...] about Notes: Winter Card Show at the Ballpark; Shop Burglary; High-End Orr Memorabilia, More
Chantilly Show’s 25th Anniversary Event Set for October 22-24
Over 50 autograph guests, including a dozen former Pittsburgh Steelers greats, are set to sign autographs at the upcoming CSA Chantilly Show. The popular fall event with roots back to the 1990s is set for October 22-24 at the Dulles Expo Center in Northern Virginia. The show floor includes 300 booths of sports cards and memorabilia covering over 100,000-square-feet of … [Read more...] about Chantilly Show’s 25th Anniversary Event Set for October 22-24
Tennessee Show Draws Collectors, Hall of Famers While Remembering Founder
Even among guests like Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Rickey Handerson and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, there was one name on the mind of longtime collectors, dealers and hobbyists at this weekend's Music City Sports Collectibles and Autograph Show in Franklin, TN: Rich Altman. A fixture at larger shows across the country for more than 30 years, Altman grew the … [Read more...] about Tennessee Show Draws Collectors, Hall of Famers While Remembering Founder
New Home for Larger Nashville Shows Coming in 2022
The Nashville Sports Cards & Collectibles Show’s is moving its larger events to new digs. Promoter Jeff Roberts announced Thursday that the new Expo building at the Nashville Fairgrounds will hold three events next year while not totally saying goodbye to its longtime digs at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch, TN. Launched about ten years ago and held at the … [Read more...] about New Home for Larger Nashville Shows Coming in 2022
Notes: Suspects Arrested After Same Shop Burglarized 3 Times; West Coast Show Planned; Big NFL Auction
They got away with it twice, but police in Cicero, NY say three men who tried to burglarize a hobby shop a third time have been arrested. In May of this year, South Paw Sports Cards, located on Route 11 in Cicero, reported a smash and grab burglary that resulted in the theft of about $30,000 in merchandise. It happened again in August, with several thousand more dollars in … [Read more...] about Notes: Suspects Arrested After Same Shop Burglarized 3 Times; West Coast Show Planned; Big NFL Auction