For many years he was a reluctant autograph signer, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is stepping up to the line as one of the featured autograph guests at the 44th Chicago Sun-Times Sports Card Show in March. Abdul-Jabbar, Celtics great John Havlicek, former Piston and Bull Dennis Rodman and Globetrotter great Meadowlark Lemon will be among the basketball signers. Young NFL stars … [Read more...]
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Sun-Times Show Set for This Weekend
The 43rd annual Chicago Sun-Times Sports Collectible Convention returns to the Stephens Convention Center this weekend. The long-running show runs Friday from 4:30-9 p.m., Saturday from 9:30-5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sports card and memorabilia dealers, auction companies and other hobby businesses from around the country will be set up. Over 40 autograph … [Read more...]
Hotels, Things to Do Near Stephens Convention Center
Whether you're flying in or driving to the National Sports Collectors Convention, the Chicago suburb of Rosemont offers plenty of hotels and great restaurants just a short drive, walk or cab ride away. If you're just now looking for reservations, there are over sixty hotels and motels close to the Donald Stephens Convention Center. Here are some reasonably prices … [Read more...]
Tyson Added to NSCC Signers List
TRISTAR Productions, which runs the autograph sessions at the National Sports Collectors Convention, is bringing Mike Tyson in on Sunday, Aug. 7. The former heavyweight boxing champion will join a large list of past and present signers during the show's five-day run at the Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. Autographs will start at $119 and Tyson won't be signing … [Read more...]
Chicago Show Set for This Weekend
Midwestern collectors will have their own version of the National this weekend when the FansEdge Sports Spectacular opens at the Stephens Convention Center in suburban Chicago. The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday with over 7,000 collectors expected to attend. Among the autograph guests are Terry Bradshaw, Bob Feller, Dennis Rodman, Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Stan … [Read more...]
Albany Shop Owners Keep Business Family Oriented
Just about everyone thought they could make a living selling baseball cards in 1990. And for awhile, it was almost true. Everything sold. Not every experience with a dealer was a positive one, though. And that's why two women from Albany, Georgia decided they could do it better--or at least be more fair. Gladys Dollar and Nicki Stephens wound up as business partners … [Read more...]
