28th Annual SF Bay Area Sports Collectors Show THIS Saturday

[oaks1912]

The 28th Annual Sports Collectors show will be held on Saturday November 24, 2012 at St Leanders Church (Ryan O'Connell Hall) located at 575 West Estudillo in San Leandro. The show features 75 tables (SOLD OUT) covering more than a century of sports items (Cards, Memorabilia, New & Old, Graded & Raw, Several sports). Show hours are 9 AM - 4PM... Admission is $4.... No celebrity signings or grading services will be present.....DIRECTIONS DRIVING BY CAR.. Interstate 880 to Davis Street .Exit EAST on Davis.Stay on Davis for approximately 1 mile to Carpentier (1 Block past San Leandro Blvd). Turn right on Carpentier .Stay on Carpentier for 1 block to West Estudillo.Turn right on West Estudillo. One half block on West Estudillo.Turn left into parking lot. 575 West Estudillo is the address.......... TAKE BART (Fremont or Dublin/Pleasanton train) to the San Leandro station. The hall is located directly across the street from the SAN LEANDRO BART station. Need more info...Email me at mark_macrae@comcast.net

[MMarvelli]

MM

I plan on seeing you there!

MM

[Dan Carson]

See ya there Mark!

[Sixtofan]

See you all tomorrow

[Jaybird]

have fun, guys. Wish I could be there. Hope everyone finds some great cards.

[Chris Counts]

I had a great time at the show yesterday. It was nice to see so many familiar faces, and it seemed like the turnout was bigger than it's been in a while. I much prefer Mark's shows to the bigger Cow Palace or Mosconi Center shows. There's more vintage stuff, very little shiny new stuff, and tons of old PCL stuff. If you can only make it to one Bay Area show, this is the one ...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

I had a great time at the show yesterday. It was nice to see so many familiar faces, and it seemed like the turnout was bigger than it's been in a while. I much prefer Mark's shows to the bigger Cow Palace or Mosconi Center shows. There's more vintage stuff, very little shiny new stuff, and tons of old PCL stuff. If you can only make it to one Bay Area show, this is the one ...

Sounds like a great show. I would consider coming out to it but it would be hard to justify coming from Texas, unless there were other things planned too. Always good to hear of nice and enjoyable shows. We have a few small local ones and I always try to make them. There is nothing like conversing about our hobby in person.

[oaks1912]

Thanks to those who came out in the blustery 70 degree weather. There were some great conversations and judging by the people exiting the building, a lot of material changed hands. An extra thanks to the few dozen that drove over 150 miles to get there, especially with $4 a gallon gas. There seemed to be extra anticipation during the weeks leading up to the show. For the first time in 28 years, an exhibitor arrived to set up at the show before I did (4 AM). The next show is in June. Hope to see you there.... For those considering promoting local shows, I'd encourage it. They don't have to be big to have a good selection of material and can be tailored to the needs of your local collecting community. If you build it they will come