Have you been to any great card shows lately? I’ll bet the Sports Memorabilia Show #4 in Whippany, New Jersey, was a good one! This…
Posts published in “Events & Shows”
In-person history: stories and snapshots from the show floor.
The hobby changes quickly, but the National Sports Collectors Convention and the popularity of the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner card are two steadfast consistencies. And…
The 1982 Omaha Sports Collectors Show, co-sponsored by Coors and held in parallel with the College World Series, featured Bob Feller and Warren Spahn, who…
I ran across this advertisement for “The Largest Show Ever Held in New York” in the December 1981 issue of Trader Speaks. Mickey Mantle and…
Hobby historians learned a lot from Guernsey’s Topps Auction, which occurred on August 19th/20th, 1989, following a two-day public exhibition at the Hunter College Sportsplex…
A few weeks ago, I shared an advertisement for the January 1982 Baltimore Sports Collectibles Show. I highlighted it because Brooks Robinson was signing on…
Here’s some hobby-show history from March 1982, when you could get a Hank Aaron autograph for $5! The advertisement for the “East Coast’s Newest and…