1. Card Collector Clubs? 2. Anyone near Fargo, ND?

[dani0100]

Hi all:

I'm curious to know if anyone has a card collector's club in their area. I used to live in the Boston area and I believe that the big annual card show there is put on by a club, but I have no idea how it operates or whether they do anything other than the show. I know other areas have shows organized by collector's clubs.

What I don't know is whether there are clubs that do other types of events, such as educational classes for new collectors or for advanced collectors, trading days, promotional events, etc. I think that meeting in person with fellow collectors would be really fun and a great way to do some trading or just learn more about other folks' collections.

I live in a pretty isolated part of the country, namely, Fargo, North Dakota, so having a club of collectors would be especially useful since you don't really meet a lot of people at, say, the local card shop because there's only one and it's mostly games like Magic the Gathering.

A club could be really great for both vintage and modern collectors to trade notes, trade cards, educate younger collectors, and put on good card shows that could be marketed as a group effort. I'm going to try and start one in my area and I'm wondering if anyone has experienced participating in a good club in their area and, if so, what kinds of activities are most liked by participants?

Separately, if anyone is in my area and on this board, I'd love to hear from you!

Thanks,
Miguel